Dennis Lacy

ABSOLUTELY BITCHIN!!! ?

@Speedpro Nice update, Paul! I’m digging the angled splash apron.

Today was a good one. All chassis and engine parts are primed with Tamiya Fine Gray. Picture proof below! I’m still not totally decided on a color scheme but I’m closing in. I’ll need to order some colors but I can paint a few things in the meantime. More soon! ?

Good news! All of the chassis and engine parts are loaded up in my highly sophisticated travel box and heading with me to my shop to get going on primer and paint. ?

@Rocking Rodney Rat Interesting! It must be the resin body. The wheel wells fit it perfectly but maybe it’s just a little out of shape at the bottom.

Stunningly well done!

Good looking 40 Coupe! Just a few well planned tweaks to that kit to the next level of cool. Perfect color choice, too.

A little more work on the Roadster. I was originally thinking that I’d simply use the kit dashboard and maybe a 40 Ford wheel but got to thinking that this car needs something classier. I massaged a 40 Ford dash from Revell’s 32 5-Window to fit, added a new column drop to it, made a simple round rod column which now fits into an angled receiver hole at the bottom and mounted a Revell 1948 Ford steering wheel. Much better! ?

Thanks! Below is the kit-bashing breakdown: Box-stock Rat Roaster and newer chassis & engine (only mod is lowering the rear), radiator & grill. DCC body. Sedan kit firewall, hood top, wheel wells, stock 32 taillights and interior with some extra details and 40 Ford wheel. Original 1998 issue Hi Boy Roadster wheels and rear tires (which are now also in the new Sedan issue), Revell 40 Ford street rod front tires. So it’s more kit-bashed than it seems at first glance. ?

Here’s the first post-paint mock up. Really happy with the color I chose. If you look close you will see that the interior assembly is in the body. Happy to report it fits perfectly thanks to Drag City Casting bodies being the same exact thickness as the kit bodies they’re based on. The more pliable resin body makes installing the interior WAY easier than the stiffer kit Sedan body. Been there, done that! The two interior floor alignment holes align with the two studs on the frame floor of the newer Roadster chassis perfectly. Thank you, Revell. The only fit issue I’ve run into (and it’s my own fault for not checking during fabrication ?) is after taping the wheel wells into place the body will not fit down onto the frame properly. The “hat” section of the frame floor is a little wider than the other 32 series frames so it doesn’t fit between the Sedan wheel wells. Some strategic trimming will solve this but it’s a bummer to deal with after paint. I would guess this would also be a problem if trying to mount the 32 series 3-Window, 5-Window or even first gen Roadster body on the newer Roadster frame, so be aware if your thinking of those combinations. Also of note: 1) The roof insert and inside of body will be flat black after I get a fresh can. 2) The body has not been polished or waxed yet. ?

Neat work on the hood! Also, the stance and proportions look great and I dig the ribs on the roof. ?

Actually, when I created this top for Drag City Casting the original fitment was for the Revell Rat Roaster and a model I had built out of that body and chopped windshield, seen below. If you look at old pictures of 40’s and 50’s 32 Roadster tops this is how they fit, covering the upper edge of the body around the seat. They don’t sit on the body like a stock top does. I had to relieve the lower inside edge a bunch to get it to fit this Monogram 1:24 body and chop the windshield an 1/8”. I’m gonna do a little more because by the time the body has primer, paint and clear on it the top probably won’t fit again.

Thanks, Steve! I had bought the spray can for a different project (one of Revell’s 90 Mustangs) a couple of years back but that project is going through a redirection (including a color change) so it was really a matter of, “What do I have on hand?” when it came to the sedan. That said, I’m really glad I went with it!

By the looks of the sky this morning I thought it might be too cold to clear coat today but the sun came out late morning I was able to get it done moments ago. Like the chassis, the base paint darkened nicely. This paint is a dead-ringer for Ford Titanium Frost optional on 90-92 Mustangs and others. I can’t wait to see this body polished and waxed. And yeah, I do all my spraying at the shop. Here’s the picture background NOT blurry or obstructed. ?

@Tom Kren Dang, Tom, that’s looking great! I think that’s the best look at one of Joel’s blown flatheads I’ve had so far. Neat stuff.