Custom Mike

I noticed that too, do you think we really entered??? Beautiful work as usual Alyn, I love the detail you added after you opened up the roof, those little indentations are a killer touch! Goiod luck, although I doubt you're gonna need it!

Justin, tell her she doesn't need confidence with a build like this, she has NATURAL TALENT! My second model (Through probably my 20th or so) were all glue bombs! A nice clean box-stock build, she should do fine in the contest with this, good luck!

Tod, you really nailed this one, that color combo is perfect! A nice clean build, with a great choice for the engine, good luck with it!

Beautiful work Woody, the hinge in the center of the hood is a nice touch, I wish I had thought of that!

Andrew. I did the frame in White just to be different, I've just gotta be me! Thanks for the replies guys, it's in Stacy David's hands now, but I'll know if it's a contest winner this weekend anyhow, it's going to an IPMS contest in Raleigh NC Saturday too!

Here she is, no need to go into what was done, check the WIP here (On The Workbench link) if you haven't seen it already. These are the pics I submitted to Revell, let's see how well it does! For a few more pics, check out my Fotki page, and above all, enjoy!

Bence, I thin my nail polishes with plain old Lacquer Thinner, mixed about 50.50, but it depends on the thickness of the nail polish you're using. IT'S DONE!!!!! I entered my five pics a few minutes ago (Funny, you get no confirmation when it's finished submitting the pics), so now it's a waiting game. Here's the final update on the WIP, I'll post some pics in the Under Glass section Thanks for all the replies and encouragement, you guys are the best!

And the last updates for tonight. I've got the final fender in color at last, and the body is wearing it's Clear coats. Now the waiting for the paint and glue to dry can commence, I hate this part!

A shot of the completed chassis, my engine is in place and the fuel line is connected, all that's left is the steering box and connecting the tie rod to it, I'm waiting for the steering box's glue to set up good before I get those two connected.

Here's my remaining muffler and tailpipe being put together. After finally locating the second muffler, I got to work on making the tailpipe. I laid it out in the chassis, bent the tubing, then thinned out the tip of the exhaust pipe with an X-Acto knife. A dab if Flat Black, some grinding on the mufflers so they fit right under the crossmember, a set of "pins" to hold them in place and the kit exhaust added to the front end to meet the headers, and my exhaust is completed!

Here's my grille shell and radiator assembly all put together, and my headlights have lenses now!

Here's all my Cleared parts polished up, and the mesh has been installed in the hood sides. The front fenders are now done (Only 1 needs Clear now), and the body is Cleared too, but those pics will come in a few minutes. Some quick mock-up pics to check my rear fenders, and a mock-up with my spare body, I'm liking the look!

And we have Clear on most of the parts. The body and both front fenders are awaiting Clear still, I should have one fender and the body in Clear later today. The passenger side front fender is back in Ultra Silver again, that one is being a royal pain, I had to take it back down to the plastic and do a few more fixes, but it's looking good now. Here's the pics, more later!

OK, we have a rolling chassis, with wheels that won't roll. It sits nice and level, which is all I'm ever after, and I'll add the radius rods after the engine and a few other items are in place. I also did a quick mock-up with a front fender to check my tire location, it sits slightly forward of center (Too late to fix it now!) but tucks under the fender beautifully!

And now, one last update for tonight, I got my fuel line on the chassis bent with some help from Pam. She held the fuel line in place with flat pliers so I could get the bends right, thanks baby! Then I mocked up the engine and placed the fuel line where it will eventually go when it's all done, it fits nicely, so tomorrow night can be painting night for all the remaining parts, let's hope I can do it without any more screw-ups!

Thanks Leo, I had planned on a ton of other things for this one, but I screwed up and forgot about the deadline. So the modern front suspension, independent rear suspension, fully detailed trunk, complete brake system, hood hinged like the 1:1, etc, had to be scrapped because of time constraints. I've got another one of these kits though, so I've got at least one more '32 Ford in me! I got my engine completed tonight, I had to redirect my fuel lines forward after test-fitting the engine with the body on the chassis, because my fuel lines were hitting the firewall. But I got it done with just a little cussing, got my resin coil mounted, and drilled out my radiator hose locations so I can use some 30 gauge wire to keep 'em in place. Here's the pics to prove I did more than type! :tongue:

Thanks Danno, I love the simplicity of the interior of this one, it's really hard to screw it up! Yeah Rob, but I'm not moving it again, so it'll just have to burn to the ground...or live as a trailer queen!

