'29 Pick Up Street Rod -the "Tim Boyd Tribute Challenge"

[mrm]

This is a project that wasn't planned, but sparked by the build of Dennis Lacey on here. I decided to take on the challenge to build a Pick Up truck in the same style as a Tim Boyd's model and stay within the same general guidelines. 

While  are talking about the builds, Dennis mentioned an idea he had, because I said I want to chop the cab on my model. The idea was to leave the windshield the stock size, but to remove the material above it, so the roof kinda rests on top of the window. He also mentioned that early editions of the kit had the rear window oversized. I thought it was a great idea and decided to run with it. Thank you Dennis.

So I dug out a falling apart box f the 3 in 1 rat rod pickup kit, which I thought was complete (far from it) and found a bag of a glue bomb of the same kit. I love buying those at swap meets and model shows. I call them the $3 kits, as usually that's what they run for. 

    So here is the cab I chopped, compared to the original. Note that the gluebomb original (red) has the oversized window, Dennis was talking about. I matched it by cutting out a portion of the cab, before hopping it. 

 

[mrm]

Next, I needed a general plan about the main components. So I plucked the Boyd wheels from the '37 Ford Convertible (the one with trailer), the tires from the Revell '32 Roadster and the Corvette motor from the Beatnik Bandit II. I looked into putting a Corvette rear, but was never happy with the look of them when it can be seen from behind. They are down right ugly and I wouldn't use it unless it is pretty much buried out of site. 

  So, to stay with the theme, I decided to use the Buttera suspension from the T Touring. I massaged the frame, by extending it to match the proper wheelbase and then cut out all the crossmembers except the rearmost one, because it locates the rear end and the shocks. I will still need to make new crossmembers and to figure out how to sink the rear more, so the tires sit in the fenders the way I like them. To my delight the front is perfect, just the way it is without mods. 

[mrm]

Playing around with mocking things up is always fun and usually waists as much time as building itself. 

Next I need to chop the doors, play with their finicky hinges and get ready the body for pimer.

Stay tuned and thanks for looking. 

[Quiet Eric]

I love it!

[mrm]

3 hours ago, Quiet Eric said:

I love it!

Thank you Eric

[mrm]

So, the hoods, radiator and grille shell from what I thought was my complete kit, were apparently cannibalized elsewhere. The $3 kit donated the hoods, which have been glued solid, and the grille shell. I guess I'll have to scratchbuild the radiator itself, which shouldn't be that much of a deal. 

   Unless of course, someone on here has the radiator piece and is willing to donate it for this build. 

[Spex84]

Stance and proportions are looking good! Those billet wheels look right at home.

[Modlbldr]

I really like the look that this one is taking on, especially with the adjustment made to the windshield header. I like the use of the Buttera frame too. I just picked up an original 34 Ford pickup kit and have parts to another one or two around somewhere. I'll be watching your build of this one.

Later-

[OldNYJim]

Great start!  I love it so far!

[Dennis Lacy]

Looking good! Neat that you took my suggestion about the chop and rolled with it. I think that's just about the perfect way to chop one of these cabs. Now I would take the giant visor that comes with it and cut the front edge off of it just to make a little eyebrow across the top of the windshield. Also, I dig that your fitting that high tech Buttera chassis to it. That will be way cool!

[tim boyd]

Heh Michael...looking very sharp already.  Like Dennis, I really like the approach you took with the cab chop. 

I also applaud you for using the Revell Buttera series chassis.  This (both the 1/1 and the 1/25th scale kit) was way ahead of its time when first introduced in the mid 1970's', and still has one of the best overall IRS setups in scale.  

I used the same chassis for a Revell '29A Roadster pickup kitbash built in the mid 1980's, but I left i in the kit crossmembers (as pictured below).  I think your approach of removing those and starting over is going to yield a much better result. 

Will be watching for further progress.....TIM  

  

[Mr. Metallic]

Oh man, Tim and Michael. Seeing how that Buttera chassis sits just right with a couple mods in that Revell 29 A fender unit has me seriously reconsidering which base kit to build for the Bodacious Billet Build-off. 

Michael, your job on the top and wheel tire selection is looking great.

[geemoney]

just right!

love the Gen II small block!!!

[Hoffman]

Agreed, that Buttera suspension is great, and the Revell scale version has found it's way under many, many models over the years, no doubt.....

 

 

[tim boyd]

8 hours ago, Hoffman said:

Agreed, that Buttera suspension is great, and the Revell scale version has found it's way under many, many models over the years, no doubt.....

 

 

Tim....that looks like a mighty intriguing model there.  Without disrupting this thread, have you posted pictures of the entire model elsewhere on the Forum?  If so, can you send me a link.  If not, would you consider doing so?    Thanks....TIM

[tim boyd]

Thanks Tim for the followup note....for others with an interest, Tim's full text description, including some WIP images, is poasted in the "Model Cars" Forum section below....TIM 

[Hoffman]

1 hour ago, tim boyd said:

Thanks Tim for the followup note....for others with an interest, Tim's full text description, including some WIP images, is posted in the "Model Cars" Forum section below....TIM 

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/136159-revell-125-31-ford-woody/

Tim, you are so cool!! Thank you, Sir! ?

Michael, your pickup is looking great! Looking forward to the next installment. Loving this thread too, as Tim Boyd's work has been an inspiration to so many of us over the years. I always liked the apple-green '29 RPU really well, one of my favorites.

 

[Kit Karson]

Michael, (@mrm)

Your Tribute '29A Closed Cab Pickup build is coming along quite well!  I'm really enjoying all the variations that keep popping up in your thread and others that have been built over the years since @tim boyd built his '29A Closed Cab Pickup decades ago!!  Maybe, when we all get done, we can post a new thread showing even more variations on the same theme!?. -KK