1934 Ford Street Rod

[1959scudetto]

Now for something completely different: Though i'm not into street rods, I wanted to have at least one typical example. In 1983, when one of the hobby shops in Vienna closed, I caught  this: 1/24 Monogram  1934 Ford Roadster  from the 1974  "Early Iron Series":  once again brush-painted with Humbrol orange, it  has a typical '70s look (at least to me) - the soft-top has been covered with clear matte which has started yellowing over the years - will get a repaint.

 

[cobraman]

Nice work, looks good.

[Dave Van]

Well done.....I like all those 29-36 Fords Monogram did/

[Kah puts]

Look's sharp, very 70's, that side view is sweet. 

[TransAmMike]

Very sharp looking Helmut.?

[PappyD340]

Very sharp indeed, well done!

[ATHU]

Outstanding!!

[crazyjim]

Very nice.

[doorsovdoon]

Lovely looking build, nice shinny paint.

[Dennis Lacy]

I think that this is the first time I’ve seen this version of the kit built, and box stock no less. Turned out nice and as you said, very 70’s. 

[bisc63]

Beautiful! Paint really laid down nicely, but looks more red than orange on my monitor! Great job!

[1959scudetto]

On 5/28/2021 at 10:55 PM, cobraman said:

Nice work, looks good.

Thanks, Ray!

 

On 5/28/2021 at 10:58 PM, Dave Van said:

Well done.....I like all those 29-36 Fords Monogram did/

Thanks, Dave 1

 

On 5/28/2021 at 11:37 PM, Kah puts said:

Look's sharp, very 70's, that side view is sweet. 

Thank you, Glen! I like that body style.

 

On 5/29/2021 at 2:51 AM, TransAmMike said:

Very sharp looking Helmut.?

Thanks, Mike!

 

21 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Very sharp indeed, well done!

Thanks, Larry !

[1959scudetto]

19 hours ago, ATHU said:

Outstanding!!

Thank you, Anders !

 

19 hours ago, crazyjim said:

Very nice.

Thanks, Jim!

 

18 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

Lovely looking build, nice shinny paint.

Thank you Gareth - those Humbrol paints are ideal for brushing and lay downvery well - I've been using them for 50 years now - but unfortunately they seem to be no more available here.

 

14 hours ago, Dennis Lacy said:

I think that this is the first time I’ve seen this version of the kit built, and box stock no less. Turned out nice and as you said, very 70’s. 

Thanks, Dennis - I like the '70's look with some chrome accents.

[1959scudetto]

6 hours ago, bisc63 said:

Beautiful! Paint really laid down nicely, but looks more red than orange on my monitor! Great job!

Thank you Rusty - Humbrol paints are ideal for brushing and lay down very well - you are right: the paint looks like a mixture of red and orange (the orange indicators in the 1st picture are more yellowish than the body, and if you look at the rear light in pic 2, you will see that it is not red, but maybe in-between)

[Zippi]

Nice work on the 34.  The color looks great.

[doorsovdoon]

5 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

 

Thank you Gareth - those Humbrol paints are ideal for brushing and lay downvery well - I've been using them for 50 years now - but unfortunately they seem to be no more available here.

Humbrol paints are ok but they seem thinner than they used to be, they have changed over the years. Certain colours like silver are very gritty. I remember I could brush paint a model like you have done here and it would only take one coat and look smooth as you like, but now it has more of a consistancy like wood glue. It's still good paint but nowhere near as good as it used to be.

[carbuilder1950]

It always warms my heart to see any body style of a  33/34 Ford.

I love all the small details of silver and chrome that help the reddish/orange "very shiny" paint just "POP."

I'd like that on my display shelf ?.

Great job.

[1959scudetto]

6 hours ago, Zippi said:

Nice work on the 34.  The color looks great.

Thanks, Bob !

 

4 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

Humbrol paints are ok but they seem thinner than they used to be, they have changed over the years. Certain colours like silver are very gritty. I remember I could brush paint a model like you have done here and it would only take one coat and look smooth as you like, but now it has more of a consistancy like wood glue. It's still good paint but nowhere near as good as it used to be.

Thank you, Gareth for this info - I wasn't aware of that  - it must be far more than 20 years ago that I bought my last Humbrol paints.

 

3 hours ago, carbuilder1950 said:

It always warms my heart to see any body style of a  33/34 Ford.

I love all the small details of silver and chrome that help the reddish/orange "very shiny" paint just "POP."

I'd like that on my display shelf ?.

Great job.

Thank you, David - glad you like it.

I prefer rods and customs with a certain amount of chrome as in this case - I don't like the monochromatic paint jobs of the late 80's and 90's (chromeless, too), but this is a matter of personal taste.

[alan barton]

Your build really displays how nicely those early Monogram kits build up and this is one of my favourites. I still have some of the Humbrol brush painted builds from my youth and they stand up well alongside spray painted models of my adulthood.  However, as others have commented, the Humbrol of today is much thinner and more inclined to streaks than that beautiful old enamel.

Congratulations on a beautiful model!

Cheers

Alan

[1959scudetto]

16 hours ago, alan barton said:

Your build really displays how nicely those early Monogram kits build up and this is one of my favourites. I still have some of the Humbrol brush painted builds from my youth and they stand up well alongside spray painted models of my adulthood.  However, as others have commented, the Humbrol of today is much thinner and more inclined to streaks than that beautiful old enamel.

Congratulations on a beautiful model!

Cheers

Alan

Thanks, Alan - Gareth has already informed me that Humbrol paints are no longer what they used to be.

[slusher]

Very sharp hot rod.  I really like it…

[1959scudetto]

9 hours ago, slusher said:

Very sharp hot rod.  I really like it…

Thank you for your nice comment, Carl !

[plasticprime]

Looks great! Great job!

[1959scudetto]

1 hour ago, plasticprime said:

Looks great! Great job!

Thank you, Benton !

[Koellefornia Kid]

For someone who is "not into street rods", this a very nice one! Well done, Helmut!