32 5W Chop

[bill-e-boy]

I chopped this about 12+ years ago for a friend who unfortunately is no longer with us. It came back to me from his estate so I thought that I could carry on with the build in his honour. It was just the bare body along with a few other Revell 32 bits and pieces and some resin flat motors and speed parts. 

Original chop - about 3"

The top was cut and stretched between a and b pillars and another stretch between b and c pillars

 

It got a coat of pink when I was painting my 32 Sedan project. A quick mockup - tires are from Moebius 56 Chrysler 500B. Rear end lowered about 2.5mm 

Been working on the front end and I got it 3mm without too much effort. No pix yet

Also worked on the resin flattie - whacked off the trans and mounted up a 5-6 speed unit from a Ford modular motor - not sure where it cam from - its not the one from AMT Vickie unit

 

Lots of other stuff happening so will post when I get pix done

Thanks for looking

[Zippi]

The 32 5-Window is looking pretty good there Bill.  Nice that your going to carry on with the build.  

[NOBLNG]

Very nice looking chop.👍 Just the right amount in my eye.😎

[bobss396]

I had chopped a Revell '32 a while back, Norm Veber had an interest in borrowing it for a master .. but it took me forever to get done.

This is a long-stalled project, but lots of new items have come out since, so it may be back in work soon.

[slusher]

Really good looking Chop!

[Kenmojr]

Nice to carry out this build in tribute for your friend. Cheers from Nova Scotia...

 

[bill-e-boy]

Thanks for the kind comments. Yes the build means a lot to me and others in the local community that my friend Mike was instrumental in setting up. The club/FB Group is Miniature Petrol Heads (MPH) and it is quite active on FB down this way.

 

 

[Bullybeef]

Off to a fine start there Bill, chop looks perfect! 

[bill-e-boy]

The following pix shows the difference between a modified vs an unmolested front end for a Revell 32. This will drop the front by about 3mm

I filled in the missing corners of the flange of the fuel tank. I have cut off the tabs on the chassis so I can get a better fit between the fuel tank and the chassis. Again pix shows modified and un modified

The have been cleaned and glued to the chassis

Also worked on the chassis K member that is an poor fit with large gaps. I added a thin strip of plasticard to each side and trimmed and filed to fit the chassis and have now been glued in  Time for a quick mock up while waiting for glue to set up

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bobss396]

I need to get back on my chopped '32. I have a 3D chassis from juan4you to consider, also some dropped axles from Iceman Collections. I may have a cleaned up chassis from Norm Veber.

Iceman also sells a nice chassis. Whatever I do, that clumsy k-member has got to go.

I have some quick change rears from VCG Resins, one is a direct swap in.

Sometimes a stalled project is a good thing, as new products are always coming out.

[Supernurd]

Looking really nice. 👍

[Zippi]

It's got the looks Bill.  

[bill-e-boy]

On 4/27/2025 at 11:26 PM, bobss396 said:

Sometimes a stalled project is a good thing, as new products are always coming out.

And the squirrels start a hoppin!!

 

Thanks Suprenerd and Zippi.

[bobss396]

2 hours ago, bill-e-boy said:

And the squirrels start a hoppin!!

 

Thanks Suprenerd and Zippi.

I ordered a 3D chassis from Iceman, a front axle assembly and bomber seats from Juan Sepulveda. I know I have at least one QC rear from VCG Resins. 

This has been stalled off and on since around 2007 or so. It went from no fenders to fenders. A 100% done early Hemi to something Chevy.

[bill-e-boy]

On 4/27/2025 at 11:26 PM, bobss396 said:

I may have a cleaned up chassis from Norm Veber.

Unfortunately Norm does not send overseas anymore from what I have I can gather. I have a nice little stash of his products some of which I considered for this build. I have a feeling that some of the parts I am using for this build have originated from Norms catalogue. The flat motor and all of the go speed gear is resin but I don''t know who was the caster was as there was no packaging with the stuff I got

On 4/29/2025 at 11:49 PM, bobss396 said:

This has been stalled off and on since around 2007 or so

  Time to kick it into life. I recently finished my 32 3W that I chopped way back in 97 when the kit came out. It too went through a couple of theme changes but none included fenders. We all have projects that sit around for way too long to be completed 

[bill-e-boy]

Well we are off to the paint shop. Spent a good hour and a bit wet sanding the body with 800g. hand were all wrinkled up by the time I finished. Under the pink was a rough white under coat so that took some effort to get smoothed out

Look Ma no pink left - well not much anyway  

All the stuff in the hot box has had a coat of Tamiya white undercoat and the small stuff has had an additional coat of champagne gold as a base color. The body and parts along with the chassis has had the undercoat sanded with 1500g on its way to be ready for colour

The champagne gold is the base for this 

The stuff painted green will get a couple coats of clear tomorrow and the body parts and chassis will get some champagne gold base for its colour - I will let the cat out of the bag them for colour choice

Thanks for looking

[bill-e-boy]

The dark green stuff is done. I have moved onto the body and chassis. Base coat is Tamiya Titan Gold X31

 And am now onto the colour coats. Paint is SMS Pearl Apple Green acrylic lacquer. I have having some issues with lumps in the paint that suspect are clumps of pearl. I have shaken the paint and have had a go with my Trumpeter stirrer. I want to buils up some more colour coats before I hit with some sanding - 3200g most likely

Bit hard to see in the pix but the colour is almost like flip flop paint which is the pearl affect that I know does not photo well. There will be many more coats to build up the colour I am after. The gold is very prominent at the moment

[bill-e-boy]

My how time flies by. I have been busy with work and life over the last couple of weeks but have found some time to sneak away to my modelling bench

I sanded the body back with 320g and tried a new bottle of paint, and it has lumps too although not as bad as the first bottle. Oh dear.

I have now filtered the paint, and the lumps are now smaller but they are still there - I will see how it responds to some clear but I fear this is heading toward a dunk in the tank

Words have been said, and they weren't Oh, Jolly, Gosh

While I ponder the paint results I have been getting some bench time on the motor and wheels. The inner rims are the inners from an AMT 34 PU that I cut the wires away and then cleaned up in the lathe

The fronts were a little wide so I cut them back with my razor saw to fit the tires. 

The wheels are the wire wheels and rear tires are from a Moebius 500B and the fronts are parts box specials for a bit of tire rake. All cross plys to go with the old timey build theme. The wires have been treated to some Tamiya "Panel Line Accent" give the wheel some depth

The motor is turning into a real multi-media fest with kit trans, most of the motor resin with bit of syrene rod for pulley shafts and some tuned ally for the distributor body. The cap has been drilled out for plug wires with a 0.45mm drill bit and painted SG black

A mock up of the motor with the generator and pulleys to check alignment.

And a quick mock up to show off the bling

8BA flathead with Thickstun head covers, Offy (I think) 3x2 manifold and wired distributor. Lots more bits to add yet and I have to fix the clash with the genny and the dizzy.

[Zippi]

Looking good there Bill.  I'm liking the Pearl Apple Green on the body.  

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

Fun to see and follow. Super.