Hoffman

Exceptional work!! Love it! I've just started working with brass myself this year. It can be tricky but rewarding, and opens up many new possibilities. Any tips you wanna share? When you made the hood top, did you anneal the brass before forming it? How thick of material do you like to work with for body panels like that?

Awesome!!

Nice pic's, Dave! Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year!

The engine looks great! What did you use for the wash that made the casting details pop?

Dennis, I'm jealous! Great looking pickup. My buddy Terry has a roller '34 Dodge that I'm trying to nudge him into working on. He wants to put an early Hemi in it. A 392 would be great, but he'll probably do a stroker 354 instead to gain a little clearance to the fenders. He's built his shop in Temecula and we're slowing getting it set up for building cars. My little TR4 is there, with a small block Ford and Jag rear in it, patiently waiting for the SBC and Camaro T5. The car's so small, I'm doing an S10 tailhousing conversion to get the shifter where I need it with the engine set back.

Oh Man!! It's Awesome!!! Tim, thank you so much for taking these fresh shots and sharing it with us. SO MUCH better than my cell phone pictures of the magazine. I probably still go back to that article two or three times a year, every year. I had been searching online for more pictures, but I should have realized, you can't do better than going straight to the original photographer and author! Thank You! I'm putting this on my must-do list for 2019; build my own version of this cool, inspirational pickup.

LOL! No problem. Your shop diorama is pretty cool too. I managed to scoop up one of the Tonka dioramas myself, with the T touring. It's in the stash, on the 'to-do' list for now.

Eric, is that a Tonka diorama?

Dennis, I really enjoy watching you mock things up. I read the article about your full size '27 roadster, with all period correct parts from various old Fords. Your approach to modeling is very similar, picking and choosing just the right vintage components from various kits, and bringing them all together. Your fabrication in styrene seems to mimic a traditional full size approach as well. I know you build rods with your Dad, so basically you put down the torch at the end of the day, drive home, and pick up the exacto knife and razor saw, right? Same style, only smaller. Very well done! Keep up the good work.

The Dean Milano version looks similar to a couple of the other full size originals posted above.

Eric, thanks again for posting. I fired up my other lap top and found the photo I'd captured of your model in the past. It compares well with the full size examples. I've attached a picture of an un-restored Westinghouse from the Nethercutt collection too, which your model reminded me of. And lastly, a nice "runabout" conversion from Anthony Hazelar.

Eric, I love it!! I had seen a small glimpse of it some time ago. I wanna say it was in SAE, but I could be mistaken. Thank you for posting! I hope mine turns out as nice. Happy Saturday.

Oh, perfect! Thank you so much, Eric!

Eric, thank you, and you're too kind, Sir! I've seen your Model T's lurking in the background, behind your Duesenbergs. Is there a prior post where I can get a closer look at your Fords? I still need to do a Fordor.

Eric, thanks for sharing your fun projects with us. I'm really interested in the Thomas Flyer. I've got one I'm mocking up, using Franklin Mint Rolls Royce body parts. Would like to get a closer look at your's, when you have time. Thanks!

Mega Ditto's!! Super cool build with excellent photography. It makes me want to hop in, fire it up, and fry the tires like there's no tomorrow- Well done! -Hoffman-

Looking forward to it! Thanks in advance. In the meantime, here are a couple of quick pic's so people know what we're referring to. The third one is my recently completed '31 Woody, partially inspired by your pickup, that I'm still crazy about. Thanks!!

Tim, I remember this Model A/T combo. On my list to build a version of it. Super cool! By the way, what ever happened to the awesome orange and brown '31 A pickup that you built from a Revell tudor sedan? That one made quite a lasting impression. Do you have any pictures of that one that you could post?

Very cool, Dennis! Excellent work!

Guys, thank you for all your great, kind comments! You guys are Awesome! Spex, the pinstripes and panel lines were done with a Koh-i-Noor technical pen. They call it a "Rapiograph". You can buy various diameter nibs for them, enabling you to draw very, very fine lines. I've used ink and acrylic paint in them. After scribing the missing cowl seem, I drew over it with black Indian ink in the Rapiograph pen. It's great for darkening panel lines in general. Black works, but if you're ambitious, you could mix up a darker shade of the panel color and use that too. On this car, the pin striping was a little nerve racking, done free hand..........and gone over a couple times to darken it up. Whew!

Chris, thank you so much! Yes, good eye; the air cleaner is from the AMT '53 Ford pickup. The tri-power carbs and intake under it were adapted from the AMT '63 Corvette 427. The valve covers are from the AMT '57 Chevy "Pepper Shaker" kit that included a 409 with a 4-speed. Glad you liked it. I was afraid it would seem so dated now that everyone would barf! Lot's of super kind, thoughtful comments from you guys. THANK YOU!!

I really like the Fuel Injection plumbing details! Well Done.

You know, I was thinking the same thing- thinner spokes would help a lot. Even if I just did the longer spokes in the front half of the wheel, it would help. I have another Model A under construction, with the wheels already done, but on the next one after that, I'm going to replace the spokes. Thanks!

Or, so as not to offend, a Cobra Daytona Coupe?

Of course, if the top were lowered slightly, and the door moved back, it would look even more like a GTO....