29 Ford Roadster Pickup "Gow Job"

[modelfink]

Hey guys, This is my current build. It's a 29 Ford roadster pickup "Gow Job". A stripped down, hopped up, pre war hot rod before they were called hot rods. Something a kid in the mid thirties would take to the dry lakes. This is a quick little build I am doing for a YouTube community build project for Ford Truck Month. The body and bed are AMT. The rest is from the Revell 31 Woody. I scratch built the firewall, inner doors and a few engine details. A fun little build.

Edited January 16, 2017 by modelfink

[Intmd8r]

Awesome job - love everythign about it.  It really looks the part.

Nice attention to detail too - including the worn tires and weathering.

[modelfink]

Awesome job - love everythign about it.  It really looks the part.

Nice attention to detail too - including the worn tires and weathering.

Thanks Steve

[restoman]

Man, I really like that!

You've put a lot of detail into it, and the pics are pretty darn good!

Awesome!

[PARTSMARTY]

That is just perfect-wow !!!

[bbowser]

Awesome job - love everythign about it.  It really looks the part.

Nice attention to detail too - including the worn tires and weathering.

X2!  I really like this a lot.

[modelfink]

Thanks guys. I had a little fun with photoshop 

[JTalmage]

Looks great! I want to start building some of these types of oldies at some point... 

[geetee66]

That's really good!

The weathering is just right and it has a nice amount of wear and tear.

you got the exhaust rust looking good, too.

[Zoom]

Cool car!

[Ben269]

That wood in the bed looks very realistic.  How did you do that?

[Dann Tier]

SUPERB!!!!!!!!!   Definitely realistic!!!!

[modelfink]

That wood in the bed looks very realistic.  How did you do that?

Thanks, I used wood coffee stir sticks glued to a thin sheet of styrene then painted with a wash of black craft acrylic. I also used black pastel powders in the darker areas.

[Ben269]

Coffee sticks are a great idea.  I'll have to try that.

 

[Lunajammer]

Man, that turned out neat. Smells like gasoline and age.

[modelfink]

Man, that turned out neat. Smells like gasoline and age.

Thanks Mike!

 

[carrucha]

Cool build.  Very authentic.  Good job on the weathering and detailing.

[Allen Wrench]

I just like this one a ton. Is that real wood on the bed floor?

[modelfink]

I just like this one a ton. Is that real wood on the bed floor?

Thanks Allen. The wood bed is made from coffee stir sticks and weathered with acrylic black wash and pastels. 

[GaryR]

VERY VERY COOL! Really captured the pre war thing! I'm impressed, looks great, can't say enough!

[Dave42]

Very cool idea and excellent work.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[David G.]

Very cool ,nice weathering.

David G.

[misterNNL]

Great finished model with accurate details and appropriate weathering.I hope this style is becoming a trend that we will see a lot more of in the future.

[modelfink]

Great finished model with accurate details and appropriate weathering.I hope this style is becoming a trend that we will see a lot more of in the future.

Thanks Tom. I think generally speaking, this type of build is on the rise in the 1:1 world, so we will see more scale versions as they are covered in magazines and  such.