Rommels 1931 Bugatti Rod

[BIGTRUCK]

I had this Rommels Rod but the body was missing. I have 2 others sealed inside but this one was completely open, so something had to be done with it. Tried the "wanted" section here and a swap meet and of course Ebay looking for a body or junk builder but nada. I had this Lindberg Bugatti forever, the fronts area was pretty close but the middle and back needed to be made. I used the interior and complete chassis including engine from the RommelsRod,  the front clip , tires, wheels headlight buckets , trunk, hood and grille from the Bugatti, anything white was made from evergreen sheet plastic, 1/8" tube and various sizes of flat stock. Removed all chrome. The headlight covers fit right onto the Bugatti buckets, also modded the Rods front wheels to the Bugattis tires, the RommelRods tires were smaller, added the German skull hood ornament to the ew grille. Added a few more guns from a 1/35th tank kit. Painted Tamiya Dark Yellow (a tip from member 'showrods' on this forum) Getting closer and the hard stuffs done but still alot to do.

[TarheelRick]

Very nice conversion/scratchbuilding.

[BIGTRUCK]

Got it done and boy is it long with that Bugatti front clip and sides. Since the new body did not have spare tire cut out , I cut the spare tire half and put one piece on top and the other on the bottom.

[Dave Van]

Cool idea 

[Paul Payne]

Cool build. Any plans for the rest of the Bugatti? PM me.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Great idea. Coming along nicely.