tim boyd

Anthony....I haven't tried this color yet but I do have a can in my paint inventory. It's much more of a "pure" pink than the color I used on the build above....that color was a deeper pink with a fair amount of coral pink in it as well. The real color is ver close to the color in the images at the beginning of the thread. I doubt it's in Krylon's current paint lineup as the model was built nearly 30 years ago... Looking forward to seeing what you do with this color on your chopped Ford project...TIM

Heh Tom...is it just me or have you been exceptionally productive with completing model projects these last few months? Way to go....TIM

This was a "glue bomb" rescue of one of the first model kits I ever built, AMT's 1934 Ford pickup that I received as a gift during a 10 years old birthday party in spring, 1964.It was rebuilt in the early 1990's, just before that long-missing AMT kit tool eventually resurfaced in the early 1990's under the Lindberg brand name. The body was restored and then channeled over the kit frame, and graced with the Cadillac V8 from AMT's 1959 El Camino kit. The suspension pieces were from the "Iron Lady" updated AMT-Lesney and AMT-Ertl 1932 Ford Vicky kits. (As I had received some reader feedback that was critical of how many different kits I typically used in my magazine articles at the time, I began to limit that amount of kits I used in this and subsequent magazine article builds. Thus the somewhat unrealistic Vicky kit suspension parts). The paint was Auto Touchup spray bomb, I believe a 1980's GM color of some sort. The build theme was somewhat inspired by the George Barris kitbashing tips at the end of original AMT's kit assembly instructions (these tips, by the way, are now reprinted on the assembly sheet of the Round 2 reissue of the original AMT kit which has just become available at retail over the last several weeks). This too was a magazine story, in either Scale Auto or Car Modeler magazines, circa 1993 or so.A few more pictures at this link.... Thanks for checking it out....TIM

Congrats Dennis! Very, very cool, and so appropriate, too ! TIM

Bill....honestly, me too. But it's not just that, it seems to me that the new participants in the "Traditional Hot Rod" movement (here I'm referencing not just the cars but the entire crowd that turns out at the Lonestar Roundup each year), for example, just seem to me to be a whole lot more authentic, not just in their execution of their hot rod builds, but their entire reasoning for being involved in the hobby. I'm also thinking of Cory Taulbert and his wife Ashley (Ashley being the daughter of car builder Dan Webb), and how their new '32 Roadster was an America's Most Beautiful Roadster finalist a few days ago. There is an entire generation of young adults who are into building historically accurate hot rods, and I think it is great. TIM '

Thanks Dennis for the comments. Always appreciated! I didn't recall the request coming from you; had I done so I would have certainly noted it in my intro! Yours isn't the first request on the '30A Tudor, either. As you probably can tell from going through my Fotki albums, I have been trying to systematically go through my collection of built models and photograph all of a certain type (gasser rail dragsters, three window coupe, Corvettes etc.) I'll make a mental note to prioritize the "Street Rod/Hot Rod Tudors" category ahead of the others on the "next up" list. Thanks for the suggestion; it's a really good one! Cheers.....TIM

This was a 1930 Ford Closed Cab pickup build, part of a Car Modeler magazine article comparing three aftermarket resin '30 Ford Pickup cabs (from Art Anderson/R&D Unique, R&R Vacuum Cast, and the late Ron Cash). It was matched with the custom frame/front suspension and Buick Nailhead V8 from the original AMT '40 Willys/'32 Ford Custom Tudor kit. The exhaust headers were from the earlier MPC funny car kits (the Color Me Gone '67 charger, the '67 GTO, and the "Ramchargers Dune Buggy), tunred upaside down and painted with then-available Testors "Chrome" spray paint. Those narrow tall'n'tallers sure look like they were from the Modelhaus catalog.... This model was built just around 20 years ago, well before today's "Traditional Hot Rod" design ethic became as popular as it currently is... Again, more pictures follow here.... Thanks for looking.....TIM

I recently finished a salon photo session covering all 15 of my Closed Cab hot rod//street rod pickup models built to date. I will be posting images here from time to time until the entire collection has been shown. This was an early 2000's project for a "Prime Rods" article I was asked to prepare for Scale Auto magazine. It was a simple build with the Revell '29A Closed Cab pickup perched on the Revell '32 Ford Street Rod series frame, with the blown Olds V8 from the original Revell Stone Woods and Cooke Willys kit. More pictures at this link.....thanks for looking....TIM

About six weeks or so, one of you requested to see fresh pictures of my pink '29 Model A Closed Cab Pickup that was featured in a many-page how-to in the infamous "Model Car Special" 36 page feature in the May, 1990 issue of Street Rodder magazine. Your wish is my command....or something like that. Here are some fresh studio pictures of the car in its current, unrestored form. Additional pictures at the two link below.... The following is how I introduce the imagery in my Fotki photo album.... "Here's a blast of late 1980's/early 1990's street rod design sensibilities for you. This was another kitbash project, originally planned to for several successive "Modelers Corner" columns during the 1990 calendar year. My Street Rodder magazine Editor back then, a great guy named Tom Vogele, had a different idea. He placed the content in a single, many-page main feature as part of a 36-page model car building special section in the May, 1990 issue of his magazine. The paint was Krylon, the squiggle graphics came from the late Brian Bordon's graphic design work contracted to Revell, the engine was a TPI small Block Chevy (yes, a rare lapse in my otherwise stout belief that Ford street and hot rods unilaterally deserve Ford engines!!!), those billet wheels came from Monogram's then-recent 1937 Ford Tudor kit, and the truck rode on an uncaged Jaguar XK-E IRS sourced from an early 1960's kit of the same topic." Several more pictures here....sorry it took so long to respond.....and enjoy.....TIM . .

