Phildaupho

Very well done replica. Hard to tell exactly when the model pictures start.

I found one of those horizontal roof section in my parts box after I made the top I am using. The stock top from the Monogram 1/24 could also be adapted. I have everything painted now so assembly has started and hope to have some photos to post later this week.

I do not recall previously reading that the Eldorod was on the list. I like it and would buy one.

Absolutely splendid. Fantastic woody-work. Will look forward to the larger scale version. I have been fascinated by shooting brakes for many years and have always thought one based on a Morgan four-seater with a drophead frontend would make a great looking and very sporty shooting-brake

Beautiful model. Very well detailed. This kit has to rate very high on the list of all time greats.

Gene - As requested - instructions relating to transmission. I am by no means an Olds engine authority even though I drove across North America in 1962 in the backseat of my parents' '57 Olds Super 88; I assume all the first-gen Olds V-8's were of the same external dimensions. Hosted on Fotki

Thanks AFX for keeping us up to date on this issue. Pirelli makes a lot of good points in your recent post.

Great job on one of the most inventive Deuce models of all time.

Definitely white plastic. Want to keep these parts in the bag until I get to it!!

Many people were disappointed when the Rat Roaster did not come with a beam front axle rather than the tube axle found on all other Revell Deuces. For the first Revell Deuce I built with a beam axle I used the very nice one in the AMT ’41 Woodie. For the second one I used just the central beam section from the Revell ’40 Ford Coupe Street Rod. That got me thinking that now I have another two incomplete kits so there must be a better solution. With my second beam axle Deuce I was able to maintain the basically pretty good Revell Deuce front-end suspension system except for the mandatory lowering modifications, which makes life easier so, rather than robbing another kit I decided to try substituting #271 - .060” – 1.5mm I-Beam Evergreen Strip Styrene. Mythology – see photos below 1 – De-chrome and do whatever lowering and wheel mounting modification are necessary. De-chroming allows you to do a good clean up of seam lines etc. but you could forgo the de-chroming and just use Bare-Metal Foil. 2 – Cut out the tubular center section. The remaining tubular upturned axle ends can be filed to give a flatter surface, which will not be very obvious once the shock absorbers are in place. 3 – Give some curvature to a length of the Evergreen I-Beam. The warm of your hands is enough to do this. 4 – Cut the I-Beam to length. Slightly longer is actually OK as it gives some tension to the curvature. In the final photo the I-Beam section has not been glued into place but by using liquid plastic glue any gaps will be eliminated. 5 – If you desire you can drill the I-Beam before installation 6 – Chrome with Alclad or paint and you have an easy and cheap beam axle without robbing another kit. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

I forgot to mention in my original post that the instructions have been redone in the current Revell format which are a lot easier to use than the original. here are photos of decals, instructions and bagged parts. [url=http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/1/stone-woods--cook-willys/dscn1069.html]

Hosted on Fotki I picked up the Revell Selected Subjects Program re-release of the venerable Stone, Woods & Cook ’41 Willys and it makes me very happy. Willys gassers were my favourite drag cars back in the day and I have wanted to build both the SW&C and Mazmanian cars for a long time. For years I wanted one of the original SW&C kits but could never find one at swaps and I am not an Ebay guy. I was thinking of modifying one of the newer Revell Willys kits but never did. I finally bought a previously started molded in blue kit just two months ago but now I have one that has never been touched and is still bagged. I was very pleased to open the box and see white styrene and surprisingly very little flash. There is a new set of decals, which includes blue decals for the interior and blower scoop, seat belts and white walls for the front tires. This was a very impressive kit when new with opening doors and trunk, pose able steering, separate chrome body trim, very detailed running gear and interior. I am looking forward to building this model alongside the newer Revell Willys for a classic and modern modelling experience. About the only time I will likely change is to use the newer kits headlights. The box art is much like the original issue but has a great looking newly built model on the box ends. The original car still exists but without the distinctive custom front end. There has also been a very accurate replica of the Mazmanian car built and both cars have been featured in The Rodder’s Journal.

Michelin is promoting a return to F1 if there is a shift to modern larger diameter wheels and lower profile tires which have been used on Le Mans race-cars for a number of years. I have been in favor of this for a long time and built a model to reflect how an F1 car would look almost a decade ago. F1 would of course have to make regulation changes to suspension and braking specifications with this change. The model is based on a 1/24 Revell of Germany Williams with parts-box wheels & tires and home-made decals Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Your second generation Miata turned out very nice. I have first and third generations in my stash for which I have future build plans.

Wayne - The rear spreader bar will be a polished appropriately sized piece of aluminum tubing.

