Paul Payne

as plastic kits, 1/25th or 1/24th scale: Bugatti t57sc Atlantic 1961 Lincoln Continental 4 door convertible, new tooling 1932 Ford roadster and 3 window coupe, stock, with 40's speed parts Smokey Yunick's pod Indy car Harry Miller's front wheel drive Indy car Chrysler Chronos the prototype D Jaguar with the driving light Stuart Hilborn's streamliner first generation Novi with full engine detail Harley Davidson Knucklehead 1935 Miller-Ford Indy car and many more........ :twisted:

Fritz Schlumpf, who tried to buy up all the Bugattis, had a Bugatti in his living room. It was better looking than his girlfriend.....

Thanks, J. Nigrelli, I like the 40's era hot rods the best- If you're at the NNL East, it'll be there along with my 32's.

Sweet! Looking forward to seeing them up close and personal at the NNL East! :mrgreen:

Mopar Madness, glad you like Fords too! Here's a few pix of my 29av8 done 40's style you might like. http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h18/Paul_Payne/av8pix

Tom, the dash is sheet aluminum cut to shape. The engine turning was done with a 1/16" diam. flat tipped diamond bit in my rotary tool. I just started touching it to the surface and tried to control it enough to create a fairly even pattern. Mr. Metallic, the engine is a Corvette ZR-1 retroed to look like a 60's engine. The blower is made from two bodies from the AMT 57 Chevy blower. The Ford decal is a joker because I usually don't like Chevy engines in Ford rods!

Zebm1, I have included some pix as well as the link. Sorry, I didn't realize viewing the link was that time consuming, but there's a lot more pix than I can include on one post.

haven't heard from you in a while- any more progress pix on this great project?

finally done, more pix at the link

that is so right - beautiful job!

Steve, we meet again! That engine looks a lot like the one in my 29 a-v8. Go for it! That one only took me 3-1/2 years to finish, but that included two moves......here's pix at: http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h18/Paul_Payne/

thanks for the comments- this was exactly the look I wanted- low, mean, and dark- not much chrome- note the club is the Black Widows! Fullauto 1966, I like the progress of you deuce- keep us posted with more pix. I wanted the car to look like an older build updated with disc brakes, wide tires, and a newer engine, and I like the simplicity of the Moon discs. :twisted:

Steve H., First I took some sheet aluminum and cut away everything that didn't look like a dashboard.... :twisted: but seriously, I used a 1/16" flat tipped diamond grit bit in my rotary tool and tried to lightly touch it to the surface in a even pattern to simulate engine turning. It was tricky maintaining control, but it isn't too bad for my first attempt.

here's some pix of my 32 Ford 3 widow coupe I just finished. just photographed it last night. also some w.i.p. pix. http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h18/Paul...32coupe-project

Here's a link to my latest project. Hope to have it done for the NNL East 75th anniversary of the Deuce theme. http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h18/Paul...32coupe-project

I'm 53, been modelling since I was 6. I will model until I die, hope it's 40 more years or so...(Mother is 89). I need at least that long for what I have now, God help me if I buy more, mainly aftermarket stuff, tools, supplies, and reference books now. :twisted:

Fabulous work!!!! Almost a shame to paint it!

I like primered hot rods, but wonder about applying decals to flat paint. I would think the decal film would be very visible applied directly to a flat surface. Should a small area be sprayed with clear gloss, apply the decal, then spray again with dullcoat? Any tips would be appreciated!

Thanks for the info, guys! I have some aluminum sheet, and will try using a dremel tool with an appropriate tip. I will post a pic when I have something done.

Has anyone discovered a technique for simulating this surface treatment? I was thinking of both aluminum sheet stock as well as plastic (maybe with bare-metal foil?) I would like to scratchbuild a hot rod dashboard with this treatment. Thanks!

Jairus, Thanks much for the reference pix! Also, I agree, if it's in a model, anything goes! Maybe the 1:1 guys should have redesigned the pinion location to accept a quick change unit- or vice-versa!

Does anyone know if a Columbia or similar two speed rear axle unit could be used with a quick change rear end? Has anyone seen this done 1:1?

khart, I know about the aftermarket bodies, just wanted to try it myself, also not sure how much of a chop I want.....

thanks, biscuitbuilder, I will think about which I want to do!

Well, here it is- a project stalled for nearly 20 years! A Renwal 1966 Duesenberg revival with everything opening, a real (Monogram) Duesenberg engine, flip up rear cowl, windshields from the IMC 46 Ford, and way too many parts gathered together to ever make a decision about! I won't post a pic, but enjoy what you find at the end of the link! http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h18/Paul...e/duesy-project