The "new" '32 Revell Roadster

[customline]

4 hours ago, Mr. Metallic said:

Trust me, I'm not a fan of undoing work that I felt was complete, it just strips any joy out of the project. So I understand your aversion to making the change. Thankfully it went pretty smoothly and the results look great.

Actually, Craig, it was nothing I haven't done more times than I can count.  I'm not a multi-tasking sort.  I tend to focus and ignore what's around me. That leads to a lot of "Oh $hit !"s.  🥴

[customline]

I see Ace knows what I'm talking about. 🥴

[customline]

Today's late edition

DO NOT ZOOM ON THE DASH 🤨

It was a terrible time. The guages are so tiny i kept losing them..  I recommend drilling out the holes and give it a skin on the back for the decals to sit on. The guage panel was too deep to foil. After 3 attempts, I couldn't not tear the foil so I gave up and painted it. I forgot to chrome the knobs. Note to self: .....

And then I tried to rub out deep scratches on the hood to no avail. But it's ready for paint.....again.  then I fitted it with hood magnets.

I think I've got the scratch issue under control. We have good painting weather coming and it's not quite ready.  Much to do, much to do.....

I told you not to zoom on the dash, didn't I? 🤮

Edited August 5 by customline

[customline]

You may recall I mentioned the difficulty of inserting the tub Into the body. Oh. Well this is what I did to make it a bit safer for my paint job. All I needed was my trusty Micro.

It's still pretty tight but that's a good thing (that's not what I meant 🤭) because.....it looks better when there's no gap.  

It worked. Slid right in like your foot in your Apex sneakers.  Thanks for looking, time for coffee.

 

Edited August 5 by customline

[Zippi]

Just takes the right size shoehorn to get that puppy in there Jim 😁  Looking good.

[customline]

Thanks, Bob.  You should have heard me the first time I tried to put it in there. The neighbors did.🤣

[Zippi]

21 minutes ago, customline said:

Thanks, Bob.  You should have heard me the first time I tried to put it in there. The neighbors did.🤣

Haha...I know what ya mean Jim.  

[espo]

I'll have to remember your interior installation trick when I build this same model.

[FoMoCo66]

14 hours ago, customline said:

I told you not to zoom on the dash, didn't I? 🤮

You caught me 😅, I don't even think its that bad, looks good.

[customline]

5 hours ago, espo said:

I'll have to remember your interior installation trick when I build this same model.

Remember, Dave, I deviated from the instructions.  Because I'm averse to gluing two painted things together, I, naturally, attached the firewall and the inner fenders to the "carcass" 😅.  That got me in trouble later on, Dave, so this thing I did was a workaround for that 🥴. But I suppose you could build it their way, Dave. 

[customline]

3 hours ago, FoMoCo66 said:

You caught me 😅, I don't even think its that bad, looks good.

Actually,  Elliot, it doesn't.  The camera just isn't kind. 😒

[customline]

For the mock-up junkies 🙂👇

Edited Monday at 04:23 AM by customline

[Twokidsnosleep]

Awesome!!!

👍🏻😎❤️

[beeRS]

Looks absolutely fantastic. Some of those mock up pics look almost 1:1.  
Is that the kit supplied grille?

[customline]

6 hours ago, beeRS said:

Looks absolutely fantastic. Some of those mock up pics look almost 1:1.  
Is that the kit supplied grille?

Thanks, Sonny, and yes the grille is kit and is a fairly decent representation. 

[Zippi]

That's looking pretty good there Jim.  That red just pops.

[customline]

 Pardon me. 

Edited Monday at 12:07 PM by customline

[customline]

9 minutes ago, Zippi said:

That's looking pretty good there Jim.  That red just pops.

Thanks, Bob, it's a good color for this subject. I'm tempted to use the flame decals. WDYT?

[FoMoCo66]

Man that red looks GOOD!

[BK9300]

Beautiful work, Jim

[NOBLNG]

That is looking really great Jim!😎 I may just have to pick up one of these kits yet.🤔

[customline]

1 hour ago, NOBLNG said:

That is looking really great Jim!😎 I may just have to pick up one of these kits yet.🤔

If I paid full price for this kit I might have some very minor complaints but the paint cost me more than this kit did.  A 3 oz. can of Tamiya clear gloss cost me $9.25, The red was $7.75. Primer runs around $12.00. $13 for the kit is a fantastic bargain. I know, you don't have Ollie's. 

It's a decent kit, Greg. There's some tedious scraping and sanding of the gluing surfaces of all that chrome but it's worth the trouble. The motorcycle fenders are a cool element that doesn't show up very often in  kits. I dunno, Greg, I like it and I may try to grab one today (I need more coffee 😏).

[customline]

3 hours ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Man that red looks GOOD!

1 hour ago, BK9300 said:

Beautiful work, Jim

Thank you , gents.

[espo]

Love the paint color and the front view show the great detailing. 

[customline]

FYI :  I did  pick up another one today. 🥴 Yup, they still had 'em.  This one will most likely be spread around a few projects at Jimbo's chop shop.