1930 Model A Coupe, full fendered street rod

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

I started this one a few months ago then got sidetracked with other builds. I finished it up recently. I mated the recently issued (and disco'd) Revell coupe body to the old Monogram '30 Model A coupe fenders. Most of the rest of the parts are from the Revell kit, with the blown SBC (manual trans was swapped for the auto). The carbs and air cleaners are from the Rat Roaster '32 roadster kit (low profile to clear the hood)....Paint is Tamiya black with the body, hood and sides hit with clear pearl overcoat, which doesn't show up that well.... Thanks for looking.... -RRR

[Misha]

Great looking traditional rod, congrats! Was there much modification to fit the Monogram fenders to fit?

Cheers Misha

[carrucha]

Pretty cool hot rod.  Nice to see this kit with full fenders.

[donb]

Sharp car. 

[Bernard Kron]

Yessiree, it's a sharp street rod indeed. I'm curious about the fender arches on the modern Revell body. Any mods required to mate it up to the old Monogram fenders?

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

The fit was pretty good....I did have to push the fender assembly up into the wheel well opening on the body to get them to fit (hold while glue dries, then mount and glue rest of body to fender assembly,  inside of the fenders did need to be widened to fit the body, I ground out the mounting tabs inside the fenders to get the tires to fit, a bit of futzing, no major surgery required.... -RRR 

[Bernard Kron]

12 minutes ago, Rocking Rodney Rat said:

The fit was pretty good....I did have to push the fender assembly up into the wheel well opening on the body to get them to fit (hold while glue dries, then mount and glue rest of body to fender assembly,  inside of the fenders did need to be widened to fit the body, I ground out the mounting tabs inside the fenders to get the tires to fit, a bit of futzing, no major surgery required.... -RRR 

That's interesting, given all the complaints about the raised wheel arches on the Revell bodies (at least on the roadster - the coupe wasn't around long enough for that complaint to emerge). Maybe it's the difference between 1/34th and 1/25th that aloowed things to come together with only some futzing around. Good to know. Thanks!

[1930fordpickup]

Nice looking Model A 

[bbowser]

Now that's what I call a hot rod!  Well done.

[High octane]

Lookin' great Rodney as I have a couple of those recently released/discontinued Model A Coupe kits. Hmmmm???

[Phildaupho]

I really like this - black paint, full fenders, blown engine under the hood. Very well done. 

[larman]

Beautiful work. Great looking model! Love everything about it! 

[stavanzer]

Laser Sharp Work there, Rat! A sweet ryde for sure!

[TarheelRick]

That is one sexy street rod.  Nothing sweeter than an A-bone in the garage.

[smellyfatdude]

I love full fendered rods, and yours . . . . wow! Simple, yet stunning! ?

[Hmann68]

That’s what a street rod is supposed to look like! Can’t beat black either. Nice and clean ?

[Chromecop]

WOW, very nice rod - I love them WITH fenders!

[christian-w]

Pretty nice to look at. A classic hot rod. I like it with fenders too.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[espo]

Great looking little 5-window. I like the all black color and was wondering if it's Metallic Black ? 

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

29 minutes ago, espo said:

Great looking little 5-window. I like the all black color and was wondering if it's Metallic Black ? 

Paint is Tamiya black with the body, hood and sides hit with clear pearl overcoat, which doesn't show up that well.... -RRR

[Can-Con]

Pretty sweet !! ?

[Koellefornia Kid]

Very nice, RRR! Always knew that the Revell Model A would look great full rendered and here is the proof! Too bad that I didn't have a set of fenders when I built mine...

I (and I think we all) really need a reissue of this kit!

[slusher]

That is a really good looking Model A!  I really like it..

[Jantrix]

That looks outstanding. Great work.