Vietnam Vet67 Posted November 14, 2017 Posted November 14, 2017 Here is one for sale at Hemmings with lots of detail pictures. https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/dodge/dodge-brothers/1935465.html
landman Posted November 14, 2017 Author Posted November 14, 2017 Here is one for sale at Hemmings with lots of detail pictures. https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/dodge/dodge-brothers/1935465.htmlThank you sir.
landman Posted November 21, 2017 Author Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) OK, I'm back after a few days at my daughter's babysitting the grandchildren while my daughter and son in law were away. The trunk is still a bit high and a bit long but it'll have to do. Skirted the bottom. The Model T rear fenders slope to the frame while the Dodge's appear straight down. Renshape to the rescue again. Edited December 2, 2020 by landman
landman Posted November 25, 2017 Author Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) We're getting there. Was going to use the '27 T's seat but it has narrow pleats. The dodge's are wider. So I cut the sides of the Tall T seat and will use it. Now I don't know whether this was a wise move but I shaved off the small half round moldings and started adding some flatter wider ones being careful to leave a slight reveal around the window. Edited December 2, 2020 by landman
landman Posted November 30, 2017 Author Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) I think I have it where I want it. Still looks a bit high but close enough. Edited December 2, 2020 by landman
misterNNL Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 Your persistence and attention to detail are surely paying off with this build.Looking good .Please keep taking the extra time to take and post your progress photo and sharing them with us.
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 Very Impressive work Pat!! I like old Dodges!! Looking forward to seeing more!!!
Eric Macleod Posted December 2, 2017 Posted December 2, 2017 This build just keeps getting better. I'm enjoying my seat here in the audience.
landman Posted December 6, 2017 Author Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) Fill, sand, fill, sand. Cutting the trunklid shutline. Starting to grow a lot of respect for the guys who build masters. Edited December 2, 2020 by landman
Dirty Dave Posted December 6, 2017 Posted December 6, 2017 4 hours ago, landman said: Fill, sand, fill, sand. Cutting the trunklid shutline. Starting to grow a lot of respect for the guys who build masters. That's definitely taking on a shape closer to the real deal. Great work!
landman Posted December 8, 2017 Author Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) Meanwhile, back in Hearst, work continues on the real thing. I'd say he's about where I am. Edited December 2, 2020 by landman
landman Posted December 8, 2017 Author Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) Reduced a photograph of the dash. Will attempt to duplicate it. Did the same thing with the grille shell. Started modifying the Ford's hood and shell to turn then into a facsimile of the Dodge's. Had to widen the front of the hood. Flattened the top of the Ford shell. Wish me luck. Edited December 2, 2020 by landman
landman Posted December 12, 2017 Author Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) Work continues on the hood/shell combination. Edited December 2, 2020 by landman
misterNNL Posted December 13, 2017 Posted December 13, 2017 Looking at the WIP body in comparison with the side profile of the real car behind it there seems to a little arch to the top of the 1:1 car's roof rather than the nearly flat top of the Ford roof.Maybe it's just the angle that your photo was taken at. Just offering a suggestion,great work and a very ambitious project.I am enjoying following this build.
#1 model citizen Posted December 13, 2017 Posted December 13, 2017 1 hour ago, misterNNL said: Looking at the WIP body in comparison with the side profile of the real car behind it there seems to a little arch to the top of the 1:1 car's roof rather than the nearly flat top of the Ford roof.Maybe it's just the angle that your photo was taken at. Just offering a suggestion,great work and a very ambitious project.I am enjoying following this build. I would have to agree. Also the character lines along the the rear window & edge of the roof need to be removed. I am just assuming these alterations have yet to be addressed. This is a very fun, interesting &, dare I say, an exciting build to watch!
landman Posted December 13, 2017 Author Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, #1 model citizen said: I would have to agree. Also the character lines along the the rear window & edge of the roof need to be removed. I am just assuming these alterations have yet to be addressed. This is a very fun, interesting &, dare I say, an exciting build to watch! That is in the plan. 9 hours ago, misterNNL said: Looking at the WIP body in comparison with the side profile of the real car behind it there seems to a little arch to the top of the 1:1 car's roof rather than the nearly flat top of the Ford roof.Maybe it's just the angle that your photo was taken at. Just offering a suggestion,great work and a very ambitious project.I am enjoying following this build. That, I hadn't noticed. I wonder it is is just the padding under the roof covering, I'll check that. Edited December 13, 2017 by landman
misterNNL Posted December 13, 2017 Posted December 13, 2017 Please share with us what you used for the detail in the radiator core. It is very realistic. I use brass screen myself but like what you're using much better.
landman Posted December 13, 2017 Author Posted December 13, 2017 1 hour ago, misterNNL said: Please share with us what you used for the detail in the radiator core. It is very realistic. I use brass screen myself but like what you're using much better. I was planning to use the T's, visible in Friday's posting above. the brownish one is a photo I reduced to get the shape.
misterNNL Posted December 13, 2017 Posted December 13, 2017 Thanks....that's a cool (and a little sneaky).
landman Posted December 14, 2017 Author Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) Once the location of the fender assembly both for and aft and side to side has been set, I drilled and pegged them for an easy repeat. Edited December 2, 2020 by landman
Flat32 Posted December 14, 2017 Posted December 14, 2017 4 hours ago, misterNNL said: Thanks....that's a cool (and a little sneaky). Looking at Pat's use of a photo is a technique I hadn't thought of before. Was just looking at lithophanes recently and it just occurred to me that if one wanted to reproduce that radiator with the distressed detail it can be relatively easy by 3D printing using the lithophane technique which allows you to go from a photo to a 3D printed object without scanning or computer modelling. All you need is a 3D filament printer readily available for under $400 and free Cura software.
misterNNL Posted December 14, 2017 Posted December 14, 2017 I am not familiar with whatever lithoplanes is but for $ 400.00 I will use the photocopy method and save the other $ 399.00 for something else. Just my opinion of course,I tend to be old school...cheap and easy.
landman Posted January 6, 2018 Author Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Attempted to recreate the "moldings" between the trunk and the rear fenders using wire. Sorting out ride height issues. The bigger tires were too close to the fenders. Edited December 2, 2020 by landman
Ridge Rider Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Nice progress on a challenging project. Watching
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