Paul Payne

Sometimes you think you have it, but you don't, but sometimes you don't think you have it, and you do......... that about sums up my painting experience! Good luck and always move ahead!

great job, looking forward to more, reminds me of Paper Moon, when Addie and Mose run into the bootlegger and sheriff who are twin brothers!

How about a beefier diff to cope with all that power up front and wide rubber down below? Maybe a quick change?

I have a Revell 1932 Ford chassis, painted and with front and rear suspension and wheels and tires glued on with superglue, and I discovered it was warped, starting right in front of the floor section. Has anyone had luck using hot water to unwarp an already assembled chassis? Any issues with hot water allowing superglue to come loose? I plan on putting the chassis in a container with a weight on it, pour in the hot water, and hope it settles itself. Any suggestions welcome!

looking really good, keep us posted with more progress pix, also, how about pix of what you started with?

Is that Bodydropped as in right after the paint job? Welcome!

NICE PROJECT-I LOVE SEEING OLD BUILT UPS AND JUNKERS RESTORED. DID YOU BY ANY CHANCE BUY THEM FROM GEORGE STULL?

W. O Bentley designed steam locomotives before switching to cars- that explains the bigness............Bugatti once said that Bentley designed great trucks.

Monogam's Green Hornet has round tail lights. I sanded down the thickness and used dark red paint for the lenses (they are all chrome). You could use a small Lucas type lense painted red for the rounded lense.

The Halibrands I got from Norm are the original unpierced type which were the first style Halibrand manufactured. Later these were modified with the kidney shaped slots.

looking good so far- what wheels and tires did you use?

great build, great gluebomb salvage!

Bernard, Replicas and Miniatures has unpierced Halibrand wheels, but you need to ask about them because Norm doesn't list them in his catalogue. They would be perfect for this build.

Bernard, if the louvers don't make me go blind, modeling Stuart's prototype fuel injection unit probably will..................

Bernard, I tried your photobucket link but could only get to the photobucket home page. Can you check the link? Thanks.......

Guys, thanks so much for the abundant information on this famous car. Some of the info I already had, much is new as far as sources and links. I also was given Jim Lattin's address from Don Montgomery and will get in touch with him regarding build pix and basic dimensions. This project is still a ways away, but I am gathering a few parts together and stowing them in a box for "later"! My thoughts include a junker Monogram T35B Bugatti for some of the basic body shapes, a Monogram Green Hornet grille and front crossmember for a start on the front end shapes, and now you understand my interest in the "making louvers" thread! I'm thinking I will lay out the outline of the louver areas with tape, mark each slot, cut the slot with a razor saw, then cover each slot with Evergreen 0.040" quarter round with the inside removed and the outside ends sanded to shape- this is going to be tedious! And yes, Lyle, I will need a lot of those- as well as the rest of my 3 sizes of hex nut heads from Norm!

The wire wheels were from a parts box I bought- I think they are 1/24th scale, possibly from Monogram. The tires are from the Revell 1929 rat rods pickup, but with the whitewall insert sanded to a larger I. D. to fit on the wheels. I wanted to get the look of the larger diameter wire wheels and the AMT versions just looked too small. The Firestone lettering is from Shabo. The timing tag is a photoreduced S.C.T.A. item. I don't have any real WIP pix, just a couple mock up pix- here is a link to my photobucket site: http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h18/Paul_Payne

Looking better and better! Thanks for the steering box pix- excellent reference! By the way, the Amt 29 roadster body will actually fit on the Revell 32 Ford chassis without any alterations if you build it hiboy style. I was given a junker 29 by a friend and turned it into an AV8. Here's a picture: I attempted a Gordon Schroeder sttering box from scratch, but it turned out a little large- almost the size of a stock rear end- but I used it anyways!

Here's a "duh" question- what are the proper colors for oxygen and acetylene gas bottles for a welding rig?

Reminds me of Augie Hiscano's black and red bandits- very nice work!

Absolutely gorgeous- I built a similar one from the metal kit several years ago, and added a driving light mounted in the bumper hole on the driver's side.

How about an Offy? Should be able to pirate one from an AMT indy car, or maybe find an Etzel's? Or- how about a model t four banger with vintage speed equipment- maybe a Fronty DOHC setup?

How about replicating a Gordon-Schroeder sprint car steering box? BTW, what kit donated the body? Your project is looking good.....

I seem to recall Larry Boothe creating scale open louvers on his Deuce coupe. Maybe he could help us out with more info, if he participates in this forum?

I am researching the Stuart Hilborn streamliner and his prototype fuel injection unit he broke 150 mph with. I have found a few pix, but need shots of the chassis, suspension, drive train, etc., etc., also detail shots of the fuel injection unit, especially the fuel pump, filter, and mounting arrangements. This will be a 1/25th scale model of a subject I have never seen modeled, and I think one of the most significant hot rods ever built deserves the best effort I can muster. Any help would be greatly appreciated!