The AMT '29 A Roadster down-grade

[customline]

40 minutes ago, redscampi said:

Someone once pointed out to me that a car in primer was full of potential. Anyone can visualize their dreams on a blank slate. Once you paint it - it's yours. You'll get the whole gamut of reactions from love to hate. Not to mention that if your tastes are a bit off the beaten track, the car can be much more difficult to sell because the color can be off-putting to some. But we were talking about model cars, right?

Yes, Gary, the little plastic ones, mainly.  But we can discuss this in a philosophical context if you like ?.  I'll start.

[DJMar]

13 hours ago, customline said:

A work in progress,  a rolling project car.  100% shade-tree. ( Ohhh...the innocence ? ).....and much easier than all that tedious polishing.  Or a flat light green, very shabby. The bright, shiny red wheels tells you what the owner is thinking. He just needs time and money. I think  I need to pick out a Navajo blanket ? 

As someone who has 2 projects on the bench right now of the "flat light green & shabby variety", I will tell you that it isn't a bad idea. ? 

[customline]

3 hours ago, DJMar said:

As someone who has 2 projects on the bench right now of the "flat light green & shabby variety", I will tell you that it isn't a bad idea. ? 

Yeah, see? I'm not crazy! ( lazy, perhaps ?).  But really, with the old hemi Dodge, this should be a young hotrodder's first project back in the mid '50s, maybe a little rusty, too. I just don't know yet. I need some inspiration. 

[customline]

Well okay, it's black ! Black is always a gamble for me. I tried to paint it out of the can yesterday( Krylon) but that didn't work out so today I decanted it and shot it through my Wren. It was a little too thick so I added a few drops of Mr Hobby leveling thinner and the application got a lot better. The body will need some work but the fenders are quite good and will only need polishing. The interior was sprayed yesterday and spent the night in the dehydrator. Today I sprayed it with a satin clear from Ace and it started to emulate wrinkle paint.  ?? Thanks for stopping by!

[milo1303s]

A little wider rear tire wouldn't hurt that little Red ram would eat those rear tires !! And it must of been to humid on the black paint but fits the teenager driveway paint job perfectly !! And where's the chrome windshield frame at ? 

Edited July 29, 2024 by milo1303s

[DJMar]

Looks good!

Although I was rooting for the flat light green thing, you can't really go wrong with black & red.

[slusher]

I painted mine Boyd’s Sunburst in which testors made it a standard color in their line until colors was eliminated. Great looking build Jim!

[customline]

4 hours ago, milo1303s said:

A little wider rear tire wouldn't hurt that little Red ram would eat those rear tires !! And it must of been to humid on the black paint but fits the teenager driveway paint job perfectly !! And where's the chrome windshield frame at ? 

According to our back-story, those tires on the car now are brand-new re-treads. Our "rodder" is a kid with a gas station job. Ideal. But it's not a lot of dough. The Red Ram came out of a wreck behind the gas station. It's a stock 140 HP 7:1 CR, "economical" hemi. Quiet and smooth. The tri-power is just for looks. No-go-show-boat.

The chrome windshield is a Revell item and the one I have is the chopped version. This kit is the AMT '29 roadster. I couldn't find a way to make the Revell frame work; my AMT windshield is an extension of the dash so I considered cutting the frame off and grafting the chrome frame to the body somehow....anyway, I didn't want two frames I couldn't use. I'll keep the original wind screen (that's the English ? term) and retain the up-top option. ?

 

[customline]

2 hours ago, slusher said:

I painted mine Boyd’s Sunburst in which testors made it a standard color in their line until colors was eliminated. Great looking build Jim!

Thanks, Carl.  I'm a big fan of the Boyd's line and have a few bottles for "special" projects. Too bad they dropped the whole MM line, Especially the Metalizers.  I was devastated. 

[customline]

Quick update.  I wet-sanded and polished it out but it needs  bit more work. The rub-through on the rear will need some paint but it should be okay. We'll see. In the process of sand-polish, two things were mysteriously broken: the windshield frame and a bumper bracket (which is most likely in my sink trap where it will stay.) ?

Its a process.   Thanks for checking up on me ?

