Gas Ronda Fantasy Transporter

[1930fordpickup]

Fantastic is I have.

What are the rims and tires from? 

[Marlowe]

Thanks for the compliment.  

The tires are from the 1:16 Highway 61 International wrecker.  The wheels were custom ordered and made from a company in Italy that does 3D printing.  BTW, working and dealing with that vendor was a nightmare.  Although the work was superb, it took him 6 months to complete the work and deliver the wheels. 

Edited June 23, 2016 by Marlowe

[JPolli]

Phenomenal Build!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ben]

Man, is that ever cool!!!!!!!!!!'

[oldcarfan]

[socal76]

Marlow, May I ask how you filled the gap in the center of the roof? That is the type of work with a diecast that stops me from even trying. The main reason I am asking is I have a nice '64 Impala wagon that matches the revell version perfectly but is too wide. Trying to figure out the best way to narrow it to the correct width, so the body could be cast.

[Marlowe]

Marlow, May I ask how you filled the gap in the center of the roof? That is the type of work with a diecast that stops me from even trying. The main reason I am asking is I have a nice '64 Impala wagon that matches the revell version perfectly but is too wide. Trying to figure out the best way to narrow it to the correct width, so the body could be cast.

Sure. I assume you mean the center of the roof of the cab, right?  If so, please look at #5 of the photos in my post.  You'll see in the build photos that the B pillar was filled using a piece of scrap metal.  The roof area where the cabs are combined was filled with a piece of brass sheet which I cut to size and then bent into place to cover the gap but also join with the new B pillar.  It was filled in first with my favorite bonding material, JB Weld epoxy and then automotive body filler putty.  It was filed and sanded smooth so the gap disappeared and gave the look that I was going for.  

You might want to look at my current project of the Maynard Rupp Chevoom funny car.  To get the sedan body which the 1:1 car used, I had to get a sedan top.  The Chevelle, which was the original car, had a hardtop with the flying buttress C pillar.  To get the right look, I removed the top from a '66 Biscayne and attached it to the Chevelle after I cut the top off of it too.  The Biscayne top was too wide so I cut it in half and removed 1/2 inch of metal, then attached the two halves back together again.  I did a similar operation when I built my Dyno Don Nicholson Comet funny car too.  

Don't let diecast scare you.  A lot of people are in awe of some of my work but I can tell you in all honesty, it is truly undeserved.  I'm not doing anything really that hard to do.  I'm not a machinist, nor do I have any training.  I'm just on old plastic model builder that is just a hacker using simple hand tools.    I have my trust Dremel with a lot of carbon blades for cutting and a hacksaw.  That's how must of the work is getting done.  Dive into diecast and give it a try.  I'll bet you'll quickly learn, you can do this!  

[Hammerdown]

What a great subject with amazing work... you are a master modeller Marlowe!!