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Nice. The wheels suit it well.

One hell of a Hot Rod.I love it.

Yeah....where's mine?

Great looking model. Altho I feel almost cheated, as I was planning to build a '32 Vicky in the exact same color combo which I saw in a Magazine. The resin body just came in. LOL

For the longest time I did not subscribe to ANY of the magazines I like. I thought that paying a couple dollars more was my way of supporting local business. Besides it is kind of cool to go to the bookstore (in my case) and look through all the magazines to see if the new ???? has arrived. My wife however has different view on things and this fathers day my gift was subscriptions to the two model car magazines. I checked the mail today and....nothing. I wonder if my subscription is so fresh, will I receive this issue or it will start with the next one? I live in a part of Colorado where "snail mail" is given a whole new meaning. So, should I go and pick one up, or should I wait for mine to arrive at home?

I would like to say - what a great thread. I believe that all of us have made pretty much all of these mistakes at some point. It may have been when we first started in the hobby, but we have. The inexcusable part is when you see people claiming they have been building models for 10 years non stop to have mold lines on their models. Although I would agree with everything written so far, I would like to point out, that some issues have "grey areas". I am talking about building "show cars". Anyone can open the first Hot Rod or Street Rodder or Mini Trucking (?) magazines and see that at the shows these vehicles seem to have brand new tires, that are shinier than the ones that come in the model kits. There is no excuse about the mold lines in their centers tho. Also we see that most "trailer queens" at the shows DO have shiny black engine compartments and color detailed undercarriages. But I want to turn the tables for a moment and question some of the judging at the shows. I have seen models that have TPI on a Corvette sourced engine backwards, that receive trophies. Engines that are described as twin turbo that are naturally aspirated win their class on prestigious contests etc. Meanwhile a model is dismissed as a contender because of slick tires in the pro street class. The two biggest pet peeves I have about some of the models that are "winners" are the overall design and realism in 1:1 and the bias towards given brand. We have seen all scratchbuild models that are "national champions" and "best of show winners" that display an unbelievable attention to detail. Unprecedented craftsmanship and flawless finish and execution. Yet if you saw that thing in real life it would not only be unpractical, bordering with undoable, but it would be on the worlds top ten ugliest cars of all time. Wow, your body is all scratch built, with everything hinged, but in real life the A pillars would be a foot wide and your doors would be 2 feet wide. There are 300 hours spent on the engine alone, but there isn't a single flowing line in the whole car. The front looks futuristic, the rear is distinctly '70s, the interior is totally '80s, we have '90s horsepower and the whole thing is riding on Boranis. C'mon.............. The other thing is where one model wins over another only because it is a Ford or a Chevy or....the judges are just more familiar with it. That is just not right. Anyway, I think I ranted enough...

I think I just need a roadster pick-up and the pick-up options for the '32 are exhausted.

This is one of the Deuces I am working on. For me personally the Bob Kolmos Phaeton is one of the best looking street rods ever made. I am not going to attempt even to hide that it is the inspiration for this build, but with a little Italian flare. It will have a Ferrari heart. So far I am here. It is an AMT Phaeton with the sides filled and new door lines cut to make it from a four door into a two door. The cowl was cut out and one from a Phantom Vicky was grafted to accept a Duval windshield sitting flush. The frame is the front section from the Vicky and the rear of a Plymouth Prowler, both modified to look like one and to accept modern Ferrari V12 and rear transaxle. The rear A-arms are not made yet, as the entire rear suspension will have to be scratch build.

Uhhhhhh.....I think the definition for "fully detailed" received a new meaning.

Here is one from me. I call it the Friday Night Roadster. It was originally built about 12 years ago. The scratch built parts are...well everything. And I plan on changing it one more time

I love the blue one. The paint and the chop and the engine.........pure awesomeness.

The colors, the wheels, the overall stance......spot on. Great build

Really cool. definitely the right color combo for this car. How do you guys make your own license plates?

Great looking. How do you guys achieve this "rust through the paint" effect? Is there a tutorial on the forum or something I can look at and follow?

I think that if the front wheels have about half the lip of the rears it will look really good. You can do it by making the rears deeper, or the opposite with the fronts. If you leave them as they are is still really cool, so it is totally up to you.

Crazy Cool I love the blue windows

Looks cool. I think you need to stagger the wheels a little.

Outstanding!!! Great stance and I really love it that you did not put a chrome blower in it.

absolutely love it If you don't mind telling, where did the engine come from?

Here is another Phantom built around the same time. It is far from perfect, but it is one of my all time favorite builds. A Dan Fink Speed Wagon converted into p-up, sitting on top of the AMT's Phantom Vicky frame and suspensions. The sides and the floor of the bed are balsa wood. The wheels are from Detail Master with American Satco rear tires and prowler seats with the headrests cut off. This was also the first time I used "hot paint" on a plastic model. I don't remember the name of the color, but it is Pactra paint for RC bodies. I got a kick out of building this and it still brings a smile to my face. I need to put a new mirror on it, as the original one that was on has disappeared. The model appeared on the cover of the 2003 Contest Annual, photographed at the NNL East. ( I lived in New Jersey at the time)

This truck was inspired by an article in a magazine. I built it about 10 years ago. I would not call it a glue bomb, but maybe a paint bomb!!! I chopped the top of a Lindberg '34 and mated it to everything else from a Revell 3 window. I was really proud of it back then, even though it has clear coat pooled up everywhere. I still have not decided if to keep it as is, for testament of the past, or to take it apart and restore it to proper standards.

Pretty cool.

You can get them in pretty high quality and for a reasonable price in 1;18 diecast

How hard could it be to just give us this set up? Basically it is the old kit with a chopped top, different rear end and bars and a new set of wheels and tires.

Thank you. This sedan is mostly a paint exercise. I think it is time for Revell to step out of the traditional route for once and offer something more modern. I am tired of the same tires used everywhere for example. same with the wheels. The wheel/tire combo in their roadster kit is the perfect ratio (size wise) front to rear. They can keep that tire mold and just try new wheel design. We are 2011 and although between the aftermarket and the different kit reissues, there is pretty much everything available for building traditional or nostalgia rods, but nothing for the modern taste. How about a cool IRS or a nice IFS for the fenderless builds. The only somewhat modern chassis out there is in the AMT's Phantom Vicky and it is actually what people would put on a full fendered rod. Revell's '26 T in all of its reissues has a nice setup of chrome Jaguar rear with quick change with a nice IFS, but it is not very well detailed and it is not on a Deuce frame. I can bet that if Revell builds a Deuce with that set up, but to the level of detail of their current '32 offerings, people would buy two/three of them, regardless of the body, just for the suspension. Or if they like to keep it traditional, at least offer I-beam axle and a quick change differential. Some new style interiors would be nice too. All of their '32 interiors are basically the same tuck'n roll. also I believe that offering at least one body style with a top chop wouldn't hurt their sales either.