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Re: the shocks-- the funny thing is, I actually prefer how they look in that orientation!, it's just that mechanically it wouldn't work. Just say they're torsion bar levers (torsion bar mounted inside the frame rails) with hydraulically dampened self-leveling gyroscopic headlight mounts. Totally intentional engineering

That's cool! I like the parts choices and color,it has that early 60s look. The front shocks seem to be installed upside down though??

Jack Caroll, right? I recently picked up another Revell 5w kit so I can build either a replica of that car or one very much like it. It's probably my favorite 5-window ever, just perfect. As for an accurate Lil' Deuce Coupe, once the major points have been covered (4 on the floor, lake pipes, ported/relieved, stroked/bored, 140+ top end) there's a lot of room for interpretation.

Very cool combination of parts! I wouldn't have thought to try and put the two together. on the other hand I'm putting a '57 vette frame under a '40 Ford right now, so I guess it itsn't too crazy. The seats in particular look like they were made for the truck. Cool weathering job too...definitely looks like it spent a long time out in the elements!

sigh...those artists aren't getting paid to deface property, Rick. They're getting paid to paint murals, on designated walls owned by the client. A video rental place nearby has a cool mural of some superhero characters on it, and they had the artists do a more "traditional" piece on the back of the building, in the alley. It's so cool that nobody has been rude enough to "tag" or defaced it yet! Graffiti has been mainstream for years now. I also find it ironic that there are high-priced paints targeted directly to those artists, but it's the same with all other niche crafts, like woodworking, gardening, or building scale models.

Impressive! Not too many RHD Aussie 4-door '39 Fords on this site, so this is very refreshing to see, for a change. Just goes to show that more-doors can be every bit as cool as their coupe and sedan counterparts. 4-doors are common in Canada, too....I guess we were all too cheap and practical to buy the fancy versions, haha.

Woohoo! That's looking absolutely vicious! I love the massive powerplant vs the sectioned body (because the AMT deuce is sorta pre-sectioned right from the box) and the tall stance in the back with the slicks and mags. Very inspirational work with the body casting...I would love to cast the Revell '30 Ford roof I've been working on, and maybe a chopped Monogram '30, so this was cool to see.

Jeff, that's a great idea!

Insane concept, beautiful craftsmanship. Excellent work! I love that translucent blue hood scoop and the detailed carb throats. Wowzers...

Hahaha, that's just wacky. Love it. When I saw the first mockups, I thought "man, this thing is going to be sweet" and sure enough, you pulled it off perfectly. It's just plausible enough that I could imagine someone building one in 1:1 for use as a promotional vehicle.

I'm enjoying this, lots of good modifications so far! I've only built one of these monogram roadsters so far, and despite the simplicity of the kit it turned into one of my favorite projects...with some small modifications the kit can be made to look really good.

I had much better luck with Testors after switching to stirring the paint rather than shaking the bottles, and making sure the threads and lip are clean before putting the lid back on. A shaken bottle ends up with paint on the lip of the bottle, and if it isn't wiped off; the lids tend to get welded on. For stubborn lids, sometimes use the thinner trick as described above, and/or a set of adjustable-jaw pliers (NOT vise grips...those will shatter a bottle). I agree that a larger-diameter lid would be easier to open by hand; more leverage. Also, with the modeling demographic aging, it wouldn't be a bad idea for paint lids to be easier to grip. Large-diameter soft-grip handles are already becoming a trend in kitchen utensils and tools!

Love the color choice and customization. Perfect for a late 40s-style taildragger. I recently picked one of these up, and boy is a '41 Plymouth ever difficult to customize effectively. Everything I could think of made it look worse, not better. It either needed to go down (slammed) or up (4 wheel drive conversion??) in order to look proportionate. The choices you've made are radical, but so far they seem to have worked! -the fadeaway fenders add visual length to a very "fat" car...one that is difficult to section effectively because of the way the fenders blend into the hood and body. So the fadeaways are very effective. -the frenched headlights remove the heavy quality of the stock bezels. -the new grille adds visual width to the front of the car and gets rid of the eccentric stock grille and "V" nose. I tried some mockups of various grille replacement ideas, and didn't have access to any grilles that were tall AND wide enough to fill all the "dead space" on the front of the car. The Chevy grille is a bit angular, but fills all those spaces nicely.

I've always loved this truck; thanks for the pics! Back end looks like AMT '57 Ford. I love the way it wraps around the cab at the corners. I second the idea of an Ala Kart wheel/tire parts pack. I don't have much use for anything else in that kit, but the rolling stock is fantastic for making 60s-style hot rods.

Spectacular results. Wow!

I don't know if this place is my dream, or my nightmare O.O Wow. I need to finish some projects before my pile gets like this.

Lol, they could add one letter and call it the Rat Roadster and nobody would even know the difference, because that's what people have been calling it since the kit was announced!

Incredibly cool! That woodie wagon is stunning. That photo is almost surgically sharp, and the garage dio has fantastic detailing and lighting. I wish my photos were a tenth as good as these! If I could recommend anything, it would be to knock the shine off those tires in the foreground; they kind of give the secret away!

Cool! Very interesting to see a narco-sub getting built in scale.

Nice build of a funky, odd kit! But you can't beat free Awesome that the kids are getting a chance to build. The chrome pens are a good solution to those 1-piece wheels. I'm currently building one of these as a kustom bubbletop because the proportions bothered me and I couldn't leave it alone, haha.

The E-type is a beautiful car and your model does it justice! Sounds like it was difficult, but the result is beautiful. The wire wheels look fantastic, very convincing.

Really cool subject and awesome detailing! I love the burnt rubber on the quarters and the sound deadener foil on the interior, the e-brake and shifter details, the aero, paint job...lots to look at an appreciate on this build. Very nice work.

I heard the grill needed to be re-tooled:

Well that escalated quickly O.O

This is a cool idea; I'd love to build one like it someday. Nice coilover shocks! For your next project: Don't worry too much about the firewall. Get the engine sorted out, and then the firewall can just fill in the empty space around it. Recessed or flat firewalls with indents for the transmission and distributor are extremely common in 1:1 hot rods. My usual process for fitting an engine: set up the body/frame at desired ride height and angle (can be sitting on axles and wheels/tires, or just on blocks). Place the engine where it looks good in relation to the body and grill, with space for the pulleys and fan, and clearance under the oilpan. The intake manifold should be parallel to the ground (not the frame) and the transmission tailshaft should point straight at the rearend/differential. Now that the engine is well situated, I note where the new engine mounts will have to be located, and their angle/length, and build 'em. Then a transmission mount to keep that tailshaft in place. And now...hack the floor and firewall as much as required in order to fit them around the engine and trans!