Revell ‘34 Ford 3 Window Highboy Snap Together

[Joe Handley]

Dug this out to show what I’m using on my ‘33 Willys Panel street rod as a chassis donor to bring the stance down on it, I just so happened to have 2 of them, and since the rolling stock from one kit went to the Willys and the other ended up in a Revell ‘57 Chevy snapper, I dug up some Pegasus Chrome Reverse Wheels and Narrow White Walls then has a set of Sovereign T’s in another ‘57 Chevy snapper that has the shorter tires and swapped the rear tires on that for the front tires on this for the proper Big and Little stance.

 May try to lower the front axle a little more, since it seems a little tall up front still.

[Joe Handley]

I did a little grinding where the black and purple portions of the chassis screw into the post under the hood to try and drop it a little bit more, though I may go back and do more grinding on it tomorrow, I didn’t bring it down as far as I had hoped.

 

I’m debating about trying to fake a set of drums or or grinding down on the wheel mounting posts to try and narrow the axles a little to narrow up the track width a bit too.

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Cool, curious where you go with this.

[Joe Handley]

37 minutes ago, Modelbuilder Mark said:

Cool, curious where you go with this.

Thanks, I’m thinking that the slot type tail lights are going to get filled in and replaced with those self adhesive plastic rhinestones molded in clear red plastic for tail lights, I just have no idea if I’m going to keep the wheels chrome and what color to paint the car yet.  Since we’re just past mid January and I’m near Chicago, it’s not like I don’t have a couple months to figure that out though!

[Joe Handley]

Ok,been putting time into the brake drums to cover the axle posts inside the wheels. All scratch built from Evergreen tube, rod, sheet, and 1/2 round stock!

 

I’m going to leave the 1st assembly be for now and have some dinner, once that’s done, the cement should be solid enough to start sanding and shaping into the final product. Once that is done, I’ll start shaping the rest……and maybe open a window?

 

 

Edited January 30, 2022 by Joe Handley

[Joe Handley]

Ok, finished the drums enough to mock them up on the car!

[Joe Handley]

One last pair of pics!

[Joe Handley]

Ok, finished the drums to the point I need to prime them, we just don’t have the weather right now.

and I also wrapped a little tape around them to keep them in the wheels for now and filled the tail light slots so I can put something less……….90’s back there.