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Here's the broken glue bomb I'm using for two builds: I've cut the cab into 3 sections: And glued two of them back together: The fenders have been discarded (maybe used in junkyard dio later) and I'm now using the spare fenders and pickup bed from the 25 T "3in1" kit I bought recently. Here's a preliminary mock up: More to come.......

The fenders have been discarded and the body has gone to another project (also see my 1925 Model T Pickup thread). All that's left is the floor section, to which I've added a boom from Lindberg's 1934 pickup. Here's a preliminary mock up:

Here's a glue bomb I found recently and I've been wondering what to do with it. (No rude comments, please!) Since I have a spare chassis and frame from the second 25 T chopped coupe rat rod kit I bought, I thought it could become a "junk yard dog" style yard truck.... 1940's era? Here's what I'm starting with: This is a rare old kit body. I could rebuild it as a stock coupe but I already have one built so It's going to be another "cut and paste" project!

More progress...... and some changes. After debating which motor to use, I decided to build the spare Lincoln engine from the second kit. I cut off the "transmission" hump and replaced it with a spare tranny from my parts box. (No idea what it is but it looks better than the kit one!) I also found an exhaust that looks like it might work. Since I cut open the roof, the interior is very visible and I decided to make some interior door panels: (The rear trunk area of the kit has no floor, so that was also fabricated and glued in place...... no picture of that.) The floor had to be cut to allow the tranny to line up with the diff. This meant a tranny cover had to be built inside the body: While this is all coming together and the glue is setting up, I gave the new rat rod body a couple of coats of Krylon "ruddy brown" primer:

A Mustang man is always welcome on the forum! That's a beautiful 1:1 vert, and the model is shaping up to look as good as the real one. Check out the Fox body section of the Community builds if you haven't already. Tony

An extreme perhaps, but how about a viyl roof made with masking tape? I've done it on a couple of models and it looks fine. Color choice (white, black, etc.) would be up to you. You only need do the top of the roof so no complicated forming around compound curves. Here's one I did on a yard sale find Toronado glue bomb with a bad roof that I restored. I used 1 1/2" wide tape and created seams where the sides met the center section, just like 1:1. It would save you a lot of stripping and repainting and should cover those marks up.

Creativity never ends.... GREAT!

Baking soda/baking powder? I use Baking powder as I believe Baking soda is caustic. Check it out before you buy or use it. Anyone have any input on this question?

Fantastic dio! But here's a silly(?) question........ why the winch? He doesn't look stuck. Or am I missing something?

Thanks for the feedback guys. I've been building models for about fifty years, but have almost always built OOB, "strictly factory stock" (or as close as the limitations of the kit would allow). Antique, vintage and classics has always been my "thing" until now. After all those years, this is my first attempt at building a "customized" model so it's been a lot of internet research and experimentation just to get this far........ I never realized how much fun it can be or I would have done it long ago! I'm probably going to make some technical errors, so please let me know if I do. I was planning to make the '26 sedan delivery into a stock 1926 tudor sedan, but will probably turn it into some kind of rod now, but not the way the Revell kit build would look. (Going back to building OOB, factory stock is going to be difficult now...... I'm hooked!)

Browsing my LHS the other day, I came across another of the 1925 Model T "3 in 1" kits, and grabbed it before someone else did. I had been doing some research on rat rods (a style I was not completely familiar with) and could see that the progress I had made on the Chopped Coupe, was technically incorrect. The chassis, suspension and ride height were all wrong. So I started again with the new kit. The first job was to drop the body way down over the frame. Not as easy as it sounds...... the lowered look created a lot of body/frame modifications; measurin', eyeballin', cuttin' and hackin' and still get the ride height and wheel combo to look right! Using the stock floor on the frame rails, would only allow a dwarf or small child into the car! To overcome the problem, I cut the floor into three seperate sections and mounted the center piece below the frame rails. This gave me some alignment problems with the transmission cover and the rear axle, but it all got figured out in the end. While this was all getting glued up, I decided the car needed a sunroof so it was marked out and cut. I won't get into a lot of tedious details about the cutting mistakes and "coverups", but eventually it all seems to have come together. Now for a choice of engines: I found this blue motor that I built so long ago, I have no idea what it is or what kit it came from. Does anyone know? The other possibilty is the Lincoln motor from the kit that I have partially built and is sitting in the primered rod. Of course there are other possibilities, from my parts boxes, but I kinda like the "bulk" of these two motors. The primered rod will get finished alongside this build and it will be interesting to compare the two designs side by side (at least for me!).

