Mr. Metallic

first, let me say I'm sorry for the Revell employees that did lose their jobs. Now, here's a couple thoughts on statements made here. I'm not going to speculate at all about what could happen because that's not helpful to anyone at this early juncture. I'll simplytry to clear up some of the muddy thoughts that have been presented here so far. disclaimer- I am no expert. 1) Yes, RoG kits that are imported into the US are more expensive. However, when you look at RoG tooled kits that are reboxed and sold in the US they are comparably priced to other items in the Revell line. 2) Many of the new tools produced by RoG in the last 5-10 years have been lauded as Tamiya-like in quality, fit and accuracy. Imagine if they brought those standards to new subjects of US vehicles.

Excellent idea. Speculation is useless at this point. They've owned the company for less than a week. How about we, as a collective hobby, give them a chance to set up shop and show us what they're going to do.

Man, this is cool. Nice detail work.

This thing is very kool. Nice paintwork, and the grille/headlight combo is spot on. Excellent work on the piping as well.

Very clean buildup of a tricky kit. Very cool

Those Woodlights are cool, and a few years ago they were very trendy in the 1:1 traditional hot rod segment. However, I think you either have them backwards, or the ones from the mail truck weren't molded very well. Do they look like this on the backside?

This build is shaping up pretty cool. I'm following along Thanks for the heads up on those pins. I use tons of straight pins on my builds, but these to have a slightly larger and flat head on them. I'm going to have to seek them out.

I'm pretty sure Round2 had announced this for reissue a couple years ago, but then cancelled it. Bummer

This is a very cool project. What are your plans for an engine? Since you mentioned TRoG, I'm assuming you'll be going for a patina look? I'm following for sure

Man, I'm glad you brought this back to the top. I missed it back when you finished it. It's certainly something to behold. The patina is just so well done. Like others said, you nailed the stance, and the use of the y block is something special. Well done sir.

Man, this is killer. May have missed it, but what's the source for the cheater slicks, or did you cut your own grooves in the Monogram slicks? I've thought about this one myself and knew the headers and top would be a pain, as well as sourcing decals. But you nailed it. I also am working on a Little Drag. Just got the turtle deck from Missing Link and am scrounging up the other parts to make it happen. The roll bar, push bar and again, the decals, are going to be the tricky parts. Again, very cleanly executed build. Well done.

Your build thread has inspired a few of us to build our own TransAm Cudas. I know yours inspired me enough to go and buy the Fireballs Minilite wheels and the other necessary parts to build this conversion. Thank you for taking us along for the ride. I hope mine turns out half as nice yours. Stellar work JC.

Very nice restoration. I too wish they would reissue one of the 4 versions of this kit. Fingers still crossed.

Beautiful build, and cleanly executed. A historic car for sure, and you did it justice.

Man, that thing is sweet. I can practically smell the gasoline. Very believable weathering, not overdone

Pretty sure Lyle used a 5 window to begin his master for the Cabriolet. I know I did for the sport coupe. I removed the roof above and behind the doors. Then I worked a convertible top from a Monogram 30 cabriolet to fit the new opening.

This is a cool concept. Please excuse my rough illustration, but I think if you scribe a couple panels line straight down from the bottom corner of the top that would simulate a reasonable rear hatch opening. The top molding of the taillight molding would flip up with the hatch.

That's on the money right there. Killer stance. I vote for leaving the hump in the back. And that top is a great idea(nice job taping of the roof vent to preserve it while sanding

This is a great looking project. You nailed the stance, and that Frenzel is sweet!

Just got some stuff from Missing Link on eBay (Falcon/Mustang engine bay and Little T turtle deck). Lightning fast shipping, and the quality of the parts is very high. Buy with confidence

That's what I was afraid of. Thanks for the answer

I've had this idea to build a 32 Ford in the style of the classic 32 Tudor Sedan Custom Rod from the AMT double kit. But, I wanted a different body style. Then I saw the very clean and well done sedan build by Mike Werry here on the Model Cars forum it showed me the direction I needed to take. So, here is my 32 Vicky Custom Rod (please don't mind the dislodged plexi insert) Got a gluebomb 32 sedan and salvaged what I could. Then got my hands on an AMT Vicky body. Applied the custom fenders to the body, and then made an oval opening in the back for the taillights and license plate. Out front I wanted to try my hand at making a grille shell, so I took one of the custom front end pieces from the AMT 50 Ford and cut it in half. Then I spliced the pieces together and molded them into one piece. Applied the tudor radiator to the engine side, and stuck a parts box radiator on the inside of the shell. Lastly, with the planned improvements I was going to make to the interior, I wanted to be able to see it. So, I cut open the roof insert. For the engine, I used the kit block, but added Weiand valve covers from the Tommy Ivo showboat, intake setup from the Revell 29 roadster Nailhead, and a prewired distributor from Morgan Automotive Detail. I even wired the engine in the correct firing order for once. Also used epoxy to make a glass cover for the gauge on the dashboard, and bent up some wire to simulate brake lines. Rear suspension is relatively unchanged from the tudor kit, but added brake drums from an AMT 60 Starliner. Up front is an amalgam of parts. Dropped axle from the Mysterion, radius arms, steering box and tie rod from the Revell 29 roadster, and then scratchbuilt the steering links from plastic and straight pins. Shocks are from a Revell 32, and the low arch spring is from a R/M 37 Ford sedan. Brakes are Buick style from the Revell 29 roadster To get the Tudor interior to fit the shorter Vicky body I cut almost and inch out of the middle and glued them back together. I added rib detail to the underside to dress it up after I sanded off the molded in details. In order to match the tuck and roll pattern on the seats and trans tunnel I spent about 2 weeks gluing tiny pieces of .030 rod to the sides of the tub. Arduous, but worth it in the end. Added a trim strip up the middle made from Evergreen and then topped it with grab handles from a Johan Mercedes Benz. Replicas and Miniatures handles. Under the dash I created a gauge cluster by chopping up a Corvette dash with epoxy lenses. The finishing touch was inspired by my good friend Randy Meyer(who was inspired by Ed Fluck). I obtained a sacrificial Vicky body and cut out the side window surrounds. I shaped them to fit inside the good body. This gave the inner windows some detail and provided a stop for the interior tub and front window frame. Tires are from the Blue Bandito. The wheels are Radirs from a Polar Lights 64 GTO, with inner wheels from a Revell 32. The outer rear rims are from the Mysterion also. M Mike Werry's sweet sedan, which provided some inspiration for this build. Thanks Mike!

Clean build, came out great. Love the color

That's a bummer, pretty sure they are in the catalog I got from him in the fall. But, you got it straight from the horses mouth. Glad I got a couple of each before they were gone. I am also on a quest to eventually build every body style available from Ford in 1932(and a few phantoms along the way). They have all been available for the Revell kit line at some point, so the quest continues for the harder to get ones (like the panel delivery)

Congrats on your win. You and John Teresi have such a knack for making your plastic parts look like metal. Just marveling at the finish on the blower cases and rearend. How do you do it?