Plowboy

Just started this one. The goal with this model is to build something that looks old school. But, be all modern underneath. The biggest challenge will be making the engine look like an older engine. I'm thinking of using a set of Hemi valve covers on the heads and using an older throttle body fuel injection with fuel rails and some type of breather. Or I may modernize a Hilborn setup. The chassis will be straight from the kit. I've never seen this body with a set of fenders. So, I wanted to add them to help disguise the Mustang II front suspension. There's a bit of a wheelbase issue. I have another set of fenders to cut for the rear to fill in the current gap. l never have liked the Duvall windshield. So, I cut the cowl and windshield frame from an old built up roadster. I also don't like the top. So, I modified the kit piece into different one. Don't know if I'll make it a hardtop style or make it look like a convertible top. Right now, it's in the rough in stage. Not 100% on the wheels. But, I have to see them painted with the whitewalls before I can or keep them. Right now, I don't like them. I think I'll just repaint the interior. I may change the seats. Lots of stuff still up in the air. I'm open to any ideas or suggestions.

Thanx! They have a layer of windshield glue over them and actually look better in person. It may be time to add another layer to them though.

Thanx! This model was painted with a spray can. Model Masters produced it for a few years. But, it's been discontinued for a few years. It's a two part lacquer that requires a clear coat.

One of the best, if not the best '32 sedans I've ever seen! As usual, you gather all the right parts and they go together perfect! Excellent work!

Thanx guys, I appreciate the great comments! LouO, the topper is from the AMT '77 F-350. I think that's the only kit it came in.

I started building one. But, couldn't get past the interior. It's terribly shallow and not worth the effort to fix it. So, I canned it. I wouldn't pay more than the price of a new kit for one. I didn't and still felt like I paid too much.

I really like this! The details and especially the weathering is just right! Great work!

This is a restoration I did a few years ago. It's an original MPC promo that I got from a forum member. It was complete right down to the wheel covers and red line tires. But, it was missing a chunk out of the right front wheel opening, the windshield was cracked and it had what seemed like a hundred nicks and scratches in it. I first stripped the bumpers and wheel covers. I then opened the grille, smoothed the bumpers and sent them to be rechromed. In the interior, I cut the front buckets loose, repaired the floor pan, reshaped the bottom of the seats, added brackets to them to raise them off the floor, flocked and painted it with Model Masters Artesian Turquoise with Bright Aqua accents. On the body, I just repaired the hole in the wheel opening, fixed all the nicks and scratches and painted it with the same Artesian Turquoise and clear. Then polished it out. Wheels are Pegasus T's. Brakes are resin copies I cast from an unknown kit. It's still one of my favorite restorations and it gave me a whole new appreciation for the '68 Impala and MPC. What I like best about this old model is that I can remove four screws, swap wheels and tires and totally change the look of it. Thanx for checking it out!

I have two unbuilt in the stash. So, I doubt I'll get another one. With the two versions of the GMC and now this Chevy, I wonder when or if Revell will reissue the Blazer? They could offer another version of the Chevy with the Big Game axles, shocks, wheels and tires later if they would do it. They could do the same with the Blazer. Another add on they could do with the Chevy is the snow plow.

Yes, anyone with internet access has easy access to Tamiya paints. That's how I get all of mine. I go to ebay, find the paint, click buy and wait a couple or three days for it to arrive.

Probably. But, why risk it? Tamiya TS-13 is a better clear. I used the wet look on the '29 in the post above. To me, it's a little on the thick side. One coat is about all you want to use.

Tamiya has the best in scale metallic and pearls hands down. Their Mica colors are beautiful! If the color you want is a solid color, you can spray a coat of Tamiya Pearl over it and turn it into a pearl/metallic. I've done it on a couple of paint jobs. It works and looks great!

Testors One Coats are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. The Emerald Green and Inca Gold have smaller flakes. The White Lightning is actually a pearl. The Icy Blue is terrible. This is the Emerald Green.

Some more photos.

This is a tribute build to my late father. He bought it in the fall of '75. It was originally white above the chrome and a reddish orange below. It later got painted solid red after a tail gate mishap and left front accident. I have a ton of memories wrapped in that old truck. I took my license test in it even though it was a 3 speed manual with no power steering or brakes. I took my wife of 33 years on our first date in it. Too many to mention. I started with an original issue kit. About all I used of it was the body, dash, seat and door panels. The rest was either scratch built or sourced from another kit. The chassis is from an AMT '93 F-150 that has been backdated. It also donated the bed tub. The engine is from an AMT '66 Fairlane. The rearend, breather and radiator are from a Revell '69 Torino Talladega. I did a lot of work on this old model. But, I enjoyed every minute of it. I also made a dog box for it. Dad always had it in the back when it wasn't being used to haul. I also painted the topper from the '77 to have another option. Thanx for checking it out!

One of the best builds of this kit that I've seen! Nice work!

I've only done a couple of section jobs. One a hard seven inch section on a '62 Studebaker. The other was a mild three inch section on a '40 Ford. Both were done by simply cutting the bottom of the bodies off. Looking at the '32 by Revell, I would do it the same way and add the lip back at the bottom and around the wheel wells. The bottom door line would need to be scribed in. The rear of the body may not even need to be sectioned if you get rid of the gas tank and frame section. But, it could be done the same way. Best part, no joints to work with!

Nice looking El Camino! I really like the Pearl Green! I have a couple of models painted that color.

Thanx guys, I appreciate the great comments! This was a "just for fun" type build that somehow came out a bit better than I expected. It almost fell together. Here's a chassis photo. It's the '36 with all of the floor pan and molded in details removed. It actually makes a decent chassis once it's cleaned up.

I use Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. If there are any small gaps, I fill with crazy glue.

I've read that these Monogram wheels were too big. So, I pulled one and measured it with digital calipers. It measured .6745 inches. Multiply that by 24 and it comes out to 16.18 inches which would be a 15 inch wheel in that scale. Even in 1/25 scale, they measure 16.86 inches which is only .61 of an inch too big. So, they're right for 1/24. A little big for 1/25. Even at full scale, it wouldn't be easy to spot a .61 inch difference between wheels.

Excellent paint work! I can't imagine the amount of time (not to mention skill) it must have taken to accomplish that!

I built this originally a few years ago. But, never was really happy with the look. A couple of years ago, I got tired of looking at it and blew it apart for a complete revamp. Everything but the engine got repainted. I may not remember every modification I made. So, if I miss something, just ask. The frame has been Z'd and shortened in the rear. The front axle got moved forward. The kit engine was moderately detailed, velocity stacks are from aluminum tubing and I scratch built the headers. The top was chopped 3.5 scale inches, firewall smoothed and the bed was shortened. Topped with Tamiya Orange Metallic over Tamiya Gold with Pearl White scallops. Thanx for checking it out!

For one thing, that isn't even the right steering wheel. Is that the only one provided in the kit?

Very nice restoration! The fact that it was a glue bomb makes it that much more special IMO. Excellent work!