Thank you all for your amazingly kind words, and especially to my old friend Tim Boyd for your words and encouragement, and also for turning me onto this forum. In the short time that I have had to look around, I can tell that there is no shortage of amazing talent represented hare. If I can occasionally set one of my builds on the table alongside the rest of you, pull up a stool and chew the sprue, then it will be my honor.
The car that Tim Chose to show you is my most recent build, a tribute to a 1:1 show rod named “Loaded” built and shown by Pinkees Hot Rod Shop of Windsor Co. The attached picture is of the 1:1 car. I say it’s a tribute, and not a replica, since I mixed a little of my own personality in . Since I enjoy working with brass, I thought it would be a good opportunity to build a little less formal hot rod that I would drive around town if I had the 1:1. Mr. Turbo hit the nail on the head with his description of “brassier, giving it a steampunk vibe”. That is exactly the look I was hoping to achieve.
The build features a scratch built frame and working suspensions, built mostly out of brass, with stainless steel quarter elliptical leaf springs in the rear, and a single transverse mounted stainless steel leaf spring in the front. The wheels are laced copper wire, with brass hubs and inner rims, and turned aluminum outer rims. The windshield frame, seat frames, gas tank, and headers are also scratch built brass. The engine is a Chrysler 354 Hemi from the Moebius 56 Chrysler 300B kit, mated to a 3D printed T4 five speed trans.The trunk and floor boards are made out of aircraft plywood, with copper inlaid accents. The body is pieced together with parts from various 29 Model A kits, with a little Evergreen thrown in. Seats and interior side panels are covered with tuck and role sculpted fun foam. Paint is Createx Acrylic Candy 2.0 Dirt Track Brown mixed 50/50 with Wicked Gold, over black Autoborn Sealer followed by three coats of Testors Wet Look Clear.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my build. I look forward to chatting with many of you and checking out what all of you are up to. I noticed that there are several folks on here in PQ Canada, which is just up the road from where I am here in northern Vermont. If they ever get the border open again, I sincerely hope the opportunity will present itself for us to get together. I don’t speak French so please be patient with me, but I do speak model car.
Regards,
Tim Slesak
