Claude Thibodeau Posted September 18, 2019 Author Posted September 18, 2019 Hi! 2 hours ago, ewetwo said: It looks great. You sure you never built one before? Thanks for the comments. No, never tried it before. I built new and shiny real hot rods for a living... so rust and decay are a turn-off for me in real life. However, having read about weathering and patina in model publications, I just wanted to give it a try. I was not shooting for "absolute decay", as some do. Just a slightly used and worn look dit it. As for the paint, color and partial rust, there was a VW platform van in Contest Cars a few years ago, that had just what I considered "perfect". That was actually what got me started on this one. That the car would be roadworthy in real life was a major consideration for me. This one is "borderline", I will concede... Warning: it IS more work to do a rat than an average model... CT
Claude Thibodeau Posted October 25, 2019 Author Posted October 25, 2019 Hi! I was thrilled to get first place in the Rods & Customs category this past weekend at the Québec City Model show. Thanks to all fellow modelers who picked my "Rot' n Roll rat rod. Much appreciated! CT
mrm Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 Congrats on the win! I have also never ever built a rat rod. All my models have been shiny (well with one exception,, but it was far from rat rod, just flat paint). I have been also contemplating making one, altho I never really grasped the idea of making your car looking more beat up than it is on purpose.
Claude Thibodeau Posted October 25, 2019 Author Posted October 25, 2019 47 minutes ago, mrm said: Congrats on the win! I have also never ever built a rat rod. All my models have been shiny (well with one exception,, but it was far from rat rod, just flat paint). I have been also contemplating making one, altho I never really grasped the idea of making your car looking more beat up than it is on purpose. Hi Michael. I fell the same toward "rat" rods... but I took it as a technical challenge: weathering, wooden roof structure, unusual accessories, etc. It is not something I would do in a continuous way... Nice pait patina on your 3W. Judged from your recent posts, I must say you are a Master of the Deuce! CT
Bernard Kron Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 Great outcome in your first foray in RatRodness. I especially enjoy the fun you had with all the details. And the motor is a handsome piece all by itself. I, too, have only officially built one rat rod although I can think of a (very) few other models that were definitely influenced by the Rat Rod idiom. Besides the obvious freedom in parts selection and the weathering, the other thing I enjoy about Rat Rods is the elongated proportions and the lowness. It's a style that appears rarely in the world of "real" rods, although in past decade or so it's merging in the Traditional Rod world. Sometimes in Rat Rods that look can be overdone and the car comes out just plain ugly and misshapen. But in your case the stance and proportions are just right and you take full advatange of working in the Rat Rod style. Nice one! Just last week I finished a second version of my one and only official rat rod, except this time it was shiny and clean, full of chrome, with definite late 50's hot rod show car details and colors. I did it because I like the Rat Rod stance and proportions so much I wanted to blend them with those Traditional Hot Rod vibes. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your creativity coming off your bench!
mrm Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi Michael. I fell the same toward "rat" rods... but I took it as a technical challenge: weathering, wooden roof structure, unusual accessories, etc. It is not something I would do in a continuous way... Nice pait patina on your 3W. Judged from your recent posts, I must say you are a Master of the Deuce! CT Funny thing about the patina on my Deuce is that it came naturally. I sprayed the body and the fenders in green self etching automotive primer when I used to live in New Jersey. It probably had hoods too. I end up moving to Colorado and years later I found the body and it stayed on a shelf, in boxes and got kicked around. Eventually I decided to put it together as is, because I liked what over ten years of laying around did to the finish. It was actually intended to be painted, but it was build mainly as an experiment, how low that front bumper can go realistically. This is the only Deuce I have ever build with the bumpers. And thank you for the kind words, but I would not consider myself a master of the Deuce or of anything else. Except maybe wasting time. LOL. I am an undisputed master of that. I actually built more Ferraris and exotics than anything else. But sooner or later, I'll make a rat rod too.
Claude Thibodeau Posted October 26, 2019 Author Posted October 26, 2019 4 hours ago, mrm said: Funny thing about the patina on my Deuce is that it came naturally. I sprayed the body and the fenders in green self etching automotive primer when I used to live in New Jersey. It probably had hoods too. I end up moving to Colorado and years later I found the body and it stayed on a shelf, in boxes and got kicked around. Eventually I decided to put it together as is, because I liked what over ten years of laying around did to the finish. It was actually intended to be painted, but it was build mainly as an experiment, how low that front bumper can go realistically. This is the only Deuce I have ever build with the bumpers. And thank you for the kind words, but I would not consider myself a master of the Deuce or of anything else. Except maybe wasting time. LOL. I am an undisputed master of that. I actually built more Ferraris and exotics than anything else. But sooner or later, I'll make a rat rod too. Well... that front bumper is certainly a snail scraper. This is LOW... CT
Claude Thibodeau Posted October 26, 2019 Author Posted October 26, 2019 5 hours ago, Bernard Kron said: Great outcome in your first foray in RatRodness. I especially enjoy the fun you had with all the details. And the motor is a handsome piece all by itself. I, too, have only officially built one rat rod although I can think of a (very) few other models that were definitely influenced by the Rat Rod idiom. Besides the obvious freedom in parts selection and the weathering, the other thing I enjoy about Rat Rods is the elongated proportions and the lowness. It's a style that appears rarely in the world of "real" rods, although in past decade or so it's merging in the Traditional Rod world. Sometimes in Rat Rods that look can be overdone and the car comes out just plain ugly and misshapen. But in your case the stance and proportions are just right and you take full advatange of working in the Rat Rod style. Nice one! Just last week I finished a second version of my one and only official rat rod, except this time it was shiny and clean, full of chrome, with definite late 50's hot rod show car details and colors. I did it because I like the Rat Rod stance and proportions so much I wanted to blend them with those Traditional Hot Rod vibes. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your creativity coming off your bench! Hi Bernard! Thanks for the comments. Is that car you mentionned visible on this forum? If so, please show me where: I'm interested! I've seen much of your work in various publications, and I was always impressed. And don't worry: more is already under completion on my bench: a 32 Lakester, a pro-touring Jag XK-120, a Harley chopper, an extensively modified Foose F100, and a 65 Bonneville custom. Got to get back to the bench... CT
Bernard Kron Posted October 26, 2019 Posted October 26, 2019 22 minutes ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi Bernard! Is that car you mentioned visible on this forum? If so, please show me where: I'm interested!... CT Thanks Claude. Here are links for Under Glass and the w.i.p.:
RAMBENNA Posted October 26, 2019 Posted October 26, 2019 awesome, looks fantastic great job. weathering top notch .
Claude Thibodeau Posted October 28, 2019 Author Posted October 28, 2019 Hi! Thanks for the positive comments. That's wage for those long hours at the workbench... CT
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