Dennis Lacy

UPDATE! More parts finished! Here's all the surf junk for the bed detailed out. A bunch of tedious steps masking and painting the scuba tanks! RRR suggested off-site that I should add a strap to the goggle so I'm contemplating that. The board and shark decal are from Revell's 37/38 Ford Pickup while the rest is from Monogram's "Blue Bandito" '29 Roadster Pickup retro release. Frame is finished purple and clear coated. Here's the rest of the finished suspension parts, some of which were hung up waiting on their purple paint to go with the frame. And to get an idea of how the purple and pink will look together... At this point I have a little more clean up work to do on the cab, bed and fenders and they are heading to primer in the coming week. I'm waiting on a can of paint to show up in the mail so that I can complete the "upholstery" painting. I'm also waiting on a restock of Tamiya masking tape to show up that I likewise need to finish up interior stuff.

@CabDriver @Kit Karson That’s one hell of a nice offer. I’d take him up on it if I were you!

As the owner of a full scale ‘32 Pickup I approve of this thread! Conversion looks good as does your suspension and engine detailing. Speaking of the engine, nice choice! A Ford in a Ford. @tim boyd will be pleased!

Minus the tunnel ram intake and cut down windshield, that’s just about as nice out of the box as you can get!

Roadster is looking good so far! I can’t help but think that poor stock flathead needs some hot rod equipment on it, though.

That’s the way to go. Does a lot to make it look more like a scale vehicle and less like a toy. And that other frame looks to certainly be from the Uncertain T ?

@Kit Karson Very methodical as usual!

@krassandbernie LOL! Thanks for the kind words.

UPDATE! Still working away here. Got the motor completely assembled. Couldn't be happier with the way it turned out both in color scheme and parts selection. Extra detail courtesy of a Parts By Parks pre-wired distributor, a combo of Model Car Garage and Detail Master wire looms, Detail Master #1 fuel line and line nuts with a scratch built T from .040" square rod. If this doesn't scream 80's Billet I don't know what does! I did run into a snag with the wire looms and thankfully something compelled me to test fit a wire before starting any motor assembly. As it turns out the wire holes in the Detail Master looms (Pic 1) are too small for the wires on the Parts By Parks distributor! Total bummer!! What to do? Well, looking at one of my sheets of Model Car Garage wire looms I found that there are some with stand-offs (Pic 2 circled in red) and the stand-offs could be cut down into a short tab and fit perfectly into the alignment slots on the Detail Master loom plates. So I was able to prepare a new pair of looms combining pieces from both brands (Pic 3). That was a lucky save! Here's some finish pieces such as the fully assembled Corvette IRS with added disc brakes, front axle with brakes installed, exhausts with hangers, clamps and tips all paint detailed. And I just could not resist doing a mock up with the finished engine and wheels. I just love the way the paint detailed Corvette IRS looks peeking out the back. In the coming week my goal (iffy weather permitting) is to get the frame, more interior pieces and the surf gear for the bed finish painted and possibly get the body parts in their first round of primer. We'll see how it goes.

Go man, go! (And I happen to know all those parts are looking pretty gray as of tonight.)

@Kit Karson Updated plan sounds good to me!

UPDATE! Getting stuff painted. Most of the pink accent parts are in color and today I did detail painting of various pieces. Some of them still need to be sealed in gloss clear but here's a few groups of parts... Assembled the radiator with its electric fan and cap. Wheels are finished in Tamiya TS30 Silver Leaf with their semi-gloss clear for a satin finish. Here's a look at the frame all in one color. I need to wet sand and reprime to clean a few marks up then it will be ready for paint. Lastly, I couldn't resist mocking up a few motor parts for a look. Got my transport box loaded up with parts to take with me to work for paint in the coming week. Some to get sealed in clear and others for primer.

@Bullybeef Sounds good!

Can’t wait to see it come together!

Chassis looks fantastic!

This is the best of the '48 Woody kit I've ever seen. Beautiful job and stunning, accurate details!

That's as nice a Lil Coffin as I've ever seen!

It said above the picture but maybe the way I wrote it wasn’t totally clear. A few years ago Monogram reissued their classic 1929 Roadster Pickup kit as “The Blue Bandito”. It is a retro throwback to the original and second issues of the kit back in the 60’s, “The Blue Beetle”. They reverse-engineered the content back to that original configuration which included all of the blue gear you see + a surf board (long board) and spear gun. Neat stuff. You can find them on eBay most of the time but the prices with postage are in the $40-$60 range, typically.

@Kit Karson That '34 chrome tree is interesting. It's almost like the operator realized their mistake in the middle of blowing on the chrome and aborted. @Rocking Rodney Rat Sweet! Time to start digging in!!!

Absolutely bad ass! Very nice work on the wheels. Just like the full size cars, the larger diameter wheels balance out the proportions of these cars to perfection. It’s all they need.

I’m having a blast. Traditional hot rods are my true love but there’s just something about these 80’s street rods. This is only the beginning. More projects like it to come...

I can’t wait to see where you take yours!

Nice work getting the top half to fit. First mock up looks really good!

Love it, Tim! @CabDriver This version is a 1:25 recreation of the original. Fun fact, though. When it came to recreating the decal sheet someone fumbled just before the goal line and forgot to downsize their scale from the original size so they're a bit big and don't fit well.

UPDATE! Spent another afternoon plugging away. At this point I'm pretty certain all of the necessary fabrication work is done and the project can move forward into the primer and paint phase. Exhaust system is fabricated. The blue sections were made from 3 sections each of the pipes in Revell's '37 Convertible. The white sections come from Revell's 1967 Pro Street Chevelle/Malibu and represent classic 80's Supertrapp mufflers (originally developed for motorcycles I believe) just like Tim used. One of the key recognizable design elements that were a must for my own truck. To the Corvette IRS I added some differential cover and spring U-bolt bolt detail. I added the windshield header from Revell's '26 T Sedan to make this area a little more interesting and also to strengthen and straighten the somewhat warped windshield header area. I also added a strip of .040" up inside for additional strength. The other day my paint order came in and here they are! Black for the fenders, purple for the frame, grill, cab and bed and pink accent for the engine and drivetrain. I decided to go with black fenders as a nod to the original commercial purpose of the truck and because I felt like purple on the fenders too might be a bit much. The pink accent will be a nod and tie-in to Tim's truck that inspired mine. I also got in a sheet of Hawaii license plates that I found on eBay. There is one of every year and style. I'll be using the 1929 plates as Hawaii (like many states) allows you to assign Year Of Manufacture plates on vintage vehicles. And the reason for the Hawaii license plates is because this is not only going to be an authentic late 80's street rod, it's also going to be a Surf Shop Truck on the Big Island! The decals and surf board come from Revell's 1937/1938 Ford Pickup while the rest of the items come from Monogram's "Blue Bandito" 1929 Pickup which was a retro reissue with all of it's original "Blue Beetle" content restored, scuba gear included. Monogram surprised everyone with this kit restored and I've been waiting for a just-right project to finally use these accessories. Here's the last mock up before primer sprays. Included is all of the surf junk and you can also see the Supertrapp muffler peeking out under the running board. I can't wait to see this truck come together in color! That's it. Next time I update there will be lots of pink and purple parts!