T.R.O.G.ster inspired by Tim Boyd

[thatz4u]

In the Feb. 2018 issue of Scale Auto, Tim list some ideas for building a Beach Racer (T.R.O.G.) Coupe, I had aN AMT 32 Roadster so I used it. Tim's example was shiny...mine is well used on the beach..

I used parts from AMT & Revell 32 Ford kits & an AMT 49 Mercury......comments welcome.... 

[espo]

Looks like it would right at home at a T.R.O.G. event. 

[TransAmMike]

Cool looker their Al.   The patina is perfectly done.  Great job?

[ea0863]

Wow, the rusty look is so perfect on your model, I'd have to get a tetanus shot before I'd touch it! Well done  

[Tom Geiger]

Very cool. I would love to have a 1:1 TROG racer to take that spin on the beach!

Unfortunately when we showed to for TROG this year, this is all that was there!   They had to pull the plug due to Hurricane Ian! 

[tim boyd]

Al...glad to hear that article provided some inspiration.  Gotta say, 98% of all TROG race cars would show the "as used" appearance of yours vs. the probably unrealistic pristine finish of my project!  Way to go and thanks for sharing....

Tom....that image is so sad.  Hope they have the financial resources to cover losses and show up again next year....TIM   

[happy grumpy]

that certainly looks the part. Great weathering and build Al .?

[Kah puts]

That thing has character, nice build. 

[thatz4u]

21 hours ago, espo said:

Looks like it would right at home at a T.R.O.G. event. 

David, that was the idea, wanted it to look realistic

[Paul Payne]

Careful not to scratch that rust!

[thatz4u]

On 10/17/2022 at 2:10 PM, TransAmMike said:

Cool looker their Al.   The patina is perfectly done.  Great job?

Mike, glad you liked it...old, used, & rusty is the look I was going for...?

[TransAmMike]

1 hour ago, thatz4u said:

Mike, glad you liked it...old, used, & rusty is the look I was going for...?

Well you sure nailed it there Al ! 

[slusher]

Very nice ,Al  real good work!

[thatz4u]

On 10/17/2022 at 5:42 PM, ea0863 said:

Wow, the rusty look is so perfect on your model, I'd have to get a tetanus shot before I'd touch it! Well done  

Emry, thanks...it does look SLIGHTLY rusty...

[thatz4u]

On 10/17/2022 at 6:35 PM, Tom Geiger said:

Very cool. I would love to have a 1:1 TROG racer to take that spin on the beach!

Unfortunately when we showed to for TROG this year, this is all that was there!   They had to pull the plug due to Hurricane Ian! 

Tom, a lot of things were ruined by Ian...

Edited October 20, 2022 by thatz4u

[thatz4u]

On 10/17/2022 at 7:48 PM, tim boyd said:

Al...glad to hear that article provided some inspiration.  Gotta say, 98% of all TROG race cars would show the "as used" appearance of yours vs. the probably unrealistic pristine finish of my project!  Way to go and thanks for sharing....

Tom....that image is so sad.  Hope they have the financial resources to cover losses and show up again next year....TIM   

Tim, I used Google to find photos of TROG racers, most looked used like mine.....

[thatz4u]

On 10/17/2022 at 9:28 PM, happy grumpy said:

that certainly looks the part. Great weathering and build Al .?

thanks, Mario

 

On 10/17/2022 at 10:30 PM, Kah puts said:

That thing has character, nice build. 

Glen, glad you like it..

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[thatz4u]

On 10/18/2022 at 5:06 PM, Paul Payne said:

Careful not to scratch that rust!

Paul, I won't .........LOL ?

[thatz4u]

On 10/20/2022 at 10:24 AM, slusher said:

Very nice ,Al  real good work!

thanks, Carl, wanted it to look real..

[thatz4u]

On 10/23/2022 at 7:38 AM, PappyD340 said:

Looks great!

Thanks, Larry...it was a fun build