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THE STORY OF THE TWO COUPES Many many years ago, somewhere under the New Jersey star filled night sky, I was having a passionate conversation with a beautiful girl. And we were discussing what "sexy" really is. I got schooled on the subject that night, learning that "sexy" is not a shape or look. "Sexy is an attitude" I was told, with all the wisdom of a 21year old European girl. That girl today is my wife of 22 years and I still hold dear her lesson. It's all about attitude. This created a challenge in building the models shown here. I went to my first model show in a long time, which happened to be on my birthday. And I got two of the Revell's freshly reissued '30 Ford Model A Coupe 2 in 1 kits. My wife questioned my choice to get two of the same thing and I explained to her that there is enough optional parts in the boxes to build two completely different models. As it often happens, this fell on deaf ears, as she has the ability to argue for you with herself, even if you are not willing to participate. Long story short, a challenge was born. Build the same model twice, using generally the same parts while creating two models with a completely different vibe. Because attitude is everything! So this is how the "Ice Cream Coupe" and the "A for Attitude" were born. One representing what a long time rodder at respectable age would take his grandkids out for ice cream with, on an hot Sunday. The other belonging to the young cat from the edge of town, that every mother warned her daughter about. Both models were built strictly box stock. Hope you like them.

Beautifully executed model.

Not much to show, but this is the interior as of now. I had some ideas about the bed, but you can not see it at all once inside the cab, so I am leaving it as is. I just need to make door panels.

Now, little update on the rear end. I started with a resin copy of the quickchange from the Tom Daniel Paddy Wagon. I made a bunch of those few years back. I have no idea where the mold is, but I found a little baggy with few copies in a box. I drilled the center and threaded an aluminum rod through, which about matches the diameter of the Phantom Vicky's rear axle. This way the wheels fit perfectly on it. No need to square the off or mess with fabricating special hubs. I am starting to go back to time saving mode. LOL Next I filed away space for the rear radius rods in a square styrene rod.... Drilled through it and through the rod ends and pinned it after I narrowed it. Cut off the excess material and file under an angle with a round file, so my new brackets can sit nice on the tubular cross member. Now I have the geometry for a nice rear suspension all set up. I spent considerable time sanding inside the rear fenders. Not fun at all! Next I need to set up rear airbags and shocks and I can move to primer/paint stage for the bottom part of the B400. I also need a transmissio bracket but I am still on the fence about how to make it. Stay tuned and thanks for looking.....

Thank you. I always loved the look of the B400 body. Thank you David. I don't know about the "master" part, but I definitely wrangle styrene. LOL Thank you Misha. It is not that hard, but it burns a lot of my time and is tedious work. And I am on a timeline sort of, even if self imposed. Thank you Tom. Looking forward meeting you. I just have some pessimistic thoughts about finishing it up for the show starting to sneak in my head. Either way, finished or not, I'll bring both models to the show.

Thanks guys. Let me tell you about the decals….These things are hard and very resistant to solvents. Making the huge decals on the trailer sides lay nice with the million rivets showing through them with no air bubbles was a major PITA. I was going to clearcoat the decals yesterday, but decided to add bunch of BMF to the cab and some other details, so I’ll deal with that when I get home from work tonight. Hopefully by then my 4th of July monster hangover would be gone. ?

Thank you. The black paint (the gloss one) is done and the decals are applied. Now it's getting a good wash and waiting to dry before I seal everything with clear. Then we're moving on to the silver bits.

Looking pretty cool. Being not familiar with these at all, it feels to me that this kit is detailed considerably better than the T600, which is what I believe I am building.

By the way, I meant to ask, how is everyone who has build one of these handle the poor excuse for tires in the kits? I have hard time to stomach the rear tires with their one sided detail, let alone the fronts which are obviously visibly hollow on one side.

Well, thank you guys, all of you. I started building it and as many of you said, I will just try to make the best of it. For starters I tried to research the truck a little online and first step was to add some styrene strips to the dash to make it closer to the one in real life. As I am going to display it always with the trailer attached and there is not much that could be seen, I thought that the main detail I need to add are the hoses behind the cab that attach to the trailer. I believe that is the air for the brakes. For the purpose the three squares on the picture were cut out. I have already sanded the cab and the trailer and primed and sprayed black on. I just need to take some pictures. stay tuned and thanks for looking.

After a lot more sanding, at the end of the day today I got two B400s with styrene interiors. I also got most of my chassis done. As simple as it looks, it fought me all the way. But it was worth it at the end. I looked at countless Deuce chassis and finally settled on this simple design. I have seen it used by anybody, from Boyd Coddington to Pinkees and Brizio. It was set up to accept the SBC from the '29 Roadster. I still ned to figure out the rear end. And the 1000th mock up. LOL Thanks for looking and stay tuned....

Silly question, but has an Ardun head ever existed for the Lincoln V12 or is this purely a fantasy in 1/25th scale? Looks super cool either way.

Gorgeous color. I dig the quad pipes in the rear also.

