1937 Cord 812 by Monogram: WIP

[Zippi]

Nice work on getting the paint on the door fixed.  Looks nice.

[NOBLNG]

Nice save on the paint job David!👍 I like the look of those wide whitewalls with the body coloured rims.😎

[Straightliner59]

Good deal, saving the paint. I had to do something similar with my Badman.

[LennyB]

David, glad to see you are back at this, it’s worth the extra effort. 

[David G.]

20 hours ago, Zippi said:

Nice work on getting the paint on the door fixed.  Looks nice.

Thank you kindly Bob.

 

19 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Nice save on the paint job David!👍 I like the look of those wide whitewalls with the body coloured rims.😎

Thank you Greg. I believe that little details like that can make a big difference.

 

15 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

Good deal, saving the paint. I had to do something similar with my Badman.

Thank you Daniel, I do remember that.

 

14 hours ago, LennyB said:

David, glad to see you are back at this, it’s worth the extra effort. 

Thank you Len, I'm glad to be back at it. I just needed a bit of a cool-down, I won't work on a build if I'm angry over it.

Thank you all for taking the time to comment.

David G.

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

Welcome to the "There's always something" section of the build.... or "It's not all good in th' hood!"

The hood is hinged but doesn't open very much. The box art shows a similar amount of travel. But my main concern is not so much with the travel (which is disappointing) but more with the way the hinge binds when opening and closing the hood. Every time I operate the hood it sticks badly and feels as if something is going to break.

 

 

The main sticking point is this lug, it binds up the hinge rod it's what gives that "going to break" feel.

 

 

I sawed off the lug which does allow the hinge to travel without binding, however...

 

 

The hood doesn't seem to open much farther than it did before. I'm considering doing away with the hood hinge all together making the hood removeable and the engine viewable. I have until final assembly to decide.

 

As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment if one so desires.

David G.

[TopherMcGinnis]

How high does the hood raise on a real car?

[slusher]

What Novous number did you use David, looks really nice!

Edited April 21 by slusher

[David G.]

11 hours ago, TopherMcGinnis said:

How high does the hood raise on a real car?

A good bit more than the model kit allows.

 

I've decided to remove the hinge mechanism. With the hinge in place on this kit, seeing the engine with the hood opened is nearly impossible. Which kind of defeats the purpose of having an opening hood. Very few of my other builds have hinged hoods. For most of them, if one wants to view the engine bay, the hood must be removed. So it shall be with this one too.

I'm also trying to imagine fitting those header tubes to the engine and exhaust through that narrow gap with forceps.  😕 

-D=

 

9 hours ago, slusher said:

What Novous number did you use David, looks really nice!

Thank you Carl.

For the area where the flaw was I started with #3, then the rest of the car got #2 followed by #1 with a thorough washing between each step.

-D=

[Kenmojr]

Love the color and paint.

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

Here's the next post on the Cord.

The interior is completed and installed.

 

 

As are the roll-down headlights, in their rolled-down position.

 

 

Which of course calls for a test-fit mockup. (Please ignore the dust and masking tape)   

 

As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to post any comments.

David G.

[David G.]

2 hours ago, Kenmojr said:

Love the color and paint.

Thank you Ken.

=D-

[Anglia105E]

This build of yours, of the 1937 Cord is really interesting David G. . . . I can see how you must have struggled with the pivoting headlamps, and also the hinged hood issues. Lifting off the hood to view the engine bay seems to be your best option, given the circumstances . . . The blue paint colour is absolutely  perfect for a Cord, and also for this period of motor car production. 

Wheels, tyres, interior, seating, bodywork and soft top . . . All good !!   This could turn out to be one of your most satisfying builds.

David W.

[Bugatti Fan]

Nice subject and a very attractive model taking shape here.

We all get setbacks and good to know how they get overcome.

[David G.]

15 hours ago, Anglia105E said:

This build of yours, of the 1937 Cord is really interesting David G. . . . I can see how you must have struggled with the pivoting headlamps, and also the hinged hood issues. Lifting off the hood to view the engine bay seems to be your best option, given the circumstances . . . The blue paint colour is absolutely  perfect for a Cord, and also for this period of motor car production. 

Wheels, tyres, interior, seating, bodywork and soft top . . . All good !!   This could turn out to be one of your most satisfying builds.

David W.

Thank you most kindly David. Yes, I would have liked to made the hideaway headlights and hood operational but as you mentioned in your comment, this will still be a satisfying build in the end. And that's what it's really all about.

 

3 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

Nice subject and a very attractive model taking shape here.

