FUNKY DEUCE: a modern low-riding '32 Ford roadster

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi!

Found this Revell body in the bargain bin at a recent show, and threw many AMT Phantom Vicky parts at it, mostly modified. Monogram's 56 Ford panel IRS & driveshaft, AMT's 1928 Chrysler cabrio front seat + Maisto VW rolling stock. Scratchbuilt: rear frame section, bumper & tail lights, front frame extension, hood & rad support rods, gas tank, firewall, windshield, floorpan, tunnel, console, door & trunk panels, pedals, trunk hinges, master cylinder & hydraulic clutch reservoirs, disc brakes, calipers, hoses, air filters and injection system, etc. Tamya's Racing white + Mr Hobby's Top coat clear. Craftsmart Suede interior & roof + Tamya's semi-gloss clear. Molotow's & Revell spray chrome accents. Flocked carpets. 

Hours of fun with styrene!

CT 

[ea0863]

I love it Claude! I'm starting to think the most fun builds are like this one - - - a bunch of miscellaneous parts put together in a most creative way. Well done as always!

[Phildaupho]

Funkadelic!! Another great build   I

[alan barton]

I like it a lot.  The interior is fantastic.  The whole model has a very contemporary feel which was obviously your focus.  Seems like hot rodding model styles have been very fixated on fifties retro builds lately when there are so many styles of hot rods that deserve their place in the sun. The Tim Boyd tribute Model A pickups being a perfect example.

One minor point of unsolicited advice, I have been using the Tamiya Gray panel line wash lately - it's not as stark as the black, especially on a light colour.  I have also had success with spraying the colour over the highlighted panel lines so that you get a shadow effect rather than an outline. I love your use of Tamiya Racing White - I have used it myself but not on a hot rod - yet!

Cheers

Alan

[PappyD340]

Fantastic build Claude, very well done!

[Claude Thibodeau]

10 hours ago, ea0863 said:

I love it Claude! I'm starting to think the most fun builds are like this one - - - a bunch of miscellaneous parts put together in a most creative way. Well done as always!

Thank you Sir!

Indeed, finding a way to use leftover parts (of which I have many!) is always part of the fun!

CT

[ColonelKrypton]

10 hours ago, alan barton said:

One minor point of unsolicited advice, I have been using the Tamiya Gray panel line wash lately - it's not as stark as the black, especially on a light colour.  I have also had success with spraying the colour over the highlighted panel lines so that you get a shadow effect rather than an outline. I love your use of Tamiya Racing White - I have used it myself but not on a hot rod - yet!

Very nice, simple, clean, with much eye appeal.

I quite like the seat, especially the back, very realistic.  Was this a kit part or did you do something else to it other than paint?

I would agree with Alans comments. The black panel lines are a bit too stark. I have a love hate relationship with the Tamiya liner wash - when it works for me, it works but when it doesn't I make a mess of it. Many (many) years ago all I had where Testors enamels and artists oil paints with which to makes washes and use for dry brushing. Recently I have been gone back to doing just that rather buying pre-made washes. Tamiya enamels are now my preferred rather than Testors however. My use of washes and dry brushing has been developed and tempered from many years of building military aircraft and vehicles. In this case I might have tried starting with a dark gray lightened with a bit of racing gray. Shadows are not black; they are a mix of dark washed out colour from the surrounding area with a touch of blue depending on sky conditions when viewed outside - cloudy dark day, less blue; a bright sunny cloudless day, more blue. 

The technique of painting over a previously highlighted panel line or area is often referred to by the military airplane or vehicle builders as pre-shading. Looks good when done in a subtle way but can also be easily done but then so can techniques like dry brushing. Fads come and fall out of favour but in the end it's up to the builder to decide for themselves. 

cheers, Graham

[espo]

Like how you integrated so many parts from various kits and have such a coherent looking build. Very clean and realistic looking finishes. 

[slusher]

 Outstanding custom build!

[1hobby1]

Wow, very nice build! 

[happy grumpy]

Excellent, comme toujours mon ami. The seats look so real. Great use of old parts . that color is really nice , fits it to a T.

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

This is why hot rods are sooooo

much fun to build! Trophy.

