Kit Karson

Fell into this thread. Hadn't passed across it before now! Thanks for sharing!! Now back to page 1... -KK

Alan, excellent recovery! You've come a long way, BABY!! Every builder in this thread needs to be applauded!! -KK

Can't wait to see this rubber side down and the shiny side up! -KK

Thanks, Brother

I have another update from @Speedprowe talked for hours earlier today! He shared pictures of the color combination for the rolled-n-tucked bench seat and matching door and kick panels. Paul works with models the same way he works on the real thing! I'm very pleased to say the Tim Boyd "Tribute" 1929 Ford Pickup 80's Contemporary Street Rod build that started in Georgia is being painted in Montana by one of the "BEST" model builder/painters I have had the opportunity to work with over the last thirty years! @Rocking Rodney Ratand I have known about his hidden talents, but we're sworn to secrecy in a "Blood Oath" under a full moon on a stormy shore of the Puget Sound. Brothers ever since! -KK

WOW! Kudos to everyone tuning in!! We've seen some awesome things happening here in the "Trib" thread with now over 33K views over 20 pages of hi-test hi-octan pickups under construction from around the world! Notable names sharing their collective talents for all to see!!! Overcomers are a rare breed, and you can hang your hat next to a good one anywhere along in this thread. This has become a novel idea @Dennis Lacya coffee table picture book of sorts... not for the faint of heart nor the prolific model builder, more of a Saturday afternoon matinee at the local neighborhood walk-in theater. Episode upon episode from one character to the next with intertwined tips and how-to's. Back when .35 cents would get you a front row seat and .15 pennies more would get you a bag of stale popcorn! The better part of going to the show was walking past the Mom & Pop toy & hobby shop next door! They'd let kids display their model cars that they had bought at the store and built at home. Got more from seeing six or ten models all painted and lined up in the window out front than in the little pages. Enough of the ol' days! Heard from @Speedprothat more painting is going on up north and that he'd promised to share some in-progress pictures. Until then, the current discussion between us is which one of us is going to assemble it when the paint dries? My thought was flying back up to Montana and sit down together and finish the '29 Tribute PU & Trailer. Glad to see the latest entry here... @foghorn62Tim, I've worked harder since retiring than ever before! I thought working for myself would be a breeze... I'm a real hard boss to work for! Wack to be exact!! Gotta keep encouraging everybody along the way as this has been an awesome challenge and thread to be involved in! I'll talk to the throws to be and see if we can some coverage of the finished PU's in the Model Cars Magazine!?. -KK

BREAKING NEWS!! One of the most exciting parts to this entire build, for me, is the Tonneau Cover! The original tonneau cover came in the old AMT '1932 Ford Roadster: Earlier reporting mentioned the necessity of having to widen the deuce cover to fit the Revell '1929 Ford Roadster body... The one shown above was acquired at a model car swap meet several years ago for about $.75... @Rocking Rodney Rat mentioned to me off-line that he thought he had one somewhere. Sure enough, he did and shipped it to me... it arrived looking just as seen above! Now I had two and the possibility of a single seam to join the two oversized halves together is here in my fingertips!! Then, SNAP! Holding them bottom to bottom, sizing them up back-to-back with the lightest of grip in my fingertips they both snapped into almost identical pieces! Sad Face ;( -KK

@Dennis Lacy Just got a sneak peek at the color for the Trib'29PU now in the capable hands of @Speedprosomewhere just below the 49th parallel. @tim boydI have it on inside information that your article is slated for issue #215/#216. Looking forward to seeing your new/old build! @Tuffy's GaragePlease let us know more, Brother!

Find Martin Aveyard on Instagram would be my best guess... here's the engine:

Filling in around the dash support corners... A piece of quarter round to the rescue... Yup! Got run-off glue on my thumb... Laid in both corners... Right side... And left side... Smoothed it in around the edges... It's the small stuff that most won't notice after it's completed! The bones slip right in between the dash support outer edges and the body. -KK

Setting up to be a real track burner, Brother!