Nice work and attention to details. Like it!

A great build Peter! What part of Essex do you live? I was raised in Romford before emigrating to Canada in the '60's. I bet it's a lot different now than it was when I was there. Tony

Can't tell you who made the conversion, but a friend of mine had an early '80's Z28 convertible like this model, back in the mid eighties. It was a dark red with a white interior and the usual Z28 graphics. Don't remember the color of the top as he barely ever had it up! It really was a cool looking car and I've seen a couple for sale on Kijiji fairly recently, so there must have been quite a few of them built. Asking prices for them now are higher than a stock Camaro Z.

You, sir, are one weird Dood! And I love it! Even the video is cool.......... Now to create a dio where it will look completely at home? Keep 'em comin'. Tony

I've used the twin outboard fuel tanks from the Revell kit and mounted them inboard of the frame rails. On the roadster, I realized that the "backyard" boys building this hot rod would probably not have access to the high tech rear end in the kit, so I substituted a regular differential and axle from my parts box. I'm trying to substitute parts from other kits that the boys might have found in the local junkard. The frame is brush painted Humbrol Satin Black and the body was sprayed with Krylon semi gloss black.

Thanks Bill, I'm having a lot of fun with these projects. All kinds of possibilities. Tony

Yeah Man.... really neat! Great atmosphere. Love the weathered boards on the office building. Nice telephone and cash register. Did you make them or are they doll house items? And you captured the rusty cars well! Can't wait to see more.

A little change of plan...... the Lincoln motor from the AMT kit is going in the chopped coupe and I have a Buick motor from the AMT 1940 Ford that will be "shoehorned" into the roadster hot rod. Here are the three models I will build from these two kits: I have the "rat rod" chopped coupe in primer, (sprayed outside in sub zero weather!) which will actually be the finish base color of the car. Although "rat rods" are not my first choice for automobile design, I think this build will be a lot of fun and give me an opportunity to play with different ideas and modelling techniques. The 25 T roadster hot rod is loosely based on a typical home built rod from the 50's/60's era, using parts that could be scrounged from the many junk yards around at the time. A typical "back yard" build that you might see on any street in any US/Canadian city or town. I don't think these will be the final choice of wheels and tires. I will probably use some steel reversed rims with "junkyard" tires. Here's mock up with the Buick motor:

Brad and Eric: Those pictures are definitely making my (creative) juices flow! Now to find a set of 1:1 original Capri fenders and quarters........! What a neat project that would be. (I need more garage space!!!!!)

Thanks for the link Charlie. Will watch this build with great pleasure. Great work. Tony

I just checked my (unmade) "McLaren Mustang" body and I can see that the fender extensions can't be sanded off without affecting the wheel opening. I guess we could add styrene spacers behind the wheel arch, trim them to the wheel opening size then sand and fill etc. to get the right shape.....? As you pointed out previously, the extended fenders are the wrong shape and size for the McLaren anyway, but it could work for the Capri? Or maybe a Mustang/Capri custom hybrid? I often wondered what Capri fenders and rear quarters would look like on a 1:1 Mustang. Maybe I'll try it on my real '89 2.3!

You're so far into it, it'd be a shame not to bring it out in the sunshine (or indoor lighting) again. Love the motor detail. BTW the fender flares? I know you know what I mean.

Did I miss something? This is a very interesting build, but I feel I've joined it in the middle. Is there some background on this build? A previous thread perhaps? I really want to know and see more!

Out of 40 builds on the go, couldn't you at least include a Capri in this CBP? I for one, would love to see it... (put the other 39 on hold for a while!) Go, Brad, Go!