Two Little Deuces - 2-1/32-32 Roadsters

[Phildaupho]

I was given was two curbside 1/32 ’32 Ford kits and although they were issued under two different company names, they appear to be virtually identical. One, which I will refer to as the gold car, came as Palmer Road Runner Series kit molded in yellow with a chrome sprue. The red car came as Life-Like Hobby Kits Collector’s Series kit molded in red with no chrome parts.

THE GOLD CAR – The molded in interior was removed to paint separately. Some of the molded on stock body details were removed. The windshield was chopped and opening enlarged. The roof was also chopped and reshaped. The taillights are pinheads. The paint is Testors lacquer Inca Gold and clear. The chrome rally wheels arrived with the red car but had narrow white wall tires that were of too large a diameter so were substituted with slot-car tires.

THE RED CAR – Someone had already started the conversion to a Highboy Roadster by cutting the frame away from the fenders probably to convert it to a slot-car. I was able to adapt part of the frame, wheels, tires, suspension bits and side pipes from a Hornby 1/32 C4 Corvette race-car kit. I cut out the molded interior to paint separately and sanded off some of the molded on stock body details. The windshield was chopped and opening enlarged. The taillights are pinheads. The front brakes are from a slot-car. This was my first use of Archer 3D louver decals and I was very pleased with how they applied. The paint is Testors Gloss Red enamel.

 

[blunc]

Those turned out great!

I bet if you hadn't posted that they were 1/32, most viewers would have assumed the larger standard scale of 1/25-1/24.

Regarding the kits, my brain thinks the kit designers made the grille/shell too narrow and changed the curve of the front fenders to compensate.

Your excellent results show that with a little work, the smaller scale can yield great models that occupy less shelf space.

If you run across an AMT "All Stars" '40 Ford 2dr sedan or a Gunze Sanyo '55 Nomad at a reasonable price, I'm guessing you could have some fun with those.

[Phildaupho]

Those turned out great!

I bet if you hadn't posted that they were 1/32, most viewers would have assumed the larger standard scale of 1/25-1/24.

Regarding the kits, my brain thinks the kit designers made the grille/shell too narrow and changed the curve of the front fenders to compensate.

Your excellent results show that with a little work, the smaller scale can yield great models that occupy less shelf space.

If you run across an AMT "All Stars" '40 Ford 2dr sedan or a Gunze Sanyo '55 Nomad at a reasonable price, I'm guessing you could have some fun with those.

Thanks Mike - I have Both the Lindberg 1/32 Ford Ford Convertible and 36 Ford Roadster in my stash. Both seem to have pretty good looking bodies but the challenge is finding appropriate wheels if not building stock. I built the two little Deuces to make sure there would be at least a couple of Deuces in the Small Scale Class at Deuce Days in Scale

[blunc]

Thanks Mike - I have Both the Lindberg 1/32 Ford Ford Convertible and 36 Ford Roadster in my stash. Both seem to have pretty good looking bodies but the challenge is finding appropriate wheels if not building stock. I built the two little Deuces to make sure there would be at least a couple of Deuces in the Small Scale Class at Deuce Days in Scale

There are 1/32 (glue and snap) kits with engines in them if you wish to do hoods off, most of the nascar snappers have motors that can be massaged to look better, the Lindberg ZR1 kit has lots of parts that can be used to update the old Pyro/Life-Like/Lindberg/Palmer kits.

 

Here are some examples of slot car wheels in 1/32 scale...

 

 

 

[Phildaupho]

There are 1/32 (glue and snap) kits with engines in them if you wish to do hoods off, most of the nascar snappers have motors that can be massaged to look better, the Lindberg ZR1 kit has lots of parts that can be used to update the old Pyro/Life-Like/Lindberg/Palmer kits.

 

Here are some examples of slot car wheels in 1/32 scale...

 

 

 

 

 

Mike - You appear to be Mr. 1/32. I really like your 34 Coupe. So much "small" detail"!! Looking forward to seeing the T-Bucket completed.

[blunc]

Thank you for the interest, I like exploring scales that have unique opportunities.

I will be posting a WIP thread for the T-Bucket when it gets closer to being done. I've been taking photos but haven't started a WIP thread due to how long it's been taking me to work on it.

House projects and twelve hour night shifts tend to reduce my projects to a crawl.

[slusher]

Super nice models..

[Hubert Rollins]

Very nice!!