SOMETHING OLD/ SOMETHING NEW - A PAIR OF MODEL As

[mrm]

I have not been on here in a great while. I had somewhat of a builder's block in the past few months, but I decided to break out it forcefully, by building some kits that were piled in my modeling room. 

   My attention was grabbed by the recently released Revell '30 Ford. However, there are 101 different ways I would like to build one. So I decided to make a pair of them. One in a modern contemporary style (read Boyd's style) and one in a traditional old school style. Both will be nice and shiny, no rusted rats here. 

   I am taking a different approach to starting the photos too. First I'm going with the "something new" one. I am attaching a picture of its mock up and then I'll start from the beginning. 

 

 

[Erik Smith]

Cool. The new Ford kits from Revell are awesome slump busters. So many possibilities. 

[belfast boyo]

Me likey.

[mrm]

Yes they are Erik.

So, for the engine, I wanted something with power, that would sound fierce, but also looks good and keeps a good balance between traditional and modern. So I Took the kit's engine block and transmission, with the finned valve covers. I replaced the blower with the one that came in the Rat Roaster. The oil pan came from the engine in Boyd's Smoothster. Everything was dechromed and will be painted the same color. No chrome here. The reason why these choices were made is fitment. I want a full engine bay, but everything to neatly tuck in behind all the hoods. Which is the reason for the drastically shortened alternator bracket too. The oil pan was a necessity, as the original one was hanging way too low beneath the frame rails. 

Edited October 31, 2016 by mrm

[mrm]

The frame is the '32 that comes in the kit, but with all the notches for mounting parts filled in and smoothed. The front is slightly "Z"ed so to speak and the grille from the Revell '29 roadster has been glued into place.

 

 

The front suspension will be comprised from the kit's I-beam axle with the spring cut off, so it can be placed behind the axle. The radius rods have been made taller to go with the theme. I have not decided yet if I want to drill the front axle and radius rods. That would depend on the steering solution, which I have not gotten to yet. 

 

 

The idea is to have the front as clean as possible, so there are not going to be any shocks visible either. Friction shocks or torsion bars are going to be used. 

 

Thanks for looking.

[Snake45]

What is your avatar? I think I have a couple of decals very much like that on the AMT '64 Corvette roadster decal sheet.

[Spex84]

I'm enjoying this so far! I had started a Monogram '30 coupe in this style a number of years ago, but bailed out and changed the build style.
Looking forward to seeing this project progress, very cool parts choices and engineering so far

[mrm]

What is your avatar? I think I have a couple of decals very much like that on the AMT '64 Corvette roadster decal sheet.

Richard, my avatar is just a part of "my emblem", which got cut up automatically by the site. The part you see is a Lion wearing a crown, standing on his rear legs. I am a Bulgarian and this the coat of arms of Bulgaria. In this case I made an emblem mocking the Ferrari one, but instead of a horse it has the lion, instead of the green-white-red (for the italian flag) on top it has white-green-red, which is the Bulgarian flag and on the bottom has my initials. It started as a joke, but eventually was made by a local shop in to a real emblem, which ended up on the nose of my car. It makes a lot of people scratch their heads and some the conversations I have seen it starting were quite....uumm...amusing. 

 

[mrm]

And back to the model....... 

  Next in line was the rear axle. First the brackets for the rear radius rods were drilled 

 

 

The rear cover of the diff was fashioned from one of the biggest headlights from the '30 kit, after it was dechromed.

 

 

I want something simple and clean, but definitely custom, so I added some thin round strips styrene. Later on everything will be filled and smoothed.

 

 

 

[stavanzer]

I really like where this is going. Keep up the great work.

[mrm]

Some small details are starting to take shape...

The side hoods supports were made from styrene strips that were drilled

 

 

Then some extra support brackets were cut and drilled

 

And some radiator supports were fashioned the same way.

 

 

Edited November 7, 2016 by mrm

[mrm]

All the holes and tabs at the rear of the body we filled

 

The hoods had to be scratchbuilt from different pieces and scrap

 

Things are starting to take shape

 

Hopefully primer is coming soon.

Thanks for looking and stay tuned....

[DrKerry]

I'm liking this so far!!!!!!!

[mrm]

Thank you Kerry.

 

A small update on the rear suspension...

This is the set up I want to go with. Of course there would be needed two more rods on top of the diff to triangulate the rear, which in its turn would necessitate an extra crossmember on the frame. 

 

[bobthehobbyguy]

Great start. Nice fab work.

[crazyrichard]

very nice !