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I think I'm due for a yellow one. My top three most hated colors to paint are white, yellow and silver. I just completed a white and a silver car just last month, so next one should be yellow. LOL

Deadline was moved to the 13th of November. Hence the lucky number on my engine.

And a little sneak peak of the engine and the rear end. YES, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE BRAKE PADS WHICH WERE PAINTED SEPARATE COLOR

Thank you, Jim. Glad you like them. Feel free to use any ideas you see. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. That's the idea of a forum, no?

Yesterday I did a lot of work on my interior. Actually I made most of it. And I managed to paint my body, but on the third coat these weird fibers magically appeared in my paint at a very visible pot on the roof. Like ultra fine spiderwebs. So the body was left to dry so it could be sanded. Meanwhile back to the interior. The dash got filled in and the column drop gor carved out like the engine mounts on the frame. This whole build is about making a very modern and very custom high tech street rod, while trying to maintain somewhat traditional character with lots of attitude. Mixing old with new doesn't always work, but I'm having fun with it. So I wanted to leave a nod to the old school interiors in my modern saloon. So I designed a couple of "spears" out of thin sheet styrene and overlaid them over the tuck'n roll of the stock interior. Then to all the edges and creases I added thin .25 round stock styrene to create more detail, while in the middle I used a styrene "C-channel" for a character line, which I bent to create a door pull. The floor received similar treatment with the same character line in the middle. After I painted it, I added flocking, leaving the piping I made earlier visible in the contrasting camel color. The center console received the shifter from the Rat Roaster and around the booth there is a photo etched trim ring, which was painted gold. I painted the door panels in the same scheme and you even get a sneak peak of the color. I have the dash painted, but need to add the instruments to it. The door panels need their interior handles and the floor needs some pedals. I still have not figured out what to do for a steering wheel. I want something cool with a retro vibe, but definitely not old. Steam-punky kinda. But other than that, my interior is pretty much done. Now it's engine time!!!

Well, in other news from around the world. my interior is almost ready. That's about 30 additional pieces of styrene stock, cut out. bent to shape and glued to make a custom interior mixing something old with something new.

Everyone building blue Deuces. Guess what? My 32 sedan will be blue too.

I was most definitely NOT dissing on your bodies. I have few of them (although not the sedan) and they are the best I’ve seen. It was just a possible suggestion because every once in a while chit just happens.

Both stock body and resin chopped one would allow some flex we don’t have with bodies with weaker b-pillars due to a chopped stock plastic.

I am not talking about the physical fitment of the top where it mates with the body, but the overall look on the two cars. The top looks perfect on your white car or any traditional rod. Just like you mentioned yourself, it's a '40s, '50s look. This white roadster captures that look perfectly. But for some reason the same top looks better on the Monogram roadster. I am absolutely baffled that other than the early issue Monogram Roadster none of the '32 roadsters made come with a decent top. Even the modern Phantom Vicky from AMT has that goofy nonsense of a roof. It would be great if there was a source for a top like the ones bellow. They give the car a much more aggressive chopped look.

Perhaps the thickness of the resin body is greater than the kit’s part and that’s what creates the issue. I’m in a pickle with my build where I glued the Phantom Vicky wheel wells to the body and now fitting the interior is a major PIA. Since I chopped my own body, I cracked the joints on the B-pillar twice already trying to test fit the interior. It’s always the little unforeseen issues at the end that are the most frustrating.

Wood grain looks really great. I like to color too. The flatty is no joke either. This will be one cool surf wagon.

You waited SIX YEARS to ask that question?!?! ???

So the resins were too wide? if you go on Cults3D and find the same wheels (I’m pretty sure they’re on there) and tell me what they are, I can print them to match the size of the stock ones and it will fix your issue. And I wouldn’t need anything in return. Just wanna see your build finished.

Now, that’s some good news.

So, are there any news on upcoming Revell issues/reissues for the upcoming ‘25, or is everithing old news from almost two years ago?

