Dennis Lacy

Alan, you definitely understood the assignment! Love it! This truck is everything a late 80’s - early 90’s street rod should be. I love the use of a V6 (a fairly catchy trend back then) and the Jag IRS which is more faithful to what Tim originally did than Vette IRS I used. And, what fairgrounds show wouldn’t be complete without a mini rod to cruise back and forth to the beer stand. ?

Rad! Looks super tuff with the bigger slicks and skinny 12-spokes. What are your impressions of putting the chassis together?

I like it! Particularly I like the way the weathered hood, cab and bed look with the flat black fenders, like they are primed replacements for what might have been damaged or missing pieces. I also like the contrast of the modern dressed (billet valve cover and air filter) small block and modern large diameter wheels.

Beautiful straight from the box build! ?

I absolutely LOVE this, Tim. It’s period perfect throughout. Impressive engine detailing for the time but most impressive are the super clean black reveal lines. That detail makes the model and something I’m gonna need to pull off for an upcoming resto-rod project.

Very nice out of the box build of this great old Revell kit. The color scheme is unexpected and I dig it!

I remember it well when the Hinman Roadster was unearthed and followed intently on Instagram as it’s new caretaker, Eli English, made it road worthy again and then races at TROG. It’s an incredible piece of hot rod history! I think you’re doing a great job on your scale replica so far. It definitely captures the essence of the full scale car.

I love the way this Coupe turned out! Killer color choice and the hood side mods for the headers to come through looks so awesome. Other details I dig are the headlight bar and the way the green plug wires look against the minty firewall.

@Dan Hay Exterior looks sooooo good! Great color choice and love the headlights. Absolutely nothing!

I’m with you. I prefer the Coupe with the Nailhead and the Roadster with the SBC. Then again, I’ve built 2 Coupes and 2 Roadsters and haven’t used either engine so far! ?

I saw that Jäegermeister hauler in person at a show last month and it is MIND BLOWING. ???

Completely agree.

THAT I completely agree with. ??

I used to feel the same way about SBC’s, then I put one in my ‘32 Pickup and now completely understand! ??? It is just a fact of life that the SBC is the most traditionally used hot rod engine, ever. That said, the original release of the ‘29 Roadster included a beautifully rendered Buick Nailhead with two induction choices and it’s still available in the reissue of the ‘30 Coupe.

@Mr. Metallic Thanks for taking the time to measure and share the results, Craig. I wonder why they can’t seem to make both sides of the body the same dimension? I realize .020” doesn’t seem like a lot but it can be relative to 1:25 scale. I also wonder if the other bodies in the series (3-Window, 5-Window, Sedan, Dan Fink Woody) share the same discrepancy?

Roadster looks great so far. Good color choice! I have two of these kits (so far) but have only opened one and the windshield frame was tweaked. I think it’s a combination of design flaw of the part tree and the noticeably softer plastic they’re using these days. ?‍♂️

@Speedpro More excellent work on @Kit Karson truck! The turn signal bulbs are a nice touch.

I remember when you texted the mock up picture and before Gray’s name was mentioned that’s exactly what I thought of. Should be a good one! (Hot rods with fenders are a rare occurrence on your bench.)

Thanks for that but it’s a bit too early to tell ? The ‘65 has not been forgotten and will be finished. I think one more solid Sunday at the bench should have all of the changes sorted out and have it ready to start the paint process. Stay tuned… ?

Thanks! The “scoop” is not a separate piece. It was cut from the Mustang hood and will be grafted onto the Bronco after more trimming.

Starting a thread for this might be a little premature but what the heck. Nearly a year ago I grabbed a Revell First Gen Baja Bronco, Foose FD100 and a ‘90 Mustang LX with a Hobby Lobby gift card I received for my birthday. After getting home and digging through all 3 kits for the first time I started having kit-bashing visions for the Bronco right away but it’s taken a while to get around to it. I figure there’s more than enough 4x4 Broncos out there so why not upset the purists. ? The idea is to build a wicked little truck for the street with a strong drag race influence. Below is the initial mock up using the Weld Pro Star wheels, tires, slicks, wing and cowl hood bulge from the ‘90 Mustang kit. Power will come from the Roush 428 Big Block from the Foose FD100 with the simple belt drive from the Broncos stock small block (luckily the water pump and crank pulley center lines are the same) and I’ll cut all of the molded accessories from the timing cover. The radiator is from the Bronco with the electric fan from Revell’s 1948 Ford Convertible. Front suspension will be the IFS from Revell’s 1941 Willys Pro Street. Rear 9” axle, 4-link and coil-overs from the FD100. The axle will need to be narrowed some. From the ‘90 Mustang is the “aluminum” drag wing, cowl hood bulge (before it got cut out of the hood) and the Kirkey drag seats. That’s all for now. Just getting the main components figured out. Hoping to get started in the near future. Let me know your thoughts! ?

Thanks so much! It was great getting to meet you and get some of those killer louvered hoods. Your ‘32 RPU had my vote for the 1932 category. Best use of that body I’ve seen! Thanks so much, Tim! I’ll let you know if I come up with any more great ideas. Thanks so much, Roger! Modern hot rod? Stay tuned… Thank you! After seeing the level of quality you produce that means a lot! Thanks so much, Craig! Admittedly, not being able to share the project here was a bummer. In order to meet the deadline (and barely!) I had to side line my other projects which meant I had nothing to share for months. I definitely missed the interaction.

I enjoyed following the project and absolutely love the final result. Despite your gripes with the kit you sure turned it into something bad ass. The Rat Roaster wheels and blower assembly look killer. I was a kid in the 80’s when the pro street trend emerged and now in my 40’s I feel a real nostalgia for a really well done one like this.

@James2 I remember this model from years ago. Great to see it again. Still looks awesome!

That occurred to me after the fact. Wish I would have thought to wipe the numbers off because the wheels definitely are not 15” anymore either! ? Thank you! I really enjoyed the show. You guys put on a good one! It also helps that I live 10 minutes away. ? I also attended back in 2018 so I was happy to get back. Thank you, very kind of you to say!