alan barton Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Hi guys, I just wanted to share with you this uber cool little roadster that my good friend Bruce placed on the table at last night's Perth and Districts Model Club monthly meeting. Now Bruce is normally a Pontiac guy and a NASCAR guy although he also strays into military aircraft from time to time. He cruises in an immaculate red 68 Pontiac GTO, a very unusual car here in Australia. So this model was quite a surprise. He said he saw a full sized version on the internet and took that as his inspiration. He started with a Revell 29 roadster kit, using the Deuce frame which has been Z'd at the front. To this he added a Revell Parts Pack Pontiac engine, naturally! He modified the kit headers to more accurately match the port spacing on the Ponty. The body is a Jimmy Flintstone item that appears to be based on the Ala Kart bucket body with a fabricated 27 T roadster style turtledeck hanging on the back. I gotta tell you, first impression was that I was looking at a 27, not a 28-29 - it is a very convincing conversion, partly disguised by Bruce's shiny black paint. Bruce said he filed the back of the cab down to suit the Model A seat. The grille is an AMT 32 unit that he shortened so neatly that you struggle to see the seam across the grille bars. This little hot rod just smacked me between the eyes - I want to build one now! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Cheers Alan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4mula1fan Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Your buddy does nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Nice looking Roadster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 This might be the only one of those bodies I think I’ve seen built and your friend did a killer job of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 Couldn't agree more, Dennis! I keep going back to look at the photos - it is a little screamer! Thank you, also, AJ and Bob. I will make sure he sees your comments. Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 @alan barton I just re-read all of the text. I know exactly the T Roadster he was inspired by although the full size car is maroon and powered by a Y-block. I’ll also add that the parts choice and execution of this model is even more impressive considering he’s generally not a hot rod builder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 Totally! It's not that he has never built a hot rod before, but this is by far the most advanced one he's built and he absolutely nailed it. I guess if you are a good modeller you can build anything but the thing that gets me is, that resin body is not an authentic style - it is pure fantasy. Normally that sort of thing makes my nose wrinkle. But what Bruce did just makes you completely overlook that. Interesting that the full size car was maroon - Bruce told me he had plans to do it in a very dark brown metallic but found that not one, but two cans of Duplicolor in his stash were out of air. He hunted the city but could not find a replacement, even going to a paint store and asking them to do a custom mix - which the guy couldn't achieve without the paint code even though he had the Duplicolor part no. In the end he just went for the black and I don't think that was a bad thing at all! Part of me wants to replicate Bruce's model but using a JF 27 T roadster body rather than the 29 A, the other part of me wants to grab a spare Ala Kart bucket of which I have a few, and fabricate a similar turtledeck out of styrene. One thing Bruce mentioned about the build is that the firewall ended up very tight on the block and headers. Upon closer examination, I reckon the turtle deck could benefit from being 2-3 mm shorter, removed from where it joins the bucket. I don't want to move the back of the car forwards but I would like to move the firewall back, without having too much of an impact on the stance and proportions. Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30lover Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Love the little details. Tires look fantastic too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Looks great. I like his use of color on the interior. The body proportions look just a little odd, like the wheel base might be a little longer placing the rear tires further back than stock. That said it looks good and what is stock here anyway. This is a Hot Rod and a great looking one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hay Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Man that thing is cool and well-proportioned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Very cool little hot rod. At first it didn't hit me that it's wasn't the Revell roadster body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Beautiful Roadster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Awesome! Dig the checkered firewall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Outstanding build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Cool hotrod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 AWESOME!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Payne Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 After all, there is no such thing as a stock hotrod! Your friend nailed a great little rod- you bet I would drive a full size version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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