Brianl

Bottom one... just a little rake & keep the whole thing low. Should look good when done, The wheels look very good Brian

Great minds... Very nice work on both the roof graft & the paint. It really is a car that looks way better as a coupe, shame they never did the real one I did the Toyota 2000 conversion purely because that is what I had. It didn't take long to realise that the Viper roof was a much better way to go as I had to completely redo the glass openings & it took a lot of tries to make a rear screen that was acceptable (almost). I spent weeks filling & sanding. Keep up the good work & Dave... finish yours mate! Brian

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated. If a rat rod is rusty/dirty etc what would a clean one be called? A "bunny-rod". Have we started a new trend?? Travis, lines on the roll bar are dings (or weld lines, probably seem welded tube) never mold lines !!!!!! Truth is I had to shorten it, then broke it, then missed the final clean up. Tom, the engine came from a very old "Matchbox" kit of a de Havilland Tiger Moth out of the UK. Matchbox put out a series of very good 1/32 aircraft & cars in the mid eighties that included the moth & an awesome Auto Union GP car with a fully detailed twin supercharged engine, Wish I still had that one. I turned the Gypsy motor upside down (or right way up) & added the supercharger. Running the drive belt off the front of the motor that was now the back made it more interesting. It may seem weird but I try to make all of my cars sort of do-able. Hope it inspires some ideas. Brian

Although I'm not to keen on the more extreme rat rods I do like the attitude & engineering in them. Started off with the Revell '32 Ford Sedan kit. Power is a de Havilland gypsy aircraft engine with a scroll type supercharger driven from the back of the motor. Being air cooled it doesn't need a radiator which gives it a different look. Nose is the nacelle off the Tiger Moth kit that the engine came from. Frame is from the kit. I cut it at the firewall & turned the middle section upside down to put the floor on the bottom of the chassis. The rear end is scratch built. I was going to do a graffiti type paint job but the clean silver looked so good I decided to leave it at that. Thanks for looking Brian

Hi Dirk Sorry but I didn't take many photos of the chassis build. The ones below show an early rear frame that didn't let me put the seats far enough back but you should get the idea. I was going to zed both front & back but when I set the rear axle up I realised that to zed the rear chassis would not work so I scratch built up a setup that would be more interesting to look at through the open roof. The standard kit chassis has the floor on the top of the frame so I was going to cut it out but by cutting the chassis at the firewall & turning the floor upside down I got the lower floor & a cleaner looking front frame. There is not much more to it really. Airfix do a 1/24 Focke-Wulf 190 with a twin row radial in it too. Steve, you must have been talking to my son, he said exactly the same thing about the silver paint. I was going to add some rust & stickers but the clean look it has now is it Thanks for the comments Brian

Latest pics. About 80% done. Just the little bits like pedals, dash etc to go. Brian

Alan The Gypsy engine came from an old Matchbox Tiger Moth kit. It was 1/32 but a big 1/32 so it looks OK I think. Technically it is upside down but it looks good with the individual heads etc. The earlier moths had a heads-up motor so its not totally unreal. I also have the two twin row radials out of the 1/32 Beaufighter kit ...... if only I could get my hands on a 1/25 R4360. Chassis is almost done so I'll try to post some more photos soon Brian

Thanks for the comments Thanks for the tip David. The problem was I have a new light & was mucking around with different cloth filters. Bill, you are right in line with my thinking about the proportions. My son calls them art cars. Wheels are off than old Long John parts kit. Well spotted Brian

Never was a big fan of some of the more radical rat rods but they make for interesting models. Started with the Revel '32 sedan & started cutting. One of the things I do like is the odd ball engines used. So this is a de Havilland Gypsy aircraft engine with a scroll supercharger! There is a triple carb setup to come as well. Opening up the roof will let me do some detailing of the rear end & cockpit area which doesn't happen often. No real ideas on colour yet but it won't be black! Thanks for looking & sorry for the lousy lighting, I was experimenting.... badly Brian

Got to go to Utah for mine One old school & one for the jet age. Brian

So many awesome builds!! Considering I have loved Mustangs since I was a kid I have more in the box than on the shelf but this is my favourite. Brian

