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If you want o make it realistic, the valve covers need to be semi-gloss black (more on the flat side). The texture the parts come in would be perfect for the krinkle finish of the original. Also the tubes that collect all the spark wires need to be polished.

Have you ever thought about mating two flathead blocks from Revell’s Tudor by cutting out the first/last cylinders? I made myself a really cool “small block” Ford V12 from the Tevell kits that way. Really easy to convert the headers too.

That car has been in numerous publications and finding pictures of it on the net should be really easy. For anyone interested, the unique wheels on it are available from shapeways. I ordered a set as my very first experimental order of 3d parts from them and they are absolutely outstanding. Don’t remember the designer, but he also offers the tires for them.

I’m at work. I’ll PM you when I get home.

Very nice work

That car has been on my list of future projects from the moment I saw it in a magazine for the first time few years back. I’ve been slowly gathering all the parts I need. If someone tells me what would be the best source for the blower, I would appreciate it.

It would make it really easy to remove the clay cleanly. I thought that’s what you needed.

I always wondered what that purple would look like. Seems like a really intense color. Is there any primer or base under it?

It’s a custom build that deserves a custom paint.

Ceram wrap

Pretty cool! The only problem I see, is that it doesn’t look like a ‘32 much ?

JF (who made your Vicky body) makes a B400

Beautiful color

Well.....This tricky Vicky is going to turn a corner. Technically it will no longer be a Vicky, altho in my opinion it will be just be a cabrio Vicky. AKA B400. The rain channel along one side of the Vicky body completely disappeared. I guess it was not molded properly on my copy and it just fell off. I can probably go to a hobby shop and get supper thin styrene rod and repair it, but I don't think it is worth the effort, when a new body is $11. However I found out that unknown to me, I had two B400 resin bodies. So the project will continue from here on as a B400. Not much else will change tho. It will be built in Brizio/ Johnson's style. Clean and modern, but with traditional looks.

I am slowly chipping on this trying to finally finish it. For some reason this model has been fighting me all the way since day one. First, let me explain why my updates are so sporadic and sometimes with long periods of time in-between. Long story short,after my move to TN, I basically don't have any sort of working space or a work bench to do my models at. I build literally on my dining table in the middle of my living room. This means that after I get home from work, take shower, go in the garage and dig out what I need to work on, bring and set up everything I need on the dining table and then clean everything up and put it back together in the garage, so we have dinner. This is quite the exercise and it slows me down tremendously. When i was building my model A coupes, a couple of times I left a huge mess on the table and did not have time to clean it, so we ate dinner in my other living room on my patio table. I am still hearing about it! LOL. Anyway...... I was not happy with the decal results on my seats and after trying to save them, I gave back. They never really looked just right to me anyway. So I decided to paint the inserts. However I was worried that the SEM paint I usually use for my interiors will eat the decals and it would be a mess. Besides I wanted to make the inserts of the seats different. So I masked off the seats with Tamiya tape and some liquid mask. Then I sprayed straight from the spray can some Krylon textured paint. The idea was to kill three birds with one stone. 1) make the inserts a different color 2)make the inserts a different texture and 3)play it safe, so even if the decals got lifted, the texture would hide it. Honestly, I don't know if the decals got affected. All I know is that I could not be happier and I discovered a cool new product I can use in my interiors. The color and texture came out perfect for my interior. Here is what the can looks like. I believe I got it from Home Depot, while I was looking for something entirely different. Next, I had to repair some damage the top had. Then I plan on painting the inside of it with the same texture as the seat inserts. It's almost there.......

So much better than the original Superamerica wheels. I vote first set too. I don’t know if it is just an optical illusion, but it looks like it has a little more tire, which suits the build better. Plus I’m a sucker for the three piece riveted look.

Looking really good. Are you going to leave it flat black?

Sweet looking hot rod. I especially like the subtle changes to the exhaust system, which make a big difference.

The paint, the engine, the chassis, interior…. Simply amazing!

Gorgeous paint. Well done!

Thanks again everyone. I really tried to do something different and I learned a lot from it. I have a couple other Deuces done in this style, that just need finishing touches and to take pictures. They have no flames tho. The Alloway roadster was the obvious inspiration. Speaking of flames, I have another flame job done on a Boyd’s Hauler, that still needs quite a bit of work and a couple more in the plans that should be more or less immediately recognizable. Thanks again for the kind words. Stay tuned for more.

I would go over testors pure gold. Inca is too lime-y. Tamiya’s Mica would work too, but not as dramatic

Really cool idea this build. And you are doing fantastic with adapting the modern chassis to the body. If I may offer a suggestion- don’t use the revell wheels/tires. I would look for something more custom built looking with a more vintage-y vibe.

Just as a future reference, any color that ha ‘Mica” in its name is a metallic. If you really want this red to “pop”, you should try spraying it over gold.