landman Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 I always liked the Club Sedan body style with the blind ear quarter. So I rummaged and I think I have what I need to make one.
misterNNL Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 Very ambitious project. Be sure to post your progress so we can follow along.
Flat32 Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 First car I ever noticed with seven wheel lug nuts. This one deserves a slow meticulous build IMHO.
landman Posted July 6, 2019 Author Posted July 6, 2019 59 minutes ago, Flat32 said: First car I ever noticed with seven wheel lug nuts. This one deserves a slow meticulous build IMHO. It won't have the disc wheels Ray, whatever I have in the pile. I get the slow and meticulous.
Richard Bartrop Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 Liindberg did a 1/32 kit of the disc wheel version that's surprisingly good.
landman Posted July 6, 2019 Author Posted July 6, 2019 The Packard hood is a close match to the Duesenberg cowl. Now remains to decide where to cut to put the front pf the Packard cowl on to the Duesenberg body.
landman Posted July 7, 2019 Author Posted July 7, 2019 Dabbled a bit at making a disc wheel with a button, some aluminum tubing and bits of styrene. I think a very small socket head screw might make a nice hub as well, especially since it has Packard's trademark hexagon right in it.
Flat32 Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 The purple front fenders are closer to the Packard shape.
landman Posted July 9, 2019 Author Posted July 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, Flat32 said: The purple front fenders are closer to the Packard shape. They are Packard fenders.
Eric Macleod Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 I built a 1930 Packard 734 sedan perhaps 15 years ago. This is not for the feint of heart but you'll have a great model when you are done.
landman Posted July 9, 2019 Author Posted July 9, 2019 7 hours ago, Eric Macleod said: I built a 1930 Packard 734 sedan perhaps 15 years ago. This is not for the feint of heart but you'll have a great model when you are done. Any pictures Eric?
Eric Macleod Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 I didn't want to hijack your thread but here is what I built at the time.
landman Posted July 10, 2019 Author Posted July 10, 2019 27 minutes ago, Eric Macleod said: I didn't want to hijack your thread but here is what I built at the time. Eric, was the whole body scratchbuilt or is it based on something else?
landman Posted July 10, 2019 Author Posted July 10, 2019 Took the roof of another one to make the front. Won't attempt to cut those wedges out tonight.
Eric Macleod Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 2 hours ago, landman said: Eric, was the whole body scratchbuilt or is it based on something else? I used the Monogram Packard Phaeton body on the bottom and grafted a pair of Monogram Ford Model A Coupe roof sides ( for window frames) along with a full roof section from a AMT 31 Ford Tudor. Tons of sanding and filling gave me the result you see. When I built my Duesenberg Judkins Victoria I used a method very similar to yours with the multiple Town Car bodies and the wedges cut in them. You definitely have the right idea as far as I am concerned Pat. I am interested in watching your progress.
landman Posted July 10, 2019 Author Posted July 10, 2019 Here's what i plan to do where the two roofs (or it it rooves?) join. I have to trim to bring the dotted line over the X, then copy what is in the oval at location A. Wish me luck.
Eric Macleod Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) That looks doable. Good luck! Edited July 10, 2019 by Eric Macleod Typo
Richard Bartrop Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 The window frames from Revell's Model A coupe look like they might get you close.
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