Tom Daniel "Red Baron" Show Rod

[TooOld]

The first Red Baron I built was in 1968 , it was my first Tom Daniel kit and is still my favorite . This time around I wanted to maintain the out of box look but still add a few personal touches . I started by swapped the kit tires for ones from my parts box along with white letter decals from Fireball Modelworks , then I replaced the front axle with the poseable chrome parts from a Revell Street T kit . Lastly I modified the helmet by adding a skirt around the base and decorating it similar to a WWI German Helmet .   

Along with filling the seams and painting the fuel tank I added some gauges and pedals to the interior , the rest of the build is box stock . A little BMF on the console and some wash on the engine and machine guns is the only other detailing .  

The paint is Tamiya TS-85 Bright Red Mica and TS-14 Black , both topped with Tamiya TS-13 Clear .  

This was a quick build and I had some fun with it . I hope you like it and thanks for looking ! 

[70 Sting]

The kit should be reissued with your build on the cover. ?

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[David G.]

Fantastic idea for the helmet! ? It looks so much better than the chrome one.

Where did you get the Alder badge and crosses?

I have seen a few versions of this kit built and yours is quite probably the best one.

I love to build one of these myself as a companion to my Mummy Machine.

Well Done!

David G.

[Gustavo Reis]

Nice model. The helmet idea is amazing.

[TooOld]

4 hours ago, 70 Sting said:

The kit should be reissued with your build on the cover. ?

Thanks Harry !

3 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

Thank you Chris !

3 hours ago, David G. said:

Fantastic idea for the helmet! ? It looks so much better than the chrome one.

Where did you get the Alder badge and crosses?

I have seen a few versions of this kit built and yours is quite probably the best one.

I love to build one of these myself as a companion to my Mummy Machine.

Well Done!

David G.

Thanks much David !  I added the badge and base for the crosses to the helmet with .020" sheet plastic . After painting the helmet black I used BMF then added my own decals printed on clear decal paper .

[espo]

I like the way you personalized this build. The added details really make this stand out. Having never built this kit I was wondering what engine the kits engine represents. 

[David G.]

1 hour ago, TooOld said:

Thanks Harry !

Thank you Chris !

Thanks much David !  I added the badge and base for the crosses to the helmet with .020" sheet plastic . After painting the helmet black I used BMF then added my own decals printed on clear decal paper .

Thanks for the example photos Bob, it's great to see the process you used.

It all looks like it came out of the box that way.

Again, excellent work!

David G.

[TooOld]

3 hours ago, espo said:

I like the way you personalized this build. The added details really make this stand out. Having never built this kit I was wondering what engine the kits engine represents. 

Thanks David !  The kit engine is a scaled down Mercedes aircraft engine , here's some good info on it . . . 

 

[TooOld]

3 hours ago, David G. said:

Thanks for the example photos Bob, it's great to see the process you used.

It all looks like it came out of the box that way.

Again, excellent work!

David G.

Sure thing David , I appreciate your comments  .

[Zippi]

Nice looking little show Hot Rod.

[spencer1984]

Excellent work on this!

[TooOld]

20 hours ago, Gustavo Reis said:

Nice model. The helmet idea is amazing.

Thanks Gustavo !

13 hours ago, Zippi said:

Nice looking little show Hot Rod.

Thank you Bob !

12 hours ago, spencer1984 said:

Excellent work on this!

Thanks much Bill !

[slusher]

Looks fantastic, nice touch on the helmet buddy!

[crazyjim]

Very nice work.

[ewetwo]

Wow. Awesome looking.

[ea0863]

Best version of this model I've ever seen! Well done

[TooOld]

18 hours ago, slusher said:

Looks fantastic, nice touch on the helmet buddy!

Thanks much Carl !

18 hours ago, crazyjim said:

Very nice work.

Thanks you Jim !

17 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Wow. Awesome looking.

Thanks David !

[PappyD340]

Super cool, that's always been a favorite of mine too!

[Dragonhawk1066]

Very nice! I like the black helmet and all of the custom touches to it!

[Terry Jessee]

Fabulous! Like everyone here, I love that helmet. Coolest idea.

[Nacho Z]

What a great job on the personal touches!  They really bring this old kit to life.  

[TooOld]

On 10/22/2022 at 1:15 PM, ea0863 said:

Best version of this model I've ever seen! Well done

Thanks Emre !

On 10/23/2022 at 7:01 AM, PappyD340 said:

Super cool, that's always been a favorite of mine too!

Thanks much Larry !

12 hours ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Very nice! I like the black helmet and all of the custom touches to it!

Thanks very much Craig !

[Bainford]

Very cool take on the Red Baron rod. I really like the helmet treatment, much nicer than the all chrome kit piece. 

[TooOld]

On 10/23/2022 at 9:29 PM, Terry Jessee said:

Fabulous! Like everyone here, I love that helmet. Coolest idea.

Thanks very much Terry !

On 10/23/2022 at 9:29 PM, Nacho Z said:

What a great job on the personal touches!  They really bring this old kit to life.  

Thanks you John !

On 10/24/2022 at 9:49 AM, Bainford said:

Very cool take on the Red Baron rod. I really like the helmet treatment, much nicer than the all chrome kit piece. 

Thanks much Trevor !