Hosted on Fotki I have done most of the fabrication for the frame & running gear & suspension Up front I molded in a spreader bar and filled and shaped the front horns. I removed the shocks from their combined brackets and headlight mounts. The brackets were de-chromed and attached slightly higher on the frame sides. The front axle, spring and steering linkage were de-chromed. I lowered the front axle using the well-trusted method of cutting the tabs of and reducing the spring thickness. Mark Gustavson’s Custom Styling Studio Buick brakes [no longer available] are used. In back so as to keep the correct geometry for the rear axle and be able to use the kit stabilizer bars and central cross-member I cut out the center of the rear axle and linked the remaining parts with axle tubes from the Double Dragster quick-change assembly. I removed the “air bags” and replaced them with styrene rods to give the correct location of the axle and allow me to get the right ride height. Brackets were installed for the de-chromed leaf spring from the Double-T kit. The rear cross-member from a Monogram ’30 Ford was cut into the Deuce chassis. Mark Gustavson’s Custom Styling Studio Buick brakes [no longer available] are used. Engine & transmission is a 289 from the Revell ‘57 Chev. I used the Deuce kit Ford oil pan to keep the engine aligned with the frame motor mounts. The exhaust headers are a combination of units from an old AMT ’60 Corvette and the Deuce kit headers to give the correct alignment with the exhaust system and still need some work. Increased the length of the drive shaft with aluminum tubing. Exhaust system from the headers back including the mufflers are the Deuce kit piping. The dual tailpipes are from the AMT ’41 Woodie and I am still working out their mounting as they have to go under the stabilizer bars and over the axle.

My three favourites on the list are the Stallion, Impression and Grand Master in that order. They are inspired designs but I am sure the F-100 will likely win the popular vote.

July 24, 2016 Victoria BC Canada Deuce Days in Scale - a model car show for 1951 and earlier model cars with an emphasis on '32 Fords is part of the huge rod & custom show surrounding the Inner Harbour The Hotel Grand Pacific 463 Belleville Street Victoria BC For more information email deucedaysinscale@shaw.ca or visit the website http://deucedaysinscale.shawwebspace.ca/

Yes it is a long-time in the future but the full-scale Deuce days is an extremely popular event so if you think you might attend you might want to make a cancellable reservation soon. Check out the website given on the poster.

Here are my two Deuce Coupes as they appear on the poster. I will be making a post under the contest section of the forum regarding Deuce Days in Scale. Hosted on Fotki

Thanks guys. Here is a photo of the chassis I forgot to include with the original post. The poster for Deuce Days in Scale 2016 has been completed with this model and my blue 3-window and I think it looks fabulous. I will be doing a new post with the poster in the near future. Hosted on Fotki

Looking forward to this one. I may have missed it but what scale?

WOW - We are seeing the future depicted with the past with the creation of the model. Pretty incredible!!

I actually think I prefer the geetee66 style to genuine Watson!! Great looking Cady in all respects.

I am building nothing but Deuce models for the next 14 months in preparation for Deuce Days in Scale July 24, 2016 in Victoria BC Canada. This one will be a tribute to the orange Dennis Kyle Hiboy Roadster which was photographed in profile for a Rodders Journal poster that hangs on the wall of my model room. It was also chosen as one of the 75 most significant Deuces. I am aiming for a close resemblance rather than an exact replica. Some of the special features of this car that will need to be added to the Revell Hiboy are the louvered hood, trunk and gas tank; a buggy sprung quick-change rearend, a 283 Chevy with tubular headers; the wheel/tire combination and molded front spreader bar. I quickly found parts to complete all of these features but knew the biggest challenge would be up-top so that is where I started. Not being aware of any after market source of a Deuce roadster contemporary up-top meant I had to fabricate one. I searched my parts box for all the up-tops I could find and chose the top from a Monogram 56 Corvette as a starting point. I also used sections from three other tops, some Ever-Green styrene and a bunch of putty. The bottom lip is from the AMT Phantom Vickie and the rear window started with the one from the AMT 50 Ford but was still too big so I grafted in the window slot from a 1/32 36 Ford. The stock windshield frame was chopped about 2 ½ scale inches when I discovered the one from the Rat Roaster did not directly fit the older Roadster cowl. The top will be painted with Testors Custom Lacquer System Fabric Tan. I used the louvered trunk lid from the Revell 5-Window Coupe. Once the roadster trunk lid was cut out some sanding was required to fit the louvered trunk lid. Another 5-W trunk lid was used for the louvers on the gas tank. The louvered hood from Monogram 1/24 Deuce is about 2.5mm longer than the 1/25 hood so material was trimmed from both ends. The wheels and front tires come from the Revell Willys Gasser with rear tires from the Willys Street Rod. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki