High octane Posted July 27, 2018 Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/24/2018 at 11:32 AM, Spitfire said: Love it! I wish I would have snagged one of these up before they went out of production and started going for $100+ on ebay...I keep hoping they'll bring it back. Bring it back? Don't hold your breadth.
Dennis Lacy Posted July 27, 2018 Author Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/23/2018 at 9:27 PM, alan barton said: A nice, believable hot rod right there, Dennis. Not a tetanus risking rat rod, not an over the top magazine cover car, just a nice simple, drivable (with ear plugs!) hot rod. I love the detail on the radiator hose clamps and the way you grafted the 48 x-member in there. Actually, you've just given me inspiration for a 1:1 build I have planned for the future. It's a 29 coupe that will rest on seriously reworked original deuce rails. It never occurred to me before but I have a mint '35 X member stacked down the side of my house with other components and it would be a real cool way of keeping the chassis looking early 60's cool while aiming for 21st century chassis rigidity. Thanks for a look at your model and an idea for my full sized project! Cheers Alan Thanks a bunch! I've seen many times over the years '35-'40 center X's grafted into '32 frames. Adds a ton of rigidity while still looking very vintage. Fitting the '48 center X into this A-style frame was a bit of a challenge but after some studying and figuring it worked out pretty good.
Dennis Lacy Posted July 27, 2018 Author Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/23/2018 at 9:46 PM, fordlover632 said: I like the the car is the motor from the kit The entire engine with the cool Navarro intake and heads is from Revell's '48 Ford Custom Coupe. (The chopped top one, not the stock / Police version that was more recently issued.) Only thing I changed was the carburetors (from the Ed Roth Tweedy Pie T) and the headers which were made cutting up the Chevy engine weed-burner headers from Monogram's Slingster dragster.
Dennis Lacy Posted July 27, 2018 Author Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 11:30 AM, mrm said: Great model. I love the overall attitude. At first it made me overlook all the neat details that were added. Like the cool (I assume RB motion) fittings on the beehive filter. The 48 Ford is one of those kits that should be reissued regularly, because they are like a treasure cove for parts, aside from the fact they build into fine models right out of the box. All the louvers are cool. What I have noticed is that the top panel is not a great fitting piece on the original kit too. I had hard time having it sitting right even on an out of the box build. Let alone when you have modified it. Last but not least I want to give you big koudos for building this, because since the prices for this kit have taken off big time, there are not many people building them. And I believe kits are meant to be built, not piled in basements. Thanks a bunch! The hose fitting nuts and little steel line (both .020" size) on the oil land fuel hoses are from Detail Master. The hose is actually leftover boot material that comes with Detail Master pre-wired distributors. Fully agree on the Revell '48 kits. I buy all the cheap ones I can find (and the Revell '40 kits) for hot rod parts. I don't care if a kit is "rare" or not, if I feel like building it I will. In the case of this model I actually started building it back when they just came out, before any feces started hitting the fan. I just wish I had stocked up! I only have one more. Despite that it, I won't hesitate to build it when the inspiration hits me.
Dennis Lacy Posted July 27, 2018 Author Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/24/2018 at 3:42 PM, Rocking Rodney Rat said: Another ADL home run (well, it is baseball season, after all....). Perfect stance, very tough looking... -RRR Thanks, Homie! What is "baseball"???
Dave Darby Posted July 28, 2018 Posted July 28, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 8:53 PM, afx said: Always enjoy your builds Dennis and this is no exception. X 2. Your builds never disappoint. Another home run from a guy who gets it!
John Jacobs Posted July 28, 2018 Posted July 28, 2018 Wow, that looks great. The metal in the engine and hose fittings looks so realistic.
carrucha Posted July 28, 2018 Posted July 28, 2018 Pretty cool hot rod. Very well detailed and finished.
larry ray Posted July 28, 2018 Posted July 28, 2018 You are a great builder 1:1 or models thanks for showing us Larry
echo Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 A very nice build, a lot of thought and good building skills went into your build
modelfink Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 On 7/24/2018 at 6:42 PM, Rocking Rodney Rat said: Another ADL home run (well, it is baseball season, after all....). Perfect stance, very tough looking... -RRR A grand slam! Superb craftsmanship, proportions and details. love it.
Bucket T Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 Way cool. Looks like you could start it up and drive away.
mredjr Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 (edited) Great job!! A great looking Hot Rod. Edited August 6, 2018 by mredjr
THORDOOR220 Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 Now that's a proper build Ford. Simple, and without a cheap small block chevy Good looking car!
BeakDoc Posted August 8, 2018 Posted August 8, 2018 Beautiful build. Very sharp, very clean. Everything a good and proper hot rod should be! I’m down with everything about it.
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