Kit Karson

This is awesome! -KK

Time to start cutting! Removed the coil-over spreader bar... Cut off the solid axle mounts... on both sides of the frame... Trim with a #11 blade... Easy enough!?. Now to tie the frame and fenders together so as to secure them enough to scribe the cut-lines... Used a strip of tape to hold the back together... and the front end, too... Note where the frame crosses over the blacked out marks... Scribe in the blacked out areas where the cut-lines are going to show where material will be removed... Cut away the blacked out area from the inner rail... on both sides, not cutting all the way through with the saw... Finish trimming with a #11 blade... on both sides... Here where the decision to "Leave" the line or "Take" the line... in this case removing everything between the scribed cut-lines, "Leave" the line! Cutting out the relief in the back valance... again, "Leave" the line... Cut up to the scribed line, but not passed it... on both sides... Use a #11 blade to slice between the cut-lines... With a little cleaning; enough to knock the burrs off... the '29 Roadster Frame and the '29 Pickup Fenders will press/snap together! 77 Frame-Chassis & 51 Fenders fit together like they were made for each other! Neat? Huh? You can imagine how excited I was when I first noticed the commonality between these two kit parts!! '29 Roadster (77) Frame-Chassis under the '29 Pickup (51) Fenders Nice tight fit, because enough material was left in the cut-out areas... that with a little filing and sanding they come together as planned! Notice how the '29 Roadster kit Z'd frame cleans up... where @Dennis Lacy and @Rocking Rodney Rat had to manufacture their Z'd frames, easier? Yup! -KK

'29 Donor List Revell '29 Ford Pickup Kit 2085 Custom Rod 3'n1 Parts #: 51 Fenders 53 Pickup Bed 54 Tailgate 95 Cab Revell '29 Ford Roadster Kit 4322 Model A Roadster 2'n1 Parts #: 77 Fame/Chassis Revell '32 Ford Sedan Kit 85-2062 Street Rod Parts #: 28 Dropped Tube Front Axle 77 Fame-Chassis Marked for De-Construction 77 Fame-Chassis Marked for De-Construction & 51 Fenders Marked for De-Construction 77 Fame-Chassis Marked for De-Construction & 51 Fenders Marked for De-Construction 77 Fame-Chassis Marked for De-Construction & 51 Fenders Marked for De-Construction 77 Fame-Chassis Marked for De-Construction & 51 Fenders Marked for De-Construction Each BLACK mark and parts marked OUT & REMOVE are then scribed with the actual "cut line". Cutting decisions are made on a "Leave" the line and "Take" the line basis. Always taking into consideration the width of the knife/saw blade; the cut line may be be inside the cut line or outside of the cut line. Deciding to leave or take the line depends on how much material is to be removed or cut off. @Rocking Rodney Rat will say, "I measured it once and cut it twice and it's still too short!" Measure twice and cut once! Cut long and file or sand to length has always worked in craftmanship and modeling. It's always easier to take a little more off that to have to add a little back on! (Or is it?) -KK

My hat's off to ADL and his exciting finishing touches that he has added to his @tim boyd Tribute '29A Closed Cab Pickup build! The pictures do not do the work @Dennis Lacy put into these details justice! The scratch-made fuel block is sheer genius! The wiring looms are a whole 'nother story! They were not designed for the gage wire he used and yet they look like they were born there!! Excellent work, Brother!!! -KK

Michael, (@mrm) Your Tribute '29A Closed Cab Pickup build is coming along quite well! I'm really enjoying all the variations that keep popping up in your thread and others that have been built over the years since @tim boyd built his '29A Closed Cab Pickup decades ago!! Maybe, when we all get done, we can post a new thread showing even more variations on the same theme!?. -KK

Back from the drawing board with a plan for the K&R Kustoms+Rods Tribute '29A Closed Cab Pickup. Using only parts sourced from Revell kits issued most recently: Starting with the frame from the '29 Model A Roadster: Revell '29A Closed Cab Pickup Fenders & Running Boards: Revell '29A Closed Cab Pickup Cab: Revell '29 Model A Roadster Floor Board & Firewall: As these parts come together, step by step pictures of how the parts have to be modified to be able to fit in to the K&R Kustoms+Rods Tribute '29A Closed Cab Pickup. Discussing this build with @Rocking Rodney Rat, the first concern was that this shouldn't be complicated! So, to that end... this is going to be relatively easy build with mods that most modelers can do with basic modeling tools. And, by sourcing parts from currently available Revell kits makes this uniquely different than the builds @Dennis Lacy and @Rocking Rodney Rat are sharing in this thread! Thanks to one of my life-long mentors, @tim boyd, the inspiration for the TRIBUTE build will play out here on our MCM Forum! Thanks, Guys! -KK

Scan the picture & share it here for those that have never seen the truck, please? I might have the old issues where Jim's '29A can be found... -KK Jim Jacobs '29A Closed Cab Pickup Early Days Jim Jacobs '29A Closed Cab Pickup on a BAD Day!