If so, check this out.....TIM

A 2019 Visit to the Gilmore Auto Museum Recently my brothers Robert and Jon joined me for a trip to the Gilmore Auto Museum in Southwestern Michigan. I last visited there about 20 years ago and I was astounded to see the facility and layout - it was virtually unrecognizable due to the expansion and new facilities there. Even though much of the facility was shut during the winter months, there was still plenty to see. The feature exhibit in early 2019 involved a stunning display of Duesenbergs.....easily into the tens of millions of dollars in terms of value. We also visited the "Barn Find" section where the unrestored Alexander Brothers "Victorian" was a centerpiece, a large collection of Air-Cooled Franklins, and a stunning Lincoln Museum/Showroom that in spite of missing some personal highlights (a 1987-92 Mk VII LSC and a 1961-63 Continental) still put the adjoining Cadillac showroom to .... well let's just say the Lincoln Museum was a highlight of the visit. All this topped off with a separate building full of Model A's and period accompaniments. Very, very impressive. The verdict? Well worth a visit, even in the winter, and most certainly during any summer weekend when all the buildings are open and they have featured marque events. And of course, if you can find a way to visit with your brothers, all the better! Enjoy the coverage that follows...just under 250 pictures at this link..... TIM TIM

Thanks Luc.....that Italeri build thread is pretty impressive......appears to be a killer kit (with an completed, stand alone engine assembly yeah!) and a very meticulous assembly by the builder, too. Guys you should really check this out. TIM

And one of my all time favorite model projects dating from 1979.(sheessh…..that makes it 40 years old this year!) ..a Capri V-6 powered Track Roader inspired by the Tom Prufer and Don Varner 1/1 scale rods that emerged just a couple of years earlier...…..TIM PS More pictures of this one at this link.....TB

Here's a few Touring bodied T's.....TIM

Haven't taken the time to go through this entire thread again, but there are two "Ghost Kits" shown in the "Classic Kits" column in the February 2019 issue of the other model car magazine, that I do not recall being mentioned previously in this thread. Apologizing in advance if they were. In that case, there is still probably "new news' regarding the origin and fate of these two kits that were announced but never produced...... TIM

Richard....I tried to send you a PM on this but it says you are not able to receive PM's. If you can PM me back with your private email address, I will send it to you the message that way….thanks! TIM

Jim....hopefully I caught most of them already from my own re-read and comments from others. But please send me what you have...when you have it ready.....and thanks in advance! TIM

Good 'Ol Bob always has something to say, and often I find his insights in his Road and Track column parallel mine.... to varied degrees. In this case, I thought his description was pretty accurate of some CEO's, not certainly not all of them. In the case of Mr. Ghosn, I don't believe we've come close to learning all the pieces of the situation, both from his and Nissan's perspective. TIM

OK guys....got a note from the Publisher a couple of days ago saying that they have decided to go into reprint immediately and they needed my corrections later that day (instead of the 21st as previously requested). I told them I could have the changes completed over the weekend and they agreed to that. I was able to get virtually all your corrections into the recommended changes list (because of the text layout, I had to leave one minor recommendation for added content on the cutting table). If they do all the recommended tweaks, I'll be a very happy camper. Thanks to all of you, once again, for your interest and feedback, and for taking the time to let me know of errors and possible revisions.....TIM

Making me smile....yours sure had all the right pieces for a "Road Bird" as I called mine. Speaking of those fixed rear quarter windows (which mine had also), I was surprised to learn years later that, had I ordered the power windows option, it would have added opening rear quarter windows. Since I had avoided ordering A/C (due to cost, complexity, and added weight) I needed all the interior ventilation possible, and having those rear windows open would have been a big improvement (you'll note I ordered the upper level interior vent strato ventilation, which turned out to be totally worthless when it came to getting cool, fresh air into the upper interior on those hot Michgan summers)....but I digress. TIM

Pat...my strong recollection is that the '73-'74 Road Runner graphic and letters on the upper rear quarter panels were used alone anytime the side and roof stripes were deleted, or superceded by a vinyl rool application. So without seeing your car in person, I'd say they were factory applied. I was going to guess that maybe your car was a Satellite Sebring Plus (owing to your mention of pinstripes) with a prior owner adding the Road Runner logo, but you said yours was 340 powered, and the 340/360 E58 powertrains were restricted to just the Road Runner; N/A on the Sebring/Sebring Plus. So I still think the RR graphics and lettering on yours they were factory applied. Your stance adjustments sound pretty darn cool, too!. TIM

Spike...I'm with you all the way on this! TIM

Hmmm.....me too! TIM

Pat....great idea on the cowl/top swap. I'm adding your idea to my future build file for my '74 E58 360. Here's a picture of mine. Fellow former Model Cars writer Bill Coulter also had a black '74; both his and mine were ordered new. I kept mine for 16 years/140,00 miles (until the body disintegrated); Bill kept his off the roads in winter and sold it about a decade ago in pristine original condition. A few months after taking delivery in early spring, 1974.... Summer, 1977....after adding BF Goodrich T/A tires and complimentary wheels as my prize for 2nd Nationwide in the 1976 MPC National Model Car Championship, along with other added factory parts like the rocker moldings, luggage rack, lowered front end (bless those T=Bar adjusting bolts), etc. The window sticker....with the "sold car" line at the bottom, instructing the dealership that this car was a specific customer order.... So long live '73/'74 Road Runners in black! Glad to know you are a charter member of the club....Cheers Pat...TIM .