It seems like all I'm doing right now is working on this one. I got my exhaust set for the passenger side, but couldn't for the driver's side yet, I lost the other aluminum muffler. And I did get to do a quick mock-up with the fenders on, looks like the rears are perfect the way they are (The tire barely sticks out from under the fender), but the fronts are going to have to be tucked in quite a bit before I'm happy with it. So I'll get to work on that tomorrow night, I've gotten enough done today, I need a break! Oh, and no matter where I run the fuel line, it's gonna be too close to the exhaust for any kind of safe operation, so I'm going to rename this one the "Pinto"!

And up next are my fuel lines to the carb. Since this appears to be a Holly Double-Pumper, I ran lines to the front and back of the carb. Then I carved up a piece of sprue, drilled two holes in one end and one hole in the other end. A little mock-up shows it's a good fit!

Thanks guys, it's the good words that keep me going on days like today. I got the interior completed, and two of the four tire/rim combos done. We'll start with the two wheel backs painted body color and cleared, then attached to the rims. Then the assembly of the interior, this was the only part of today's work that went smoothly for me...don't ask what went wrong, I'm not going there!! I'll get past all of today's issues, I will make this damned deadline!

Now onto some more engine work. I broke out some P.E. wire looms and got to work making the plug wires look all nice and pretty. Then I added some 30 gauge wire to my headers so I could mount them easier via a pair of holes drilled in the cylinder heads. That all for tonight, more to come tomorrow!

Tim, you aren't the only one that wants to see some wheels on this baby, I'm dying to get them under the fenders to see how they look! Marshall, I really appreciate the compliment, this will be only my 2nd '32 Ford, nice to know you think so highly of what I'm trying to pull off! OK, now onto tonight's updates. I was called out by a buddy of mine on another forum about the location of my fuel line in relation to the exhaust cut-out, so I redid my fuel line to avoid the exhaust as much as possible, From there, I got a ton done. I have all 3 remaining fenders in Ultra Silver, so they should be all ready for paint by Wednesday. My grille shell, hood, dash and trunk are all back in White primer, they'll get their Ultra Silver either tomorrow morning or after I get home from work. Now, on with the pics!

And a little update on my remaining fenders, the rears are good to go, and covered in White primer, we'll get some Ultra Silver on them tomorrow. The problem-child front fender is in pretty good shape now, I'll let the Primer/Surfacer set for tonight, and attack the remaining problem (At the bottom edge) tomorrow night... OK, now onto the engine, we've got our heads drilled for plug wires, I removed the peg for the kit supplied distributor and drilled the intake to take my Replicas & Miniatures of MD resin distributor. I attached the valve covers and oil filler cap, then started adding plug wires to the distributor. I went with White wrapping wire to go along with the White chassis, I figured it would look good, we'll see!

Thanks Phil, I've got 14 days to go, I want to see it done too! OK, we've got some chassis work in this update, I ran my fuel line from the tank to the general area of the engine. A drop of superglue to keep it in the tank, and we're all set!

Thanks for the comments guys, I really appreciate it. I've slowed down on this one, due to the fact I'm working like a dog to make up for my 3 day sick-fest. I'm on-call this weekend, and I even had to work today, sucks to be me for sure, but I kind of like having money! I've got three of four fenders done now, one of the rears had to be reshaped to match the bottom of the frame, and the remaining front fender is in pretty bad shape, but I should be able to get it right later today if all goes well. I got my frame polished (Yes, I polished a White frame, now you have all the proof you need that I'm weird!) and attached my aluminum plates over the exhaust cutouts. Since this is my 2nd frame (Time constraints required I scrap the modern suspension, so frame #2 was needed), I had to remake one of the exhaust cutout plates, the hole was just slightly off. But that was accomplished tonight, so tomorrow I should be able to get the suspension attached, and maybe some color on the rear fenders, keep your fingers crossed!