Ace-Garageguy

Whatever.

Yup. Plastruct Bondene (active ingredient on label is dichloromethane, same as methylene chloride) is labeled for bonding ABS.

No, they are contrails. They form behind aircraft engines when the planes' exhaust water vapor condenses in cold air. They've been around as long as aircraft have been flying high enough in cold enough air to produce them. Photos from WW II... The B-17 pictured could only carry about 4000 pounds of bombs, and its range was additionally weight-limited by the amount of fuel it could carry. No way in hell they carried anything additional to make "chemtrails". Same goes for the fighters of the day, that often produced a sky full of crisscrossing arcs and lines over England. Chemtrails are another ignorance-based conspiracy theory, widely rebleated by the interdwerbs. I've been closely associated with aviation my entire life, and kinda know a little about the reality of it.

Most excellent.

Yup.

Yup. 100% with you on all counts. Not too hard to fab a rear crossmember from sheet stock (bottom of page 3 of this build thread):

I do, every day. Glad you have that to fall back on if the S really HTF, too.

Looking good. Really like the goldish metallic, and it really bites about those wonky tires.

Hmmmm...I must live on a different planet. I'm 5'10" and love Europas. Probably a little challenging for me to get in or out of one now without looking like a geriatric fool, but when I was young and pretty, no problemo. Yes, there were some fragile and stupid parts on the cars, like the way the door alignment was adjusted, and pretty much guaranteed to self-destruct, but overall they weren't too much worse from a reliability standpoint than other English cars of the period. I also had an ex with a Midget, and we went on several long trips in the little bugger. Of course, maybe that's why my back is so bad now...

I have two clients whose cars I'm wrapping up before I finish moving. One of them is concerned with his income in the near future, and is shutting the project down until 4-15. The other one is in a business where he's practically printing money right now, has been pushing me to git 'er done...so I can divert all my energy to that one. No rest for me, I'm afraid.

^^^ Amen.

Pretty freakin' cool, love the theme music, but what I really want now is to build a model of your little '34 poster truck.

The '32 frame (and running gear) from the current Revell '29 is a natural under any of Revell's '32 kits, and the narrowed rear rails make for some interesting possibilities. HOWEVER...though I'm 99% certain the wheelbase is the same, the '32 frame in the current '29 kit is slightly narrowed to work under the '29 body shell. The upside is that if you want to build a channeled '32, you're halfway there with the frame we're discussing. I'm with you in pining for a traditional buggy-sprung version of at least one of the Revell '32s. If they ever need a consultant to make sure they get it right, I'm available.

All the 1/25 Revell (early) model A chassis and running gear are interchangeable, being the same tooling. The '29 bodies won't fit the '31 fenders well because, just as in reality, the '28-'29 fenders are entirely different from the '30-'31 fenders. HOWEVER...IIRC...the Revell parts will work very nicely under the old AMT '28-'29 roadster body and fenders, born in this double-kit and reissued in many guises since. This is a big positive, as the AMT chassis and running gear are somewhat toylike compared to the Revell parts. You're SOL on a frame swap with the MPC (later AMT) woody/RPU however, as (again IIRC) those kits have the frame molded as a piece with the fender unit. Running gear and engines are swappable, however.

That kind of crappola drives me nuts. Makes one long for a pocket EMP device. No collateral damage, but a nice payback for the cost and inconvenience.

The Revell 1/25 '29 RPU/closed cab pickup was derived from the earlier '31 woody/sedan kit. It shares frame, running gear, engine, and most of the chrome tree (the differences being hop-up goodies for the venerable inline 4). As all 4 years of model A ('28-'29-'30-'31) are essentially identical mechanically, this was a smart move on Revell's part. These kits have a largely unfair reputation for being "fiddly", but with a little adult care and patience, they make outstanding models.

These days it's really pretty much anything goes, from where I'm sitting. Thankfully, the unsafe-at-any-speed crapp-rod craze is dying, and though there's still interest in the barn-find fake patina look, the cars are mostly well engineered. "Traditional" cars are still popular, but now tradition seems to include any look from the '30s through the '90s...except the Easter-egg colored billet-encrusted period. Full-fendered cars always played second fiddle to the lakes-inspired fenderless cars (and still do) but today, just about anything that's well-constructed and well proportioned will be relevant. For me, I find it hard to top the look and presence of the best of the early cars, like this late 1940s build by Doane Spencer... A little more rubber on the rear of this car (radials all around, naturally---but you can get them that have the right look, almost), a 5-speed gearbox or automatic, and late-model power...it would still be as much of a head turner as it was in 1947.

Yeah, all the TP's been gone since I got back from Az. on Monday. Few nights back though, I got lucky and snagged the last giant refugee-camp-sized package of the recycled paper towels I favor. They break down in water almost as fast as the real stuff, so I'm set. Nice thing is that they don't break down in alcohol or lacquer thinner...which is pretty much why I buy them.

SWEET !!!

I assure you, there's somebody who would gladly pay decent money for it and restore it. Fiberglass doesn't deteriorate badly if it's painted, and the chassis is simplicity itself. As the chassis is built up of folded sheetmetal primarily, a competent fabricator can put it back to righteous condition with little drama. These are wonderful cars to drive. You almost literally wear them, and it doesn't take much more than thinking about a turn and you're through it...even on those skinny little tires. Not the best car for people living in the same environment with smart-phone obsessed soccer moms driving 5000 pound hippo-lookalikes though.

Absolutely nothing wrong with the Revell Pontiac and Caddy parts pack mills... Or the AMT Pontiac either...

Agreed. Pretty cool.

Butter, eggs, and ground beef were back in the store this AM when I was on the way to work (yes, even though I'm in the target demographic for the Boomer-Remover Flu, I'm still working). Bought 100 pounds of each, in keeping with the panicking horde mentality. I figure most of it will rot long before I can eat it. Just doing my part, you know?

And here's some practical construction advice: