Phildaupho

I have The Rodders Journal Ala Kart poster framed on my model room wall. Just a couple of days ago I told a friend that someday I will built an Ala Kart model. He said you hardly ever see one built. You did a spectacular job. It looks fantastic.

Very nice model of a very interesting car.

Very sporty. Looking forward to more of your posts.

Sweet suede shoebox

Thanks everyone for your favorable comments. I am already looking forward to my next Deuce project.

This model was inspired by Vic Edelbrock’s Chopped 5-Window Deuce Coupe as one of two Deuces that will appear on the poster for the Deuce Days in Scale Model Car Show that will take place in Victoria BC Canada next year - Sunday July 24, 2016 in conjunction Northwest Deuce Days which happens every three years and has become one of the premier hot rod events. It attracts over 800 pre-1952 cars. Of those over half are Deuces. Once the Deuce Days in Scale poster is ready I will post more information on the model car show. Construction was chronicled in On the Workbench posts http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=100984&hl= Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

I am pretty much down to final assembly now so this will be the final On The Workbench update. It is impossible to pass anything non-authentic by a Ford guy so I have replaced the Edelbrock Chevy valve covers with Ford units which except for not having Edelbrock script on them actually look closer to what is on the real Edelbrock 5-W. Also as recommended I installed a rear panhard stabilizer bar. The flames are modified from the Revell ’49 Merc and ’32 5-W. I first scanned them to make templates for masking which I did with Bare-Metal-Foil over the white enamel before applying the red. Once removed, the Bare-Metal-Foil does leave glue residue, which can be removed with Goo-Gone on a cotton swab. The color in the final flame photo is the closest to reality. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Good point regarding the panhard bar and I will certainly add one. I wonder if there are any scale small block Ford Edelbrock valve covers out there?

Yes I know what you are saying but the model is inspired by the Edelbrock 5-W and they were the only Edelbrock valve covers I could find. I may end up changing them.

I really like your front end treatment with the straight bars on the grill and smooth bumpers.

CHASSIS – As mentioned previously the chassis uses the tubular cross member from the AMT phantom Vickie with the Revell aft engine mount so I could still use kit rear stabilizer bars. The rear end is supported only by the coil-overs. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Hi Skip - Hope you can make to Deuce Days and Deuce Days in Scale in 2016. - Phil

Most of the painting is done so it is now assembly time. INTERIOR – I was not able to find a complete photo of the interior on the Edelbrock 5-W so just had to speculate. Used Model Master Custom Lacquer System Fabric Tan, which I really liked. It reminded me of Scale Motorsports Faux Fabric that I was really missing. Alclad chrome on steering wheel. The dash is from the AMT Phantom Vickie. Hosted on Fotki ENGINE – Revell Ford 5-liter block with 5-speed from AMT Wagon Rod, Alclad Chrome applied to intake manifold, heads and water pump cover. Edelbrock valve covers from parts box. Air cleaner is modified from the Revell 48 Ford Convertible and was raised to clear the distributor. I had to modify the exhaust headers to fit through the tubular cross-member. Hosted on Fotki

Thanks everyone for your replies. Here are the photos of the engine and interior and another view I really like. I am now working again on the 5-W highboy and will be posting an On the Workbench update soon. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Jim - The stripe is sign vinyl cut as narrow as I could. Looks straight to the eye but the camera picks up any imperfections!

This model was inspired by Bill Peratt’s Pinkee built Chopped 3-Window Deuce Coupe. It will be one of two Deuces that will appear on the poster for the Deuce Days in Scale Model Car Show that will take place in Victoria BC Canada Sunday July 24, 2016 in conjunction Northwest Deuce Days that happens every three years and has become one of the premier hot rod events. It attracts over 800 pre-1952 cars. Of those over half are Deuces. Once the Deuce Days in Scale poster is ready I will post more information on the model car show. There are On the Workbench posts at http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=100985&hl= More photos at http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/deuce-days-in-scale/blue-chopped-3-wind/ Final assembly of body, fenders and exterior fittings took me all day. At first the hood did not properly align with the cowl. This was as a result of me attaching the grill shell to the frame before painting. I will never do that again. I was fortunate I was able to remove and refit it without wrecking anything. Once the body was securely attached the grill shell was aligned with the hood before re-gluing. I may have lost a millimetre or two where the dash meets the bottom of the cut down windshield frame and the thickness of the epoxy I used to attach the body assembly to the chassis. I have to retake photos of engine and interior as I noticed a couple things missing. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki [url=http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/deuce-days-in-scale/blue-chopped-3-wind/dscn0960-jpg.html]

A couple more views Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Final Update #3 – April 25 I have now assembled the chassis and running gear. I had some challenges fitting the exhaust system, as the ram-horn exhaust manifold outlet is directly inline with the engine mounts. Some of the items are still not securely attached to give some wiggle room for final assembly. Once the chassis was up on wheels I could not resist having a look at the coupe still without “glass” as a highboy. Next to do is to mount the fenders, the bumpers, the body with “glass”, exterior handles & mirrors, head & taillights and final details when it will be ready to post under glass. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Thanks Gabriel for spotting that. I obviously need stronger magnifiers

Update #2 - April 21 Everything is painted now. On the real car white with pure blue toner was used. For the model the paint that still needs to be polished out is Testor’s light blue enamel two to one with white. Hosted on Fotki The engine still needs to be detailed but it and the interior do resemble the real car. The camera flash caused gold tone on the valve covers. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Thanks for the photos. The creativity and skill of car modellers blows me away. Thanks to the organizers of NNL East for another great show.

These are the 3 Cadillacs I have built Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

I really like your '22[?] T Bucket and your photography is also very impressive

Update April 18 - I used the stock configuration firewall and grill shell from the Rat Roaster and found I had to do some trimming and a bunch of test fitting to get everything to mate properly. Had to trim the bottom of the firewall so body would sit correctly on frame. Had to trim material from underside of back of hood so it sat on top of firewall properly. Did a bit a trimming to the mounting arrangement of the grill shell and frame area to assure a good fit. Hosted on Fotki - The Styling Studio Buick brake drums may not still be available but Replicas & Miniatures have nice ones. Hosted on Fotki - The quick-change center is from the Double-T kit adapted to the kit rear-end. I eliminated the airbags and replaced with styrene rod so I can play around with ride height. I see in the photo I got the coil over mounts facing the wrong way but this was just a test fit. Hosted on Fotki - I am using the Replicas & Miniatures resin door hinges, which are certainly way more realistic, but probably the smallest parts I have ever worked on. Hosted on Fotki - I scribed more pleats on the door panels and seat. On the seat I filled some of the kit pleat areas with half-round Evergreen styrene Hosted on Fotki - I am ready for top-coat painting now so further updates will be of finished components before final assembly

Hey Jon - Great to see a bunch of Deuces. I really like your orange 5-window.