[ColonelKrypton]

On 7/3/2024 at 9:47 PM, alan barton said:

One minor point of unsolicited advice,

I got to thinking about this a bit more.  As a styling detail it has some merit, sort of like the the stripes on a pin stripped suit. As I have been driving around I have taken to more closely observing panel lines on cars more closely, particularly around doors. Some vehicles have a dark rubber trim around the inside edge of the doors which does influence the apparent colour of the observed shadow area.  Also, some doors have a dark rubber like bit of trim on the rear edge of door ( anti scratch/ding trim to protect other car from your door ) which got me to thinking that this too would make for an interesting detail on a model; something to add a bit of colour trim and variation.

I keep coming back to look at your pictures and I can only repeat my previous comments - Very nice, simple, clean, with much eye appeal. And, every time I look the more subtle details notice.

cheers, Graham

[ChrisR]

Looks great.

[thatz4u]

Nice 32, well done,...kool also......your parts bin must be huge...

[karbuildr]

What a beauty. I really like everything about this build, excellent.

[Claude Thibodeau]

On 7/3/2024 at 9:31 PM, Phildaupho said:

Funkadelic!! Another great build   I

Thanks Phil for the kind words!

CT

[XYHARRY]

Wow, very cool roadster there Claude, the detail work is excellent. Your efforts to bring your imaginings to life are spot on. Really well done and thanks for sharing.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Claude Thibodeau]

On 7/3/2024 at 9:47 PM, alan barton said:

I like it a lot.  The interior is fantastic.  The whole model has a very contemporary feel which was obviously your focus.  Seems like hot rodding model styles have been very fixated on fifties retro builds lately when there are so many styles of hot rods that deserve their place in the sun. The Tim Boyd tribute Model A pickups being a perfect example.

One minor point of unsolicited advice, I have been using the Tamiya Gray panel line wash lately - it's not as stark as the black, especially on a light colour.  I have also had success with spraying the colour over the highlighted panel lines so that you get a shadow effect rather than an outline. I love your use of Tamiya Racing White - I have used it myself but not on a hot rod - yet!

Cheers

Alan

Hi Alan!

Thnak you for the comments and suggestions. I agree that on light colors, a darker panel line tends to stand out.

I use a micro marker (.05) from Michael's, in black. I once tried it in dark grey, and it was of course more subtle. Thta variety is harder to find, however.  I tried the "highlight before paint" technique once, but my polishing routine used to create uneven finish. 

Oh well... LOL

CT

[Claude Thibodeau]

On 7/4/2024 at 6:00 AM, PappyD340 said:

Fantastic build Claude, very well done!

Thanks Larry!

CT

[Claude Thibodeau]

On 7/4/2024 at 9:07 AM, ColonelKrypton said:

Very nice, simple, clean, with much eye appeal.

I quite like the seat, especially the back, very realistic.  Was this a kit part or did you do something else to it other than paint?

I would agree with Alans comments. The black panel lines are a bit too stark. I have a love hate relationship with the Tamiya liner wash - when it works for me, it works but when it doesn't I make a mess of it. Many (many) years ago all I had where Testors enamels and artists oil paints with which to makes washes and use for dry brushing. Recently I have been gone back to doing just that rather buying pre-made washes. Tamiya enamels are now my preferred rather than Testors however. My use of washes and dry brushing has been developed and tempered from many years of building military aircraft and vehicles. In this case I might have tried starting with a dark gray lightened with a bit of racing gray. Shadows are not black; they are a mix of dark washed out colour from the surrounding area with a touch of blue depending on sky conditions when viewed outside - cloudy dark day, less blue; a bright sunny cloudless day, more blue. 

The technique of painting over a previously highlighted panel line or area is often referred to by the military airplane or vehicle builders as pre-shading. Looks good when done in a subtle way but can also be easily done but then so can techniques like dry brushing. Fads come and fall out of favour but in the end it's up to the builder to decide for themselves. 

cheers, Graham

Hi Graham! 

The seat is as it came from the AMT 28 Chrysler Cabrio kit. The leather texturing is very convincing. It's just a matter of applying the right sheen, 

CT

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very smooth deuce. Nice job on all the detailing touches. Cool build.

[Claude Thibodeau]

On 7/4/2024 at 3:27 PM, espo said:

Like how you integrated so many parts from various kits and have such a coherent looking build. Very clean and realistic looking finishes. 

Thank you David! The joys of kitbashing...

CT

[Claude Thibodeau]

On 7/4/2024 at 6:42 PM, slusher said:

 Outstanding custom build!

Happy you like it, Carl!

CT

[redscampi]

That is superb craftsmanship! A great exercise of imagination - which is what modeling is all about!