Mr. Metallic

Very nice conversion work to make this rare model 32. But the kicker is the side curtains. Nice detail. Oh yeah, the stance is killer

Very sanitary builds, and solid scratchbuilding as well. Nice job

The fenderless is nice, but that red fendered pickup is sweeeet. If you took pics in a more natural setting I bet people would be hard pressed to call them out as models. Oh yeah, I know you did a ton of scratchbuilding on these, which came out very well executed. Kuddos

Cool build. Don't see a lot of these getting finished, and yours sparkles in the sunlight

Thanks for taking us along for the ride in the build process. The final results came out great. Love the Olds engine and frame mods

Thanks for the heads up on those bits. I put some in my Amazon cart

You're build is looking great. Nice stance, great wheel/tire combo. Looking forward to seeing what upgrades you throw at this one. I still hold out hope that they will see fit to do a series like they did with the 32 (and were starting with the Model A). I'm an absolute 32 fan myself, but the 33-34 is a beautiful design and deserves a modern tool hot rod kit itself. (the AMT 5W and this 3W both have good and bad points)

A great kit to start with that has a lot of the parts you need and is easily adaptable to your Revell 32 is the Monogram 32 Ford roadster. This tooling is from the early 60's, and started out as the Lil' Deuce. But recent reissues are plentiful and can be had for a low price if you dig a little. All issues of the kit contain some very nice Ford early juice brakes, nice dropped front axle with split bones, and a buggy sprung rear. I buy this kit whenever I see it cheap just for the suspension parts alone. Rep+Min of Md is one of the best casters in the business, so buy with confidence if you go that route. He offers a full flathead kit, and tons of flathead hop-up parts as well. Here's some box art of the newer(and therefor cheaper) versions of the Monogram 32 roadster. If you have any more questions, just ask And, the original

Anyone have one yet? Curious what tires they included and everything else in the box.

Actually, ProShop was also used on non-prepaint kits as well. There was an edition of the 32 Ford roadster(where I think they possibly restored some long missing parts?) and a special edition of the new tool 57 Bel Air that included the photoetch set(yellow box art). There may have been others

Yeah, it amuses me as well. But, within the last week I have watched a bunch of the HL clearance items pop up on the various swap and auction groups I'm a member of on Facebook.

After watching this post start a week ago i knew markdowns were coming at my local store. Fortunately I had other business in town that allowed me to be able to check nearly each day last week. I'm a builder, so I was looking for myself, not resale. The last markdown like this re-sellers swooped in and emptied the shelves very quickly, so I knew I would have to be there either day of or day after markdowns. By Friday i was getting frustrated that the models were still not marked down. But, I heard the telltale sign of the ticketing guns in action in other aisles, so I had a feeling it was coming. Stopped in Saturday morning, and sure enough, the markdowns had hit the model aisle. Oh happy day! I left plenty of clearance kits on the shelves for others to share in the discounts. And BTW, I do support my LHS. I buy my kits, supplies, magazines and scratchbuilding stuff there. But since the prices of Revell and Round2 kits have gotten so high, buying a $30 kit just for a part or two is no longer feasible, so these big store clearance sales are great.

How is that yellow 27 T a "Bucket T kit"??? It's the 27 T phaeton, exactly like you asked for in your first post. What you said right here, showing you, they have issued the 27 phaeton within the last ten years. You asked why they haven't , but they have

I believe this was issued within the last 10 years(but I could be wrong)

Thank you for the update. Maybe you should go back and delete the original post so as to avoid confusion?

We all want to know more. There has been no formal announcement from Round2 on either the 34 pickup or the 77 van. It's only thought to be coming because a retailer put it on their website as a future release. So, there are no details yet.

This is looking good. That color really pops! Try Tamiya white primer next time you're spraying whitewalls. It has less of a tendency to crack over time on the flexible tires, and has the right sheen.

You don't move it, you just start a new thread in the finished section with your pics. This came out great. Nice conversion work.

Here's some examples of Maple Leaf Modelworks stuff from the order that I just got. Very happy with the quality of these parts, can't wait to use them Shotgun and lakes style headers for the engine out of the Revell 50 olds 1/16 and 1/25 Stromberg carbs Fishtail exhaust tips (note, they are molded open all the way back to where the frosted portion starts) E+J headlights (note correct badge highlighted in blue)

Glad to see this one back on your bench. The Olds looks great, wiring it is definitely worth it with the unique way the wires run through that loom on the real ones, you pulled it off here

Nice build. Looks TRoG ready.

Very well done. I've been wanting to do this myself. It's just such a cool concept. Your version is excellent.

I'm guessing the top is just on there for show. When it was driven (either on the street or on/off a trailer) they probably had the top off.

Please don't think I'm not saying your work isn't impressive. The narrowing job you did on the bumper is executed well. But the height that it adds to the overall appearance of the rear takes away from the hot rod feel of the build. If you want to keep that bumper, since it fit the body well, maybe just shave some material off the bottom? You do nice work, so I'm sure you'll figure something out. Or you can ignore me

Nice work. However, IMHO, the full height bumper makes the rear end look heavy. In my head I was envisioning a blade bumper, like something based on a 59 Chevy bumper?