Rocking Rodney Rat

This wheel is in most of the Revell series of '32 Fords (chromed)... -RRR

Not a cop as I recalled, but a gas station attendant (I have no idea what kit he was in). Get out your scale guillotine and swap heads!!! I'll get him in the post as soon as I'm up and about (soon?)... -RRR

I have/had a cop figure with a cap on around here somewhere. That would be a suitable chauffer cap, I think. As soon as I'm back up and around, I'll scrounge the parts bins to see if I can find him. One of the old Revell rag top kits (late 50s Ford (?)) has a male drive figure with a British driving cap on. Probably not really suitable to a chauffeur. The figure has his right arm extended out over the back of the bench seat (around the female passenger figure). The kit was molded in a hideous orangish tone.... -RRR

Nice, I gotta remember that one... -RRR

Paint!!! A custom mix of Testors Extreme Icy Blue and Turquoise.... -RRR

You're welcome. Be watching out for the postman.... -RRR

I will drop the sedan windshield frame, wire wheel/tire set and some other goodies in the post to you tomorrow... -RRR

It's almost always on the weekends. I might grab a few minutes in the morning during the week. I can spend several hours each day on the weekend. Kids are now gone and my wife and I tend to be homebodies some weekends after we both are out driving around for our jobs all week and the last thing we want to do is jump in the car.... -RRR

Yes, that's business I'm in and one of my customers sent me that pic (it wasn't his gear). -RRR

This is what happens when you don't secure your load. Idiots. -RRR

All parts have been sanded down with 1000 grit and have been washed and dropped into the dehydrator to dry... -------------------------------- I'm planning on a mix of Testors Extreme Icy Blue and Turquoise shot through the airbrush with a two-tone grey interior... More later.... -RRR

Looking good there, ADL...don't forget the Weiand decal on the blower? -RRR

I've pretty much got the interior dialed in. Door panels, seats and headrests are from two sets from the Speedwagon. The blue part of the dash and gauge panel is from the Revell '37 convertible. Gear shift is from the Revell '32 5ive window coop. The steering wheel is from the Revell '41 Willys. I have a chrome (billet) version on the way in the post. I fear I'm getting dangerously close to throwing paint?..... -RRR

The car is Australian and the law requires fenders, so that's what hot rodders 'down under' do to keep the car street legal with minimal visual impact... -RRR

You're making quick work on this one. Beautiful job. I gotta get one of those bodies... -RRR

I have five (three pre-painted versions I got fairly cheap)... -RRR

They should have a 'Free Candy' decal for the van... -RRR

Ready to rumble. Well done...-RRR

Very nice, up to your usual high standards. That AMT Phantom Vickie kit is a wealth of parts... -RRR

....yawn....

Looks good from here, carry on.... -RRR

I haven't been posting much, but I have been pecking away at my build... I'm using the engine block from the Testors Boyd Smoothster with a T-5 trans, headers from the Revell '37 kit and some parts from the AMT Phantom Vickie (in this pic, the tubular center crossmember). Here I'm dialing in the exhaust, it still needs some work... ------------------ I'm also using the IFS from the Phantom Vickie kit I had to lengthen the tie rod an RCH or two and I notched the frame it get it in place. I'm working on the steering linkage now, it will end up going between the header and the frame. ------------------------- I also bobbed the rear fender a skoshe, just enough to get rid of some of the ski-jump look... the piece of fender snipped off is at the bottom of the pic..... Back to the bench for more interior work. More later.... -RRR

Looks good from here! -RRR

Good to see you on board, ADL.... -RRR

The AMT Don Garlits Wynnsjammer built up quite nicely OOB, IMHO...-RRR