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

[Dave Darby]

6 hours ago, alan barton said:

I'll add a few more.  This model of Tony Nancy's 22Jr roadster is based on the AMT body but it would be just as easy to build it from a Revell, especially that you now get a Buick Nailhead to go with it.  I scratchbuilt a tubular frame based on photos from a very old Petersen magazine article.  I built this over twenty five years ago and I have been fortunate enough to see the real car in the meantime at the Petersen Museum. I now know there is a little recess in the rear of the passenger compartment to allow more room for the seat and that the trunklid was replaced by a one piece panel to the bottom of the body.  Such is life.  On the shelf, the most obvious difference to the real car are the front wheels.  They are what pretty much every other car racing in this class used but they are NOT what Tony used. He used a somewhat rare Halibrand that had a large centre disc with eight thin fins running out to rim.  I've never glued the front rims onto this model because one day I am going to find or make the correct rims.  The tarp is a vacform I made myself.

Man the bar on this thread just keeps raising. There's some great builds here.

[Ace-Garageguy]

7 hours ago, alan barton said:

...This model of Tony Nancy's 22Jr roadster is based on the AMT body...

 

7 hours ago, alan barton said:

In 1991 I completed a model of the Niekamp roadster...

 That's a nice pair there. Both icons of hot-rod history, and both very rarely seen modeled. Sweet.  

[mrm]

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

Edited July 15, 2018 by mrm

[mrm]

Box stock with the wheels from the Rat Roaster

 

 

Few more....

[Phildaupho]

Great to see the revival of this thread. Good to see all the additional 29's whether Revell or AMT. Come to think of it, I have a non " newest" Revell '29 to post.

This my attempt at building a Race of Gentlemen style car. It is actually part Revell and part AMT although not the "newer" Revell Roadster. The body behind the doors is AMt but the rest is from the Revell '29 Pickup kit which gives the opening doors and articulated hood.

Edited July 15, 2018 by Phildaupho

[alan barton]

There's another "Why didn't I think of that?" moment Phil.  I've got a bunch of spare Revell RP cabs and now I know what I will be doing with them soon.  I also love your valance panel hanging off the frame - did you cut that from the fender unit or roll it up from thin aluminium?

[alan barton]

On 7/15/2018 at 12:28 AM, Bernard Kron said:

Nice builds, both of them!

Alan, what's the source of the rear tires? The flathead, AMT wires and the choice of rubber, along with the black paint, give it a classic look that's a nice alternative to the direction Revell chose.

Thanks Bernard.  The tyres are from a Japanese company called L&S if my memory serves correctly.  I seem to recall that they came on a set of chromed, alloy wire mags, like the old Appliance wheels of the seventies, although with only four studs. Although L&S made full kits, I think these came from a parts pack.  They make the nicest hiboy rears ever but sadly this model used up my last set and I'm running out of large Monogram Goodyears as well, my other go - to tyre. There just aren't that many scale 235-75/15s out there.  And a small correction Bernard, those wires are the wide Kelsey Hayes units from the Monogram 30 Woody.  Narrowing the fronts was quite a challenge but worth it to get the front and rear styles matching.

Cheers

Alan

[Bernard Kron]

36 minutes ago, alan barton said:

...  And a small correction Bernard, those wires are the wide Kelsey Hayes units from the Monogram 30 Woody.  Narrowing the fronts was quite a challenge but worth it to get the front and rear styles matching.

Cheers

Alan

Ah so! I've been seriously considering those Monogram rod kits as parts kits. They're so rich in nice detail parts and capture the era so perfectly. I converted a set of the wires from the Revell '32 Ford Sedan kit to fit old school narrow tires and i agree, it's no picnic! It bewilders me that it took so many years for the only active American hot rod model company (Revell USA - r.i.p.) to stop fudging it's traditional wheels to fit its billet era tires. Grrrr.... And then, just as they started to get it right, the went bankrupt! Grrrrrrr...... x 2!!

[James2]

The latest 29 I've done...

