bill-e-boy

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

Yup we had our fair share of these models in New Zealand where they were assembled from CKD (completely knocked down) kits. We had quite severe import restrictions at the time - after WWII until these were lifted in the 80's so there was up to 25-40% local product used in the locally assembled vehicles. We used to refer to them as "Pom Bombs" as the reliability was not up to that of the (few) American or more common Ozzy vehicles that were available down here The hybrid remark was based on the electric motor under the back seat!!

Were Ford UK experimenting with Hybrid vehicles back in the sixties - would explain the flat floor pan and - hehe!!!! I remember Ford having an off white colour and every year was different - the car painters went crazy trying to match colours

Thanks for the kind words Cheers Bill-e-boy

Back onto this build Being away with work and the interruption of a 32 build has not helped progress. I was waiting for the clear coat to gas out as I used a Humbrol enamel clear coat over the Testors and we all know it takes a wee while to gas out. I had already rubbed out the clear coat all the way to 12000 grit and I have been able to polish it without the paint getting sticky. Next up is getting it all together

Killer. Good weathering and attention to detail right down to the bent wire battery hold downs

Looking good - that is a lot of work to convert the fastback to the notch back but you have got the main elements nailed I recently built the fastback and had a lot of issues with the slab chassis. Worst was centreing of the wheels in the wheel wells. I had to move the rear about 3mm to the rear and not quite as much for the front. I think it was mostly due to a pour body to frame fitment. I think the Fairlane GTA has a better chassis but I did not have one available at the time

Nice build Looks like blue is the new red this year

Thanks Alan Good planing and being careful with the cut takes away a lot of the hard work. But it still is quite a chore to get all the mouldings looking good Cheers Bill-e-boy

Thanks for the nice comments re the missing tail lights - still looking through the spares pile for something that I will be happy with - most probably will need to scratch some up Cheers Bill-e-boy

Thanks Tim I know the look can be off putting if the grill shell height does not look good. The big boys don't always get it right as you say That is why we have to mock up so much when we "Hot Rod" or kits Cheers Bill-e-boy

I started this way back in 1997 when the Revell 32 3 window coupe was first released. I painted it white and was intending to do some graphics but then it got parked up. I dug it out a few years later and fitted an AMT parts pack 392 Hemi with the goal of a Salt Lakes street driven racer but other projects got in the way. I dug it out again late last year as a contribution to the 32's 90th anniversary. I changed the motor to a Revell 392 Hemi as some of the fitment issues would be overcome and I could speed up construction a bit. Well the usual work and life got in the way so here we are six months into 2023 The following is a short list of modifications I carried out 3" top chop Front end lowered Rear end lowered Full chassis channel job Racing interior 392 Hemi from 5W coupe The build can be seen here - Cheers Bill-e-boy