[LennyB]

Maybe that kid should go find a job at the local Ford dealer. It will give him some extra cash and hopefully he can make friends with one of the mechanics and get a little help.?

[rv1963]

Over all I would say your polished paint looks pretty good, will look better once you retouch the rear.

[milo1303s]

18 hours ago, customline said:

According to our back-story, those tires on the car now are brand-new re-treads. Our "rodder" is a kid with a gas station job. Ideal. But it's not a lot of dough. The Red Ram came out of a wreck behind the gas station. It's a stock 140 HP 7:1 CR, "economical" hemi. Quiet and smooth. The tri-power is just for looks. No-go-show-boat.

The chrome windshield is a Revell item and the one I have is the chopped version. This kit is the AMT '29 roadster. I couldn't find a way to make the Revell frame work; my AMT windshield is an extension of the dash so I considered cutting the frame off and grafting the chrome frame to the body somehow....anyway, I didn't want two frames I couldn't use. I'll keep the original wind screen (that's the English ? term) and retain the up-top option. ?

 

Weird my version of this AMT kit has a chromed wind screen frame 

 

[customline]

41 minutes ago, milo1303s said:

Weird my version of this AMT kit has a chromed wind screen frame 

 

Well, Bob, I prefer the chrome frame. My kit did not include one so I'm just going to use the one that was included. Let's just call it "my bad luck"  ?

Edit: I like the ride height on your roadster.

Edited July 30, 2024 by customline

[customline]

I did more sand/polish on this thing today, I wasn't happy with it.   There are areas on the fender module that are quite difficult to sand and polish like the first photo shows.  The second photo is something I picked up years ago, I think, at Hob Lob.  They are high quality sanding boards. They worked quite well but I did need to cut the ends square in order to get in the corner tight. The finest is 7000 so you'll have to use your regular pads (cut to fit) to bring it all the way to 12000.  I'm happy now. ?

I think I'm gonna work on the exhaust now........naaaah.  

[slusher]

Looks great,Jim!

[customline]

Quick update. I re-sprayed the panel below the trunk lid today and after I get it polished out I can start putting this thing together. Thanks for checking in.

[LennyB]

Looks like your getting the better of it now. Nice job?

[rv1963]

Nice work your respray looks good.

[customline]

4 hours ago, LennyB said:

Looks like your getting the better of it now. Nice job?

The roadster worked out well enough, Len, but there was another burn-through victim I needed to fix that didn't do so well. My little birdie will need a whole new paint job now

I tried to cover the rub-through on the lid...... Disaster ?. This is not my first attempted paint repair disaster, either. The above photo shows my attempt to remove what I applied. Imagine my surprise when I removed the masking tape ( and the subsequent outburst of cursing ?). Maybe I can cover the damage with primer and build a body shop diorama to put it in. ? 

[customline]

2 hours ago, rv1963 said:

Nice work your respray looks good.

Thanks, Robert. Don't look at the previous post. ?

[LennyB]

20 hours ago, customline said:

The roadster worked out well enough, Len, but there was another burn-through victim I needed to fix that didn't do so well. My little birdie will need a whole new paint job now

I tried to cover the rub-through on the lid...... Disaster ?. This is not my first attempted paint repair disaster, either. The above photo shows my attempt to remove what I applied. Imagine my surprise when I removed the masking tape ( and the subsequent outburst of cursing ?). Maybe I can cover the damage with primer and build a body shop diorama to put it in. ? 

One step forward and two steps back, doesn’t that all ways seem to be the case?

[David G.]

The roadster looks good Jim. Even with the challenges it presented, I's shaping up to be a decent build.

David G.

[NOBLNG]

Too bad about the T-Bird paint job Jim, but the roadster is looking really nice.?

[stavanzer]

I like the Roadster too. The Black looks good.

As far as the Windscreen Frame, that Roadster started life as half of the Ala-Kart Kit. The Frame is on a tree that is sometimes plated in the older kits, and plain in the Newer Ones. This tooling was last run as the Mod Rod by Round2 in 2016. The Windscreen is back on the chrome tree again.

You little Rod, is perfect for the Back Story you've created. Fresh Paint, and Re-caps are all staples of Backyard Rodding, back in the day.