tim boyd

That's kinda your call to make....I sure won't object....TIM

Heh Claude....congrats on your contribution to that new special pub coming in April!!! If what I've seen of it in advance is representative of the rest of it (and I'm sure your part is every bit of that) it is going to turn out to be a killer resource for model builders in those genres....TIM .

Always been intrigued here by all the model car builders who either concurrently, or later in life, went on to build or own their own 1/1 scale hot rods. Let's start a list...here are a few I know off the top of my head... * Jim Kampmann - you know Jim as the builder of awesome scale drag racing and hot rodding models plus co-owner of The Good Stuff. Jim owns a killer 1/1 1932 Ford Highboy Coupe. * Fred Farrand - well known modeler whose work has appeared in the model mags since the early 1990s, has authored several killer threads here at the MCM forum, and who in more recent years has collaborated on several 1.1 scale hot rod builds with a well-known hot rod builder near Saginaw, Michigan. His 1/1 1932 Highboy has been featured in Rodding USA and his 1935 Y-Block powered Ford sedan is nearly done.... * Claude Thibodeau - I don't know Claude well but I am nearly 100% confident I've seen at least one, and probably several killer 1/1 scale rods with his name on them. Maybe that has something to do with why his models are so cool and creative? * Tom Carter - the recently retired owner of Spotlight Hobbies (formerly Hobby Heaven) has a very sharp 1932 Ford Highboy Coupe. * Gary Gollehon - one of the five originators of the original NNL West in 1982 and a good friend of David Dale, Gary went on to build a very trendy 1/1 scale 1929 Model A Highboy Sedan Delivery that was well covered in the magazine world. * Dennis Lacey - one of the premier builders of hot rod models here in the Forum has been professionally and directly involved in any number of 1/1 scale hot rod construction projects. Maybe that's whey his model hot rod projects reek of authenticity and realism! * Pat Ganahl - the hot rod world's most noted historian and author also has built quite an impressive collection of scale hot rod projects, some going back as far as projects built in the late 1950's.... * Also, there is a highly placed 1/1 scale auto industry executive who has seen at least two of his 1/1 scale hot rods covered in the buff books is also a very enthusiastic, and increasingly talented builder of model cars in the very limited spare time he has to pursue personal endeavors of this sort. While his modeling interests are primarily 1/12th scale and geared to road racing subjects, I have no doubt he could turn out a killer 1/25th hot rod should that be something he was interested in trying. There must be at least ten others that I know of but just can't recall right at the moment...so who else do we know builds, or has built in the past, model hot rods and also owned, currently owns, builds, or has a project underway for 1/1 scale hot rods? TIM

Claude....I was a leading proponent of those colors back in the day in my Street Rodder column and SAE articles. I'd like to think we as modelers influenced a few 1/1 scale guys to go that way in their color choices. BTW, great thread you started on Sedan Deliveries elsewhere here on the forum....and I am repeatedly surprised at the bandwidth of creativity you exhibit with your own modeling projects, not to mention your excellent modeling skills....Cheers....TIM ..

Lee...it was an article somewhere, and my recollection is that was probably SAE in the mid 1990's. It was a combo article with this conversion of the AMT 1959 Elky to a convertible as well....TIM

Forgot about this one....it's the AMT 1955 Nomad car-pickup conversion, but done as a roadster pickup rather than the closed cab kit version. Other mild tweaks include filing down the engraved single exhaust system and adding duals, plated rear axle (I think from the first gen AMT 1957 Bel Air), and mild 19i80's/1990's performance upgrades to the kit 265 V8. Modern era bigs'n'biggers and repro Halibrand style mags, too. Paint is Odds'n'Ends Lavender. Build date around 1993-94.....TIM Thx for checking it out...TIM

So at least two well respected members of the Forum that are FSM subscribers are having these access issues....I am curious to hear if there are any others here that are experiencing the same problems? TIM

Rodney....really appreciate hearing your thoughts on those Switchers mags....(Alan too)....good to know I:m not the only one who sees their potential....Cheers...TIM

Hah----they (but not you) have been after me for 25 years---- we have an agreement, right? (smile) Cheers Alan....TIM

Steve....happy to. Neither of these were my first choice, but given how it worked out I am happy with the result. Tamiya TS-68 Wooden Deck Tan and TS-69 Linoleum Deck Tan were the final colors used. No flat or semi-gloss clearcoat this time. Carpet was old stretchy brown fabric cut to shape. Best....TIM

Thx Dennis. The cab was from the .c1965 (and reissues) Revell '29A Roadster/Closed Cab pickup (probably one of the Rat Rod themed reissues). Yes, I glued the doors shut and massaged the body accordingly, having built several in the past with opening doors and always being a little disappointed at how the body panels aligned.... TIM

