Wild Hot Rod Project underway....

[Dann Tier]

On 8/22/2020 at 10:47 AM, misterNNL said:

Looking very nostalgic there Mr. Boyd. Two thumbs up from NNL HQ.

LOL

[alan barton]

But you didn't tell us what the wheels are going to be, Tim!  I'm going to guess, a combination of Monogram generic wide whitewall fronts and 41 Lincoln wide whitewall rears with creamy custard yellow steel rims and very small baby Moons!  And a 32 grille.

I'm guessing I missed by miles but it is fun to do some imagineering!

Cheers

Alan

[Modelbuilder Mark]

On 8/22/2020 at 12:27 PM, tim boyd said:

What Tom said.  There are a number of other R&M of MD hot rod flathead Ford parts on that engine as well....including the clear fuel pump bowl which you can just barely make out in the photo at the back of the engine.  When finished it will will be wearing the R&M of MD Thickstun air cleaner atop those carbs....TIM 

Great project Tim!  As always, it is such a pleasure to see your projects come together. 

Tom/Tim, while I really like R&M products, I wish they had a website. I am a very visual person, and do not always know what I want in advance. Having a website with products listed, then I can peruse their offerings, which sometimes in itself starts a project idea. 

[tim boyd]

On 9/8/2020 at 12:41 AM, alan barton said:

But you didn't tell us what the wheels are going to be, Tim!  I'm going to guess, a combination of Monogram generic wide whitewall fronts and 41 Lincoln wide whitewall rears with creamy custard yellow steel rims and very small baby Moons!  And a 32 grille.

I'm guessing I missed by miles but it is fun to do some imagineering!

Cheers

Alan

Heh Alan....surprisingly close guess, my friend.   The rear tires are planned to be the '41 Lincoln kit whitewalls, the fronts the showroom stock whitewalls from the most recent AMT-Ertl '34 Ford Five Window Coupe kit.   But haven't zeroed in on the right set of wheels for those, so may switch down the road.    But never was a fan of Baby Moons, so one ain't gonna happen!  

And yes to the '32 Ford grille; the shell was painted at the same time as the main body.....

Best....TIM 

[tim boyd]

On 9/8/2020 at 12:51 PM, Modelbuilder Mark said:

Great project Tim!  As always, it is such a pleasure to see your projects come together. 

Tom/Tim, while I really like R&M products, I wish they had a website. I am a very visual person, and do not always know what I want in advance. Having a website with products listed, then I can peruse their offerings, which sometimes in itself starts a project idea. 

Mark...one of the east coast model clubs has pictured many of the Replicas and Miniatures products on their club web site; can't recall which one exactly but I bet somebody on this forum knows....

Also, Norm has a catalog with a pretty good description of products, and some photos.  It's not a professionally laid out catalog, but gets the job done.  Norm priortizes his efforts on his products rather than merchandising of same; seems to work for him as he has been crazy busy for years now taking care of orders....

TIM 

PS - thx for the comments on the project!   

 

 

[alan barton]

Not too shabby for a million miles away!  Didn't know you weren't a fan of baby moons, but then, I'm not a fan of Divco wheels so I guess we all have our quirks!  Looking forward to seeing this on its wheels!

Cheers

Alan

[tim boyd]

On 8/22/2020 at 10:47 AM, misterNNL said:

Looking very nostalgic there Mr. Boyd. Two thumbs up from NNL HQ.

Thank you Mr. Woodruff!!!!  TB

PS - for the rest of you, more than any other person on the face of this earth, Tom is responsible for my 50 years of hot rod/street rod style model car projects....thanks guy!!!!  TB 

 

Edited September 9, 2020 by tim boyd

[tim boyd]

On 9/5/2020 at 8:03 PM, randyc said:

got a new 29 A to work on my sedan.   Hopefully have enough parts to make it all work now.  

Randy....saw your project post today. Good luck with it, and make sure to keep us up to date on progress as it occurs....TIM 

[randyc]

15 hours ago, tim boyd said:

Randy....saw your project post today. Good luck with it, and make sure to keep us up to date on progress as it occurs....TIM 

Will do.  No new updates other than I have the rear splash pans and firewall in.  Neither are necessarily 100% accurate, but from viewing distance, should be okay.  Hopefully this weekend will bring more progress.  I do have a load of painted parts waiting for me to get back to bench.  

[Mr. Metallic]

On 9/8/2020 at 11:51 AM, Modelbuilder Mark said:

Great project Tim!  As always, it is such a pleasure to see your projects come together. 

Tom/Tim, while I really like R&M products, I wish they had a website. I am a very visual person, and do not always know what I want in advance. Having a website with products listed, then I can peruse their offerings, which sometimes in itself starts a project idea. 

Ask for visual reference and you shall receive.

disclaimer- I am not a representative of Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland, just a big fan, and have been using their parts for years. All items pictured have been purchased by me over the years.

https://public.fotki.com/crstan/replican-and-miniat/replicas-and-miniat/

 

[Modelbuilder Mark]

11 hours ago, Mr. Metallic said:

Ask for visual reference and you shall receive.

disclaimer- I am not a representative of Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland, just a big fan, and have been using their parts for years. All items pictured have been purchased by me over the years.

https://public.fotki.com/crstan/replican-and-miniat/replicas-and-miniat/

 

Excellent, thank you!!

