Bernard Kron Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Early 60’s style Ford ’27 T Low-Boy hot rod (More pictures below) I’ve been wanting to build one of these for a long time now, but wondered if I had the chops to pull it off. There’s no kit for this type of car and it’s strictly a question of kit bashing and scratch building your way to completion. I wanted a show car vibe so there’s a ton of chrome which turned out to be a real challenge when it came to finding and preserving the appropriate parts. In some cases, like the side pipes and drive shaft, I landed up using aluminum tubing and polishing it with Simichrome to a chrome-like shine. The w.ip. can be found here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=57098 Here’s the breakdown on what went into this build: Body: Jimmy Flintstone resin, cut down grill, headlights and taillights from a Revell Deuce kit. Motor: Revell Parts Pack Cadillac, 4 barrel carb from a Revell Deuce kit, Modelhaus Cadillac air cleaner, headers from a Revell ’49 Merc kit, La Salle transmission from Early Years Resin, side pipes made from aluminum tubing. Chassis & suspension: Chassis scratch built from styrene strip, front and rear suspension modified from Revell ’29 Ford parts. Front shocks ,from an AMT ’25 T kit, rear shocks from an AMT ’29 Ford kit. Wheels & Tires from Modelhaus Interior: Scratch built from styrene sheet and strip, AMT ’58 Chevy steering wheel, Model Car Garage p/e dash, chromed steering column from and AMT ’29 Ford kit. Paint and finishes: Testors Inca Gold and Testors Pearl White, gold flocked carpeting. Thanx for lookin’, B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Outstanding Hot Rod! You real pulled it all together on this. Turned out great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I love this style! Nice pictures also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I really like its stance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 That turned out very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbat426 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Beautiful!! Great pics also - I love the reflection off the gloss black floor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw035 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 me think's u nailed it...nice build... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybill1960 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Sweet and sharp Thank You for sharing Later Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Another great one, Bernard! I love how it seems to be stretching out for the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Good looking ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCat Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 very cool looking hot rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Cool rod and I like your photo work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) Thanks a lot for the nice words, everybody! I understand that the black background pics aren't necessarily to everyone's liking so I thought I'd do a set of more conventional white background photos as well. I still have a ways to go fine tuning the black background technique... Also, here are some frame pics I couldn't fit in the original post: Edited June 14, 2012 by Bernard Kron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwit Pushin Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Dark or light background, the result is the same: Awesome build. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Thanks Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Great Looking Build, as always! I've said this before, but I say it again. It's nice to see a builder who is building only Old School HotRods. These are cool without any modern parts, just like this one. You nailed the Show Car Look. This just makes me wanting to get back on my ShowRod build... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Very-very nice Mr. Bernard... I likes the black background, gonna have to try it out, been slowly getting the "gyst" of Photoshop. thanx for sharin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathskull59 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 looks vintange and cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Very nice rod! Looks very 1960's-ish. The aluminum pipes look great! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) Thanx guys! As always your comments are greatly appreciated. ... It's nice to see a builder who is building only Old School HotRods. These are cool without any modern parts, just like this one. ... Thanx Nico, but the fact that I build Old School is largely a matter of "picking my battles", so to speak. That is, technically my skills aren't quite up to doing a respectable build of say, a contemporary Ferrari or a super-detailed NASCAR. It's coming, though, bit by bit. The grass is always greener on the other side - I'm a huge admirer of showroom stock builders, for example, even though I know I'll never do that sort of thing myself. For the moment I build Old School because I know the subject matter and proper representations of many of the styles and themes in this area are surprisngly rare. I also have to credit my buddies over on the TRaK board ( http://trakinscale.proboards.com/ - Traditional Rods and Kustoms In Scale ), a hugely talented and motivated group who conspire to keep me locked into this area of the hobby! I likes the black background, gonna have to try it out, Thanx Kurt. The props are greatly appreciated. The black background stuff has proven surpringly controversial, at least in some circles. Some folks would prefer a pretty standard "record shot", most likely with a white or light grey background. But right from the beginning of my return to modeling 4+ years ago I've considered photography as an integral part of the process - I believe cheap digital photography, photo serving services and forums have revolutionized contemporary modeling. So my pics have generally been pretty stylized , sometimes to the detriment of the presentation,. But, like my modeling itself, I figure nothing ventured nothing gained, and that with time and practice I will eventually achieve the desired result. In the meantime, as I mentioned to Nico, I try to "pick my battles"... Regarding the black backgrounds, for me it's very much a work in progress, with still quite a few flaws to overcome. I'm still looking for a proper gloss black reflective base that photographs as a true black. Right now the process requires too much manipulation to get the right look. The ideal is to capure the final result as closely as possible in the camera, using the proper textures of bases and backgrounds and controlling the lighting. In the end, however, there's still a fair amount of cropping and manipulation involved... Edited June 17, 2012 by Bernard Kron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartster Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 About as pretty a car as l've seen. Excellent replica. Bart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I love it, that truly captured the era. Good job. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachinistMark Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 once again Brilliant work bernard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul_Perez Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) Bernard, Look at you!! I take a few days off from the forum and you finish up a sweet little gem!! The last time we spoke about this one you were still struggling with getting it done. I finally get some time to catch up and look at what I find!! To me, this is your best build so far. It is exactly what you said you wanted it to be, a very cool, highly chromed, glossy paint, Low Boy T show car!! Honestly, when I look at it now I see a matching hauler and a trailer on the horizon!! I know that you know what I mean!! Keep up the GREAT work, my old friend, Later, Edited June 19, 2012 by Raul_Perez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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