Thank you for the kind comments gentlemen. It was a bit of a worry posting a bit of a weird idea on a truck site but it was a lot of fun to get done. Steve - there are bits of this kit that are a pain in the proverbial but one of the secrets of custom building is that it lets me duck around the hard bits !!! JT - I did play around with the idea of transporter but there other weird things in my head that have to get out so it'll have to wait till another day. I have a Merc SLS AMG GT3 sitting here. if I get a street version I could cut & shut it into a modern version of the Merc transporter they used in the 50's.... Anyone care to have a go at that one? Thanks again Brian

Finally done & pretty pleased with how it looks. This was my first truck build & a lot of fun. Started with the Lindberg L700 kit & added a Viper V10 with turbos! Since its a race truck it was lowered a little & a few aero mods added. Hope you like it. Brian

Congratulations That is the first time I have seen a roof on a Cobra that looks like it should be there. Well designed, well built !! Brian

Probably not enough progress to justify a lot of photos but at least it is progress. Engine installation is complete bar the radiator hoses & blow off valves that need to go on after the rear body is in place. Silver is stripe colour & will be masked for the overall orange. 90% of the cockpit detail is done just waiting for paint before fitting B

First hit with the primer to find the bits that still need cleaning up - Lots to do! Body shape & proportions are pretty well fixed now. Happy with the front end. At the moment I think I'll just put a couple of big Gurney flaps on the rear fenders & leave it simple. Cockpit next. With that big screen I'll be able to put some detail into it - belts, cables, ducting etc Thanks Brian

Thanks for the positive feedback guys. I was a little worried posting something so different on a truck site..... Have to admit that I am enjoying my first truck build though. Jonathan. I have moved the rear axle in & out a couple of times & at the moment the gearbox is about a millimetre from the diff but I'll cut the extension housing off & put a shorter one on to give it a shaft although it will be short !!. Proportions & stance are about right now so I'll start on the rear nerf bar. I'll try hanging a bit of a diffuser off it some how. Colour will be hemi orange with silver stripes & features. Hope it keeps you amused !! Brian

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RR is for Road Race. This is my idea of a race truck. Twin turbo Viper V10 of course & a "slightly" lower body with aero mods. Still a lot to do but you can see where its going. Brian 8" chop 20" chop! URL=http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/brianl3/media/L-700 RR/DSCF3984_zps7sbbzjsn.jpg.html]http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff362/brianl3/L-700 RR/DSCF3984_zps7sbbzjsn.jpg

More from club mate Richard & a big contrast to the F350 I posted the other night. These are the 1/35 Meng Toyotas. Richard said they were a pleasure to put together & the detail is as good as you will see on any 1/24 kit. As usual Richards paint & detail are spot on. Brian And just to put things into scale!

This beast is by club mate Richard who did the Merc 300SL & Lambo Veneno. Once again awesome eye for detail & killer paint. Brian

Another one from my Club mate Richard (check out his 300SL). Box stock & one that hasn't turned up much on the forum. Awesome paint & construction although I gather the kit didn't go together anywhere near as well as the Tamiya Merc. This has to be the only car that makes the Batmobile look ordinary!! If you want an example of attention to detail check out the brake rotors, Richard drilled every hole! Brian

We only have a small club, a dozen or so members but they produce some awesome models Richard's Mercedes 300SL by Tamiya is one of the best. Moulding & detail on the kit is superb. Richard said the kit was probably Tamiya's best. Colour is Tamiya Titanium Silver which brings up the lines beautifully. Check out the badgework & the hubcaps (hand painted). I took a lot of photos because it looked so good & I couldn't decide on the best so you got the lot! Hope you enjoy it as much as I have . Brian

Hi Pat Turbine is from the STP Lotus kit. It's original issue & had been in my parts box for forty years or so! Used a photo-etched grill from a Tamiya rally kit to replace the original clear plastic pieces. Worked well with the salt flat racer concept. Brian

Love weird engines !! I didn't set my photos to focus on the engines so much but you can get the idea.