RSchnell

That lathe is awesome! I need to find one of those. I got into model building from my grandfather who built everything from stick & tissue model airplanes to model cars. I still use some of his model tools when I sit down at the desk-which was my great grandfather's desk he used at his auto parts store in the 1920s. I guess the desk counts as a tool too!

It'd be hard to make a complete list of my favorite tools as they are all my favorite otherwise I wouldn't have them. One of the most versatile tools I use daily are 1-2-3 Machinist blocks. They have many uses from aligning parts, small parts drying rack, etc etc.

A 68-B Hubley Cabriolet is on my build list(and a Sport Coupe). I've built a couple of 1:1's for customers years ago. One in Bronson Yellow/Seal Brown and the other in Andalusite Blue. Here is the A-400 and Closed Cab Pickup. These were built back in 1993-1994 so they are showing age and on the list to get freshened up. I used the Hubley Victoria, cut the rear section out as the Vicky has a bustle back and the A-400 has a rear section like a Model A Sedan. I used sheet brass to make the rear section, the apron that goes between the fenders, the bumpers, bumper brackets and luggage rack. Cut the rear quarter windows and reshaped them with brass rod and JB Weld. Once I got it roughed in, everything got a coat of Nitro Stan Putty. To convert the Victoria top into an A-400 top was pretty straightforward. I may just leave this one as is and build another one from scratch with more detail. The Pickup is the same sheet brass & JB Weld recipe. In fact the Pickup was practice for the A-400.

Here's where I'm at as of tonight. Got everything primed, sanded the body & fenders, maybe I can spray tomorrow if the weather holds out. Got the chassis together and started painting all the little parts, seats, headlight bar etc.

I stopped by my local HL today and grabbed a few kits. See "what did you get today". One thing I noticed since my last visit- they have shrank the kit section to add more gundam & stars wars type stuff. Looks like they cut out some armor & aircraft, car kit selection looked to be unaffected. Didn't want to grab pics as there was an employee doing inventory in the aisle.

Hit up Hobby Lobby for the first time in a few months, grabbed the Model T, Torino and '64 Cutlass. The '32 Chrysler came in the mail along with some OT kits I ordered, figured I may as well get a 2nd kit before it disappears again for 30 years.

Very nice build! The white exterior and blue interior just looks so nice together.....

I haven't been in HL in a good while since they always have the same kits, but may take a stroll through there tomorrow just to see if they've anything that excites me. Doubtful tho!

I bought a '59 Ford F-800 fire truck that had the 332 Heavy duty engine and it had the ram horn manifolds. Bought it with the intention of making a rollback out of it as the frame was already the right length- but someone offered me double what I paid for it before I even got it home, so it went down the road. I'll have to see if I can find the photos. I've been messing with Y-blocks for 30+ years. Even though my days of projects are probably over, I still want to build one more "full house Y-block" and put it in a '56 Victoria.

It's cool to see so many others with similar memories as mine! Not much to report, a bit more filing & sanding. Screwed the chassis together and painted the wheels. The tires were rock hard and didn't want to risk breaking them or the wheels so I painted the wheels with the tires still attached. Humbrol 89 is close enough for Hessian Blue for me. May shoot some primer tomorrow and see how everything looks.

Correct. The Lincoln manifold bolt holes are at an angle & the 292-312 Ford bolt pattern is straight across. There were a lot of differences between the Lincoln passenger car Y-block and the "Heavy truck Y-block". Heads, cam, even blocks were all different between bore displacement. You will not find ram horn style manifolds on any Ford, Mercury or Lincoln passenger car engine of any displacement as the exhaust dump interferes with the front suspension of the car. This was not an issue on trucks since they had a solid front axle.

After an hour or so of trimming the flash and rough sanding/filing, it's starting to look pretty good. Looking at the colors for 1930, I'm going with Andalusite Blue which is a very deep dark blue- almost black until you get in full sun. I've painted a few 1:1 Model A's in this color and it's really a nice deep blue.

Since I'm sidelined with Covid and have some free time thought I'd start a build thread. You don't see many of these old Hubley kits built anymore, they require filing and go together with screws. These kits hold a tremendous amount of nostalgia for me as I've built a bunch of them with my dad & grandfather, we had the 1:1 Model A's to go with the models too. I already have a pretty good collection of Hubley Model A's, some I customized to create cars that Hubley never made such as a closed cab pickup & A-400. Saw this kit at a local swap for $10 & couldn't pass it up. This is the first Hubley I've built in probably 20 years! Tonight's installment starts with what you get in the box, The tools I'm using for this build are a set of files, some 320 DA paper on a sanding pad, cheap nippers from Harbor Freight to trim the flash off. I'm building this OOB so I'm not going to open up the bumpers or do any other super detailing.

I've never seen any and would like to have a few pair myself. I'm a bit of a Y-block fan! You don't see the truck ram horn exhaust used in 50s passenger cars due to fit issues- but they look great on street rods.

Finally had time to come visit this thread again. Very nice work everyone posted! I started out with a 110 film camera when I was a kid and worked my way up to an Olympus Om-1n 35mm SLR that I still have. I shoot Nikon crop sensor now, either a D3300 or D7500. The 7500 is a real workhorse in my opinion. I don't keep many photos on the computer as I tend to print the ones I keep- but here's a few:

I'd do a 3/4 front view and 3/4 rear view from the opposite side. However just two photos of each car is likely not enough if you're looking to sell any later down the road, but I suppose you can always go back and add more. I do a lot of product photography and will create a new folder on the memory card for each type of product. That way everything is already organized before I pull the card from the camera. One thing I notice a lot with shooting model cars is the front will be in focus and sharp while the back wheels and rear end of the car will be out of focus, this is really an issue when the car is at angle. You can always increase your depth of field by going to a higher f/stop. With a well lighted "booth" and the camera on a tripod(I use a shutter release cable) f/8-f/9 with a shutter speed of 125-250 should get you close. I'm not familiar with the Iphone so I'm not sure what it's capabilities are, though I assume they are good for what you're doing. Here's a couple sample photos I had on the computer showing the angles I use most when shooting cars.

Anyone else into photography? I've done it as a day job, but now just as a hobby. I primarily shoot automotive, aircraft, architectural.

I saw this posted on the Atlantis Facebook page. Not sure if this is accurate- just passing along what I read.

That 1/12 Bugatti just got written down on my must have list!

Thanks for the info! I've used Tamiya clear yellow over Bare metal foil and Floquil Silver to simulate brass and actually doesn't look too bad. Used that method on a couple of the ICM Model T kits.

Don't see many Maybach's on the road. Got behind this car Friday night on my way home. At the other end of the spectrum- I'm not sure what to make of this ML 350 Mercedes.....

Nice build of an unusual subject! Refreshing to see some brass era stuff posted. What kit is the Model T Coupelet in the background?

Went to a local model swap meet yesterday and picked up a few kits. I'd been looking for the Lincoln roadster for a while at a decent price, was thrilled to find one sealed for $10. Also grabbed a big bag of C1 Corvette bodies & parts for $5.

Now that's something you don't see everyday! Used to be a '49 Merc wagon locally that was about rusted into the ground. The wood had long ago rotted away.