'37 Ford, "minor adjustment"

[Modellpularn]

I've seen some builds of the "Revellogram" '37 Ford, and while dryfitting some, I was a little annoyed at this lip that's attached to the lower part of the body section. It won't tuck into the fenders, always a gap..... So I decided to do something about it, using the coupe version of this model. I simply removed the lip, and glued a piece of sheet styrene in it's place, but on the fenders. Like so:

And after some grinding of the thick plastic on the lower portion inside of the body, it looks like this;

Much better don't you think?

I can now proceed in building a plausible replica of an old hot rod from Stockholm, called "Mystic Blue" 'Later......

Edited October 21, 2008 by Modellpularn

[bobss396]

That is a super trick, holy shorts Batman!

It took me a couple of looks to realize what you have done. Just taking the lip under the trunk and applying it to the fender section makes perfect senses, especially the fit of the bumper brackets if you choose to use them.

I'm doing a 3 window coupe (resin) conversion right now and having fits with the body and chassis fit. I think I'm going home to whip out my trusty razor saw.

Bob

[bobss396]

Well, I went and chopped the tail piece off the resin body and added a section to the fender assembly. Of course the resin body needed a lot of sanding to get the curvature to match the tail piece. I'll try to post some pictures when I get back to working on it.

Bob

[Jantrix]

Hans, thanks a bunch for the idea. I printed out a copy of your post and tucked it into the box of my 37 for future reference. Excellent work.

[Modellpularn]

Thanks guys, I just wanted to pass on a simple adjustment for this kit. It does make a big difference in the end.... oh sorry, bad pun....