restoman Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 '32 Deuce Roadster... A re-issue of Monogram's 1959 kit. Pretty much box stock. I added the tailights - cut down '49 Ford custom lights - and since the kit flames were pooched, I used some from the parts box. Molotow chrome airbrushed on, thinned out the front discs for a better fit, opened up the slots in the rear wheels, scribed in the door and trunk lid lines, and added clear headlight lenses instead of the kit's styrene units. This is a two-piece body (what do expect from 1959?), so it took lots of gluing, filling and sanding to get it all schtuck together and looking good. Good ol' GM 8555 black base and two-part clear for the finish. A pretty simple kit, but I'm more than happy with how it turned out. It was a lot of fun. Comments always welcome! :)
Phildaupho Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 This might be the nicest ever build of this classic kit Deuce. It is a real bit of model car history
Plowboy Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 One of the best builds of this kit that I've seen! Nice work!
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 Supremely cool. It takes some serious effort to get the full-length seam this body is blessed with gone and straight enough for black. Always great to see somebody take a simple old kit and build something really special out of it.
Gramps46 Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 Aw yes, brings back a lot of good memories and you did a super job with it.
peekay Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 Beautiful! That's the result I was aiming for when I built the kit in 1962 - didn't quite work out though.
larman Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 Super job! Nicest build of that model I have ever seen!
Modlbldr Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 Beautiful work. You made it look so good. Nice modifications to raise the quality of the build. On 7/31/2019 at 9:05 AM, peekay said: Beautiful! That's the result I was aiming for when I built the kit - didn't quite work out though. Lol! How many times I have said this about a build. But we keep trying. Later-
TooOld Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 I have a couple of these kit that I've been wanting to build and you've inspired me , beautiful job ! Definitely the nicest I've ever seen !
restoman Posted August 3, 2019 Author Posted August 3, 2019 Thanks for all the comments! I gotta say: this is one of the most-fun kits I've done in a long time. Though I took several months to finish it, it stayed in my mind the whole time.
Dennis Lacy Posted August 4, 2019 Posted August 4, 2019 Absolutely, by far, the nicest example of this old kit I've ever seen!
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