mod3l Lover Posted July 15, 2017 Posted July 15, 2017 I can not wait to see what happens withthis one Farmboy! It is just too kool to beOld Skool!! David S.
Farmboy Posted July 15, 2017 Author Posted July 15, 2017 That's some creative stuff Rusty, thanx for the ideas! Don't know if 'd have the skills to pull that off! Again, thanx everybody for the kind words! I'll post when I have something new to share.
Farmboy Posted July 16, 2017 Author Posted July 16, 2017 Quite a bit of sanding and tweaking to go but it looks right. I have yet to make the sides for the top of the trunk. . I'll do that in construction paper and copy the pattern to plastic sheet. It'll save lots of sanding and fitting. There's room too if I decide to move the rear fender well openings back a bit.
slownlow Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 I like the direction this is going. Did something similar to your chop a while back but your giving the whole car a nice direction. Keep up posted
Farmboy Posted July 22, 2017 Author Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) Oh my, summertime and motorcycles...what's a guy to do? Anyway, continuing on with the boat tail, here are a couple of views of where I've glued the styrene sheet to the modified hood. I used CA (crazy glue) to anchor it, then used good old Testors tube glue to firm up the bond between the two pieces. No attempt has been made to shape it to the body but If you look close you can see the pencil marks for future roughing in of the curve. The 'hoop' piece you see at the nose section is a half-round piece of styrene rod to reinforce the joint. A smaller piece will be joining the forward nose section. None of this will be seen so structure takes priority. Note the reinforcement piece of the hood/tulip panel. Comments and observations welcome Edited July 22, 2017 by Farmboy
Farmboy Posted July 22, 2017 Author Posted July 22, 2017 Here it's just about ready for some finish sanding on the joint and you can see that the side piece is being taken down gradually to match the curve in the rear of the car. A paper profile will be held against this so there is a line to work up to. The difficulty will be adjusting the profile just right so the whole rear section has a correct slant to it. The side begins where the white piece stops. Comments and observations welcome.
Farmboy Posted July 23, 2017 Author Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) Darn, ran in to a problem-ish. Due to the slope on the 'fall' of the trunk, there's no room to move the wheel wells back. Oh well, not line anyone would have noticed.... here's a few shots of the mockup. The boat tail trunk is committed. Glued on rather well, just a matter of making it look like it belongs there.... The mockup... it's on my bench sorry 'bout that, I was fussin' with it and decided not to move it for the shots. Fender skirts will be made and installed, and the rear fender assembly will be rounded on the bottom side to match the top....sort of. IComments and observations welcome Edited July 23, 2017 by Farmboy
Foxer Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 I've been watching all along and seeing good progress in the trunk. The extension looks like it will contribute much to making the car look longer and shallower.
bisc63 Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 You might try undrcutting the rear of the quarters a bit, giving the rear fender less of a blunt, or "squarish" profile, and more of a "torpedo" profile. This would make them appear to have less overhang (bulk) behind the rear wheels, and sort of gain visually some of the same effect as moving the wheel opening rearward. I'm thinking start a cut about a fourth ( or maybe even a third) of the way up from the bottom at the rear, slanting forward and down, ending just behing the wheel opening. just thinkin' out loud here! I'm loving this build.
Farmboy Posted July 24, 2017 Author Posted July 24, 2017 Rusty, looks like we're kind of kindred spirits on the rear fenders. I'm planning the same type of profile only adding a little mass, just enough to give it a slight curve almost mirroring the top fender line. The bottom arc would follow the angle from the front bottom of the fender and be carried by the fender skirts to fade in to the rear of the fender. Back in a few days.
Farmboy Posted July 28, 2017 Author Posted July 28, 2017 Here's the rear end with it's first coat of primer. Lots of shaping to do yet. I've put black marker spots and squiggles where extra filing is needed to bring things in to shape. Lots to go yet but it's a start. I'll be waiting a few hours before I continue. The primer is dry to the touch but not cured and would just gum up my files to start working now. You needn't ask how I know that. Again, autofocus is not my friend. Comments and observations welcome.
