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New release. Louvered trunk for the AMT 34 Ford. Lookabillj@gmail.com

https://www.3dscaleparts.com/product-page/1-25-15-crager-wheels-on-37-15-8mm-mud-bloggers If you go to 3dscaleparts.com and search for "bogger", you get seven pages of results for these. Available in many sizes in different scales. If you don't see the right size, you might email him and ask. He(Mike) has custom sized a set of wheels for me before.

I Google'd "3d swamper" and got well over a dozen hits for the files, tire availability on Shapeways. I also see Fireball has resin ones too. FMR-170, FMR-171

Aren't these readily available through 3D printing sources?

Hmmm.

Sorry, havent gotten to those hood sides or tank cover yet. I do hope to have a louvered trunk for both the Revell 32 3w and the AMT 34 5w in the very near future.

Few pics of some I built.

Here is the the modified pie crust slicks with the center filled in so you don't need the oddball wheels(second pic) they were originally designed for. They now are intended to be able to use most AMT sized wheels and with a little work enlarging the center a tiny bit, can work with several Revell wheels too. Also in the works is a louvered hood and decklid(pictured) for the AMT 34 5w kit. And louvered decklid for the Revell 32 3w kit. Hood sided are a possibility, and I like the idea of a louvered gas tank cover for the Revell 32's, so good possibility there too. The idea of the generic flat panel could be done. On that idea, at GSL last weekend, I put out a box of "blems". These parts had good louvers, but had a flaw somewhere on the edge or backside. I sold a lot of them for the exact purpose of grafting them into something else. The 30 roof insert works really well for this as it's close to flat. Quick tip: since resin parts will "warp" if exposed to heat, use this to your advantage and you can form a 30 roof to the contours of a different roof if you get it warm/hot.

Thanks for the kind words MRM. Funny you mention a louvered deck lid for the Monogram 33/34. Just a few days ago I got a kit deck lid out and have it polished and almost ready to add louvers to it. Also working on a hood and deck lid for the AMT 33/34 Ford. The hood and hood side for the 29/30 is a bigger challenge since we don't have a stock or kit part to work with. However, you are not the first to ask for it, so I plan to see if I can make these. But do I make it for the 29/30 grill shell or the 32 shell?

I'll be at GSL next weekend. Email Lookabillj@gmail.com, message on Instagram, PM message on MCM. No, there is not a website. Jason - LouverWorks

Jon, is this what you are looking for?

Thanks Charles Thank you Craig Thanks Jon. Hadn't thought about a 33/34 trunk, but it wouldn't be terribly hard to do I don't think. Would it be preferred to have it for the AMT kit or the Monogram kit?

Sorry Paul, no website. I have Instagram @LouverWorks and email Lookabillj@gmail.com. And you could also just sent me a PM on MCM.

Introducing LouverWorks, 1/25th scale louvered parts for you vintage car. Along with a few other resin parts. This started when I modified a 1/24 Monogram 32 Ford Louvered hood to fit a 1/25 Revell kit and was disappointed in the final appearance of the louvers. I am now making louvered parts that match the louvered hood sides that are in some of the Revell 32 Ford kits. Along with a few different wheels. Hoods for 32 Fords. Hood/hood sides/gas tank cover for the Monogram 33/34 Ford(ZZtop). Roof insert for Revell 30 coupe Wheels to fit the tires in the Revell 32 Fords(except Roadster). Radir style and Halibrand style. The Halibrand style started as the wheels in the Revell 32 Roadster that fit the extreme big/littles in that kit only and were resized to fit the big/little tires in the Revell 32 Ford 3w/5w/sedan kits with the American 5 spokes. And smooth center Halibrand style wheels to fit Monogram 41 Lincoln tires. I plan to be selling a GSL this year, come say hi. Vendor space should be towards the rear of the room next to Flashpoint Resins. LouverWorks Jason Lookabillj@gmail.com or Instagram LouverWorks

Another incredible @Dennis Lacybuild. once again you come up with just the right combination of parts for a killer build.

One of my favorite kits. Wish we would see a couple of the original tool parts come back, like the Deluxe dash.

Looking good @Dennis Lacy I'm liking the current engine choices best so far. So how many Tweedy Pie kits do you have in the stash that are missing that excellent bellhousing adapter?

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Very cool idea, and well executed.

The original issue of the Monogram 40 PU has the dash you seek. I think..

Those springs look amazing. Well done. I too was terribly disappointed with those silly lift blocks in the kit.

Charles, I believe he is up North of us in Washington. IIRC most of his parts are box stock items. Just available without needing to buy an entire kit. What parts are you looking for?

Looking good @Bernard Kron. You know I like the use of the louvers. Jason

Dan, both the front and rear wheels are my resin castings. The fronts are modified wheels from an original Revell Orange Crate, the rears i made from scratch to fit the Monogram 41 Lincoln tires and then used the wheel center also from the Orange Crate. Makes the front and rear match in a vintage Halibrand pin drive style. The front tires are also my resin castings modified from an original Orange Crate tire. Without modifying, the Irange crate tires/wheels are a terrible fit together, and only fit if the tire is soft and pliable. This doesn't work for resin though, so wheels/tires were modified to actually fit together. Rear tires are just resin copies of the hard to find Monogram 41 Lincoln tires.