bill-e-boy

Hi Chris, this is a cool build. I have only just seen this and you are doing amazing work on the 32. The engine and rear end look stunning. I noted that the quick change cover from the Revell 3 kit special is from the Lil John 34. I am using the same rear end for my 32 Sedan build up and boy was I surprised at the amount of flash on the parts. I used an earlier 26 T kit rear end for another last year and the flash was nowhere near as bad as the parts from the 3 kit special - maybe was a bad time for Revell The AMT 32 Phaeton was the first kit I built way back in 69. Did that in preference to studying for School C (yup I am a Kiwi too) so I have a soft spot for these. Keep up the good works

Go for it. It is scary looking at it for the first time but once in you will never go back. A 32 is a lot easier than say a 49 Merc. As @mrm says "you can do it"

Nice show, pity about the rain though. Been there, done that

I have worked on details and on the rolled pan and have made another moulding to keep away from a wide overbearing rolled pan.

Thanks for the kind comments. Ambitious yes, talented we will see if it all pans out

So many good builds going on here. Good to see life in the old Orange Crate body too. Had a couple over the years but could not bring myself to do anything with them so will be looking with interest. I have worked on the rolled pan and rather than have a big wide slab I have created another moulding to break things up a bit Kepp up the good works

Had to make some adjustments to the floor pan to fit around the new rails and the tubed guards Next up was mounting the Lil John rear end. Mocked up the chassis and guards to get the required ride height. I then notched the rear rails for the cross member and glued that in I also put some brass dowels into the chassis extensions by angle drilling from the top. While waiting the glued crossmember to set up I attacked the top insert to remove it. First up I removed most of the moulding/bead with an Xacto chisel blade then went to work with a 230 grit sanding board to remove what was left of the bead and the textured insert. Next I will work through the grades to knock back the sanding marks Thanks for looking

Been working on the body by removing the top fill in panel. Removed the moulding with a chisel knife Xacto blade and then started in the sanding sticks. Started with 230 and now need to work through the grades to about 1000 - 1500

This show has recently landed down here in NZ and I have been avidly following along. You have made a cool replica of the wrecker "rescued" on the show - kudos to you

Wow @Speedpro you are taking a wild move changing the back window and back body mouldings. I note there is quite a difference to the curvature of the body between the A and 32 bodies so you have your work cut out for you. When I looked at the 32 rear window of my build and referencing to online pix, I see what you mean by the wrong shape at the bottom of the window. I would not have known otherwise. Damn is this a case of unseeing something. I see you have removed the moulding that runs over the cowl. I too have removed this on prior 32 builds for a more streamlined look. I am dithering on this. Also a little unsure of removing the roof insert as my reference build had the insert but I am taking a more modern approach so will more than likely remove it

Small update. The rear of the chassis narrowed and body work in progress with a rolled pan installed to cover the rear of the chassis rails

Working on this at what seems a snail pace. Not a lot over the last week or so - life interruptions keep getting in the way of modeling. I have been working on narrowing the rear end. I made up a jig with some sheet metal and magnets. The Allen key is to provide spacing for the chassis from the jig. First pix is of chassis set up in the jig before cutting. Note that I have installed an extra cross member to provide attachment for the new chassis rails. Next up is the chassis rails cut off before clean up The new rails glued on using the jig to make sure all is straight Although the rear of the chassis can still be seen when the body is mounted it is not as exposed as with the original due to the straightening of the rear section of the new rails. As I am not using the fuel tank and cover I need to cover the rails so I will make up a rolled pan. Two pieces of 1.5 x 4mm glued up and glued onto the back of the body. I will shape up when the glue has set up I have also been working on the body filling and filing the cut lines Til next update thanks for looking

And some are fully polished And some have painted centres with polished rims And most are painted centres with a machined finished rims which are satin ally

As an aside the flathead cross member comes in handy when installing the flatty into the 29 Roadster/coupe

FWIW these are my tubbed fenders fitted onto the Revel 29 chassis - fits like a glove.

The new rear chassis rails - held together by small screws to ensure that they are the same when shaping And the newly tubbed rear fenders. And they are now wide enough to fit the big rear meats from the Vicky. I now may be able to get the back down a bit more as a bonus Thanks for looking

40 Ford motor Oil filter, generator and starter motor all turned up on my lathe Crab style distributor totally scratch built There two more oil filters tuned up to be header collectors as per the real car

I had already started a 32 Sedan build just before this thread fired off. Here - I will continue with my original thread and post some updates here The build up is to combine these two kits to get a more modern version of the sedan posted above. That is based on the AMT kit and has a Ford 427 Cobra and XKE front and rear suspensions and has been chopped about 3". The new build has already been chopped 3 1/2" and will be tubbed. Some other ring in parts will be used such as a Li'l John rear end and any other parts that need to be scratch built or purloined from other kits Mock up with Vicky chassis and wheels showing off the top chop Presently working on the rear end

Small update before I move over to the 32 Sedan thread A tubbing we will go....... All marked up for the big slice job For the narrowed rear chassis rails I have marked out cut out some new rails that have the rear section raised so that I can deal with the ugly rear end view later At the moment the rail have been completely shaped to fit I will determine placement on the chassis after the tubbing has been done. Thanks for looking

It was a pleasure to participate. Thanks to all

Current project - Revell 32 Sedan chopped 3 1/2"

I will be watching and I may bring my build over from my thread I started a few weeks ago Anyhoo 32 sedan build from very early 80's (AMT) - are these still expensive in the market place

My - look what happens when you dont go into the forum for a few days. And yup with the new release of the 32 Sedan bound to happen

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Thanks MRM - you are a champion. I will look over the post as it looks like it covers all of the info I need I want the Vickie frame as this is most probably the best 32 frame around. I will look at the 29 hiboy frame but will most probably scratch the narrowed section as I want all of the 29 Hiboy frames that I have for future builds. And the kits cost an arm and a left testicle here in NZ so I don't go robbing too many kits as a rule. May look at the 29 channeled frame as these end up in the parts bin. Cheers Bill