@tim boyd @Dennis Lacy @Rocking Rodney Rat Just re-read your comments on the 1929 Ford Pickup 80's Contemporary Street Rod - A Tim Boyd Tribute! As I started to join this thread, I had considered starting with the same base running gear, as my two fellow compatriots had. After reviewing the potential use of the same parts and reading your comment (above) once again, I am taking a fresh look at what all is really possible given some of the more recent entries we've had in new Model A kits and "today's tastes" in street rodding! -KK

Looking for the '29 PU IRS Center

blue beetle '29 ford roadster pickup

Steller presentation and execution! You've mapped out an awesome sport coupe version of Harry Bentley Bradley's favorite automobile to customize! You might have one upped him with your Merc, Roger! I've enjoyed watching the progress and the finish work so far is outstanding! -KK

Sorting out parts and came across a couple of very special parts trees that @Rocking Rodney Rat & I came across three decades ago! Yup, we had contacted AMT & requested kits that we could provide a small group of kids as a presentation we wanted to do for them as an introduction to model building as a hobby. AMT came through with a bunch of boxes of model kits and a few boxes of parts! In the parts were a couple of trees from the '33/'34 Sedan/Coupe kit. Not something you come across very often! These were not trees that are chromed in the original kit releases. Here's the original parts tree: Here's the same tree that was chromed but never offered in any kit: Might have to go with the extra chrome parts under this '80s/'90s show rod! Here how the parts came in the out of the box of parts we got from AMT 30 years ago: Notice how the tree is only partially chromed... Now all I have to do is get it in and make it look like it belongs there! -KK

Tim, Just one word, Brother:

The Hard Shell Tonneau Cover was somewhat scratch built. Starting with a pair of sprint car fuel cell covers: Glued them together to be able to create two exact duplicate pods: Sanded them down to the down: Cut headrests to fit: Completed Dual Headrest Hard Shell Tonneau Cover You can see the entire build at link: http://public.fotki.com/jferren/kit-karsons-32-tubster/

ADL, Thank you for the invite! Seems we have a mutual admirer: @tim boyd! Let's see if we can run this thread out the backend of this forum! Been mining parts and have found an interesting difference from the past and now!?. There's a BIG WINDOW and a SMALL WINDOW version of the Revell 1929 Ford Pickup! For the '80s Contemporary Street Rod - Tim Boyd Tribute build... I think I'll go with the: BIG WINDOW version!

Let's see... I think there's only one thing that would make this thread end up being over the top! How about a couple more builds along with yours, ADL? -KK

@Misha Now that's KOOL! Execution is spot on, Brother! There's a need to bring this one home!!

You guys are awesome!

YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH!

The only other consideration is the width of the 2-door Phaeton door. The Phaeton originally came with 4-doors and both were a bit narrower than the Roadster's doors. I decided to go with the Roadster door opening on my Tubster: Grafted the AMT '32 Phaeton and Revell Deuce Roadster bodies together

Iron Trap - Good!

Mike, You just never know who's looking over your shoulder... Hey, Brother! @carnut Your '34 5 window outlaw is a great example of how a chopped top can & should look like!

@Miatatom & @alan barton Here's the key to the success of a step-cut chop: Alignment - Door Jambs/Seams - Temporary Alignment Blocks Interlocking Parts - Fine tuning - Measuring, Filing & Sanding - Less Body Filler Surface Tension - Increased Friction & Gluing Surface And, the only thing I might add would be Parallel Cuts - includes level & angle cuts - the degree of angle/tilt of/on the blade (Knife/Saw) makes the difference of fit & finish. Angle Cuts are used to align surfaces Fine tuning - Measuring, Filing & Sanding - Less Body Filler Door Jambs/Seams & Increased Friction & Gluing Surface

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout! Here's the key to the success of a step-cut chop: Alignment - Door Jambs/Seams - Temporary Alignment Blocks Interlocking Parts - Fine tuning - Measuring, Filing & Sanding - Less Body Filler Surface Tension - Increased Friction & Gluing Surface

Dynamite!