krassandbernie Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Here are the latest mock-up photos that Lee Elliott shared with me on the progress of his Drag City Casting '34 Ford coupe build! I suggested that he could easily put the door hinges back in place on the resin body and he thought the same! I remove them from all of my body masters in order to get longevity out of the molds. If left on the hinges would tear up the molds in short order with each casting that is demolded. I can't wait to see this one in paint! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Very cool, I have one of Ed's bodies too... yet another stalled project. The fit of the body was real close to the kit body. This is one I have to dig out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Whalen Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Lee does really nice work - I have seen a few of his builds in person. I'm sure that this is one to look forward to seeing done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Just ordered two. Waiting for some 3 Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 On 7/6/2024 at 9:29 PM, krassandbernie said: Here are the latest mock-up photos that Lee Elliott shared with me on the progress of his Drag City Casting '34 Ford coupe build! I suggested that he could easily put the door hinges back in place on the resin body and he thought the same! I remove them from all of my body masters in order to get longevity out of the molds. If left on the hinges would tear up the molds in short order with each casting that is demolded. I can't wait to see this one in paint! Just to add to the chorus here, I bought one of these castings a few months ago just after Ed introduced it, and it is as near a flawless piece of work as you could possibly imagine. Highly, highly recommended. Plus, Ed explained to me (perhaps better than any other caster I have spoken to on this) why resin-based bodies tend go out of production and seldom return to the market. Bottom line? You want it, you buy it now (my words, not Ed's) or you (and I) may regret it later! Cheers...TB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 On 7/9/2024 at 10:57 AM, tim boyd said: Just to add to the chorus here, I bought one of these castings a few months ago just after Ed introduced it, and it is as near a flawless piece of work as you could possibly imagine. Highly, highly recommended. Plus, Ed explained to me (perhaps better than any other caster I have spoken to on this) why resin-based bodies tend go out of production and seldom return to the market. Bottom line? You want it, you buy it now (my words, not Ed's) or you (and I) may regret it later! Cheers...TB I have a lot of old resin bodies around, from Ed, a Ron Cash chopped '40 Ford and so on. Also a flawless '48 Ford coupe from Perry's Resin. He made great stuff, haven't seen him around in at least 15 years. Modelhaus, he made more later products, he is still kickin' but no longer casting. His son took over the wheel and tire business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krassandbernie Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 This one was recently built by a customer, Rick Shepard, using one of my resin bodies........thought I would post it up here so you guys could see one without fenders. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krassandbernie Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 I can't believe a week has gone by since my last post and not a single person has commented on that neat little yellow coupe above?! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I just saw it. It is a Great Build! Neat little Drag Racer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Not sure how much traffic this area of the board gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krassandbernie Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 On 7/25/2024 at 1:37 PM, Mr. Metallic said: Not sure how much traffic this area of the board gets. You would think it would get a fair amount of traffic since it revolves around the aftermarket stuff for cars. I guess more people are on social media platforms these days then here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 (edited) On 7/28/2024 at 10:05 AM, krassandbernie said: You would think it would get a fair amount of traffic since it revolves around the aftermarket stuff for cars. I guess more people are on social media platforms these days then here? Nah, there's still plenty of traffic on this forum, but I don't think people venture down to this area as heavily since it's further down the main page. There's also not a heavy hot rod presence here. My rough estimation is that hot rods make up about 10% of the threads in the Bench section. Edited July 29 by Mr. Metallic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krassandbernie Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 9 hours ago, Mr. Metallic said: Nah, there's still plenty of traffic on this forum, but I don't think people venture down to this area as heavily since it's further down the main page. There's also not a heavy hot rod presence here. My rough estimation is that hot rods make up about 10% of the threads in the Bench section. The last part of what you surmise seems to make much more sense to me now that you mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 On 7/22/2024 at 11:25 AM, krassandbernie said: I can't believe a week has gone by since my last post and not a single person has commented on that neat little yellow coupe above?! LOL! I was too busy trying to keep the drool off of my keyboard to reply. That coupe is gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krassandbernie Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 Here are some updated photos of the progress Lee has been making on his '34 Ford coupe build from my original post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 I thought the yellow version of the 554 car was an excellent build and a nice example of what can be built with Ed's body. Question for Ed, do you sell your resin anywhere besides your facebook page ? The old photo site page I used doesn't work anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krassandbernie Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 (edited) 13 hours ago, echo said: I thought the yellow version of the 554 car was an excellent build and a nice example of what can be built with Ed's body. Question for Ed, do you sell your resin anywhere besides your facebook page ? The old photo site page I used doesn't work anymore. I am not really selling my product anywhere other than through the Drag City Casting Facebook page or direct through e-mail if I am contacted that way. My e-mail address is all over the web.........and hasn't changed in 20 years. Here's the Fotki link again........Bob moved things around recently which is why the old link might not be working for you. You will find my contact info at the top of the page in this link. https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/drag-city-casting-/ Edited August 7 by krassandbernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Ed thanks for the response and the link got me the information I wanted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krassandbernie Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 Lee just shared these photos with me of his build now completed! I think it looks fantastic! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Kren Posted Tuesday at 06:32 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:32 PM Nice start I need to pick up one of these bodies!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krassandbernie Posted Wednesday at 03:10 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 03:10 AM 8 hours ago, Tom Kren said: Nice start I need to pick up one of these bodies!!! I have them in stock yet. The molds are past the halfway point as far as how many copies I expect to get out of them. Once they are used up this body will be discontinued for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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