Hoffman

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....

Interesting concept. I remember seeing the shortened earlier Mustang. The top looks similar to a '67 Charger. On your version, by shortening the are you did, the proportions remind me of a Ferrari GTO, at least from the A pillar back. If you lengthened the front of the body, behind the front wheel opening, it would look like the picture below. What do you think?

Thank you very much, Guys! Jim, you're right, the body is sectioned. I took out a slice between the top of the wheel opening in the fender, and the character line above that extending back from the headlight. The cut went all the way back, above the rear wheel opening as well. That's the horizontal cut. Vertically, I cut straight up just in front of the front wheel opening and just behind the rear wheel opening. So basically I raised the wheel openings and the rocker panel, but I kept the height of the body intact at the overhangs in the front and rear. The front overhang is actually a little taller than stock. I cut a bumper filler panel off a second Nomad, flipped it upside down and joined it to the front of this car to make kind of an air dam. The body is a little lumpy these days from the 32 year old filler shrinking over time, but it still looks ok. Glad you like it, and thanks for looking.

Gentlemen, you guys are SUPER kind and thoughtful. Thank you very, very much for the compliments. The chance to share and compare in this space is awesome! The number of viewers and the rate of new postings is phenomenal. It's encouraging and motivating; it makes me want to do more and do better with the next build. Thanks!

Gentlemen, you guys are SUPER kind and thoughtful. Thank you very, very much for the compliments. The chance to share and compare in this space is awesome!

Dang, I knew I was forgetting something! Thank you very much, Eric!

Hi Tulio! I thought of you when I posted this one, because I know you love restored Fords. I love your work. Glad you like this one. Take care, -TIM-

Last entry in the 'Club 409' series. This is the only one I built that actually came with a W motor. The valve covers are brass. The Weber cross-ram manifold is solder. The Daisy mags came from the Monogram Vega kit, with the center caps changed and the spokes painted, trying to make them look more like Ronal R9's, which were popular at the time I built this, around 1987. Seats are Recarro buckets.

Remember the old Monogram IMSA Mustang GTP racer? What if you combined that with a Revell '55 Chevy coupe? What to do for power.........how about a twin-turbo'd 409? I did this in about 1986, before Pro-Touring came about. It looks a little crude now, but it was my best at the time.

This is the AMT '55 Nomad, sectioned, doors opened, custom scratch-built chassis, Buttera suspension, 409 engine. Part of my 'Club 409' series from the '80's.