Rocking Rodney Rat

FleaBay is probably your best bet. RIP to local hobby shops..... -RRR

Those look like something I would have built back in the late '60s. Whoever did them had some vision, but lacked a little on the execution. Kool stuph, indeed. Thanks for sharing..... -RRR

Love that gen Nova. Those baby doll feet were kinda freaking me out..... -RRR

Some nice styrene surgery going on here, keep the updates coming! -RRR

Nice work, that's an old AMT sedan body.... -RRR

Bring it on!!!!....we had a four door dog Maverick when I was a kid....every time you came to a stop you had to shift into neutral or the car would stall out... -RRR

That came out great, nice combination of parts, those wheels look good de-chromed. What was the process of making the rears deeper? Those spokes are quite dainty and easily damaged.... -RRR

Thanks for all of the kudos, gents. Nostalgia drag is one of my favorite styles to build.... -RRR

Just wrapped up this quick three week build.... Body: AMT recently reissued in the Competition Parts Pack kit, scratched together tonneau. Modified turtledeck... Frame: from the recently reissued AMT (MPC?) Trojan Horse funny car. I shortened the frame about 1/4" Hemi: from the parts box.... Rear tires are the hard plastic AMT tires with an old set of wheels from the parts box. Front wheels and tires from Polar Lights funny car kit. Paint: Tamiya French Blue with a light overcoat of pearl white on the body, also Tamiya white. Decals from Slixx and the rivet decals from the Revell Model A coupe kit (RIP).... Thanks for looking....-RRR

Awesome engineering.....I tried to build this car when I was a kid....cut the body with one of those heated plug-in x-acto knives! Got any pix of the car buttoned up? -RRR

Sorry, I won't be there with my Model Cars Magazine Contest Issue 2013 cover car..... -RRR

Thanks, Tim! And thanks to all for your kind comments. -RRR

Kool build, bring it on home! -RRR

This is the koolest thing I have seen here in a long time!!! -RRR

Thanks, yes that's the look I was going for, a car you'd see at an indoor show.... -RRR

Well done build of a classic kit.... -RRR

Awesome! Ya can't go wrong with a W motor!!!! -RRR

Very nicely done, the combo of original kit and Revell '29 roadster parts goes together well. -RRR

You gotta start on the pickup cab body I sent you from this kit! -RRR

Body from MPC Switchers kit, chopped a scale 4 inches, rear wheels and tires from that kit. Frame from AMT '25 T kit, stretched , rear kick-up and x-members made of Evergreen styrene. Buick Nailhead powerplant from Revell '29 roadster kit. Manual transmission from the parts bin. Front suspension from Revell Slingster kit. Front wheels and tires from the parts bin. Rear Jaguar IRS suspension from the ancient Eldon 'Invader' dual engine show car modified for single differential. Interior: seat cut out of AMT '25 T bucket tub. Door panels and headliner tuck 'n' roll scratched together from Evergreen .100" half round. Dashboard from AMT '40 sedan delivery, narrowed. Steering wheel from the parts bin. Tail lights from AMT Ala-Kart kit. Paint: Testors 'One Hit' Lime Ice and Tamiya pearl white. Thanks for looking. More pix here: https://public.fotki.com/jferren/27-t-coupe-1/ .... -RRR

An oldie but goodie, bring it on....... -RRR

I carefully peel the label designating the color off of the cap and stick it on the can, I use some scotch tape to hold the label on, if needed, then I toss the cap.... -RRR

Nice work! The white running boards and the wheel/tyre combo give it a '60s vibe.... -RRR

Rob- This looks like an interesting project. Put the fender aprons back on it. My $.02 and worth both pennies..... -RRR

I've probably said this before and it may have been addressed in this thread: if you are using resin parts, set the temp at the lowest setting, resin is a lot softer than styrene and will warp quickly under heat....I discovered this the hard way.... -RRR