bill-e-boy

Fixed the roof joint - although you cant see the gap here - is there an Under Glass topic been started yet?

Looks like I may have to revisit the roof joint - dang!!!

This has made get off my chuff and get it done - at last. The job made all that bit harder as we have listed our house and I have to keep the modelling space clear. Got the last of the little suff done Small diameter head lights from 32 Ford mounted direct to fenders with out headight bar, mirror from Lil John T on drivers side, AMT 32 Ford donated door handles. I will call it done - issues with Humbrol clear coat not drying fully and that means it is not quite as shiny as I would like. It has been a good project with lots of good ideas coming from all participants and of course we must not forget the work from Tim Boyd in Street Rodder (and Rod Action) who provided the genesis for the build thread - I feel honoured to be a part of the build

That is my philosophy as well. Also to make any changes that look like that is how they come in the kit - fooled a few punters along the way And yup you cannot have too may 32 Fords Nice colour by the way

A good looking build BMF can be protected by a fine shine up with carnuba wax

Are the tires in the Cragars set big and little?

Superb. What a nice clean build

Nice build of the Torino. I built one recently and in a Restomod style with little additional chassis detail other than paint detailing and I had the same chassis fit issues you have. I ended up having to relocate the wheels backwards by the same amount you moved the chassis back. The main thing is you got there in the end with a good result

I hate to say it, but these are torrid looking models. Bad proportions and all the parts quite heavy handed. I have a few but but I cant convince myself to build one

I have been away with work (again). I have an interesting job where I travel up and down our little country doing steam boiler installations. I do the electrical installation part and often assist with the commissioning of them. We have been working with new technology with electric fueled boilers of two types - resistive heated and higher powered immersed electrode boilers. These along with LPG/Natural Gas/Diesel fueled boilers. Anyway this forum is about model cars and trucks I got back to the bench and took a wee amount of time coming back up to speed with the build Below are pix of the chassis before it get all covered up

Tim - the green pickup is cutting edge stuff with the full length hood and doors. Thanks for sharing the link to your pickup builds. I was on my way to post an update and got way laid drooling instead. LOL

What are you talking about, what lower radiator hose? Must be some sort of rare breed

Pre-assembly is a must do when you start modifiying kits. The main reason is to check that the parts go together well and that it looks OK especially the stance of the model. I have not used white glue for this but may give it a try. Check out the the Mock Up posts in the WIP to see what I mean. I have yet to check out the vids but will when i get a chance. See pix below - this kit has a frame and engine from a Revell 29A and a body from AMT 34 pickup and front and rear ends from the parts boxalong with a lot of scratch built and after market parts

Another beaudy from you Alan. It is sad sad to see the magazines falling by the wayside. I for one prefer holding a magazine in my hand but if I have no alternative I will go online. There is something about the tactile feeling of holding the piece of paper as you read - a bit like putting a record on a turntable and enjoying the whole experience (another hobby of mine)

And don't be afraid to use hot thinners like lacquer thinners. The 2-3 lighter coats and one wet coat spaced about 30mins apart work best easpecially when using hot thinners. More or less the Don Yost method and I have been doing it this way forever I years past I used lighter fluid as a thinner for Humbrol enamels and that worked great I even use lacquer thinners with Tamiya acrylics but you need to watch out that some thinners are hotter than others Good luck

Lookin good Bob. I had similar issues with a 56 Nomad but got there in the end - just gotta keep at it. Patience, I think it is called.

Lookin good - we had them right hook down this end of the world (NZ) as we are a RH drive country. Ours came from Canada which is part of the British Commonwealth. I can remember seeing two T chassis being tipped into a small gully when I was growing up on the family farm and then being back filled as a crossing for said gully. Apparently my grandfather was into Model T's but my dad liked more modern stuff - Model A's LOL

What a timeless build of the quintessential Hot Rod. Love the colour combination and the clean as build. You deserve to proud of it.

On the go slow again - just getting back into it and now off on another out of town job -darn

Looking like a cool project - i will follow along If you need more height in rear you can easily bend a radius in the springs - they are quite flat at the moment

Good to see this back in the workshop getting the attention that it deserves - KOOL

I have always used brake fluid - the cheaper sorts. Completely submerge the model and leave for a few days. I also filter then store for next use.

Looking good One thing AMT did right is to semi tub the rear wheelwells on some of there kits especially those with a drag option. Just check the 40 Coupe and you find you can get some fairly big tyres in there. I dont have this kit in my stash so I dont know if the interior will close up the wheelwells I'll be lurkin'

Looking good When I saw your first mock up I thought that this thing is crying out to be chopped. Next pix - BOOM a chopped top? The switcher window area is way too tall IMO

Kool cars -I am envious