Bernard Kron

Thanks for the reply. I found Steelers 43's Fotki pages. There are items there that I was unaware of. There are also items I have seen that aren't there. If anyone else has some web pages with other items that will help me in putting together an order. \ Thanx, B.

Thanks Bob!

Can anyone recommend a web resource that shows/lists HRM kits and parts? I realize that there are probably quite a few that have come and gone over the years so maybe there's more than one place to look.

Thanks everyone. I'm glad you dig it. The "Tin Box" foursome is no longer in my collection, but I plan to build replicas of them, perhaps with small changes reflecting improvements I thought of making since I built them 10 years ago. The AMT Double Dragster kit is truly one of the all-time greats! Thanks so much Dave. And it's great to see you back!

Thanks for the kind words on this eleven (!!) year old post. I'm amazed it's still here. This turned out to be the first of 4 models I managed to squeeze out of the tin box special issue of the veberable AMT double dragster kit that Round2 had just released at the time. Here are links to the other three, a Fiat altered, a twin engined dragster, and a Bantam competition coupe.

Best source I've found for traditional rod solid axle front suspension is ThePartsBox.com ( https://www.thepartsbox.com/ ). Not only do they offer a full selection of I-beam and tubular dropped front axles but, critically, they are wire reinforced so that they don't sag over time, which is a problem with resin re-pops of styrene front axles. I don't know of any one else who does this. Here's the link to their page with the front axle selection: https://www.thepartsbox.com/product-category/the-parts-box/exterior/suspension/ They also have rear suspension parts here: https://www.thepartsbox.com/product-category/the-parts-box/engines-drivetrain/drivetrain/ ThePartsBox.com is in Australia. Their site quotes prices in Australian Dollars. I'm in the USA and the AUD is currently worth USD .73. I count on delivery in about 3 weeks from order date. Quality is absolutely top shelf. Highly recommended.

Really nice clean, crisp builds on all four. Great looking results. ?? Several years ago, when the metal box Round 2 reissue came out, I took advantage of the extra parts trees in that version to squeeze 4 different models out of a single kit. Like you I used the AMT Competition T Bucket body on the Fiat chassis for one of them, for another I used an aftermarket resin body to build a competition coupe using the extra leftover dragster side rails, and the Fiat body landed up on scratch built frame rails with the extra altered suspension bits from the xtra chrome tree in the tin box. I intended to make a 5th model using the streamliner body but still haven't done it. Although this was 10 years ago now I was surprised to find they are still on the forum: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/29668-early-era-blown-t-bucket-altered/ http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/30833-henderson-bros-jacks-fiat-altered/ http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/46305-blown-side-by-side-twin-chevy-front-engined-dragster/ http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/46947-the-tin-box-32-bantam-competition-coupe/#entry504572

For 1971 this is state of the art - as good as it gets! Even by today's standards of high detail and aftermarket parts it stands up exceptionally well. Bravo!

Now that's a show winner in any scale! ??

I enjoyed going through all these pages of extremely fine and incredibly varied takes on the '29 Ford. Remarlable! While I've participated in it and I thought I had shown all I had worth showing I forgot to include one of my all-time favorite builds. It's from ten years ago and one of the few replica builds I've ever done. In 2011 there was a small independent hot rod movie called Deuce of Spades that came out. As you would think, given the title, it featured a drop-dead gorgeous black '32 Ford roadster. But it also featured, as the "bad guy's" car, was an equally impreive bright red '29 Ford roadster, referred to by the film crew as The Challenger. The actual car is owned by Jerry Mull who, when he learned I was building it, was gracious enough to send me extensive detail pictures of it. The actual car is powered by a small block Chevy, but Jerry told me when they made the movie they imagined it to be flat head powered, so that's how I built it. Since 2011 the front axle, a resin re-pop of the Revell '40 Fodr street rod dropped axle, has sagged badly, a common problem with resin axles. But the good news is that the resin caster, ThePartsBox.com, now makes it with a wire reinforcement cast in. Since this build I have used several of them and they are indeed sag-free. My intention is to repair the model and send it to Jerry. In the meantime here are some pics. The chassis is based on Revell '32 Ford rails, the motor based on a Revell '40 Ford piece and the body from an AMT '29 Ford. The hood and grill are from Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland while the louvers on the hood and deck are from Archer Fine Transfers. The paint is Duplicolor Flame Red with Testors Aluminum Plate Metalizer on the hood. Hope you all dig it. I sure had fun building it.

