Dennis Lacy

Killer idea! One of the best versions of the Foose truck I’ve seen yet.

Thanks, Man! I knew what I was doing, you just had to ride it out to the end to see it all come together, LOL!

Thanks, Tim! Glad you like what I did with my spin on the truck. I had an absolute blast creating it (except for the ridiculous amount of masking it took to get 4 different color on various surfaces of the cab alone!) This truck project and quite a few others you did back in the day left a huge impression on me and all these years later I haven't forgotten them. Back then when I would read those articles or the show coverages and see all of the names (many that became staples for years) there was an element of disconnect as I couldn't imagine actually being able to interact with you or any of them. The Internet has a lot of negative aspects with it but certainly one big positive is being able to connect people all over the world with a common hobby passion on forums like this. This won't be the only model I build that takes direct inspiration from your old Column and also don't forget, there's still a Sister RPU sitting on deck!

The McGee roadster is my absolute favorite ‘32 Roadster off all time. Will enjoy watching you build this tribute.

Thanks! I enjoy the process and seeing plain parts come to life.

UPDATE! I've been chipping away at getting paint on this thing. As of today all of the engine, wheels and chassis parts are finish painted, except for the frame which is ready for final color but I'm waiting to spray it at the same time as the body as they'll be the same color. The wheels were finished by first spraying Tamiya Silver Leaf, then brush painting the centers Model Master Jet Exhaust followed by sealing with Tamiya semi-gloss clear. The knock-off's were also sprayed in Silver Leaf but left as-is out of the can. And here's the colors. The accent on the engine, axles and other parts above is Tamiya Champagne Gold while the body and frame are going to be Cobalt Green. Body and interior heading for primer tomorrow!

Bitchin!

Many of you should know the name Tim Boyd by now as he has been a regular contributor to model car magazines for decades. One of his biggest focusses in the hobby is scale Hot Rods and Street Rods and the pages of those magazines have been filled with his how-to projects. He also used to do a monthly column for Street Rodder Magazine called "Modelers Corner". One particular issue, the May 1990, left a huge impression on me and remains one of my favorite scale Street Rod how-to articles of all-time. I was 10 years old when this issue came out and actually didn't discover it until I was 13 (1993) when I spent a summer reading through my Dad's entire back catalog of Street Rodder. I ended up keeping the May 1990 issue aside and over the years read it until the binding came apart. Not only did I love the scale Street Rod that Tim created and the detailed how-to that he provided, I also loved that the Editor saw fit to print the article all in one shot rather than break it up over 2 or 3 issues as Tim has stated was the original plan. Here is the intro to the article. Note that with this being printed in 1990 this means the model was actually created in 1989 using the best Street Rod kit bashing parts available at the time from such kits as Monogram's 1937 Ford Sedan and ZZ Top Eliminator Coupe, Revell's 1926 T Sedan as well as, AMT's controversial 1933 Ford Sedan Street Rod - Not to mention Revell's 1929 Pickup kit as a foundation. I had been wanting to build a '29 Pickup inspired by this article for years and in the Summer of last year (good ol' 2020!) I decided that it was time to make it happen. It was not my intention to build an exact duplicate - and I didn't. Instead I did what Tim's column suggested, I got started on my own version of a scale street rod pickup. That said, there were some key design elements from Tim's truck that I knew mine had to have to keep it recognizable as a tribute such as the wheels, exhaust, basic engine, frame modifications and overall late 1980's "billet/smoothie" theme. I didn't plan it at the beginning but somewhere along the way I got the idea also make it surf shop themed. This model was a true labor of love. I hope you like it @tim boyd !!! - Revell 1929 Pickup frame, fenders, cab, bed, radiator and shell. - Frame Z'd and rebuilt at rear, center "X" bracing made from cut down Monogram 1937 Ford Sedan frame pieces. - Revell 1932 Ford series dropped front axle, tie rod, 4-bar links, shocks and disc brakes. - AMT 1934 Ford 5-Window Corvette independent rear suspension with Revell '32 series disc brakes and AMT Ala Kart shocks. - Monogram 1937 Sedan original issue Boyd Coddington wheels in Revell '32 Roadster HiBoy tires. - AMT '34 5-Window small block Chevy engine with valve covers, belt drive, alternator, A/C compressor and block hugger headers from original issue '37 Sedan. Weiand tunnel ram intake and carbs from AMT '66 Nova Pro Street with air filter from Revell '37 Ford Convertible. Parts By Parks wired distributor, Detail Master street rod wire looms and Detail Master #1 fuel line and fittings. Modified exhaust with Supertrapp mufflers from Revell '67 Malibu Pro Street. - Modified '37 Convertible dashboard with added stereo head unit. Monogram ZZ Top steering column and Revell 1940 Convertible steering wheel. Revell 1926 T Sedan door panels, seats, seat riser, pedals and E-brake handle. Front floor modified from Revell 1932 Dan Fink Speedwagon. AMT '34 5-Window shifter. - Revell 1929 Ford Roadster headlights. Revell '32 Sedan taillight on '29 Pickup bracket. - Revell 1937/38 Ford Pickup surf decals and surfboard. Monogram "Blue Bandito" '29 Pickup SCUBA tanks, swim fins, face mask, utility belt and duffel bag. - Photo reproduced 1929 Hawaii license plate. - Tamiya colors throughout. Polished with Adam's Paint Correcting polish and waxed with Adam's buttery Wax.

