Can-Con Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 Revell '29 pickup. Inspired by a truck that often appears in Lyle Willits' event coverage. Not a replica of it though. Using most of the Revell kit with the wheels and 5.0 engine from the Revell '32 sedan. Planning to modify the outer 1/2 of the wheels so they'll look better. Paint is Alclad gloss black on the fenders and a custom mix light grey with a slight green/grey tint on the cab and box. Testors "green go" on the wheels and engine. That's the engine in the background.
Rusty92 Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 Going to look really good! The color combo sounds like a winner.
Modelbuilder Mark Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 Ready to follow, I like this kit.
Can-Con Posted February 18, 2019 Author Posted February 18, 2019 Been working on the engine. went with green because it's close to the stock color. The Basic engine is from one of the Revell '32 Ford kits. The valve covers are from the old Revell pink Hayes pro street Thunderbird.
Can-Con Posted March 26, 2019 Author Posted March 26, 2019 Made new motor mounts to install the 5.0 from a newer Revell '32 kit. I was waffling back and forth between using the '29 kit chassis or the '32 chassis and went with the '29. Harder to install a V8 but the '32 would have needed wheelbase adjustment. , , plus the '29 already has poseable steering. I drilled out the centers of the '32 kit's wheels and added the hubcaps from an AMT '32 Pheaton kit. Seems like a slight improvement on these wheels. Next time I may replace the spokes in the front halves of the wheels too. I've also done up a modified firewall to clear the V8.
Can-Con Posted September 7, 2020 Author Posted September 7, 2020 Haven't worked on this one for about a year and 1/2 so it took a while to remember exactly where I was going with it. But I think I have it all figured out again. Didn't really do much with it today but I did get the rear trailing arms pinned at the mounting points I made on the frame. Not sure if I'll go with the buggy spring on the rear or do it up with coil overs. Either way, I'll have to make new spring mounts on the axle.
Sam I Am Posted September 9, 2020 Posted September 9, 2020 Glad you decided to get back on this. The 28-9 A-pickup has always been a favorite. A friend of my dad's built one that I fell in love with as a kid. 48 flathead, zephyr 3spd, juice brakes, Kelsey Hayes wires, and wrapped in the old Ford dark green. Sweet little truck.
mchook Posted September 9, 2020 Posted September 9, 2020 Nice start, I'm finishing up one somewhat like this now. I love old A & T Model Ford trucks.
alan barton Posted September 9, 2020 Posted September 9, 2020 Can't see anything I would change here! Should be one fine looking truck when it's finished! Cheers Alan
Can-Con Posted September 21, 2020 Author Posted September 21, 2020 Got the frame painted and the front suspension attached. Used the kit suspension and just split the wishbone and attached the back ends to the frame.
Can-Con Posted October 15, 2020 Author Posted October 15, 2020 Just a couple update shots of the engine.
Cpt Tuttle Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Nice. Going for a "resto rod" look here I guess?
Can-Con Posted October 24, 2020 Author Posted October 24, 2020 On 10/20/2020 at 5:01 AM, Cpt Tuttle said: Nice. Going for a "resto rod" look here I guess? I hadn't really thought about what style it would be besides a commercial flavored hotrod but ,yea, I guess "resto rod" would fit it best.
Can-Con Posted November 19, 2020 Author Posted November 19, 2020 Got a little more done. It's starting to look like something now. The inside is now finished except for a shifter. I'll find something before I glue the roof on. I really should have sanded those ejector pin marks off the inside of the doors but at the time the paint was just an experiment. I didn't want to mess with it so I left it alone. I'm trying for a whitewashed stain look for the floor of the box. I did the bed rails with strips of decal sheet sprayed black. Still need to be trimmed, of cores.
slusher Posted November 19, 2020 Posted November 19, 2020 Looking sharp Steve, what are the black strips in the bed..
Mr. Metallic Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Looking good. Maybe for the doors just shave off the molded door handle and then make a simple interior panel out of .020 plastic sheet? You can add back a handle if you want, and it will hide the ejector pin marks with minimal worry about damaging the paint and stuff
Can-Con Posted November 21, 2020 Author Posted November 21, 2020 On 11/19/2020 at 12:08 AM, slusher said: Looking sharp Steve, what are the black strips in the bed.. Just strips of decal sheet painted black. Easier than tapeing off the bed rails or painting them by hand.
Can-Con Posted November 21, 2020 Author Posted November 21, 2020 7 hours ago, Mr. Metallic said: Looking good. Maybe for the doors just shave off the molded door handle and then make a simple interior panel out of .020 plastic sheet? You can add back a handle if you want, and it will hide the ejector pin marks with minimal worry about damaging the paint and stuff I have been thinking about doing just that Craig.
Can-Con Posted November 29, 2020 Author Posted November 29, 2020 Fabbed up the exhaust today and painted the gas tank I made over the last week. I have to finish up the hanger and I'll alclad it over the next few days. The truck is very close to being finished. I made some inner door panels last weekend, maybe should have made them a bit wider but I think they look OK. The ejector pin marks are not as noticeable in person. The headlights are the mid-size ones from the unobtanium Revell '30 coupe hotrod but the just re-released '29 roadster has the same ones. The headlight bar is from a Revell '32 kit.
Mopar - D Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 Looking forward to seeing you finish your build.
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