[Phildaupho]

5 hours ago, alan barton said:

There's another "Why didn't I think of that?" moment Phil.  I've got a bunch of spare Revell RP cabs and now I know what I will be doing with them soon.  I also love your valance panel hanging off the frame - did you cut that from the fender unit or roll it up from thin aluminium?

I cut the valence from the fender assembly to give the look of fenders and running boards being temporarily removed

[Tom Geiger]

Since we're talking about this kit... for those who haven't built one yet, beware of the nubs where the interior side walls key into the floor pan. It should be covered by the chassis, but is visible.

and not a Revell '29 but an example of the side valances.. this was an old Monogram built up,  restored into a new build.

[Bernard Kron]

Just thought I'd revive this great thread with a '29 I just finished. Find more here at my build thread:

 It's a fictitious car inspired by the Tony Nancy 22 Jr. and the Muuray & Waters Triple Nickel 555 car.

 

 

 

 

 

[Bernard Kron]

I just finished this Revell '29 Roadster. It's only my second one, this time on the Highboy Deuce rails. Once again I corrected the mile-high stance and replaced the modern rear supension with a '37 Ford tranverse leaf spring setup. The motor is a Revell '50 Oldsmobile Rocket V8. I still haven;t used the fine Nailhead Buick that comes in this kit! Go figure...

More detail on the build can be found on the W.I.P. thread here:

and Under Glass here:

 

Edited May 22, 2020 by Bernard Kron

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

I'm not sure how I missed this thread.....-RRR

 

[Paul Payne]

Well, this one has an AMT body but the chassis is Revell- a Deuce frame, for an A-V8.

I'm negotiating for the new Revell kit, which really looks promising.

I'm also starting a track nose with a flat head with a front mounted blower.

[ChrisR]

Some very nice Model A's but none stock, so I will be the odd one.

[Paul Payne]

Chris, nice to see the starting point Henry gave us!

[mrm]

22 hours ago, Rocking Rodney Rat said:

Rodney, on the last picture, where did the top come from? Or do you have link to a thread how you made it if that was the case?

[magicmustang]

 

Used a '29 Roadster body with a '32 grill. I know his car was supposed to be a '28 Chevy but I couldn't find one.

Edited May 25, 2020 by magicmustang

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

12 hours ago, mrm said:

Rodney, on the last picture, where did the top come from? Or do you have link to a thread how you made it if that was the case?

The ragtop was originally from the old MPC 32 Chevy roadster. There are pix here of how I cut it up and put it back together: https://public.fotki.com/jferren/29-roadster-/ Pretty much any top can be rebuilt in this manner. A popular one to start with is in the AMT '36 Ford kit which has been recently re-issued for the umpteenth million time with the chopped and stock height tops as well as the ragtop. Grab your scale sawzall and have at it!!! -RRR

[mrm]

2 hours ago, Rocking Rodney Rat said:

The ragtop was originally from the old MPC 32 Chevy roadster. There are pix here of how I cut it up and put it back together: https://public.fotki.com/jferren/29-roadster-/ Pretty much any top can be rebuilt in this manner. A popular one to start with is in the AMT '36 Ford kit which has been recently re-issued for the umpteenth million time with the chopped and stock height tops as well as the ragtop. Grab your scale sawzall and have at it!!! -RRR

Thank you sir.

[59 Impala]

I combined some parts from the ALA Kart to complete this 29.  It also has a 409 for power.

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Edited May 24, 2020 by 59 Impala

[traditional]

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

 

Edited May 25, 2020 by traditional

[Hoffman]

These models are really inspiring! I built a stock version years ago, but I'm getting the itch to build some street rods.

[alan barton]

Great to see this thread revived!  Rockin' Rodney, I love the bucket - I assume you used the Ala Kart body?  And with the painted windsceen posts, your roadster reminds me of a coupester, when guys chopped the roof off a coupe to make a roadster.

Bernard, love the rub through on the high points of your roadster.  I've managed to do that for real in a few places on my old girl!

Clifford Read, your work continues to set a standard to which I strive - the detail you fit into such a small space, so cleanly, is just amazing.  Thank you for sharing it with us all.

And Paul, love the dash detail in your roadster, as well as the inner door panels. Great to see the extra effort to get these details looking good.

 

Cheers

Alan