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Thanks Tim - I contemplated printing on white but thought the trimming would be too difficult. I just applied flame decals from the 32 Sedan kit and am very satisfied how they look although different than the McMullen Deuce. They still have not completely set.

Unfortunately not April Fools. Thanks Ryan for your interest. Sorry to disappoint.

Thanks for your replies. It is always fun trying to come up with an April Fools post. I think this is the fourth year I have posted an April Fools model and I already have a plan for next year. To answer Peter - the blue model started with a Hendrix resin body and grill shell and the rest was robbed from numerous kits.

This will be the last work in progress update as I am abandoning my attempt to build a close looking tribute to the McMullen Deuce Roadster because I now realize, I cannot even come close to duplicating the flames and the pinstriping. Right from the start I knew that the biggest challenge of this project was going to be replicating the flames and pinstriping but I figured I had nothing to lose by at least trying. I managed to download pretty good images of the flames from which I removed the black back ground with Photoshop and scaled them in my old Testor’s decal program to be printed on an ink jet printer. I have had pretty good success with self made decals over light colored surfaces but over black is a different story. Even with the highest settings on the printer, the colors on the decals lack density. I made multiples of each decal so decided to just keep layering to see how many it would take to achieve something close to the desired affect. After seven layers it was completely obvious this was not going to work. Not only was there still no density to the colors but it was impossible to keep all those layers lined up. As for the pinstriping, I was going to cut self-adhesive vinyl as narrow as I could which might have given a decent look but without the flames, what’s the point. I am going to complete this model with flame decals from my collection but it will not be referred to as a McMullen replica although certainly inspired by and a tribute to that car.

You are familiar with the acronyms AMT, MPC, IMC and SMP. Now there is another set of letters to learn – SPAM - standing for Scale Plastic Automotive Models. Today - April 1, 2022, SPAM is releasing photos of the mock up of the box art for The Little Deuce Coupe which includes images of models of the Silver Sapphire 3-Window Coupe that was on the cover of the Beach Boys record album Little Deuce Coupe and a 5-Window Coupe that represents the lyrics in Beach Boys song Little Deuce Coupe. SPAM is the sponsor of the Model Car Show – Deuce Days in Scale in conjunction with the largest gathering of 1932 Fords at Northwest Deuce Days in Victoria BC Canada July 17, 2022.

I like this very much. Always admired Cunninghams and have a book about their history.

Very well done conversion. Brings back memories. The family of a class mate of mine in elementary school bought a new 4-cylinder Chevy II four-door as soon as they came out.

Nice restoration. Always wonderful see a model from the early sixties when I was first introduced to the hobby.

I am overwhelmed by these MFH kits and your talents building them.

Thanks Trevor - The next step will be maybe the easiest - painting the body. But then comes the most challenging - the flames and the pinstriping.

Up Front Widened the Moon tank with Evergreen styrene tube. Fabricated a hand pump Replicas & Miniatures open grill shell and double-sided radiator. Installed electric fan as on the restored car. Model Car Garage photo-etch grill Headlights from Rat Roaster with shocks removed The plates on the frame horns were to mount a tow bar

Outstanding model. I congratulate you for your incredibly detailed and immaculate construction and I must also congratulate the producers of the fantastic kit. Both you and they are amazingly talented modellers.

Here is my MPC Gurney/Foyt MKIV '67 winner. I actually have touched the actual car when I helped push it into position for a photo shoot at the Monterey Historics honouring Dan Gurney.

Another fantastic build of an awesome kit.

Absolutely an incredibly amazing model kit from MFH and you are doing it justice.

Great to see a model of a car I always thought captured the look of a bulldog in a beautiful way.

OZsome !!

Looks fantastic. I got to build one of these but I want to convert the sedan into a coupe.

Very well done Jalopy. One of my all time favourite style of race cars.

Thanks guys - So far so good. I am one more step away from the most challenging aspects of this project - the flames and the pinstriping. I have some plans and alternatives but time will tell how successful they will be.

Love the V-12 and the colour. Very interesting Deuce.

Cockpit Interior Seat has pleated area from 32 5W modified to more closely resemble McMullen upholstery. I have done some touch up on the seat where the black meets the white Door panels from 32 5W – cranks removed. Replicas & Miniature door handle Skull shifter from R/M 1/24 Model T pickup hot rod Steering wheel Revell 29 Model A Spoon gas pedal AMT 289 Cobra Parts box hand brake Dash is from the kit blanked with sheet styrene. I found images online of each of the eight gauges which I put together on Photoshop to produce a decal although the density of the black background produced by my ink jet printer is disappointing

You are the current Chevy II king. The wagon turned out awesome and I am really digging your big block hardtop build. The wagon got me thinking of a Chevy II wagon a friend had back in the 70's. He painted it in Gulf racing colors - light blue and orange.

Thanks for posting all your glorious racing car models. I especially like the photo of all the models together and being able to see their relative sizes. The McLarens compare smaller than expected while the D-Type compares larger. I have often had the same realization when seeing vintage race cars in person for the first time.

Excellent thread. I am a real fan of Historic Trans Am having seen them race many times at vintage events. I have built 5 Trans Am models so far and hope to have a complete a grid someday of all the varieties that raced in the original series including the three years of Firebirds. I will definitely be using your thread for reference building a 1970 Firebird.