Group 29 - the thread for everyone's '29 Ford Roadster builds

[Hoffman]

On 7/15/2018 at 12:22 PM, mrm said:

Here is a box stock model A from me (altho not a 29)

This coupe looks so perfect! Love it. What brand and color of paints did you use on the frame, body, wheels and carb's?

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi!

This is my tribute to Dick Magoo Megugorac's innovative 29 roadster, circa mid 90's. I took liberties with his design, and it became "Pinocchio"... a slightly elongated 29, with opened trunk, custom windshield, tru-frame exhaust tips, and home-built hood & radiator shell. The front axle is scratchbuilt, with shockwave air at the four corners. Rolling stock is from the Phantom Vicky, engine from the 32 5W kit. 

Hours of fun with styrene! 

CT

 

[Earl Marischal]

19 hours ago, traditional said:

Not from a Revell kit, but still a '29 Ford rod:

 

That is very nice indeed.

steve

[eborraga]

My 29 Ford Build. Built it for curbside

[bill-e-boy]

My take on the Revell 29 Roadster

Lowered both ends, flatty from 32 Sedan, some scratch built coil overs for the rear

A true A-V8

[Can-Con]

I built this  over 15 years ago. 

AMT kit with Revell Buttera T suspension grafted on the kit frame with scratch made crossmembers.  302 from a Revell '32. 2 spoke "banjo" steering wheel made from scratch.

HOK Bittersweet pearl paint with custom mix Testors beige enamel.

Edited July 12, 2022 by Can-Con

[Impalow]

Huh... I never posted photos of mine in here..

[Claude Thibodeau]

1 hour ago, Impalow said:

Huh... I never posted photos of mine in here..

Hi Sir!

What a great concept, and perfect execution. Should go directly to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Élégance!

Bravo!

CT 

[bill-e-boy]

This is a AMT 29 Roadster that I built up in early-mid eighties

Scratch built 32 chassis rails using AMT 32s and researched scale drawings, pinched at cowl for 29 body

AMT 29A front and rear cross members, tubular mid members

Blown small block Chebby

Front end ?? with scratch built disk brakes, rear from Lil' John Buttera kit

Ala Kart interior with chromed dash and screen and fire wall which was ressessed

Radiator cooling fan mounts made from printers plate

Wheels and tire from Revel 56 F100

Paint is real black laqueur hand rubbed and polished with no clear 

Fully wired and plumbed

 

[tim boyd]

Heh guys...great to see this thread hoppin' once again.  Boy some great work on display here!   Congrats to all....TIM 

[Plowboy]

Here's two that I've built. First one is from the box with only a slight lowering to the front.

 

The second was built with leftovers from the Revell kit and a '41 Woody along with various other parts.

 

 

 

[Paul Payne]

Time to get this back up top- imagine all these full size at one big show! I posted progress on my track nose but here's a pic for this thread.

[slusher]

On 6/4/2020 at 3:14 PM, Can-Con said:

I built this  over 15 years ago. 

AMT kit with Revell Buttera T suspension grafter on the kit frame with scratch made crossmembers.  302 from a Revell '32. 2 spoke "banjo" steering wheel made from scratch.

HOK Bittersweet pearl paint with custom mix Testors beige enamel.

Beautiful model , Steve!

[slusher]

On 6/6/2020 at 9:38 PM, Plowboy said:

Here's two that I've built. First one is from the box with only a slight lowering to the front.

 

The second was built with leftovers from the Revell kit and a '41 Woody along with various other parts.

 

 

 

Two very sharp model, Roger!

[Earl Marischal]

On 6/5/2020 at 3:44 PM, Impalow said:

Huh... I never posted photos of mine in here..

This is amazing. A superb example of imagination crossed with skill. 

steve

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

here's a few more of mine..... -RRR

 

Edited July 16, 2020 by Rocking Rodney Rat

[OldNYJim]

I’ll play!

Something streetrod-y from the new Revell kit:

 

And a much more traditional version:

Edited July 22, 2020 by CabDriver

[Limeyglue]

I've just finished this one. Changed the headers to 3d printed block huggers and lowered the front. Paint is all Tamiya rattle cans

[alan barton]

What's not to love about a black and red 29 Hiboy?  The knockout for me is the frenched taillights - they look great!

Cheeers

Alan

[Limeyglue]

Thanks Alan quite pleased how it turned out 

[Paul Payne]

Just finished the track nose AV8- the competition will probably see the rear view.....

[Paul Payne]

This thread is so good I’m moving it back up top just because! I bet there are a lot more great A’s out there! BTW, this thread would be great in the magazine (hint hint).

[NOBLNG]

On 4/22/2021 at 3:24 PM, Paul Payne said:

This thread is so good I’m moving it back up top just because! I bet there are a lot more great A’s out there! BTW, this thread would be great in the magazine (hint hint).

Yes it is! And thank You CabDriver for posting a link to it! Here’s mine.

[Bernard Kron]

I enjoyed going through all these pages of extremely fine and incredibly varied takes on the '29 Ford. Remarlable!

While I've participated in it and I thought I had shown all I had worth showing I forgot to include one of my all-time favorite builds. It's from ten years ago and one of the few replica builds I've ever done. In 2011 there was a small independent hot rod movie called Deuce of Spades that came out. As you would think, given the title, it featured a drop-dead gorgeous black '32 Ford roadster. But it also featured, as the "bad guy's" car, was an equally impreive bright red '29 Ford roadster, referred to by the film crew as The Challenger. The actual car is owned by Jerry Mull who, when he learned I was building it, was gracious enough to send me extensive detail pictures of it. The actual car is powered by a small block Chevy, but Jerry told me when they made the movie they imagined it to be flat head powered, so that's how I built it.

Since 2011 the front axle, a resin re-pop of the Revell '40 Fodr street rod dropped axle, has sagged badly, a common problem with resin axles. But the good news is that the resin caster, ThePartsBox.com, now makes it with a wire reinforcement cast in. Since this build I have used several of them and they are indeed sag-free. My intention is to repair the model and send it to Jerry. In the meantime here are some pics. The chassis is based on Revell '32 Ford rails, the motor based on a Revell '40 Ford piece and the body from an AMT '29 Ford. The hood and grill are from Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland while the louvers on the hood and deck are from Archer Fine Transfers. The paint is Duplicolor Flame Red with Testors Aluminum Plate Metalizer on the hood. Hope you all dig it. I sure had fun building it.

Edited September 17, 2021 by Bernard Kron

[Zippi]

Lots of nice looking 29 Roadsters.  I'm currently working on one.  I think more post like this should be created for other models.  Nice to see all the same models in one thread.