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I admit to not being the tidiest of builders but about every two weeks or so I give the model bench a full clean and tidy up and start again.  I can't remember why this Lindberg 29 T body (yeah, that's what they call it on the box) was out at all but as I put all my bits and pieces back in their right place it suddenly dawned on me that maybe I could build a Race of Gentlemen style car.

It's pretty obvious that Lindberg seriously plagiarised the bucket style body of AMT's 29 A Ala Kart.  Even the mould lines are in the same place. This one had been glue bombed and painted with a hot paint that had damaged the plastic so I really had nothing to lose if it didn't work out.

I thought of running a gas tank out the back but then thought of a boattail speedster look.  I had a really manky 40 Ford hood that some misguided soul had covered in a nasty type of contact cement.  Most of it was at the back edge and that was where I was going to have to trim it to fit the bucket body so that worked out fine.

The frame and suspension is an almost stock AMT 29 unit.  The front wheels are Monogram 30 Model A while the rear are AMT 29s. There is a slight difference in diameter giving just a hint of "big n little" rubber rake without getting too carried away.  (This is the first time in fifty years of modelling that I have ever used a stock set of Model A wires!)Likewise I sliced about 1 mm off the top of the front spring - just enough to give it some attitude.  I used the organ pipes off a Revell banger along with the AMT grille shell, radiator and steering wheel. Paint is a Tamiya Dark Green with a Tamiya military green for the engine.  The seat was drybrushed over the already rough plastic to give a distressed leather look. Decals came from the Revell 29 Hiboy.

So I started it on a Sunday night when I was meant to be packing up and ended up completing it on the following Sunday. I was thinking of doing full brake rod detail and a bit of wiring but it was more fun to just concentrate on the look and not get stressed out with details.  Maybe on the next one....

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Posted

I really like your T.R.O.G. Racer. You can almost see someone leaning over the Steering Wheel with a Leather Skull Cap and Goggles and the Sand flying off the rear Tires. Very well presented.  

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Anyone looking at the hood/turtle deck and doubting that anyone would ever do that on a real car would be wrong. While gathering images for my Pintrest album on speedsters I found some that had indeed done just that. Nice build and thanks for sharing.

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What a cool race car.  I.ve seen 40 Ford hoods used on the nose of many cars, this the I've see used on the back.  Really well done,!

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Thanks for the compliments guys, I'm really glad you like it.  I can't take credit for the boat tail idea as, like Tom explained, I am sure I saw it on a T model speedster in maybe a late 60's or early 70's R&C magazine.  Either way, this model nearly built itself - I just kept finding bits that looked the part and carried on from there. I think that helped with the  "built it in a week before the event" flavour I was looking for. Ditto with the paint - I wanted it to look like a quickie enamel job (in Australia we call it a "coat of jam") so I did not spend much time on paint prep.  It works for me!

Cheers

Alan

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2009-2010, Scarborough Beach, Australind/Bunbury, then a project in Briz for 2011, back to Mt. Lawley for 2012 and a good chunk of 2013. I worked in the CBD on St.Georges Tce near to the Wooley's. One of my favorite places to go was The Grosvenor for a pint, lots of places to go on Hay St. Day trips to Yanchep was a favorite of mine, yes I really miss it.

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Hey, nice spots.  I live about ten minutes from Scarborough Beach and used to work at the Pitstop Bookshop in St George's Terrace just a block or so from where you worked.  Did you ever go in there?  It was the best automotive bookshop in the world but sadly closed towards the end of 2013.  Glad to hear you enjoyed your stay - it's my favourite place to come home to!!!

I've got a lot of friends in the Bunbury Australind area - there is heaps of hot rodding activity down there!

Cheers

Alan

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