Rocking Rodney Rat

yeah, I get that. I would venture to say that many of the parts in the kits (and aftermarket parts we add on) aren't accurately to scale. The journey for me is the fun part, final assembly is my least favorite part of a build. I try to not get too bogged down in the details and have fun with my chosen hobby. I think over the years I've found my comfort zone and in many ways I guess I don't really 'push' myself. I don't feel I have to make each build better and more complex than the previous one. Maybe I'm getting lazy in my senior years? -RRR

1/25th vs 1/24th....I see very little difference and consistency from kit to kit. I mix them up and together all the time and don't think twice about it. (I look forward to your responses)..... -RRR

make something up, no ones gonna call you on it......-RRR

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against someone building on commission and if one could make a living doing that, more power to you. At the slow rate I build, I'd starve and the prospective buyer would probably pass away before I finished it! -RRR

that's literally every kit I buy.... -RRR

Thanks for the compliment, but they're not for sale. I was at a 1:1 car show with a model car show as part of it many years (decades) ago. A guy with a full sized car similar to one of my models on display insisted that I sell my model to him. I politely refused and he started to get huffy with me (???). Selling one of my builds would be like selling an offspring, maybe some day I'll sell some off when I need the cash? Who knows???? I have been asked several times to build a specific model car for cash, again, I politely refuse, I'm not sure I could ever do that. The subject matter has to be something that I'm really interested in, otherwise, it holds no joy for me. -RRR

I've never understood the allure of buying a built model kit....to each his/her own, I suppose.... -RRR

The ragtop was originally from the old MPC 32 Chevy roadster. There are pix here of how I cut it up and put it back together: https://public.fotki.com/jferren/29-roadster-/ Pretty much any top can be rebuilt in this manner. A popular one to start with is in the AMT '36 Ford kit which has been recently re-issued for the umpteenth million time with the chopped and stock height tops as well as the ragtop. Grab your scale sawzall and have at it!!! -RRR

I'm not sure how I missed this thread.....-RRR

Nice work as always, B... keep it real.... -RRR

He hit the wall..... -RRR

Thanks Alan, I always enjoy your enthusiasm from the other side of the world (which I have visited and it's amazing, friendliest people in the world, Aussies!!!) I'm interested to see if you have photos of the modular display, that's a really kool idea......-RRR

I built the car in the '60s show rod style and I figured it needed a place to be shown. -RRR

Well done, indeed, decals work perfectly......-RRR

This is coming along nicely, I'm in.... -RRR

Thanks, Alan. I think the heat shields on the side pipes just lent themselves to the 'rivet' look. The Centerlines, with their bolt detail, also lent themselves to the military theme 'rivet' look...I did build another one like this years ago, it did have a shiny paint job, but I never finished it and someone on-line insisted they had to have the model, so I sent it to him. I don't know if he ever did anything with it. So, this build was really 'The Return of The Mod Coupe'.... -RRR

I'm not sure how I missed this but I'm sure glad I caught up with it. Nice detail and very clean, ya gotta love a 2 door phaeton! -RRR

Nice kustom, the paint job is gorgeous. Ya can never have too many louvers..... -RRR

Here's an olde timey hot rod rescued form a dusty barn. The body is the 'A' tub from the AlaKart cut up and made to fit the '34 three window greenhouse from the old Revell kit (based on the '26 T sedan built by Lil John Buttera). The rear quarters of the body are from a Revell '32 sedan... The frame is scratched together from Evergreen styrene, the track nose is a resin piece with a mesh grille added (I hope wifey doesn't miss the loose tea leaf strainer). Power is from a flathead out of the AMT '41 woody with a parts box blower and other goodies thrown on. The belly pan has parts from the Cosmic Charger dragster body sliced up and widened...decals are from the Revell '30 model A Coupe (RIP) to give it a military vehicle theme.... Wheels are from a dragster with the rears made shallower...lots of parts from here and there...a big shout out to both ADL and KK for supplying some parts and pushing me to finish this thing!!!! Thanks for looking...bunch more pix here: https://public.fotki.com/jferren/the-mod-coupe-aka-t/. -RRR

Tough as nails...I like it! -RRR

This is the best thing I've seen on this board in a long time...flawlessly executed, super clean. The vent windows are exquisite. I like that you didn't french the headlights and along with the rake, gives it a hot rod look rather than kustom...... -RRR

GM is not known for their fit and finish.....-RRR

It's GM, whatdya expect???? -RRR

The AlumaWagon....what happens when the AlumaCoupe collides with the SpeedWagon (built about 25 years ago)....anybody else sporting wood???? -RRR