OldNYJim

Nice flake! Love the color!

Really?? ??? I never knew that! GREAT tip!

I seem to remember that directions for that Duplicolor enamel clear say not to recoat unless it’s within an hour of the previous coat, or MORE THAN a week later...not in between Did you get it in between that window somewhere?

Dollar store googly eyes!

You won the prize! ?. Ive always hoped to get one of those Katch the Kat versions of the kits but never found one yet - they’re cool!

If you leave the keys in it someone could steal it...wise not to leave them in there Steve ? That engine looks outstanding, really impressive work ??

That color is outstanding! I really like it! Nice job!

This is coming together really nicely - outstanding work!

Thanks fellas! Tiny bit of progress today - getting ready to move next week so that’ll slow progress a bit now... Steering crank parts, fresh off the cutter: Add a little bar to connect the crank to the front... Make sure it clears the headers (and that the crank could turn without hitting anything, and ditto the linkage) I’ll detail this up some and clean it up properly after we move - but that’s another part ticked off the list! Next job will probably be the rest of the steering setup, and then a firewall. More soon (ish)!

He also had a fundraising page setup years ago so he could buy the actual car back, and then he held a fundraiser to move from Hawaii because that’s what was holding him up with the scale version and then he had a fundraiser because he needed to install a fan in his hobby room for the 3D printer... As far as I can tell he doesn’t own the actual car, still lives in Hawaii and still hasn’t made any parts. He might have a fan by now tho ??

Fix pillar, then repaint, then add GLOSS clear so decals lay down nice and smooth without silvering (where the decal sheet gets air trapped under it and shows ‘silver’ spots from being applied to a matt surface), then decal and clear if you so wish ??

I hope all the stores are getting a few of the Revell 29 kits - I’m hoping to pick a couple up next weekend. My local Michael’s still has stock of the DEUCE kits, so I don’t suppose they’ll be stocking the Model A anytime soon...

Outstanding work Steve!!! Looks GREAT!

Thanks for your continued support Steve! I’m thinking of a nice pastel blue for this one - haven’t quite found the shade that I’m looking for yet though. Might have to just mix something to get what I’m imagining in my head... Thanks buddy! I’m kinda with you, yes! I had the blower stuff sitting on the bench so I tried it and kinda liked it (and liked it more the longer I looked at it), but my original idea was something more subtle but mechanically interesting still - like a Hilborn mechanical fuel injection setup maybe? That’s more what I originally had in mind...the block still looks HUGE in there, which I like, but it’s not as ‘bad’ (or good, depending on your viewpoint) as with the big blower. Need to keep thinking on that... Meanwhile, I was putting off making headers, but I needed to so that I can do the steering parts so that was today’s project. Did some research on tube sizes, and 1 7/8” seemed to be the consensus of what would be a sensible diameter for a traditional size pipe coming out of a Hemi...nowadays 2 1/2 to 3” pipes seem to be more common from what I was reading but they’d run a little smaller back in the day: These are the individual headers from the AMT Showboat kit, which I like because you get 32 of them in the box ?. That’s where I got the intake system from - but I still need to do some research and make sure it’s appropriate for this engine. I stripped the chrome, cleaned up each pipe and then did some careful measuring and positioning to get them to match on both sides...they measure out to just under 2 inches diameter, so I think they’d work ok without choking that Hemi too much, but still looking traditional and not as big and chunky as people might run now. Something I wanted to do was to get the angle of the pipes to match the angle of the cowl, when viewed from the top - or close as I can on a cowl that has a bow in it, anyway. I think I like ‘em! More soon - need to figure out steering next!

Nice job! Looks like a complex decal job, but you got them nailed - looks great in that flouro yellow too! Killer! I’ll be watching!

Not that you were asking me, but it seems like the FIA left a hole in the rules that didn’t account for the “can’t forget something you’ve learned” aspect of parts sharing between manufacturers and they’ve compromised between somewhat placating the other teams and trying to let Racing Point off the hook a little and ended up pleasing nobody. I’m glad that racing is happening again to though Back on topic - great looking build! I love it! Makes me want to build one of my own! The paint looks great on it, in particular, very clean and well done ??

Why / how did you have Guido, who lives half a planet away from you, cast that engine?

LOVE that color! What is it? Looks AMAZING!

This is going to be a great build Also, I like your detailed threads with lots of photos and progress pictures! I’ll be following!

A little tiny bit more today - made that third linkage we were talking about: Tried to make it visually similar to the hairpins on the front end...this would work ok, right? I figure the two trailing arms on the bottom of the axle stop the axle rocking back and forth relative to the frame (but allowing it to swing up and down) and then this one stops it being able to move side to side if I mount it like this (at least, when coupled with the airbags): All the geometry throws me a little on this stuff, but I think my theory’s right? Meanwhile, at the other end of the car, dug out a collection of Hemi parts from my stash: I had a block and trans left over from an AMT 53 Stude kit, and a blower left from a Mod Rod kit...I wasn’t necessarily going for anything as wild as that, but now it’s in there I kinda like it! I need to do some research and figure out what trans AMT has moulded into that Hemi to see if it’s something that COULD be used on the street in principle, but it’s a fun look! Quick bench mock-up to see how it would look on it’s wheels: I’d drive* it! More soon! *probably crash

10-4 on that! I was thinking of a three link on the rear rather than a 4 link, just to keep it nice and clean looking, but still mechanically feasible. I could hide a third linkage above the axle and it wouldn’t be too easy to see but if you knew to look for it it would be in there. Still not totally decided on that, but now the bottom linkages and bags are on there I can add some of those bits. Do I need shocks on the rear still with the airbags on there? I’ve seen it done both ways - need to learn more about these, I guess! Not traditional in the slightest I guess - but it gave the the stance I wanted! ? I think it looks cool, on it’s wheels! Thanks buddy! I like the idea of a Hemi too! I need to look in my stash here... I know I’ve got an AMT Hemi here from the 53 Studebaker kit, I think it might be more race oriented than street though from memory? I know it’s a twin blower setup, which is more than I was looking for for this one, but I might have something a little less crazy that could work. Need to visit the junkyard and do some diggin’ around! Not much progress today, but as I’m replying anyway I found a spot for the gas tank. I spent the morning making a couple of tanks that could run under the floor, one either side of the driveshaft...but when I’d made them I hated them. Went with a simple round one - measured it and worked out the volume, it would hold about 11 gallons in real life, if I did my math right. Should be good for 50 miles or so at least ? A rectangular one would hold more gas, obviously, but this one would fit and give clearance for the axle even in it’s lowest sitting position and I don’t have to cop out and say “the gas tank’s under the seat so you can’t see it!” or whatever. That said, the battery is almost certainly going to be under the seat, along with the compressor for the air-ride ?? More soon!

Good deal!

Absolutely! Yes, I should’ve mentioned that - thanks Steve!

Not picture related, but maybe upgrade related - often when I post a reply (with or without pics attached) I get stuck on “Saving...” and the post never posts...like this: Ditto, adding an image to a post - helpfully the software just did it again when I was posting the image above...it looks like it’s trying to upload it but nothing ever happens... I have a work-around that I’ve been using, but just a heads up Dave. Thanks for all you do for the site!

I know this is an old post, but what an incredible build! Very very cool indeed. I’d love to know how much time is in that...PLENTY, I would think...