crossfire 2004 Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) In 1958 Frank Maratta Snr campaigned a ‘30 Ford coupe that was to become the A/Gas champ that year. The car resurfaced recently and this build is based on its current guise that really spoke to me. This was my 1st real airbrush paint job and 1st attempt at rusting. All paint was Vallejo with chipping medium between the base coats and the final blue hue. The rivet counters will probably shake their heads and mutter under their breath’s but I’m happy with the finished item and it hopefully bears more than a passing resemblance to the original. Edited June 4, 2020 by crossfire 2004 1
TarheelRick Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 Looks mighty fine to me, just enough weathering to get the point across and a pretty close representation of the 1:1. Looks like something from TRKI magazine.
stavanzer Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 Looks like you nailed it, Dead Center! A Fine Representation. Where did you find the story and pics about the original?
Tom Geiger Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 Very cool. I’m a sucker for a good story about a survivor!
crossfire 2004 Posted June 4, 2020 Author Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, alexis said: Looks like you nailed it, Dead Center! A Fine Representation. Where did you find the story and pics about the original? https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Frank_Maratta's_1930_Ford https://www.hotrod.com/articles/historic-1930-ford-model-gasser-helped-establish-drag-racing-new-england/ Edited June 4, 2020 by crossfire 2004
Starliner Kustoms Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 Awesome! Know this car well. Owned by an acquaintance of mine. See it a lot. Looks like you nailed it!
chris chabre Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 Nice work! I think the current owner (Dean) would agree. The car is still here in CT, and is driven often.
Glen Powers Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 Stuart, I would say your first attempt at airbrushing and weathering went very, very well. Over the years I spent quite a bit of time at Conn. Dragway an enjoyed the local connection of this build. In addition the town I live in is closely bordered by Taunton and Somerset Mass. Thanks, Glen
carrucha Posted June 20, 2020 Posted June 20, 2020 Nice job on the replica. The weathering looks very realistic.
Ace-Garageguy Posted June 22, 2020 Posted June 22, 2020 Nice model. Captures the feel of the real one well. But speaking of the real one, whoever did the brake line on the diff needs to go back and take plumbing 101 over again.
crossfire 2004 Posted June 22, 2020 Author Posted June 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Nice model. Captures the feel of the real one well. But speaking of the real one, whoever did the brake line on the diff needs to go back and take plumbing 101 over again. Probably the same guy who fitted the rear shocks - there are none ! I deleted mine in the interests of authenticity.....
Greg Myers Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 On 6/4/2020 at 7:21 AM, Tom Geiger said: Very cool. I’m a sucker for a good story about a survivor! Replica builds are always a fun build. Good job Stuart
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