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Last night, after I started the topic, I managed to lay the first coats of primer. Also I dechromed and glued the windshield frame (which will get chopped) and I drilled the rear shocks and the cross member, so now they get attached by pins. Ride height is dead on too since even if I don't use these wheels, the tires are the correct ones. Now off to sand everything with much finer grit and reprime and hopefully by tonight I will have some color on it. But first I have a court date to go to. ? Hope you like it so far. Engine is still in the air.....

Hello everyone. I have been swamped with work, kids, wife, life events and the kitchen sink as they say.....? But some recent events are getting me back to the bench. Two of those events are the Good Guys Nashville Nationals and the upcoming model show in Memphis the coming weekend. Long story short, at the Good Guys event I realized that the extreme nostalgia fad was just that- a fad. I could not keep track of the LS and Coyote motors in pretty much 90% of the cars in attendance and there was definitely no lack of independent suspensions and billet wheels in "The Winner's circle". This motivated me to do something I've been thinking about for some time, which I have to admit I've seen only once in real life - a fully indeendent suspension on a model A highboy. Some may say BLASPHEMY!, but I'm going with it and from what I have seen at recent car shows and events, it is 100% in line with today's trends. So I started the project this last Saturday. The idea is to attempt to finish it for the Memphis show next Saturday. That will be tough, but not impossible. The center piece of this model around which the whole idea took shape is an independent rear end, which I purchased from Shapeways (I don't remember the vendor, but it shouldn't be hard to find it). It is very nicely done, but I had three major issues with it. First, it is all one fine brittle piece, which will make finishing it a small nightmare. Second, the really nice and super detailed brakes have the calipers at 12 o'clock, which makes no sense to me, but I'm leaving them alone. Last, but definitely not least, is the fact that it is way too wide for a '20s/'30s Street Rod. I started by narrowing the rear end by cutting the the A arms and the half shafts. this was way easier said than done and created a major structural strength issue. So I had to very very carefully drill the hubs and drill even smaller holes in the inner y-joints. This fine clear plastic is super brittle and not very friendly to say the least. So I managed to guide an aluminum tubing through the hubs, which had a piece of pin in it, which in turn fits in the hole in the Ys. Everything is held by superglue and so far is taking handling and mocking up like a champ. It took the whole Sunday afternoon, but well worth it. This on the picture is the narrowed setup after I was done with it. The frame to which this setup is being adapted is most of the AMT Phantom Vicky frame with its IFS. The rear section of the frame was cut off and replaced with the narrow rear section from the '32 frame in the Revell's '29 roadster. The "29's section in turn had its cross bar removed and a new one was made from styrene square stock. I still have to make the mounting bosses for the shocks, but you get the idea I think it will make for one fine looking behind when done. Yes, it will be all "chrome" and no, it will not ride on steelies and white walls ? The body is going to be unmodified, save for the filled in holes and shaved hinges. It will have a full three piece hood too and keep the '29 grille. That's it for now. In case you are wondering, it will have the motor from the Dan Fink Speed Wagon. First, I wanted to keep it all Ford. Second, I wanted a modern motor that would fit within the hoods and last, but not least, I need something simple, which can help me with my time goals. Thanks for looking and stay tuned.....

So, this question was asked a month and a half ago and still no answer?!

You definitely need to let someone make a resin copy of that roof. Seriously!

50 shades of silver! ? Looking good

I stand corrected. I guess my memory is not what it used to be.

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.