We all get setbacks and good to know how they get overcome.

Thank you Noel. I think the challenges we face and overcome in a build add to the sense of accomplishment we feel as we finish it.

David G.

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

I spent one whole build session applying BMF for the grille trim. I also took this photo to see if I could duplicate the box art photo, not too bad.

 

 

Another couple of hours for installing the header tubes. This was probably the most challenging part of this build.

 

 

I ended up drilling and pinning the tubes, manifolds and exhaust pipes. With all the manhandling it took to get then in place, some of the chrome paint got worn away. I can fix this later.

 

 

Another thing to fix later will be the alignment of the tubes to the exhaust pipes on the lower end. Once the upper ends cure.

 

As always, thanks for taking the time to look. Also, thanks to those of you who also take the time to post a comment.

David G.

[NOBLNG]

Looks great David.👍😎All that chrome really makes the blue paint “pop”. I will definitely be checking up on this thread when I get around to building mine.

[carl63_99]

Your work is actually making my custom Cord look easy!  Nice work on everything!

[Straightliner59]

David, yours looks better than the box art model, by a long shot! I've been pondering what one might look like with a Packard boat tail grafted on.

[Anglia105E]

Those header pipes really tested your model building skills David G., . . . The alignment with the exhaust pipes adds further challenges !

Nice work on the grille trim chrome, and that was a good idea of yours to use the box art picture as a reference . . .

Having built cars of this period, such as the Delahaye 135 and the Talbot Lago Record Cabriolet, neither of them American, maybe I should add this Cord 812 to my collection ?

David W.

[David G.]

23 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Looks great David.👍😎All that chrome really makes the blue paint “pop”. I will definitely be checking up on this thread when I get around to building mine.

Thank you Greg. The chrome certainly does help to bring it to life. I'm also glad to know that my build thread may be of some help to someone.

 

23 hours ago, carl63_99 said:

Your work is actually making my custom Cord look easy!  Nice work on everything!

Thank you kindly Carl. The custom work you did on yours was clean, logical and very well done. I'm flattered that you compare this to yours in such a way, thank you.

 

22 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

David, yours looks better than the box art model, by a long shot! I've been pondering what one might look like with a Packard boat tail grafted on.

Thank you Daniel. Unsurprisingly, I wondered that very same thing myself. If anyone could make it work, I'm sure you could.

 

21 hours ago, Anglia105E said:

Those header pipes really tested your model building skills David G., . . . The alignment with the exhaust pipes adds further challenges !

Nice work on the grille trim chrome, and that was a good idea of yours to use the box art picture as a reference . . .

Having built cars of this period, such as the Delahaye 135 and the Talbot Lago Record Cabriolet, neither of them American, maybe I should add this Cord 812 to my collection ?

David W.

That they did David! I was a little surprised that there were no locator pins engineered into the tubes or manifolds. Everything was a floating butt joint which made it nearly impossible to use the standard "tack one end, secure the other, then secure the tack" procedure. Which is why ended up drilling and pinning the whole assembly; made even more challenging with the kit 90% assembled.

It's like I say: "Model builders, we're problem solvers who create our own problems to solve!"  

As for including a Cord in you Collection d'Elegance, I agree that you should. The Cord and her sister the Auburn Speedster certainly do fit nicely into the Art Deco esthetic of the Delahaye 135 and the Talbot Lago. 

My opinion may be a little biased    but I've always been partial to the whole Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg line. We Americans don't do a whole lot of world class work but when we do... we do.

=D-

Thanks again to all of you who took the time to post a comment. 

David G.

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

I finished this one late yesterday, here's my "next the last step" post.

I've secured and "re-chromed" the upper header tubes.

 

 

The lower tubes have been realigned, secured and repainted. They're a little rough but after this, it's likely that nobody will ever see them again anyway.

 

 

I've installed the bumpers and license plates. At first I thought the red & white would be a nice contrast to the blue and chrome car but now it seems a bit too much red. I'll have to see if I can tone that down a little. I'm also not happy with the rear window alignment.

 

I'll probably do one more posting for this one but other than that, Fin!

Thanks to all of you who followed along and helped to keep me inspired and interested through your inspiring and interesting posts.

More later.

David G.

[Dann Tier]

Fantastic work on this difficult build....it looks great!

[David G.]

10 hours ago, Dann Tier said:

Fantastic work on this difficult build....it looks great!

Thank you very much Dann.

It's great seeing you back on the boards.

=D-

[slusher]

Outstanding work David and your problem solving skills is such a great asset to the hobby..