I agree wholeheartedly. And after all, we build models to push our own boundaries. I don’t build models specifically to try win contests or something. Or to please other people. I just build what makes me happy and like to share it with people at shows. I had some great conversations with other builders at the ACME show and they were saying “Oh, wow, if you didn’t tell me and explained what was done I would’ve never seen it.” And then they were suggesting I should make a build log to display with the model or stand by it and explain to people. But for me that kills the thrill of going to a show. I don’t want to be a hostage to my model, where I’m planted next to it. Shows, just like this forum, are a huge source of inspiration for me. I can see other people’s work, techniques and materials used. And I hope my models serve same purpose for other people. Especially up and coming modelers, because I would like to see the hobby thrive.

Thank you. It was more like an afterthought, but I ran with it and it makes me happy.

What was the issue with the other wheels? I think they looked a lot better. Maybe I can help.

Gotcha... For some reason I keep thinking that engine comes with the sedan reissue. Maybe because the roadster got reissued right before that. I didn't notice the front tires. Everyone hates on the fronts that originally come with these wheels, but I like them. Especially if you want a full fendered Deuce with a nose in the weeds.

Working hard on trying to make this paint-ready. The hoods through the tedious process of putty, sand, prime, repeat. They're almost ready or color... The thing is that I keep on adding some ideas. One of my favorite things about the '32 Ford is the frame and how it was used as an exposed design element. Most of them had this reveal on the bottom f the outside of the rails that followed the curves of the fenders. It is an iconic immediately recognizable Deuce frame feature. On the Phantom Vicky frame that reveal is missing and the obviously ftermarket frame is not as tall on its sides as an original. I believe I read somewhere that roadsters did not have the line on the side of the rails like the rest of the models. Either way, I wanted to ad it, but with a modern twist. For the purpose I used wide stock styrene, which is about 1/16 thick and glued it on the bottom of the rails. Then I cut and sanded it on the inside to be even with the frame, but left it wider on the outside edge. This way I killed two birds with one stone. First I just made the frame 2 inches lower to the ground (roughly what 1/16th is) and I also now have a very custom reveal in the frame, which instead of going up where normally the fenders would do it, now continues towards the front of the car, gradually disappearing behind the front axle. While I was at it, I thought why not waste more time on a detail nobody will ever notice and carve out the engine mounts. LOL While I had my carving tools out, I decided to carve out the window detail before it got all lost under the numerous primer coats. I ain't gonna lie, it was not fun. I mocked everything, lined it up, taped it and set it on the frame. You can see how now the frame reveal follows the bead on the bottom of the body and hoods. This creates the illusion of a longer body and gives this little touch where people can't quite notice it, but it just looks that little bit different in a good way. This also shows me how much the grille shell needs to be lowered at the front in order to close the gap between the hoods and the frame. Which will create illusion of even more raked stance. Well everything got sprayed with primer, hopefully for the last time and is drying. Meanwhile I figured out the engine set up. The kit's valve covers were sanded smooth for a clean look, glued to the engine and everything primered one last time as it will be all one color. In my engine parts box I found these throttle bodies made for a Jaguar hot rodded straight six I believe. I had few of them, for who knows what reason, so I cut a couple to shorten them to four throttle bodies. This will be my injection setup.

That's looking really nice Dennis. So it is pretty much box stock? Other than the resin body and the wires of course... It's a testament what a great kit this is.

Oh, boy. This brings back memories!

Now that's something you don't see every day... I like how it's shaping. Where did the body come from? And why model manufacturers are shying away from '50s Buicks? I would much rather see a '50s Buick model than the 9875865th variation of a F100 pickup truck being released.

I made a neat little roll pan on the back of the body, cut the rear end of the frame and made a new cross member to tidy everything up. It still needs some tweaking to make it all nice and smooth, but I'm working on it. This type work is mostly unnoticed and unappreciated at shows, but I like to know that the model is up to Mozzi standard. The engine intake had the Weber 48IDA carbs molded into it, but I wasn't happy with them. So I sanded them down and printed individual ones. I am not sure that's the way I want to go either, but I'll figure it out.