UPDATE! Okay, everyone. I've got good news and bad news. The good news is that my truck that started this whole @tim boyd tribute thread is finished! The bad news is that I simply don't have time tonight to post the finished pictures and write the description. Hopefully tomorrow night I'll be able to unveil the finished model...

Wow, Dan, this turned out absolutely killer! It looks like an absolute bad ass ready to kill. I love everything about it. As for the white grill... Everything always looks worse and exaggerated in digital close up pictures. I bet in person where the grill is only an inch tall it looks just fine.

This turned out killer! Great color choices. Love the wheel and tire combo and "Street Is Neat" decal. I also especially like the really dark "stained" bed floor and how it looks with the black bed frame and chrome strips. Couple of observations. It looks like you molded in part of the modern Revell '29 Roadster firewall? The floor carpet looks like it's some kind of fabric? Are the headers modified Phantom Vicky?

Thanks, Tim! I love it too. It's like a family member. I also love the 5.0 Mustang's. Quite possibly the best bang-for-the-buck cars ever produced. They were inexpensive to begin with, hauled butt stock (for the time) and have seen a seemingly endless performance parts aftermarket that's also generally very reasonably priced. I'd bet with your career at Ford you have plenty of interesting stories. I'd love to hear them some time if we're ever lucky enough to cross paths. Speaking of LX 5.0's... I had one of those, too! This '88 was my daily driver for 14 years. I bought it in March of 1999 for $1400 when I was 19 years old. It was a freshly painted roller (brand new color for '99 called Atlantic Blue) and by June I scrounged up an engine and trans for it and had it on the road. At it's evolution peak it was good for 320hp and 335tq to the wheels on a Dynojet and would run the 1/4 mile at 112mph. The ET's were terrible on regular 17" tires with the first 3 gears being a slip & slide. Dragstrip wasn't my thing much anyhow as the car was set up for corner carving. This car would absolutely murder those smug GM LS1 F-Body and Corvette owners. It was also good enough to take down a stock 2003 Terminator Cobra and the first year 2001 385hp ZO6 Vette's. Good times...

So I’ve had an Instagram account for over 3 years now and currently have over 3,100 followers. Most of what I share is shop work and hot rods but I also have been sharing models for most of that time. Mostly just the significant looking mock ups and finished work. The feedback on my model posts has been extremely positive and I get just as much comments/likes (in some cases more) as the full scale stuff. It seems there’s a whole bunch of hot rodders out there who enjoy seeing a nicely crafted traditional hot rod model as much as a full scale one. I’ve had a few tell me they look forward to and anticipate my “Sunday Models” posts (as Sundays are generally my workbench days and when I update my forum threads too) and a couple guys have told me that seeing my models has inspired them to start building again!

As much as I’m way past using those old out of proportion AMT ‘32 bodies I have to admit this has a really good look to it so far!

@Kit Karson Still so happy for you, brother! Seems like a great little truck that should bring you many miles of joy.

