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Thank You all Fellas! building this kit as a kid would have been relatively easy…but as a critical thinking adult, it’s a bit frustrating. The trick is not to get carried away.?

Glue…I just love the smell of glue in the morning.?

Interesting looking project.?

Nice to see this one back on the bench Bil !?

Saw this beauty at a local car show today. I really dig the side mirror.

Flies seem to like carrion.

Incredibly outstanding work you are doing Bill !?? And a beautiful subject too.

For filling door seams I would scribe them slightly with the butt end of a .030” (or appropriately sized bit) and then glue in some matching Evergreen half round with Tamiya thin. Sand smooth and add a touch of filler if needed.

Here are the instructions for the Monogram Big Deuce kit. The floor pan and gas pedal look similar. https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/monogram-instructions/show-rods/monogram-classic-32/dsc2151.html

And I spent a ridiculous amount of time whittling down the spokes on the wheels, and cleaned up the steering wheel a bit. And painted them with Tamiya TS-7 racing white. The tires I sand blasted lightly to get rid of the sheen.

I’m only going to have a peek down the rabbit hole…I’m not going in…really…really!? This obviously has early origins and is a very minimal kit. I never had one as a child, so I didn’t know any better when I bought it.? But I got a bunch of kits for less than $3 each so…? Anyways, I want to build a stock-looking ‘32 to display next to my other modified ones. I figured this would be a good candidate? I’m only doing minor fixes, a good cleanup and some lipstick… One thing that needs a bit of correction is the stance. I drilled new wheel locations just above the stock ones and added styrene stubs to the wheels. As always, all comments welcome. Filled the slots in the backing plates And added a 5/16” disc of .010” styrene as a pattern for trimming the kit part. Right side has the backing plate trimmed. Just so it isn’t too obvious after paint.? It’s minor, but I think it looks a bit better.

I know some Guys on here have built impressive interiors using half-round styrene for pleats.

Interesting article I came across while doing some research. https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/1048srp-ford-flathead-intake-manifold-collection/

Thanks. All I’ve done so far is clean up some flash and pare down the spokes on the wheels…they looked a little thick. They still do, but much better than they were.? If I can get it looking as nice as the box art I’ll be more than happy.?

I want to build one stock ‘32 Coupe, so I grabbed this one for cheap. After building a couple of the newer Revell kits, all I can say is UGH!? I didn’t realize how minimal this kit is…so I am just going to correct the stance slightly, clean it up as best I can and put some lipstick on it.? I have few flat head engines kicking around, so I might swap it if I have a better one??

Nice looking project. These were very nice looking trucks. Much nicer looking than the Fords or Dodges of the day…in my eye at least. Carry on.?

Game, set, match means the tennis game is over.

That Woody is really looking GREAT Len!??

Scary when replying, how you only think that you’re on the right page.

Milliput will work fine. I use it almost exclusively. I’ve tried various single stage putties, but they all take a long time to dry completely, and they shrink.? I have some Tamiya epoxy putty, but it doesn’t sculpt nearly as nice as Milliput does. Like Mark said, get the fine white stuff and scribe the panel lines so the Milliput can key in better. Just a very tiny bit of water will make it VERY soft and easy to work into the crevices. For larger jobs, I like how it can be sculpted to a near final shape so very little sanding is needed…and it sands nicely.

Wall is what that AMT ‘41 Plymouth nearly hit a couple of times.

Life skills should be learned early on in development.

Another good site with specs and some measurements. https://www.jeepdatabase.com/cj3a And more info: https://cj3b.info/index.html Fascinating section on all sorts of scale and toy Jeeps in the above link.? CJ-2A: CJ-3A: CJ-3B:

It shouldn’t be too difficult. The Godzilla kit can be built as a WILLYS CJ2A which isn’t too different from a CJ3. The CJ grill is included in the kit. Here’s a link to my 2A build and a reference site. https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/168321-jeep-cj-2a/ https://cj3a.info/cj3a/cj2acj3a.html https://cj3b.info/History.html Edit: That is a link to my finished Jeep, but there is a link to the build which shows some of the 2A changes. You would have to fabricate a new windshield frame at least for a 3A, plus other minor bits?? The 3B would be a bit more work with the higher hood, but definitely doable. The engine is different in the 3B also. I think the actual body tubs are similar enough to use? I don’t know if there might be any better donor kit available?

Absolutely beautiful Coronet! The black and red give it a real “I mean business” look.?