Jim, Absolutely awesome, Brother! I've been watching the advent of 3D Modeling over the last few years and have kept a little distance between 3D & me. Acquired a few 1/25 scale parts: Drilled & Dropped Front Axle and a set of Wire Wheels, but as a secondhand buyer. Grew up developing computer software and know how prone I am to spending way too much time on the keyboard infront of the blue screen to get involved in 3D designing and printing model parts... let alone complete models from scratch! But here I am at almost three quarters of a century old and taking a very serious look at 3D Modeling! Your work is an inspiration to many!! -KK 3D Triple Deuces by Martin Aveyard Look for an upcoming article on 3D Modeling... -KK

Quick update: Wheel Wells set in place! Left Right Let's take a look at the belly pan: Inside: Underside: Backside: That's all, Folks! -KK

All roughed out...

Continued progress on the right side of the outer belly pan... Marking the cut line... Will be using toe line on the left to cut along... Angle cut leaning towards the outer edge... Tuck inside of the roadster body panel to mark the lower cut line... A little sanding... Beveling the inside of the outer apron to fit the rolled edge of the inner belly pan... Both sides shaping up and beginning to more closely resemble each other! The pinched inner wall will get a little relief and should stand pretty much parallel to the outer apron. Secured and moving forward... Marked out the initial cut lines... Shorten up the lower edge of the right forward apron... Minor patch... ...or two... A couple drops of CA and the rear section is laid in place... All bound up for the moment... As with the left side, laid a small rod in the seam between the inner and outer belly pans. Came out very much like the first side... ...and the second side, too! Add some mud... It'll have to set up a tad before hitting it with the sanding regiment bringing the surface down to final filing level. -KK

OUTSTANDING &

Absolutely one of your best builds to date! And I've seen a lot of your work over the years, Brother!! Your attention to each little detail reflects your level of knowledge that you garnered throughout your career in the automotive industry. Hands still steady; eyes still strong; calm nerves; nimble fingers and a creative essence that shows through every piece as you assemble a very challenging kit! I am in awe, Brother!! -KK

Here's an idea of the future of the '29 Track Nose Roadster... Snap Kit Some may think that the idea that it all goes together (without any adhesive) might be kool, but really it creates a whole different set of problems yet to come. -KK ps Any guesses?

Got a wild hair and decided to cut up some old plastic! Look close: Revell Orange Crate Belly Pan... used a couple to make the inner belly pan and will cut up the leftover pieces to extend the belly pan beyond the deuce rails... Looking at these they might work... Then the other forward piece... Cut the outside edges to add to the existing inner belly pan... Trim off a little wide (leave the line) to allow beveling the edge to overlay the outside of the inner belly pan... Looks like this might mate up end-to-end... Fast forward and test fit the left side apron: Looking very promising... Starting to take shape... Trimmed down the forward section of the outer belly pan... That'll buff out!?. Still a little rough around the edges... Laid a thin rod down the joint between the inner & outer skirts... A bit of slight of hand and it looks like it belongs there! -KK

Waiting on the rear rims & tires to get back from John's shop... -KK

Back a ways had to scratch a temporary rear bulkhead... Took out the top section and rolled down the header corners... A little bit more to do, maybe some bracing... -KK

Attitude! Every kar has its own!! Nailed it, Brother! -KK

Starting with The Parts Box Steering Gear for Sprint Car 2233 Collected up the Steering Arm Supports (68&69) from the Revell Orange Crate and my trusty pin vice... Strung them all up on a plastic-coated piece of wire rod... UP? Down?

TKO-500 poking up through the floorboard inside of the firewall and the bright stuff has been mounted on the resin block from The Parts Box! -KK

Tweaking little things as they come together is a constant ongoing effort... Mockups help plan upcoming tasks and modifications... Looks like there will be a little room to set the nose back a bit... Drilled guide holes for the heads & manifold... Swapped everything off the donor dummy block on to the resin block... Here's the "Money Shot" of the day! On the other side of the firewall played with the Orange Crate Bellhousing and the Rat Roaster TKO-500... Locating the location of the trans adaptor & spacer to align them on the firewall... It fits! Added the shifter to the TKO-500... With a little detail it'll look fine... -KK