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Excellent! Thanks for the info. I was pretty certain what colors I needed.... Just wanted to see if I forgot any important ones. I did do three years of art in high school, so I have an idea what I'm doing with them. Just have to break out the Marvel Mystery Oil for the 'ol memory!

Yeah, that engine makes me wanna put sunglasses on! I have the headers tacked on the engine now, all I have to do is knock down that sheen.... The tarp idea is cool, but I was picturing this to be a showground cruiser for someone and three of their friends. As for the tutorial.... I can give it a try, but Virgil would be better if he's not too busy with the holidays. This will be my first try with it, but I'm not scared.....

Yeah, I can see all of them except for the second one. It wasn't just at home for me either; I couldn't see them here at work first thing today. Whatever you did worked.

That worked! Looks cool... Not too far from where mine's going! You gave me a couple ideas for the dash. Seeing black for the seats makes me want to use another color.... Too dark..... I just need to keep it dirty!

Cool. Out of the paint I have, I was leaning that direction. I just don't want it to look too nice.... it is a rat after all! That reminds me of another thing I need to pick up; artist pastels.... Any suggestions on colors?

Pics no worky... Its a shame, too. I really want to see them, it sure sounds cool! I happen to have one in progress right now so I'd like to see others. We had a photo posting tutorial pinned at the top of the General section, but it seems to have disappeared. I wonder what happened..... :)

Looks great! I love the weathering. I am in the process of doing a build that will be weathered a bit. It will be a learning experience. I taught myself how to do shiny ones first, now for the dirty ones!

I got a little more done today. I painted the rear and the body. I spruced up the wheels a bit too. I wanted to paint them but I didn't have enough paint. One more shot of it before primer: .....and after: OOOHHHH YYEEEAAAHHH!!! That's what I'm talking about! I still need to choose a interior color.... thoughts? I have to work the next two days so progress will slow a bit after tonight. I'm going to try some exhaust next. I have to hit the craft store for some grille mesh, but that is all I have needed to buy for this. Man, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! Sunday should bring some more results...... ....... and where are my manners? Happy Thanksgiving! I do hope everybody is safe in their holiday travels. I was fortunate enough this year to not have to. I guess that's where everybody is..... I hope I didn't put all of you to sleep! :)

AWESOME!!! That kind of attic treasure is always the best! I still have all of my and my brother's HO train layout. I just don't have anywhere to build a decent sized setup. I have waaaayyy more HO stuff than 1:25 laying around....... Funny, I actually have more room for larger scale than smaller!!! Anyway, Glad you're going to have a fun day down memory lane, thanks for sharing.

I painted the engine today too. I have to dig more parts out of the box to hang on it so I can dull coat it..... Here's another floor shot: ......and two more mock-up shots: It's coming together for me OK, I will probably put the stacks on the injection tonight before I crash.... I still am trying to decide what color to do the interior/ upholstery. I want to do the body in brown primer so I just don't know...... I'll think about it some more tonight and in the morning. :lol:

I got some painting done today. Here are two pics of the floor in place before any primer or paint. With the floor being scratchbuilt, why not try to get a "scrap sheet of steel lying around" look out of it? This can be difficult for those of us without an airbrush to achieve the effect. This is my attempt at it with rattle-cans. I think it came out pretty decent. It could be better, but I think it looks darn close. I used Model Master Aluminum Plate Metalizer with the same brand flat clear over it. I still need to fab up some side plates for the holes under the rear frame Z and shoot them too. I have a couple more pics here........

Looks good! I will have to buy one of those when I happen across one again.

Next I did the floor. The radius arms had to go from the rear axle assembly. I couldn't get around them with the floor and keep four seats in it. Had to put in a vertical plate under the back seat to close off the diff. You can also see the new firewall attached to the interior here. I also decided to make a new floor from sheet styrene. I used the original as a guide, but I didn't trace it out on the sheet. Pretty darn good for eyeballing it! Here's two more engine shots with the valve covers in place. Now I gotta get back to work.....on the model that is!!! Oh yeah, I came up with a name for this one. "The Bathtub"

The firewall was bothering me too much so I had to figure it out next. Rather than cut up one of the two in the kit, I fabricated a new one using the custom one from the kit as a guide. Now I finally have the ride height where I want it! Here's the other side: (oh ######, you can see the top of the engine....) All right, here is what I'm doing for induction. Hillborn FI! I hope this gets Jairus' attention, I think he lost interest when I mentioned "small block Chevy" Don't worry, there's NO WAY I would put something like a single-carb smog 305 or anything else like it in a rat rod! Believe me, I am one of the people that walk around the large rod show here in York and complain under my breath about all the SBC's in too many of the cars. I wanted to do this one as one would build a real one; with scavenged parts. I will definitely build more of these (too fun not to!) and I will do many flatheads down the road. Once again, thanks to all for following along. I'm still not decided on whether to gusset the rear of the frame.... Dennis was the only one to comment... I'm inclined to just move on with the build and call it strong enough with the pins reinforcing the joint. More to come........

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Absolutely freakin' amazing!!! You small scale guys must aspire to be jewelers or watch makers... Excellent work, Simon!

Here's the rear frame Z post! I decided to do a mild Z here. I also was able to use the pins to actually assemble the joint. There it is all glued up tight! I don't know if I should gusset the joint on top or not. It doesn't bother me, but I'm unsure whether to do it or not. It doesn't look much lower here: ....but I think you can see an improvement here: All right, now I really need to do the firewall next. The inner piece has been sawed off and awaits further action.... probably going to make a new one. I'll be back later!

I know I promised the induction for the next update, but I spent too much time on the engine mounts today. Last night I noticed the engine sat too low. The front exhaust port on each side was blocked by the Z. That's OK I thought, I'll just cut some short lengths of tubing for mount "bushings" and glue in locating pins. Lets just say it was incredibly fiddly to be nice about it! I also spent a little of that time getting the engine centered in the frame rails. I got there in the end, though, as you can see. More to come....

Very cool! Even though the engine looks like a different scale, it adds to the overall statement. I especially like the salt splatter on the front of the header.

Wow, talk about support! :) I thank you all for the help, suggestions, and cheering, I definitely can't stop now. Not a problem with the diversion, Virgil. Now I'm going to be spending too much time on that site! Special thanks to Mike! I will do a Z stack on the rear today after I get some chores done. I'll probably do the front over with a variation of your #1 suggestion. I already did that with the deuce roadster you saw a couple weeks ago. I am on vacation for most of the week, so that's why so much progress so quickly. I will be back with more pics later. I'm contemplating the firewall right now. I will either A: cut it off and re-glue it higher up; B: cut most of it off; or C: cut it off and attach a new cross brace to the front. Til later!

OK, one last update for the night. I have the engine picked out. It is the small block from the 66 Nova kit. I'm going to use the Vette valve covers and make some headers, or at least some zoomies. As for induction, I'll keep you in suspense until the next update! Pinning is such a great idea. It's easy to find places to use it! The gap between the torque tube and the tail housing is perfect. I still have room for a flange. Oh BTW, those mounting tabs are the ones from the kit's Ford small block. Well, that's how she sits now. I am working the inner firewall before I crash for the night, but y'all can wait until the AM for any more!

Here's another quickie update. I have my grille shell mocked-up and I like it!

Does the FCC own said " 'zine" ? Man, talk about censorship!!! I guess the publishers want to be just like them when they grow up! It's actions like these that assure me I spend my online time on the best model forum there is.

It looks even better outside! This one could even be one of Harry's Real or Model pics. Great job!

Man this thread is like a train wreck... I shouldn't look at it but I can't help it........