Revell: '29 Model A Roadster - my GSL Common Kit entry

[89AKurt]

WIP: GSL Common Kit: [revision] just another Model A Roadster

Fresh off the bench.  After looking at the pictures, will be cleaning off the fuzz, and add some road trip weathering.  It's been decades since I built a hot rod, and never a Model A.  The only reason I built it, have entered the Common Kit class at every GSL (they have my Porsche 911 Speedster Turbo in the 'If I Had Designed It' class ?) that I attended, and have almost always got an award.  I don't expect anything this time because I expect everyone and their brother will enter all kinds of awesome builds, so I hope that my additional details that are missing from the kit will make points.  I have to admit, this was fun. ?

Primary paint is special order Splash paints used on my '69 Chevy pickup THE GREEN BARGE with Model Master pearl clear on the body.   My favorite scratch-building material is newspaper printing plate, almost every part utilized it.  There are only five parts that are turned aluminum, four turned from Corian®.  Added a nitrous system. If there is anything everyone should do when they build this kit, open the trunk so you can see the fuel tank and battery, come on Revell!

 

I should take pictures of the bottom, since many details added are there.  Will take glamor "studio" shots sometime.

[NOBLNG]

Ultra fine work on this one Kurt! I enjoyed watching all the scratch building and fine details coming together in your build thread.? It’s a beauty!

Edited February 25, 2023 by NOBLNG

[cobraman]

Great detail and way cool.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Love it. Fantastic detailing. Love the paint.

[Kenmojr]

Jaw dropping gorgeous...

I have no idea what you mean by newspaper printing plate or what it would be used for.

Love this car.

Edited February 25, 2023 by Kenmojr

[89AKurt]

3 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Ultra fine work on this one Kurt! I enjoyed watching all the scratch building and fine details coming together in your build thread.? It’s a beauty!

Appreciate you chiming in on the WIP.

2 hours ago, cobraman said:

Great detail and way cool.

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2 hours ago, bobthehobbyguy said:

Love it. Fantastic detailing. Love the paint.

Thank you!

2 hours ago, Kenmojr said:

Jaw dropping gorgeous...

I have no idea what you mean by newspaper printing plate or what it would be used for.

Love this car.

Thanks!  I got it last century.  Newspapers would use aluminum sheets that were mounted on rollers, that had the page in reverse, now I forget if it's called offset printing or what.  Anyway, back then I could buy a sheet.  It's better than aluminum flashing used for construction, which breaks when bent.  I have a bunch somewhere that I need to find before I use up what is on hand.  I call it poor boy's photo-etch.

[KWT]

nice color and the pearl over is a nice touch

[Jim B]

That's awesome! Fantastic details. 

[John Teresi]

Gonna be hard to beat?

[espo]

I enjoy studying all the fine details on this build. Like the finish on the seats with the look of real leather. The longer I look at it the more I notice. Beautiful paint finish and interior. 

[89AKurt]

10 hours ago, KWT said:

nice color and the pearl over is a nice touch

Thank you.

10 hours ago, Jim B said:

That's awesome! Fantastic details. 

Appreciate it.

7 hours ago, John Teresi said:

Gonna be hard to beat?

I'm counting on you getting first, again.  ?

5 hours ago, espo said:

I enjoy studying all the fine details on this build. Like the finish on the seats with the look of real leather. The longer I look at it the more I notice. Beautiful paint finish and interior. 

Thank you.  It's funny how I kept thinking of something to add.

Totaled my time, 156 hours, that could have been spent shooting pool ? at the bar ? and still suck.  Thought of something else to add. ?

[Dragonhawk1066]

Excellent! Very nicely done roadster!

[slusher]

Absolutely stunning!

[89AKurt]

3 hours ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Excellent! Very nicely done roadster!

Thank you very much!

2 hours ago, slusher said:

Absolutely stunning!

Appreciate you being so supportive during the WIP process. ?

Thought I should take pictures of the pickup that I ordered the Splash paint for.  The Model A frame has only Dullcote, the pickup was left bare paint because the real truck had the never waxed patina.