Paul Payne

I tried dry brushing flat light tan in the appropriate places to simulate old cracked leather. If you have seen Ed Iskendarian's roadster, the old leather has split and the stuffing is coming out.

There was a thread somewhere in here about some people turning up their nose at modifying a diecast. Well, if a metal model of the subject is the only material available, go for it. Believe me, this is much tougher in some respects because of grinding die casting metal that is more like steel than zinc alloy (in this case). And here's a funny thing- modelers who use metal in their models (like the late great Augie Hiscano) got more respect! What looked like a great model under a lot of black paint ended up looking very different when stripped. I would love to have one as well, Saltie, but way beyond my budget. Lots of great photos on the internet.

The grille and grille shell section alone is worth the price of admission! BTW, regarding insanity- check out the Hurricane Typhoon made from junk- aka egg crate grille and the car behind it.

Enjoy!

It's going to be a very weathered but very hard working truck. Named Babe after Paul Bunyan's blue ox. Made a headache rack from a roll bar. Cut down a tool box from the Nascar kits to fit on the running board. Dual vertical exhaust stacks through the running boards behind the cab. Cranked out windshield. And the hemi. Lots of chains, shackles, and tow hooks. And a trailer hitch. More pix when I get more done. BTW, looking through the post it looks like something got out of order.

New for 1949! Introducing the Hurricane Typhoon! Two passenger luxury roadster! Boat tail styling inspired by the classics! Blade bumpers inspired by the Phantom Corsair! 800 cubic inch V-16 with dual overhead cams, and two centrifugal superchargers! 2000 horsepower! Six speed manual transmission with overdrive and two speed rear axle! 200 miles per hour! Nothing else like it on Planet Earth! Sorry, I couldn't resist- after all it was made from junk! Now for some pix. I decided that a couple of comparison shots with the Bugatti Royale and 1966 Pierce Arrow would give a good idea of just how large this 1/25th scale model is.

FINISHED!!!! One pic here, go to Under Glass for more pics!

Thanks, Ace! Means a lot coming from you. I've learned a lot from your builds, too.

Got a lot of weathering done- still more to do, of course. Will need to grind more in the engine compartment to make the hemi fit, and also grind inside the grille to adjust the radiator fit (too close to the engine). Used white pastel to weather the tires and did more on the seat. Mostly done with pastel rubbed on the area then worked with my finger (best) or a q-tip (doesn't stick as well).

Make it a sleeper- put an Ardun flathead with fuel injection under the hood.

Promising! More!

Got some primer on the hull- now the lines are clearer than before- will need to be sanded and a second coat applied before planking begins- decided to go with the cedar planking instead of the strip wood.

Got a lot of weathering done- still more to do, of course. Will need to grind more in the engine compartment to make the hemi fit, and also grind inside the grille to adjust the radiator fit (too close to the engine). Used white pastel to weather the tires and did more on the seat. Mostly done with pastel rubbed on the area then worked with my finger (best) or a q-tip (doesn't stick as well).

That is soooooooooooooooooo nice!

You could always break out the pastels and weather it....................

I got- my fingers dirty! Been weathering the Power Wagon with pastels! Much easier than laying on a shiny perfect paint job.......................and fun!

Thanks everyone for their input. So- who will be the first to recreate one- and- will it be stock or custom?

When you look at pix of hot rods from the 40's, most of them sat level. When they raced, larger diameter rear tires were often used, giving the rods a slight rake. Can't wait to see more!

No pix, but the last couple days I have been applying Molotow to some scratch built blade bumpers, brush painting a Model A body with Testors gunmetal- a very dark slate blue- and painting out the numbers on a license plate to add new characters.

Just came across this post and figured my 2 cents might be of interest. How about the Novi Indy car engine in 1/25th scale? Another possibility- the Stuart Hilborn streamliner body, as well as the prototype fuel injection system for the 21 stud flathead (first hotrod to run 150mph).

Not seeing the pix...............

Really liking this- the gauge panel looks fantastic!

Love it, love it, love it! This is one that should be built full size with no changes!

Better and better! Put me on the list for those tires- hint hint- block treads?