Rocking Rodney Rat Posted September 9, 2022 Author Posted September 9, 2022 Thanks for all of the positive vibrations, folks! Next step is the ragtop. I decided to use the up-top from the Monogram Black Widow kit that was re-issued a few years ago. A very old and simple kit. I chose this top because it has a nice swoop between the bows. The downside is that it doesn't have a lot of detail. I'll fix that.... I cut in the tri-window piece form the Revell Ed Roth's Tweedie Pie. The original was a plain rectangle opening. Not a very slick job of cutting in, hey, I'm not KK!!! The ragtop is a skoshe too wide, so I made v-cut along both corners to tuck it in a little where the top meets the body. The cut on the passenger side is shown here. ---------- I also wanted more angle between the top and sides, so I V-cut that juncture as well. Sorry about the lousy pix. Maybe an iPhone 14 will help? Not likely... ----------- I cut the side apron upper corner so it has a sharper angle and then added a few pieces to the side curtain. I also added a piece all around the bottom edge to increase the height about 1/8" or so..... ----------- That side curtain was way too long....I cut it along the marked edge.... ---------------- I lengthened the top with a front edge piece from the AMT T ragtop. It's the same width... --------------------- A strip of Evergreen half round across the top corner and some 0.020" square pieces around the edges dress it up a tad. Next a schmear of two or putty, some sanding and off to some primer to check the progress.... More later.... -RRR 2
Mr. Metallic Posted June 25 Posted June 25 Stumbled on this while searching for something else and wondered if there was ever any additional progress on it @Rocking Rodney Rat
Spex84 Posted June 26 Posted June 26 Ditto! Fad T's are ridiculous and I kinda love 'em. Randy Bianchi's Sunkist and Moonkist buckets are favorites of mine, and this build was on its way towards that look!
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now