"Bombs Away!" The Mod Coupe -AKA: The Rivet Counter Special

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

Here's an olde timey hot rod rescued form a dusty barn. The body is the 'A' tub from the AlaKart cut up and made to fit the '34 three window greenhouse from the old Revell kit (based on the '26 T sedan built by Lil John Buttera). The rear quarters of the body are from a Revell '32 sedan... The frame is scratched together from Evergreen styrene, the track nose is a resin piece with a mesh grille added (I hope wifey doesn't miss the loose tea leaf strainer). Power is from a flathead out of the AMT '41 woody with a parts box blower and other goodies thrown on. The belly pan has parts from the Cosmic Charger dragster body sliced up and widened...decals are from the Revell '30 model A Coupe (RIP) to give it a military vehicle theme.... Wheels are from a dragster with the rears made shallower...lots of parts from here and there...a big shout out to both ADL and KK for supplying some parts and pushing me to finish this thing!!!! Thanks for looking...bunch more pix here: https://public.fotki.com/jferren/the-mod-coupe-aka-t/. -RRR

 

 

Edited May 3, 2020 by Rocking Rodney Rat

[cobraman]

Cool hot rod.

[espo]

A lot of major body work done here and it all flows together. Like the Flathead engine and all the under hood details. The paint work is outstanding with just the right amount of well used appearance. I like the scraps along the Belly Pans. Like the almost hidden Checkered Flag Firewall. To me getting this type of finish is harder than Shinny.   

[bill-e-boy]

Cool build

[NOBLNG]

Nice and different! Well done.

[DonW]

I love the heat shields on the pipes. Well actually i love it all!

[Kit Karson]

[alan barton]

I don't know where to start with this one!  You took a bunch of parts and proportions that on paper would sound OMG to the max but it looks like it should have been that way all along.  I'd love to see a shiny version, just for a contrast.  

One thing that tripped my eye up just slightly in its journey from front to rear was the rusty side pipes.  I wonder if a set of covers made from a really fine mesh  would smooth out the journey?

Anyhow, that's just my opinion.  I think it is a wildly creative model and a really fresh look at some old parts. Who knew Centrelines from the seventies could look so appropriate in the 2020s?

Cheers

Alan

Edited May 4, 2020 by alan barton

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

1 hour ago, alan barton said:

I don't know where to start with this one!  You took a bunch of parts and proportions that on paper would sound OMG to the max but it looks like it should have been that way all along.  I'd love to see a shiny version, just for a contrast.  

One thing that tripped my eye up just slightly in its journey from front to rear was the rusty side pipes.  I wonder if a set of covers made from a really fine mesh  would smooth out the journey?

Anyhow, that's just my opinion.  I think it is a wildly creative model and a really fresh look at some old parts. Who knew Centrelines from the seventies could look so appropriate in the 2020s?

Cheers

Alan

Thanks, Alan. I think the heat shields on the side pipes just lent themselves to the 'rivet' look. The Centerlines, with their bolt detail, also lent themselves to the military theme 'rivet' look...I did build another one like this years ago, it did have a shiny paint job, but I never finished it and someone on-line insisted they had to have the model, so I sent it to him. I don't know if he ever did anything with it. So, this build was really 'The Return of The Mod Coupe'.... -RRR

[High octane]

Great job!

[Dennis Lacy]

I’ve come back to look several times already and I think you nailed it! Since that ‘30 Coupe came out I’ve been trying to think of a just-right project to use them on. I haven’t found one for myself yet but I think they look killer all over this model. The weathering looks killer and a big part of what makes the theme work. I also love the chassis engineering, the bashed together blown flatty and the stance and proportions are perfect. 

[ChrisR]

Very nice!!!

[Koellefornia Kid]

Awesome creation!

[Jonathan]

This is the coolest thing I've seen lately!  Excellent and creative!  Nice work.

[Paul Payne]

I love this model- it looks like it raced out of a T.R.O.G. gathering. The weathering is incredibly realistic. Don't let American Pickers see it!

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Really love your build!  This is one of the nicest rat rod I've seen so far and your attention to detail is second to none!  Just enough, not too much and fantastic realistic weathering on the body.  You must be proud... Well done RRR!!!

[Scalper]

Wow great work on the patina 

[stavanzer]

Wow, this build would look right at home on the "Arts Mechanica" webpage.