1930fordpickup Posted July 28, 2017 Posted July 28, 2017 Mike this is very interesting. When I started looking at the pictures of the boat tail I was starting to think you left the top off the glue for too long. But now it all makes for a cool custom, I like it. I better find that lid for the glue. LOL
mod3l Lover Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 I agree with Andy! I was at first thinking that this man has checked into the "Happy Farm"!! (see what I did there) But now I like it too! I can't help but think that longer fenders would balance it out a bit though. There is this '36 Ford custom that was stretched way back in the body, but he pulled the fenders back with the body lines and it looked really kool that way!! Just my thoughts sir, here is a pic of that car. David S.
Farmboy Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 Beautiful coupe. I thought of lengthening the body when thinking of the project but I like the look of the boat tail speedster, a reason why I wanted to move the wheel wells back but keep the identity of the car. Maybe the next one? Thanx for the input and kind words guys.
Farmboy Posted August 13, 2017 Author Posted August 13, 2017 While the back is going thru a final shaping and finishing sanding, thought it would be a good time to start nosing the beast. I've not done this before so here goes. After a bit of thought, I marked out the section I think will give max impact with minimal work. .....and after playing with construction paper, I cut a shape that will sort of fit in the opening it's important to note here that the vertical piece is not as high as the top of the hood as there is another piece that will be glued to it to form the top and then faired in. Here's the no lookin' back stage. The hole, the vertical filler. Note that the whole operation is to get the front of the nose vertical while maintaining the original body line of the hood.. more to come. Comments and observations welcome.
misterNNL Posted August 15, 2017 Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) I personally find the side profile out of proportion with the wheelbase length.Pulling the rear wheel well back would naturally be one solution but the in turns adds a whole lot of work with adding length to the whole undercarriage.I might be tempted to close the rear wheel well to draw less attention to it.Then there's that huge rear deck behind the glass.To improve the design flow there you might consider abandoning the hardtop and grafting in that same section from a fleetline body or creating a mid 60's Corvette fastback or Buick Rivera profile.You're a brave soul my friend as this is like any radical custom project a daunting task.Good luck.I'll be watching to see where this goes and thanks for sharing. Edited August 15, 2017 by misterNNL Forgotten details
Farmboy Posted August 15, 2017 Author Posted August 15, 2017 Hiya Tom! Good observations to be sure, thanx! Moving the wheel wells rearward got scuttled with my lack of planning and foresight and I had indeed planned to lengthen the frame but there's no room. The rear deck is certainly larger than I had envisioned in the beginning but thankfully it is symmetrical. I most certainly didn't want a fastback, in fact the rear deck/inner fenders came from a fleetline junk body! The bottoms of the fenders will be curved and wheel skirts added to add even more mass and I'm nosing the hood at the moment to fatten up the front end. To boldly go...
Farmboy Posted August 16, 2017 Author Posted August 16, 2017 onto the nose.... Quite a bit of changing and adjusting since the last pic of the section removed from the nose. It's been widened a bit in this shot... ...and after a quick primer coat to better see the lines, it wasn't wide enough for me ...so I widened it a bit more, readjusted the hood line and now it's more like I envisioned. lots of sanding, sweetening up the bottom piece, and more sanding and forming to do. Comments and observations welcome.
Farmboy Posted August 18, 2017 Author Posted August 18, 2017 (edited) Still in primer awaiting minor touchup and finish sanding but for all intents and purposes, finished. One nose....nosed. Comments and observations welcome Edited August 18, 2017 by Farmboy
Farmboy Posted August 19, 2017 Author Posted August 19, 2017 ....and yes dammit, the back WAS too big. Out came the Dremel and razor saw and here's what I ended up with. I saw a post on here with an Auburn Speedster and that is the look I was after. For better or worse I shortened the back, changed the angle of attack and made the sides more 90 degree than I had them. Not sure if I like it or lot, but I will finish it! These are after primary sanding... \ Comments and observations welcome
bisc63 Posted August 31, 2017 Posted August 31, 2017 Glad to see you back on this; love watching the ideas unfold...
Farmboy Posted September 6, 2017 Author Posted September 6, 2017 Thanx guys. A bit delayed at the moment but the build isn't forgotten.
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