Paul Payne

Steve, this is a great build of a great car- fast and beautiful! I built a 36 inspired by this car.

Joe, all that work is really paying off! This is a great project. Will the front seats be poseable? The hood scoop looks very interesting- I suspect this will not be a Barris type build! Looking forward to more! Check out my egg crate grille thread- then you'll know what nuts really is.....

I have a couple sets of resin wheels and tires- tires are two piece. Let me know if they are of interest to you.

Tom, thanks for the encouragement! At this point I'm still debating the engine, since I would like to finish this project in this decade! I will post more as I make progress- right now I am pie cutting the fuselage halves to adjust the outer contours.

Harley Earl's vision for American cars was "longer, lower, wider". Dream cars, idea cars, concept cars- most were never built, but exist as drawings, renderings, and paintings, with a few major exceptions. The Buick Y job, the Phantom Corsair, as well as customs by Harry Westergaard and the Barris brothers all come instantly to mind. Modelwise, Ted Chopper Lear's customs as well as Doug Whyte's 53 Studebaker are great examples of concept cars. The egg crate grille- initially I had no idea for how to fabricate something like this, but after some thought I felt styrene structural shapes glued together might just work. I found possible shapes to use- here are pictures of the beginning of what might just work. In addition, I created a profile for the grille center from laminated styrene sheets. At the Hoosier model club show I came across a junk airplane fuselage as well as some 40 Ford hoods- now I got ideas for shapes and how to create the front prow, rear boat tail, and side contours! A junker 61 T-bird body gathering dust suddenly became a starting point. I also swapped for some additional junk airplanes to use for more shapes and patch pieces. Wheels and tires, a steering wheel, dash parts, and two possible bucket seat donors- one from an early Corvette, the others from a Bugatti royale- and things came together even more. Now- what about an engine? At this point, I don't know if this project will be curbside styling excersise or a more detailed version. I was thinking of creating a dual overhead cam V-16 from two blocks and some top end parts. OK, fellow modelers, what do you think?

This thread will be a weathering reference for years to come! Great work so far, and as usual, can't wait for more!

That is a really fun build!

Wheels and tires from the Monogram Green Hornet might be a good starting point. Replicas and Miniatures has loads of period speed parts. Monogram's Duesenbergs have superchargers which might work.

Steve, I got the upper body and belly pan in a trade. The belly pan was too damaged to restore, so that is from Norm. Everything else is scratchbuilt or from the parts box.

Here's a tip for the salt flats discs: grind down the discs found in the AMT Avanti until the centers pop free of the rims. That's how I made the discs for my little streamliner.

Dioramas are like hot rods- they are never really finished- there is always something to tweak or tinker with. Yours is inspiring me to get mine out and rebuild it!

This is a really good tutorial- love the way this truck is looking! How about a patch panel or two? Maybe an old license plate?

Lunajammer, I discovered some Evergreen structural shapes I am experimenting with. I tried the model railroad suppliers but what I found didn't have enough depth to contour. Right now I am laminating these together (WF sections) flat to flat and edge to edge. Laminating layers of the items you mention would probably work too, just didn't think of it. I will post pictures when I get a minute......

That's a great little model- are you planning a frame? I want updates of this!

Well, I just traded for some junk aircraft to use for their shapes. I m creating a 40's concept car and the shapes are really helping. At some point I will start a thread in "on the workbench". I have also built an SR71- the only aircraft which has interested me. Since I grew up in Gloucester Massachusetts I also love boats and ships- I have built a working fishing dory, a model of the schooner Elsie, and eventually will build a Chesapeake crabbing skiff- one of the most elegant vessels ever designed. The first model I ever built was the AMT 3 in 1 boat kit- one I will build again, when I get a minute..... However, my overwhelming interest is building model cars- I love 'em!

That's a great build- looks totally believable. Great use of leftovers- when an idea strikes, go for it! Welcome to the forum- I would say you have arrived in style.

Tim, very nice deuce- really like the auxilary lights. And that paint job- nothing like a gloss black hot rod!

Make it sit low and level!

Haven’t found that size yet...... if I do I will reply.

I checked out wheel pants on line, but didn't find any yet suitable for 1/25th scale- about 3 to 3-1/2 inches long actual size.

I have an unbuilt kit to which I plan to add the 289 engine from the AMT kit. Unfortunately this is on a very distant back burner- possibly a stove in another city! BTW, I seem to have lost the instruction booklet- could anyone provide a photocopy?

Yup- Give Tim an Augie!

Really like the front mounted blower version. Did something like that with an Ardun V8 in my 29 track nose. Keep us posted!

I built this kit some time ago, had it fall apart after a move ( glue points pretty indefinite, will try pinning). Just my opinion, but the model ends up looking slightly taller and narrower than photos of the real car. When I get a minute, I plan on rebuilding it and try to resolve these issues.

Casey, the Revell 1940 Ford and 1941 Stock woody kits have Columbia two speed rear ends.