Paul Payne

Nice and low, great chop job, great color!

That is a beautifully detailed tranny- kit or scratch built linkage?

That is a beautiful build, and thanks for showing how you got there.

Alternate realities are fun! Weathered or shiny?

Keyser, when you get a minute, would love to see some pix of your projects!

The grand classics were grand in part due to their engines- Duesenberg with a dual overhead cam straight eight with 320 hp, Packard with the twin six,, Bugatti Royale with a 775 cubic inch 300 hp straight eight, Marmon and Cadillac with big V-16's, Auburn with a V-12- the modern interpretations never had very impressive engines. Regarding the Pierce Arrow, some careful disassembly, Future, and reassembly was all it really took on an original clean build- the parts cars either have broken windshield posts and the other one has a lot of glue damage around the windows-tube glue seems to bleach that nice maroon plastic.

Keyser, could you contribute that to my Renwal Revivals thread, maybe add some pix? I have compared the Pierce Arrow to Lindberg's Bugatti Royale and they are comparable!

Try the old freezer in a plastic bag method- couldn't hurt!

When I was at the Hoosier model contest and flea market this summer a vendor had a couple of built ups in that price range- I had already spent my allowance and they would have been duplicates but looking back I wish I had stretched my budget.

Mike, glad you like it, most of the basics are there, but still need to work out the front suspension and possibly axle skirts under the front fenders- something sort of like 30's Indy and GP cars. I now have a centrifugal supercharger for the engine, at least! NOT looking forward to making, installing, and adjusting all those hinges! BTW, the tires are from a 1/32 scale semi truck. For a project like this, I gather a lot of potential parts, then gradually pare them down to the ones that work best. This project is over 30 years old- when I get to it again, it will not only qualify for a bring out your dead, it may qualify for fossilization! That putty should be dry..................

Did you know- the 53 Studebaker 2 door hardtop bodies were used for all the Hawks, including the 62 to 64 GT Hawks? The Hawk fins were simply bolted on, and when they styled the GT Hawks, they simply didn't bolt them on. Eleven years for one body-not so much for the 4 door!

Lots of great info in this thread- almost hate to see it end- maybe start another?

Understand about things being almost done. It's a great looking truck and I look forward to seeing more of your builds- both WIP and pau!

Just discovered this thread. Excellent material on chopping and fitting! Your sense of proportion is excellent- far better than Mr. Foose- especially at the side window and windshield area. I also think your treatment and location of the rear fenders is spot on. At this late date, I do have a couple of comments- consider moving the front wheel openings forward and adding material back in behind. Mounting the headlights vertically and rounding the lower corners of the grill opening would blend things together- maybe mount the grill upside down and add small lights between the grill and main headlights? This thread will be a go to guide for body work for me!

The Renwal Revivals have had a cult following since they were introduced in 1966- 55 years ago! These 7 kits are unique to our hobby and are eagerly sought after. This thread intends to bring everything about these kits together in one place. I have been fortunate enough to have eventually found at least one of each of these- some built junkers, some clean builds, some unbuilt, and two projects involving restyling. My first restyling, started over 30 years ago, was of the Duesenberg- at that time I was obsessed with opening doors, as well as opening rear cowl and trunk- the kit includes a fanciful V-12 engine which Duesenberg never made, so a Monogram Duesenberg engine was included in the modifications. I also added a sectioned Monogram grill and a continental spare tire. I didn't really care for the Packard front end, so I also started rebuilding it, but admit to never really thinking it through. The roof and rear deck have a fabric texture but unfortunately have some sink marks- have not figured out how to fill them and and restore the texture- maybe sand smooth to make the body all metal. I would love to share thoughts and pix about building, restoring, and modifying these kits, as well as reaching out to resin casters to recreate missing parts and builders who would be willing to loan parts for reproduction. I have heard that some forum members reproduce model boxes, and also photocopy instruction sheets. Let's pool our resources and see what happens! Another exciting possibility is is that maybe- MAYBE- the tooling for all these still exists and could be resurrected! Let us hope- and earnestly request the possible new owners to make this happen! So here are some pix of mine- enjoy!

Scott, any progress on the Pierce Arrow? Still planning on an article in MCM? Any chance of a sneaker photo?

That is a gorgeous build up- and thanks for the picture of the center console and shifter! That is also the exterior color I was thinking of. The wheels look like they may have come from the 65 Riviera kit. The kit wires aren't too bad except for those flat rim faces- maybe trim rings or grinding down a set of wheels until only the rim faces remain could snap them up. Thank you much for sharing!

Closest in real life would be a Stutz Blackhawk.

I have built a couple of these long ago- I always glue on wheels since a rolling model can lead to it rolling to disaster...... I also think adding a bit more disc brake detail (especially calipers) is a good improvement on a great kit.

Rich, will do! Yes, it's the Renwal Revival Jordan Playboy- I would love to get a box and instruction sheet for it- when I get around to this one, I'm thinking of midnight blue metallic with a slate blue interior- the chrome is in pretty good shape, so maybe some Molotow touch up- also plan on wider whitewall tires- all these kits had really narrow tires for modern day cars!

Scored this one from a fellow club member many many years ago- at the time I got it it was partially assembled- this is how much I have disassembled so far. There are a few missing pieces- instrument panel, center console and shifter, and one carb air scoop. Fat chance of replacing them, and no instruction sheet to show what they might have looked like. If anyone has pix of one they have built, could you post?

Greg, I would also like to try making hinges for 32 Fords, maybe Model A's, the 37 Ford pickup, etc.

They do work pretty good for a first try. I think the basic design is pretty sound but needs refining. Better bending and smaller stock will be next as well as buying stock in some superglue companies (not on this project), and I still want to look into eyeglass hinges (absolutely no pun intended there- yeah, right!) The idea is that paint will do a lot of covering up of the coiled wire. It will help that this will be a weathered model and the hinges will be a bit rusty. Next will be attaching the exhaust headers to the hemi and figuring out how to snake the exhaust pipes around the main and auxiliary drive trains- there will be vertical stacks through the running boards behind the cab. After that is worked out I will start on painting and weathering.

Thanks everyone, the encouragement means a lot! The body still needs a lot of work- that was supposed to be mainly plastic to plastic gluing with a little filler- LOL!!!!!!!?

Got the distributor built and the wiring done- here's a couple pix: Next step for the engine is the cross over tubes from the superchargers to the intercoolers.