Lanny Haas

used a jimmy Flintstone body with a scratch built flat bed, and a 29 Ford Rat Rod, hitching a ride

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I had some scrap wood laying around, and a new table saw, this is what I came up with everything in it place. Well for a while anyway. just thought Id share

primed and painted the frame

used the revell sprint car kit to pattern the brass tubing for soldering up the chassis. will ad the wing. too

off to a good start. Maybe leave the removed valve cover on the fender, drill holes for the head bolts, Even a forgotten wrench somewhere.

WOW very very nice, the tail gate chain is killer. have you thought of using real wood for the bed?

John only you could use the "kit" racing harness and make it look good. I classify your work as art.

the coat hanger is a nice touch. excellent work. just starting one myself, and good job on the foil, it a tough one to foil, and you got the side trim right, a lot of Hudson's I see have the foil covering the whole side trim, when the top roll on the trim is body color, nice job

put some weeds around it and were done..looks good so far.

put some weeds around it and were done.......looking good

And he knocked it out of the Park.....that is killer!!!! the rust on the chrome tools great! to me that's hard to do and make it look right, and the wood looks like the finish is cracked and peeling. and the wheels are perfect also....to me anyway

I have figured it out, he has a 1/25 scale mechanic , who lives in an old AMT Riviera box. with his 1/25 scale wife, and 4 1/32 scale kids, Oh and spot the dog....How else can he apply HO scale decals on plug wires!! simply amazing

John I think you have outdone yourself on this one.. Raised the bar as it were! With the right background, lighting and good photos we could pass this of as a real car. the little details that I see here like the steering shaft at the fire wall. Most would be happy with just the shaft going thru the fire wall to the steering wheel, but we have the Flex shaft, the joint, the collar , the pins and nuts, properly weathered. the brackets on the blower, nuts holding them on, the carb detail, screws, fittings, I still have'nt seen it all. Of course the paint flawless. You have the title of a master model builder in my book. This one belongs in Utah....

sounds like a fun project. pretty much do as you like. I dont like making dents from heat, the just dont look right. I grind the inside of the body, to make the plastic thin than make a dent using your finger or a table edge, you can also grind the oudside of the body to make dents, just grind and sand grind marks away. be creative.

that is spotless compaired to mine.....I have a 4 X 6 top and can only work on a corner of it....

for the shape the bodys is, the wood looks pretty good. needs some cracked and missing wood, maybe a dent ot two, maybe some tears in the roof... or just leave it alone. its a fine line your walking dont want to go TOO far, than its hard to get it back.. looks good, I like it.....

Well it D-Day, Started the painting last saturday, sprayed the silver on the door light does funny things to the silver, but it silver flake on the body, I sprayed a pearl blue for the base color than the layers of the blue flake, about 10 light coats Letting it all settle befor the clear (Future) is applied where Im at now, have a few things to botton up, It has its issues, and flaws, but it is what it is.......I think next month is the 57 Ford...

a carrying strap for the battery....nice touch, and the radiator is killer.....Oh and with a cap too. John, looking good my friend!

Cell Phones???? Come on !!!!! Dont need no stinkng cell phone!!

this is the real recorsd player

Thanks Bill.....It was a productine day...aside from sticking fingers together with the super glue and losing parts on the floor. Anyway, got the roof painted last night, and the engine alcladed "chromed" . built my little record player, and the door jam"s from this parts box battery, well build the record player. I still have a real one, to check by, but this is the basic shape. thru sanding and wittling, I got the trun table and the tone arm in place..something that will never be seen, but its there. set it into the center consol with a few records to warp in the sun.. got the body and parts primered , and going to paint the top first Light Ivory, than dull coat it, as its a carson top painted the silver base for the silver flake paint, than mask the top and the silver and do the blue. Should take most ot next the week to finish the paint. only 9 more days..

John, another quality build. you never stop amazing me with you creativity ...hope to see this one in person some time.