Thanks for the mention @tim boyd My Dad and I own and operate a 2-man shop in Southern California called Early V8 Garage. We specialize in 1930’s and 1940’s Ford’s, both stock and early style traditional hot rods. He created the shop in 1996 (but has been in our shop building since 1985, previously his hobby shop) and I have been there since 1999 (just after turning 19 and bailing on my job at PepBoys.) It’s always been just the 2 of us. In addition to working on and building cars we also have an exclusive line of products for converting 1932 to 1938 Ford’s from their original mechanical brakes to hydraulic (master cylinder bracket/linkage kits, pre-bent brake line kits, fittings, etc.) Between 2005-2007 I built this authentic to the 40’s ‘27 T Roadster on ‘32 rails. I put thousands of miles on this car and sadly sold it in 2013 and it now resides in Australia. But, it couldn’t have gone to a better person and we are now good friends. This is my ‘32 Pickup which most of the time is my daily driver (and it has Tim’s favorite motor!) My dad gave me this truck when I was 2 and it was completely stock. It’s now on its 3rd version. Outside of hot rods my other automotive love are late 80’s and early 90’s 5-liter Mustangs. They are the only “modern” car I’ve had since I was 15. Here’s my current original paint 1987 GT that is lightly modified at the moment but in a few months will get a full old school Ford Motorsport GT40 engine parts combo that I’ve been collecting for a proper “1992” build.

Cool! I have seen pictures of that little steak bed ‘29 somewhere before. It is the epitome of the 70’s! Your stance, wheel/tire selection and proportions look right. (I wish they got the stance right on those “A” kits.) I also like the color and that torquey Cleveland should have no trouble turning those fat slicks! What brand RPU cab did you use?

@BullysCustomModelParts Love the rendering! Can’t wait to see the model come together.

UPDATE! Finished up fabricating a lot of odds & ends today. I wasn't happy with the shape and scale thickness of the drag link arm I hung from the cowl last week. The offset in it meant the drag link rod would have to attach in from behind. It also wasn't long enough to make the drag link rod level so I would have had to put an offset bend in it. To remedy all of that I built a new pitman arm from .020" sheet and was then able to tape things together enough to make the drag link which was built from the rod ends cut away from the Revell '32 kit with a new rod made from .040". I also ditched the front 4-link suspension arms and replaced them with more traditional looking hairpin arms from Revell's '32 5-Window Coupe. I modified the ends by thinning, drilling and inserting pins which fit into matching holes on the frame rails. After some consideration to different options I decided to mount the new headlights (Revell '29 Roadster) through the side of the radiator shell. I cut away the radiator cap and inserted a small steel pin into it so that it can be painted and installed separately. I also added the 4 flathead hose connections to the radiator. I finally made some inner rim halves for the front wheels. They are from Revell's '32 HiBoy Roadster kit with the centers removed and the rims thinned down. I decided to change the rear tires as I felt that the narrow M&H slicks didn't suit the car as it now has a low-slung "sports rod" look. The tires come from Revell's '31 Sedan and have been turned inside out so the whitewall inserts are to the inside (and they will be painted.) You'll have to take my word for it but I did mock the car up with them and it looks a bunch better. Plus, these are ever so slightly taller and wider. Out back I mounted a modified Revell '37 Pickup taillight and license plate mount. I installed a piece of 3/32" tube to the back of the body and sanded it to correct the installed angle of the plate and light. The plate/light assembly pins into the tube. Lastly, I was looking at the frame and I felt like the center cross member needed a little more detail. I thought and thought and then it hit me. I was able to trim away the back face of the 1932-style cross member found in AMT's modern version of the Ala Kart show rod. This makes the back edge look a little more finished and structural. So that's about it for the fabrication work! The chassis, engine and wheel parts are heading into primer this week and I'll get the paint colors I need ordered. I have the color scheme all worked out!

Nice work tuning up the flaws of the ramp body. It's one thing that the compartments weren't fully boxed in but seriously, nobody realized the ramps wont fit in their storage area?! Way to go MPC!

Oh yeah, LOVE the color choice! I think the roof insert and running boards painted are what it needs. Flat white headers would tie into that nicely. Maybe a white grill insert, too?

This is absolutely BAD ASS! The conversion looks right-on from every angle and the stance/proportions are perfect. Someone needs to duplicate it full scale!!!

That works good. I stripped and painted my wheels because the plating was a little thin in spots and I didn’t want orange showing. Doesn’t really go with pink and purple! ?

I was 5 in ‘85 so I was there, too! I loved watching Miami Vice with my mom for the cars. I still have and listen to the soundtrack. ?

Thanks, Alan. Too kind of you! My fabrication wasn’t always so successful. I feel like only in the last few years I’m finally building models that I’m satisfied with.