wayne swayze

That's a great looking "yard", but I agree with Pete J. about lowering the background.

Very nice conversion! Everything looks spot on. I have a question...why the big hole in the top of tranny? Was it a fitment issue?

Hello Art. The wheel base is stock '34 pickup, although I had to slightly tweek it so the back and front axles allowed the wheels and tires to sit centered in the fenders. If anything, the wheelbase may be slightly longer than the original length, but it may appear shorter due to the shortened box.

Danno....oops! Poor spelling...senior's moment! Thanks for your comments.

Welcome John. Just recently joined myself and the people here are terrific! BTW... so many of the models I've seen here that come from "down under" are spectacular!

Hello again. I should have mentioned that I removed the spare tire well on the passenger side and used the matching section from an AMT '32 Ford fender assembly to fill the hole. That resulted in minimal use of filler, so no shrinkage. Also, the interior door panels were scratch built and left with no upholstery. I placed a straight pin in behind an open section of the panels appearing to be the handle rod mechanism. Most of my "serious" builds also have valve stems in the wheels, just for that little extra touch.

With a name "Challenger" coupled with the salt of Bonneville..this is just magical! Good luck!

Yeah! This IS your grandpa's original RAT ROD......haha! Thanks for looking.

Looks great...even with the top in the up position. Nice job on a classic!

What everyone else said! Spectacular save!

Thanks to all those replies. It's really appreciated. I doubt that I'll be able to build as well as my eyesight is not what it used to be. Oh, the joys of getting old!

I apologize for the multiple posts, but here's another view of the Packard.

Well, being new to the technology (and this site), I believe my "tablet" will only allow 1 photo per post. But what do I know? I'll try another view.

While I had my display case opened up anyway, thought you might like to see a couple of scratchbuilt "yard toys" from a number of years ago. Where I delivered the mail, most people had this stuff in the yard. I thought I'd try to make them in 1/24 scale. The lawnmower main body was a continental tire, with some sheet styrene added. The engine is just spare parts from the parts box, with a '63 Lincoln washer bottle used as the gas tank. The handle was my first ever attempt at using aluminum tubing, and the "Honda" decal and the warning decal were from my extra decals bin. I don't remember where the small wheels came from. The trailer was a relaxing weekend project using Evergreen sheet and strips, wheels and taillights from the parts box. The shovels are simply round toothpicks and the tops from wine bottles shaped into blades. Thanks for looking.

Another build of mine from the mid 90's. I removed the panel on the rear of the cab, shortened the box and added a light commercial grille shell (from a MPC '32 sedan delivery switchers kit). The wheels are a combination of AMT '40 Ford and '53 Ford center caps. The steering wheel with column shifter is another '40 Ford item . The seat was covered in Mefix medical tapewhich was dyed red. The engine is from the '49 Merc with most of the wiring and other lines fitted. Although it's in primer, it was meant to be someone's show truck in progress, needing proper upholstery and paint. The rear license plate is from the 1960 Chev pickup kit to show the year of the build that was meant to be happening. Thanks for looking.

Hello. This Monogram 1930 Packard was built in 1991. It's OOB except the center headlamp, which came from a '33 Ford. Each spoke on all 6 wheels was stripped of the chrome and painted body clour. I also relocated the rear view mirrors to the top of the side mounts, to match the real car in the photograph. I don't usually build these old classics, but thought you might like to see this one.

The Dennis Lacy roadster is so raw, yet traditional....I love it! Period hot rods are not only fun to build, but the research is truly educational. The challenge is to keep things period correct and to capture the "feel" ....not always easy. I believe from your previous builds, that you can capture the proper look, and this hot rod looks as you may be on your way to yet another home run! I'm going to watch this build all the way!

I'll agree with Ray..they definately qualify!

I'm definitely going to be watching this new build. Love the look with the body on the frame rails!

Today, I placed the guage decals into the dash panel from the Revell '32 Ford. I've opened the dash from the model A to fit the new panel. The dasboard has been painted, and earlier today I foiled the chopped windshield frame. Also added a horn to the NEW front engine support. This model is such a blast to build! This is what model building is supposed to be.....FUN!!

Classic and classy! Sweet 3 window with a great colour.

That's one beauty of a pickup! I love the rear pan and the chrome trim all the way around the cab. Stance is perfect too!

Just a small update on my cab-over. The hood is having body work done, and I've added the planned balsa wood planks to the flat bed. The kit box is in the background to show what I started with. The rear fenders are 2 1932 Ford fenders put together to be wide enough to cover the wide (pro street) tires. The truck was originally being built to have anti-lock disc brakes and a newer steering wheel with air bag. The rear end is a narrowed Packard with 4 bar and panhard rod. Thanks for looking.

Only have one for this I guess...'49 Merc with '87 T-Bird front end and '77 Camaro roof.

This started out as the Monogram '37 Street Rod sedan. I converted it into a phantom pickup after seeing that done in '91, in Car Modeler Magazine. Then I decided to make it into a cab-over. Then a friend suggested to chop it. And just when it was really coming together nicely, I dropped it on the floor, and the roof exploded. So it went back into the box for a long time. I brought it back out several years ago and it's been lurking on my bench, begging to be finished. The plan was to build it as a "hot rod stake truck". As someone here said recently," the heavy lifting is out of the way". Right now, I'm focused on my "lakes modified", but hope to get more time into this project.