Hi y'all. So, I have never built a semi or any heavy truck model. As a matter of fact, in the last 30 years I think I have only built two or three pickup truck models. So, it would be fair enough to say that I know exactly "Jack" about big rigs. LOL I build mainly street Rods and Ferraris. And my wife was telling me, how I should try something different. And lo and behold, I stop by the only hobby store anywhere remotely near me, which is basically a RC store, and there on the shelf is staring me dead in the eye Lemmy Kilmister from the awesome graphic on the trailer of this road tour truck by Revell of Germany. I did see that it is 1/32 scale, but just really wanted to have it, looking all cool in black with Motorhead all over it. It said skill level 3 on the box and that it needs to be glued and painted. "So how bad could it be" I thought...... Well it is pretty bad. It looks like the trailer's frame and suspension is pretty well done, in total contrast to the tractor, whose chassis is like from a different era, designed by drunk russians on a Monday. Any help with making a decent model out of this or any detailing tips would be greatly appreciated. I understand that it will never compete with any remotely detailed model out there, but I would still like to give it a go. So, HHHEEEEEEEEEEEELLLPPPPPPP please!

ohhh...... I forgot to say..... I have to do this all over now, because I did it to my second body, which was very problematic, as a test how things would work out. The problem with the second body was, that the roof had a huge blemish in it, which can not be removed as it would ave distorted the texture on it. Also, the body was "spread on the bottom, where it became way too wide for the frame. So what I did, was superglue the firewall from the Revell 5 window kit to bring it exactly to shape. After I did all the work and I started liking it, I found out that I can not use the body for my original plan because when I cut the roof off the body spread a little on top, where it would not accept the good roof from the other casting. So the plan is to build two B400 models and leave one of them open. Now back to sanding. LOL Thanks for looking and stay tuned......

I have been working a little bit on the B400, but did not have time to post the pictures. A full day (actually what remained from it when got home from work) went into sanding the inside of the body. Jimmy Flintstone makes some cool bodies, but the quality of the casts is questionable at best. Super thick bodies with uneven panels and horrible on the inside. Thinning the body panels and making them smooth from inside was no walk in the park. The idea is the create smooth surface to which a thin sheet styrene could be superglued, so any further work could be carried like a normal plastic model with plastic glue and styrene. Also, I wanted that edge on the top of the body that the real car has under the roof. The windows were opened again, bringing my attention to the totally washed out detail around the windows. This is probably the result of molds used countless times over the ages. I had to carve that detail freehand with the back side of an exacto blade. Now the interior work could begin. First I cut the upper portion from the DAn Fink Speed Wagon's interior panels and sanded their backs to be smooth, because they are designed to accept windows in the back. Next I needed to create new notched surface for rear windows. It seems crazy that I first erased the window notches and then had to recreate them with sheet styrene, but this way the notch will be exactly the thickness of the sheet clear I am going to use for windows. In the long run it is the easier and faster way of doing it. Next I cut out of styrene side panels for the interior, which are going to sit right under the upper trim from the Speed Wagon. This is going to start building the panels back to the trim's thickness and also create a guiding edge for that upper trim. So the new panels are glued in place. They will hold on its upper edge the trim. At this point I was working with a very sturdy body, not having to worry about the brittle resin, which I had sanded pretty thin. I made templates for each interior panel. I had added a line continuing from the windshield under the same angle. I don't have a well stocked hobby shop anywhere near me (well it's mostly RC stuff) but they have quite a bit of Evergreen products. One of the siding/roofing V-groove sheets they had matches the size of the Speed Wagon's seat upholstery to the "T". I placed my interior templates on the the plastic sheet, aligning my marks with the grooves on the panel. Now I have door panels with angled design matching on both sides and also creating a subconscious continuation of the windshield angle. Once satisfied, I added a strip of styrene on the bottom of the doors to create a kick panel portion. And then defined it with the thinnest square rod I had. Now my interior is starting to take shape....

Sorry if I had missed the info, bug actually who makes the kit?

I am wondering if the 3d design for this supercharger is available for anyone to print at home. I am noticing a variety of sellers offering it online and I bought two copies from a gentleman at the show/contest in Memphis. I still have nog figured out what model I could possibly use it on, But I thought it was way too cool to pass on it. Looking forward to see what the assembled engine would look like.

This is why I was suggesting the wheel/tire combo from the 32 roadster. The fronts are considerably smaller overall diameter, while the rears are a touch larger than what you’re using. It will allow you to keep the same distance to the fenders and leave the axle where you have it now, but bring the front even lower and give it a nice rake.

Really cool project. I had one very similar build started few years back, inspired by a channeled 5window coupe on the cover of Street Rodder (God I miss that mag), but I got as far as Z-ing the frame and getting the body to sit on it and then I tapped out as other projects came along. I will definitely follow your build and maybe it’ll motivate me to revive mine, which is tucked away in a box somewhere.

This is exactly why I never skip on the clear coat. It’s a lot more than just making things shinier. I hope you can figure out something to repair it.

Move the springs on the outside of the frame rails, notch the frame and go wit a different axle. At that point the front will be in the weeds. And if you are using a front bumper you can use it to create the illusion of even lower front. I personally would go to the wheel/tire setup from the original issue of the Revell ‘32 Roadster. That would help you with the stance dramatically. And if you want the SBC complete with the intake and all the dress up chrome from the ‘30 coupe, I can send you one.

Nice! Very classy color combo.

Really cool build. Especially how the rear fenders blend in. The air filters setup on your engine really caught my attention. Where did they come from? I would love to pop some copies of those.

Thank you. I want to run full hoods and be on the non-vintage side of things, so it’s kind of out of necessity. I like the Inglese setups on some of the current high end rods.