Paul Payne

Looking forward to more- great work!

Also, the Revell 41 Ford stock woody kit has one-NOT the pro modeler version.

Another idea for tires are the rear tires in the Green Hornet and Black Widow. Check out Replicas and Miniatures for windscreens, speed parts and all things hot rod.

How about the suprofil body?

Have any old junk airplanes? Cutting up the fuselage might give you the shapes you need, or very close.

For a trailer, I doubt you could really tell the difference between 1/25th and 1/24th.

Thanks so much for sharing!

That is a fabulous build of a great looking trailer- I assume it is 1/25th scale?

Any chance of sharing your polishing techniques and materials? That's more than a million dollar shine- I would add a few more zero's!!!

For the gears on the boom, try watch gears. You can get packages pretty reasonably- check the hobby stores and Micromark.

Two kit sources for windscreens are Monogram's Bugatti T35 and the XK120 Jaguar.

Great start on a seldom if ever seen subject. Looking forward to much much more!

Thanks all for the comments- this is one I have had in mind for awhile. The body is the AMT 29 A roadster, chassis was cobbled together from some junk Green Hornet frames. Years ago I saw a wide tired track nose model called "Mighty Mouse" which was the inspiration. The front blown flathead was inspired by the So-Cal coupe. I don't usually bother with up tops, but decided a really low one would be appropriately evil.

Suede brushes are brass and would be good to clean files and sanding sticks. I also wipe them with my thumb (especially for putty dust), then scrub with an old tooth brush.

Great comparison shot- looks like some material removal would be a good start- the 35 rear fender peaks and rear slope also look a little lower in relation to the rear deck.

Just finished the track nose AV8- the competition will probably see the rear view.....

Just got this one finished. I think the rear view is probably the one the competition would see...

I use dressmakers pins for my pivots. Cut them to length after fitting, then cap the cut end with a short length of appropriate tubing.

I have a bunch of cedar cigar wrappers that are very thin and can be cut into any size strips you want. Don't smoke cigars, scrounged them out of discarded tubes. Can't recommend a source except for a tobacco store or a friend who smokes cigars ( they smell like cedar- not cigar!) Someday I plan on planking the AMT runabout with these- yeah, one more project.....

The original kit was released in the very early sixties aa both a motorized and static version. I added a drive train and flathead to mine. Makes a nice tow vehicle for the streamliner.

Espo nailed the prepping, which is actually pretty standard for any material. With resin you will be using other adhesives instead of styrene cement.

Thanks for the photos- the differences in the fenders, especially the rear ones, is subtle- I'll try to find a side by side to really see the differences. I feel the AMT 36 front fenders are a little too short in front of the wheels- any opinions on this?

After a lot of thought, I am going to try Evergreen structural shapes for something similar to what is pictured.

Guys, thanks for the info.

Does anyone on the forum have hands on experience with 3d printing? Any advice on printers or materials welcome. Right now I am looking at printing egg crate grille material either as a block to be filed and sanded to final shape or as a finished shape. I do have many years experience of 3d modeling in the foundry industry, so building a model would not be a problem. Also, the extruding material should be compatible with super glue or epoxy and paint or Molotow pens for a chrome finish. Any thoughts or info very welcome. Here is a picture of the kind of grille I would like to print: