mrmike

This is my '32 Ford 5 Window Coupe painted with Testors Lime Ice One Coat Lacquer with a green and white interior, hand painted wide whitewall tires, fuzzy dice, wired engine, aluminium tubing exhaust tips, and seat belts.

I have finished my '32 Ford 5 Window Coupe and it is posted in "Under Glass". I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

I'll be watching this as I have the Doyusha version of this kit. I'm not sure if I'll build mine due to the kits value. The last time I looked, this kit was about $150 without shipping from Hong Kong.

Yeah, but that was a while ago... I spent part of the morning and this afternoon working on the '32. I noticed this gap on both sides of the fenders and body and I could see through the gaps. My solution was to either trim just below the trunk over the gas tank or cover the gap on the inside of the fenders like I did here. I used the side fillers for the High-Boy version and installed them on opposite sides and then paint the edge by the fender. As you can see, I ran out of paint and I didn't feel like opening another can just for a dab of paint color. I asked my friend Barry if he could make me some fuzzy dice for this '32 and he did. Thank you Barry! More to come...

A group of us had a "Play Date" yesterday and I brought two projects to work on. I spent the entire time working on the '32. I worked on getting the Hemi wired and then installed the Hemi into the chassis. Then, I got out my seat belt hardware and tape and made a set of seat belts for the interior. One of the things missing from this kit is an ignition coil. My friend Barry had some resin coils and he graciously offered me one for the '32. Thank you Barry! I went to install the radiator and grille shell and found some clearance issues with the electric fan and the water pump pulley. I'm working on those now to get some clearance since this Hemi was originally set up for the racing version. More to come...

Well Peter, I took a look through Google Images and found many, many references to various KAR A VAN and it is a widely used word with just as many starting with a "K" as well as "C". And, I haven't been able to find another picture like the one you posted. I wish you good luck on your search.

Thank you Marty!

I've been playing around with the '32 5 Window Coupe this afternoon. I installed the wheel backs into the tires again and did a mock up of the '32. The wheels are not pressed on since I have painted the calipers on the disc brakes and they are drying. I still have to paint the letters on the hubcaps.

Thanks David for the tip on the Tamiya Flat Clear. I remembered seeing the white underside of the fenders somewhere and I thought that just looked so neat! I decided to replicate that on mine. You know...Sanitary!

That you David and John! Wasn't there a song about David and John? Oh, I can't remember... I got the headlights remounted. A view of the headlight wiring. I suppose I could have made the wiring a little shorter. Oh well, maybe next time... What's a cool hot rod with out some fuzzy dice? More to come..

Thank you Keith!

Darn right William! Thanks for the tip Craig!

Once again, the '32 High Boy Roadster is back on the bench. I've decided to show the model this year, so I'm adding a few details like headlight wiring and I also lowered the front suspension a tad. The headlights are currently off their mounts while they are drying, then I'll remount the headlights and cleanup the car. More to come...

Thank you Chris!

I didn't like the decals I had applied to the tires, so as an experiment I removed the decals and sprayed some Tamiya X-2 Flat White through my Badger Universal 360 Airbrush. A little cleanup and touchup and I may go with these. Should I spray some flat or semi gloss clear over the tires to protect the paint? I attached the fenders to the chassis. Although I haven't attached the tires, I think the stance should be about where I want it. More to come...

Thank you Steve and Curtis! I love working with Tamiya paints! Very good paints!

I got the distributor mounted to the block and plug boots on the wires. Now to wire up the engine. I started on chassis assembly by installing the suspension. A quick mock up. More to come...

I painted the Dart on Friday with Tamiya TS-54 Light Metallic Blue. I misted some paint onto the chassis and painted the core support, rear panel molding, and the firewall. I detailed the alternator with some red paint. More to come...

The Monogram '53 Chevy Bel Air was given to me by another modeler who was building two of the same kit at the same time, but he liked the white over blue kit he was building. This one is painted metallic maroon over metallic white. I won a bid at auction for a ProModeler 1969 Dodge Daytona Charger for $20.

I fired up the paintbooth this morning and got some painting done. First was the interior pan with embossing powder and flat black paint added and then the chassis was painted with Dupli-Color Grey Primer and Tamiya TS-54 Light Metallic Blue. The exhaust system was painted with Testors Aluminium Plate Metalizer and other parts painted with Rust-oleum Semi-Gloss Black. More to come...

Back on the Dart GTS 340 for a bit. I masked off the interior in prep for white glue and embossing powder. When dry, this will be painted flat black. I needed to find a shorter fan belt assembly for the engine to fit in the chassis. Clearance was needed for the radiator. More to come...

Thank you Christopher!

Thank you Anders!

Thank you David and Steve! Look at what I found in a parts box, tailgate chains!

I built it 12 years ago and painted it with Model Master Chrysler Engine Red lacquer.