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I like the build, just not sure about the colors. I mean the body/frame combo is great, but the blue decals kind of don't match.

Depends on the materials used. What clear did you spray it with? Some polyurethane two part clears can be polished in as little as few hours. If it is an enamel clear (Testors) I would not touch it for at least a week.

I'll be following this one for sure.

Really cool looking. Also, as an avid Ferrari fan, I can not help it but love the colors chosen. I would have just reversed the colors on the doors. I think if the panels were tan with black inserts, it would showcase the sculpted interior better. Outstanding work regardless.

Thank you. It may be a while before you see this puppy with the engine installed. There is a lot of work that needs to be done to it. Meanwhile, I did some more on the engine (which by the way I absolutely love now). first I wanted to make a different air filter. So using the original one from the Ferrari engine as a base I built upon it. It is just from styrene plastic, but I made little lips on the inside, so photoetched mesh could be fitted around it later. I also did not like how plain it looks, so I started scratching my head for ideas how to make it look better. I wanted something custom and not found on any other car, just like the engine. I was born on Friday the 13th and it is my lucky number. Long time ago I made a design to be tattooed on my arm. So I thought it would be cool to put it on the air filter somehow. So I took the above picture, loaded it on my computer and then printed it in a size where just the 13 was the size I needed. Then I changed the blade on my knife and cut out the 13 and with a piece of scotch tape I put it on top of a very thin sheet styrene. Then I traced again the design with my knife. Needless to say this took a bit of time and a few deep breaths . But then I had a perfect copy from thin plastic. Next I glued the design and some really thin strips on top of the filter to create my personalized engine piece. The added strips still need to have their edges sanded lightly. And I have not decided yet if the filter and the valve covers will be chromed or color coded to the rest of the model. Now back to the drawing board to figure out the headers. Thank you for looking.

Thank you Brian, but I can not take any credit for the idea. This was one of this cases, where someone gives you a solution that you think "How come I did not think of this first?". Torinobradley gets the kudos for proposing it.

Love the barrel of rum.

Alright, I new I wanted an exotic, modern engine with traditional looks. I really liked Andrew's idea about making a Ford V12 from two V8s from the 32 kit. So, I ran with it and gave it a try. And I am very happy I did. Thank you Andrew. So I found in my parts box another SBF engine with a cool manual transmission on it. I cut the front end cylinders off. Then I cut the back end cylinders from Revell's 32 kit and mated them. I scratch built an intake to take the six dual Webbers from the Ferrari Daytona engine and the filter, which will be modified. For the head covers I used two sets of the ones that come in the Speedwagon kit. I am also happy to say, that I am pretty sure I can shoehorn this mill in within all the hoods. I may have to make a new radiator for the purpose, but I will make it happen.

Great job. Especially on the interior. And the brakes came out outstanding.

This thing looks bada-s. Are going to keep it green?

Nice seeing small scale on here too. Great job on the paint. Masking these little gems is a pain.

Thank you Brandon. I like rods done that way. Like on my 32 pickup. Unless they are told most people never notice that jamb line of the doors curves at the beltline, or that the frame rails are taller than original and their bottom edge continues almost to the grille following the bottom of the body. When a rod is done in a way that you don't notice what has been done to it, but it looks cool, for me personally is the biggest achievement.

That is exactly what i have in mind. It may not be even obvious in 1:24 that you are trying to replicate a modern system with a vintage look tho. I tried the same before with a six pack.

I love those engines and I have used them in Deuces before. But there is no way fitting one without modifying the hood sides. I am thinking a SBF like the one from the kit, with an Inglese intake with four carbs and alu intake stacks. It will be modern, but with a nice "vintage look" and totally in the character of the rest of the car. Plus it will fill up the space under the hood nicely.

This is a great idea, but my main issue with the model is that I want the front hoods to be intact and the proportions to stay the same, so I am not sure that a V12 can fit in there. I will look into it anyway. Thanks.

The steelies are the regular wheels from the 32 5 window kit, but the rears are fitted in a custom aluminum sleeve and then wrapped in an Alumacoupe tires.

So the Cali Engine was too fat for the space between the frame rails and I looked for a Ferrari alternative. I tried the engine from a 365 Daytona, but it is too long and I would like to keep this model pretty traditional (altho very different). Here are the engines for comparison. So now I am back at square one with the motor choice. I am leaning towards keeping this one all ford. Meanwhile I decided to play with wheels......

Thank you everyone for the nice comments. Well, one thing led to another, some ideas popped up and at the end I can not fit them all in one model. So a kind of a side project started. First I was looking at alternatives for the Cali engine in my 30sumtin' project. Then I remembered I had a Fujimi Ferrari "Daytona". The Cali engine was too wide to fit in the engine bay with the side hood on. Well, the Daytona engine is too long. So I decided to make a frame to fit it and that is how the start to a third Deuce was given. This is what the Daytona engine in a "stock" frame looks like and with its filter on I don't care for side hoods with this engine the slightest bit as I would not use them with it. However, it was too long I hope you can get where I am going with this engine and no side hoods....... So two Phantom Vicky frames were cut in similar fashion but in just lightly different locations. And then they were glued back together Now there is clearly enough room for the engine. This will most likely sit under a Tudor. Thank you for looking.

Looking sharp

Great interior so far. I would have never thought the leopard accents would work, but it actually goes really well with the rest.

Sleeeeeeeeeeeck. I like it.

LOL. OK, OK.....I thought you were leaving them on the floor. My bad. Looks really cool now.

Very cool, but may I suggest something? Put the rack with the amps where the subs are now and make a box for the subs where the amps are now. Subwoofers need an airtight enclosure to work and the way you have them now is unrealistic, as they are exposed at their back and pumping into the floor. Either their faces or their backs need to be enclosed. If you you like the detail on their backs to be seen, then you can make a box with its front clear. This way you would be able to see their faces inside the box and their backs sticking out on the other side.

The short answer to your question would be NO. However, it can be made to work. On this frame the floor is molded in, so you can't see it, but that chassis would most likely have one more cross member right where the floor "steps up". If you make this cross member visible, you can then make two more links, which would go from the top of the diff to that cross member. They would have to go in a triangular fashion to prevent lateral movement of the axle. Pretty much imagine a "V" starting on top of the diff case and spreading out towards the cross member. I hope this helps. Michael

This rod I have no issue with the engine. The three window in the other thread is the one that does not fit the Ferrari California engine in it.