 I know I have used some of their stuff over the years, and seen even more, but I want to put in an order, and just want to get some ideas flowing.

[rustybill1960]

Mr Boyd

Thank You so very much for your consideration in sharing this, ( and any ), project with Us here on the board.

And sharing Your link to Your Fotki is like finding the "Lost City of Eldorado!!!" 

Thank You so very much for everything You have done for the Hobby!!

Sincerely

Russ

( I am a "BIG" fan of Your work  )

[tim boyd]

10 hours ago, rustybill1960 said:

Mr Boyd

Thank You so very much for your consideration in sharing this, ( and any ), project with Us here on the board.

And sharing Your link to Your Fotki is like finding the "Lost City of Eldorado!!!" 

Thank You so very much for everything You have done for the Hobby!!

Sincerely

Russ

( I am a "BIG" fan of Your work  )

Russ....thanks much for the very kind words.  Glad you enjoyed the Fotki album, too.  Still working on additions to it; B-Body Mopars and Funny Cars are up next....TIM 

[rustybill1960]

Mr Boyd

I will be watching for those as well

Thank You

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[tim boyd]

To anyone following this project, be sure to check out Randy Carlisle's model using the same basic kit. for a somewhat similar = though in other ways, very different = take on this type of hot rod model!  TIM 

[randyc]

Thanks Tim.  

[tim boyd]

Update....here's a mockup with chassis up on wheels, engine, and body placed on frame, as of last night 26 October 2020.  Grille shell will sit perpendicular to the ground in final assembly.  

This model project has fought me every single step of the way.  I keep reminding myself that this is what happens when you combine many parts from different sources into a project in a way in which they were not intended to be used!  

I literally spent five full mornings going through all my parts resources to find a set of wheels that would fit those rear slicks, which had a very wide(tall) wheel openings.  And no, I don't know where the slicks came from; they  appear to be a resin part with a (very discolored) whitewall molded in (yes, I had to refinish the whitewalls); they were chosen due to their increased height vs. other kit-based slicks. 

Final assembly is now underway but proceeding very slowly.  As writer Randy Fish used to say in his monthly column in Street Rodder magazine...."updates at 11pm"!  

Cheers....TIM 

[randyc]

WEll, that's the stance I had in my head originally!   Excellent.   I know how far I have to go now to get it if I ever decide to try.   Yours is going to be awesome.  

[Dennis Lacy]

That’s Bitchin! Worth the effort to put those rear wheels and slicks together. Stance and proportions are just right, too. 

[Phildaupho]

I sure  like the look of those Thickstun head covers. This is the first time I have seen them used on a model. I have been saving a set for the right application. I heard the real ones were developed for use in boats to prevent water fouling the plugs.

[doggie427]

On 10/27/2020 at 10:24 AM, tim boyd said:

I literally spent five full mornings going through all my parts resources to find a set of wheels that would fit those rear slicks, which had a very wide(tall) wheel openings.  And no, I don't know where the slicks came from; they  appear to be a resin part with a (very discolored) whitewall molded in (yes, I had to refinish the whitewalls); they were chosen due to their increased height vs. other kit-based slicks. 
 

Hi Tim,

Those rear slicks look like the resin ones included in the Galaxie re-issue of the Monogram  “Long John” dragster( from around 1995?). I think Modelhaus was contracted to do them for Galaxie.

[tim boyd]

Thanks Wayne for the info....sounds like you are exactly correct.  Much appreciated....TIM

[Spex84]

Looking good! And I'm always happy to learn of new sources for tall slicks. The AMT 1:25 slicks are just too short on open-wheel rods with tall fronts.

[Mr. Metallic]

12 minutes ago, Spex84 said:

Looking good! And I'm always happy to learn of new sources for tall slicks. The AMT 1:25 slicks are just too short on open-wheel rods with tall fronts.

I could be wrong, but to my knowledge these are not offered by ModelhausTires.com, even though the Modelhaus did do the tires for Galaxie Ltd when they issued the Long John. Which is a shame because they are really nice. They appear to be mastered off the old Monogram tall slick offered in their early kits like the 6n1 30 phaeton and the like, but with the sperate whitewall. The tolerance on the interface between the tire and whitewall is so tight they appear to be molded as one piece, but in reality snap together and are VERY hard to pry apart.

Edited October 29, 2020 by Mr. Metallic

[tim boyd]

Just confirmed....the slicks I used are an exact match for those in the 1998 reissue Long John kit, except mine were far more discolored in the whitewall area.   Thanks again Wayne for the heads-up.

And as Craig suggested, I personally found it impossible to separate the whitewall (which looked very yellowed on my slicks) from the remaining blackwall of the tires (the Long John kit slicks were the exactly same, just not nearly as discolored). (I did not try separating the whitewalls on the LJ kit slicks).      Also, Craig, thanks for your heads-up on this Long John link as you posted earlier on another message board.  

As I think I mentioned earlier, they were the tallest overall diameter slicks that I could find in any kit that would look realistic for a 1/25th scale model.  Given the 1/1 scale popularity of this hot rod build style, I would also very much like to see these reissued as a stand-alone part.   

Best....TIM