Project inspired by a 1/1 scale Ford 1929 Model A Roadster Pickup pictured in the 1974 Hot Rod Pictorial Annual and in the Challenge Publications (i.e. Rod Action) one-off Ford Street Rods in 1975. While the real car ran a W-Block Chevy, as you all know, I no longer do SBC's (or any Chevy V8) in my Ford Hot Rod models, so an aftermarket scale 351 Cleveland V8 (yes, they were run in rods back then, and more often than the SBC mafia would ever have you believe) found its way into a Revell 1929 Model A Roadster Hot Rod kit 1932 Ford Highboy frame (thoroughly massaged up front for a lower stance). The interior was pieced together from the Revell 1932 Ford Roadster Highboy kit with heavily modified parts box instrument panel. The front and rear wheels are from the old MPC Switchers kits (with a coat of Tamiya Semi-Gloss Clear for the polished aluminum (i/l/o plated chrome) appearance of 1970's Appliance Slot Mags). The front tires are Revell Gasser Pirellis (Anglia kit et al) while the rears are Monogram Slicks (Beer Wagon et al). The stake bed is shortened and adapted from the AMT/Lindberg 1934 Ford Pickup kit. The white bits are styrene left over after tweaking the fit of the bed. While I've wanted to build a model inspired by the real car ever since, well, 1974, the 1/25th scale project started around 2014 or so when I painted a Revell 1929 Model A Roadster Pickup body with MCW Automotive Finishes 1956 Ford Pine Ridge Green Metallic for an article in Model Cars Magazine on historically accurate paint colors for traditional hot rod models. (Famous hot rod/custom photographer Andy Southard used this exact color on his Model A Roadster pickup in the late 1950's). But most of the work (beyond the initial body prep and painting) has occurred over the last month. First pix are the main parts mockup, next pix are the body and engine glued to the frame, lead and final image show the project as of two days ago with the stake bed mocked up in back. Onward! Thanks for your interest....TIM

Wow Tim....that sure is slick! Thx for the image....TIM

Like Patrick, I'd love to see one of these in finished form. I bought the kit when it came out, and the detail, while not up to contemporary kit standards, was acceptable for its era (late 1970's). It did include a modest replica of the powerplant. Probably the biggest potential issue with the kit was the large vinyl decal that replicated the paint/livery scheme along the top of the hull....only one chance to get that one on straight and without wrinkles/bubbles... TIM

Carl...here you go... As for the car, yes. You can get it two ways....just the cart (with go kart wheels and tires and without the Bonneville envelope body) in Round 2's latest release of the AMT-Ertl 1960 Chevy Pickup, or as the complete c. 1963 original 1963 Ford Pickup annual kit premium, including the Bonneville streamliner body and larger wheels/tires, as a resin rebop from Norm Veber at Replicas and Miniatures Company of Maryland.... Thanks for the comment and questions....TIM

Roger...those are both so clean, so factory feasible, and so cool! Really, really sharp work! TIM

There are small but myriad differences between Round 2's Wedge dragster reissues, not to mention the additional differences between these reissues and the original early/mid 1970's AMT and MPC Wedge dragster kits. (For those that are interested, all the grumbly details are spelled out in the chapter on rear engine dragsters in my recent drag racing kits book). TIM

After first checking with Rodney to make sure he's OK with me posting these models in the thread on his build, here is a brief look at Tom Woodruff's two Speedsters models , which share come common themes with Rodney's Salinas Special....this picture was taken when Tom and Karen visited us here at the Boyd ranch a couple of years ago.... Fascinating to look at, compare, and contrast the elements of the three projects (soon to be four with Alan's latest....) TIM

Tom....so glad you got a look at this one....of course, I immediately thought of you as I saw the first pix of Rodney's masterpiece. Sure wish we could get it together with your speedsters for a joint photo sesssion! TIM

Simply brilliant!!!! TIM

I built that kit around 1982 or so....the kit in that version was issued only once, circa 1978/79.. For those that love SBCs in Ford hot rods, this kit had once of the nicest ones ever....and as noted above, the Corvette IRS was sharp, too. The front suspension was severely compromised in that it used the stock, non-dropped axle which dated all the way back to the original AMT (manufactured by MPC) 1928 Model A Tudor kit. I thought I had photos of the build in my Fotki album to share here, but no. Add that to the to-do list. In the meantime, I did find this photo, of the same kit Vette IRS, kitbashed with a faux quick change rear cover and added holes in the control arms, in my build of the original aforementioned 1928 Tudor kit in a kitbashed street rod form... ////TIM

Picked out these models for a few combo photos. The Kart and Bike were both featured in a full buildup article in Model Cars mag around 2010 or so. These were buildups of Replicas and Miniatures Company of Maryland resin rebops of the premiums in the AMT 1963 Ford and Chevy pickup annual kits. The trailer was a gluebomb save from a 1964 AMT Corvette annual kit....(if I am remembering correctly, basically the same trailer, albeit with dual axles, can be found in the AMT Barris Fireball 500 Barracuda custom roadster kit and its mid 2000's reissue). All but the trailer are painted Testors Lacquer 1963/4 Chevy Silver Blue Metallic, which is the exact same paint formula as 1964 Oldsmobile Wedgewood Blue Metallic, and is a perfect match with my 1/1 scale 1964 GM paint chip colors manual. Just finished the car which is a buildup of the new Round 2 release of the AMT 1964 Olds Cutlass Convertible. (You can read my full preview of that kit, prior to assembly, here. If you are a subscriber to FineScale Modeler magazine there is also a full buildup of the Olds kit posted at their website.) The kit should be available in the stores/online within a few weeks... Thanks for looking....TIM

Jim...thanks for the update and advice. They are moving to putting more and more content on their website and it behooves them to make access easy for their customers. Tony, don't quote me on this, but I think there is a number on your magazine mailing label that is the number they are looking for....or at least that's the way it was back in the day of SA..... As Jim says, recommend you try again with Kalmbach.... If that does not work, please send me a PM with your subscriber info and I will send it directly to the Editor of the mag and ask him to have the KB team follow-up.... TIM

Chris....that is my understanding....TIM

Yes it is a go; they've already built a test shot and apparently everything is OK. I don't know any specifics about their production date for a hardtop version, but my guess is that it will be some time before they actually place it into production. Those wanting a hardtop sooner than later would be advised to consider the relatively easy AMT '65 GTO greenhouse swap onto the convertible body, as referenced in various posts above....TIM