Thanks Phil. Of course covid hasn't helped in getting to Victoria. We're trying to figure how to make the cost of the ferry make sense by planning some sort of tourist junket. When my Sprite was running we took a lovely trip out to Long Beach and Tofino and stayed there for a week. The drive out and back to Victoria is something we will always remember. Thanks Larry. I think this will be a personal fave on my shelf.

Excellent execution and authoritatively accurate. Bravo!

Beautifully executed in that impactful yet restrained style that I enjoy so much from you. I'm planning an order from Rep Min which will include this body if it's still available. What is the source of the interior parts? Is the interior "bucket" from the Revell Fordor? Just re-read the box label. Did you have to have the interior parts shipped separately?

Once again, thanks so much for the kind words! As always, much appreciated.?☺️

Do you have links to the boat tail roadster (build and/or completion)? The lavender A is particularly nice. What's the paint you used (and of course, again the links, if any).

Salut Gilles, Thanks for this important update. I saw your post on Koolest Kruisers (top flight French auto modeler's forum with some of the finest builders you can hope to see) where you remind us that although it includes the Deuce grill, the motor and wheels have been swapped between the ' 29 Roadster and the '30 Coupe kits since the original releases. This means no Halibrand mag wheels in this kit, correct? And of course the motor is a Buick Nailhead with Hilborn injectors as the high power option instead of a GMC blower and dual 4 barrel carbs.

Thanks Russ. Dullcote can be magical stuff. As for the uptop, that's a really impressive conversion.

This one is my favorite. Is the windshield from the Phantom Vicky? And how was that great up-top done?

Lovely paint on this one.?

This is a spectacular piece of modeling, showing what can be achieved when this level of skill is applied to the kitbashing/scratchbuilding style of show car hot rodding. Massive thumbzupz! ????

Thanks Greg!

Thank you David.

Thanks to you all. Your comments are much appreciated! I really have to give credit to the original builder who gave me "good bones" to work with. While the overall stance is inevitably mine due to the fact that I chose the front axle, spring placement and wheels and tires, the initial proportions and the clear intention to set the rear axle as low as possible belong to the original builder. He also did very clean and precise work which gave me a head start on making this as sanitary a build as my skills would allow. If you've ever had the opportunity to look over an actual top-of-the-line 50's hot rod you will have to have been impressed by the fit and finish these early post war rodders were able to achieve - it's clearly part of the aesthetic and a key to the impact these cars have. The baby blue shade is not as unusual as modern viewers might think. Pale solids such a cream white, pale yellow and light blue, were popular alternatives to more expensive metallics and early candies and pearls, particularly on "summer cars" like open top roadsters where the fancier candy and pearl paints tended to fade rather quickly in sunnier climes. This car is based on a specific color photo of a 50's channeled roadster I saw on more than one occasion. I looked hard for it, both in my library of hot rod books and magazines and on the internet but I couldn't find it. A couple of very famous and significant vintage channeled roadsters from the 50's, the Tommy Foster roadster and the Paul FitzGerald car, each served to reinforce my mental picture, the Tommy Foster for its color and rolling stock even though it lacks full hood sides, and the Paul FitzGerald for the louvered full hood sides and stance, particularly of the rear 3/4s even though it has an extended custom shaped nose and bobbed frame horns. Of course both have cycle fenders. Again, thanx for the kind words, B. The Tommy Foster Lo-Boy Roadster: The Paul FitzGerald Lo-Boy Roadster:

Thanks Bob!

Aaaaannnddd another Deuce comes rolling off my bench, this time a traditional style channeled lo-boy roadster: