Monogram '32 roadster: a red-headed step-child.

[Bullybeef]

I think the dash would be a sweet update for the deuce! 

[customline]

6 hours ago, Kanada Kustoms said:

Nice job on the new headlight bar... Looks great!

Thanks, Jon. When was the last time your eyes were checked?  As we get older......

Hopefully that new chrome stuff will help. I'm not totally happy with it. I may try again today. 

[customline]

2 hours ago, Bullybeef said:

I think the dash would be a sweet update for the deuce! 

Yes! That's exactly what I was thinking, Bil ! I'm not leaving it yellow, though. 🥴  Now I need to go through the small chrome junk for the gauge insert. Pretty sure I have it. I hope.

[FoMoCo66]

I agree with everyone, that headlight bar looks way cleaner. This may sound funny but sence the headlights are lower it makes the whole car seam lower.

[customline]

10 hours ago, FoMoCo66 said:

I agree with everyone, that headlight bar looks way cleaner. This may sound funny but sence the headlights are lower it makes the whole car seam lower.

It was that or it would live on as a bull frog 🐸 

I made a new bar tonight, Elliot.  I'll have pix up in a while.

[customline]

Got some chores done

I polished the fenders....

I accomplished this with a 30w pencil and rosin core stuff.  I don't recommend it.  I know what I gotta do next time.

Anything else.  

 

I faced the rain this afternoon to get a bit of s/g black done. Gonna be a tiny bit dramatic.  With this in mind, I'm wondering about color again. I drive myself crazy.

Always liked this look.  I sprayed it and swabbed the perimeter trim with IPA.  I missed a spot 🤓.

I'm giving this a shot. I found the "instruments " and they'll do to plug the holes, I guess. I welded some .020 sheet to the back of the '36 dash. Later I will reinforce  with CA and then shape it to play well with the underside of the cowl.  Then I deal with the tub.  It'll work. 🥴  thanks for understanding. 

Edited October 29 by customline

[TopherMcGinnis]

You really shouldn't drink and paint. No one should have to suffer an IPA to begin with 😵‍💫

[Bullybeef]

I wasn’t gonna comment on the booger weld on the first attempt of the dropped light bar as I had a feeling you would correct it😜. New one looks way more betterer. 

[NOBLNG]

Nice work on the headlight bar Jim. I think a nice turquoise blue or olive-ish green would look nice with the black fenders.

[customline]

2 hours ago, TopherMcGinnis said:

You really shouldn't drink and paint. No one should have to suffer an IPA to begin with 😵‍💫

No, Topher, not that IPA. The other one !🥴 

[customline]

49 minutes ago, Bullybeef said:

I wasn’t gonna comment on the booger weld on the first attempt of the dropped light bar as I had a feeling you would correct it😜. New one looks way more betterer. 

Third time's the charm, Bil. 🙂

[customline]

1 hour ago, Bullybeef said:

I wasn’t gonna comment on the booger weld on the first attempt of the dropped light bar as I had a feeling you would correct it😜. New one looks way more betterer. 

Third time's the charm, Bil. 🙂

[customline]

1 hour ago, NOBLNG said:

Nice work on the headlight bar Jim. I think a nice turquoise blue or olive-ish green would look nice with the black fenders.

Thanks, Greg, it was fun 🙁. How about Ford Glacier Blue?

[Mr. Metallic]

On 10/6/2025 at 6:39 AM, LennyB said:

It really makes me wonder what the designers were thinking, or not, when they planned this.  The poor and vague attachment points, especially the tailpipes in the gas tank, certainly didn’t do anything to teach a young modeler how a real car was put together.    It’s no wonder a kit like this ended up as a glue bomb as the builder put on a blob of glue and hoped the part would stick to something🤞

I didn't have any issue with assembly. It was a dream for most builders when the kit was new, just like all the other Monogram hot rod kits from the early 60's. They practically fall together. (questionable real world location of the exhaust hanger aside)

[customline]

21 hours ago, Mr. Metallic said:

I didn't have any issue with assembly. It was a dream for most builders when the kit was new, just like all the other Monogram hot rod kits from the early 60's. They practically fall together. (questionable real world location of the exhaust hanger aside)

That's why we are here, Craig....to right the wrongs of otherwise good kits. I remember those early Monogram kits. You could whip one together in a few hours, no painting needed. I built a few. But not this one, until now. When I was 11 years old, I think I would have spotted the gas tank thing but wouldn't have cared. That's why they did what they did. It was just for kids.

[customline]

More chores done. 

Chrome added to headlight bar assembly.  

Dash mods moved ahead. Still needs column drop. I don't know where the original went.

Not bad, eh?

 

Wheels permanently attached.  Hub caps added and decorated. Engine permanently attached. 

That's all for now but check your local Ollie's. I hit them yesterday and they had a bunch of 1:24 Monogram red-headed step children on the shelves. '56, '57 Chevys, a Firebird, a '64 1/2 mustang, and this gem. They still had the Duval and I couldn't help myself.

[Bullybeef]

Dangit Jim, that’s kinda like bragging, us poor folks without “Ollies” have to suffer without Red headed step children, or remoulded 32 roadsters… sigh🐿️

[customline]

2 hours ago, Bullybeef said:

Dangit Jim, that’s kinda like bragging, us poor folks without “Ollies” have to suffer without Red headed step children, or remoulded 32 roadsters… sigh🐿️

How far is it to Bangor?

[customline]

A bit more....

I drilled the steering wheel spokes and got glass in windshield frame. Oh...and I tried "frosting" the wing etchings. Nah, bad move, Jimmy 😕.  

I'm very close to a decision on the body color.

Oh...and there's this. My first hands-on with FusionFirm.  I'm very happy with it.

Hey! Remember me? Got my bumper on. Yay! 😊

It ain't chrome but it matches the foil pretty good.  A soft brush is all you need. The one in the bottle is good too but I melted mine trying to clean it with acetone. 😅

That's all folks 🐷   thanks for your unbridled fascination 😜

[customline]

Low RH today, 43%. Ran out to the paint department and warmed up a can. This is Tamiya lacquer, Blue Pearl.  The first two shots are in 4 pm sunlight. It showed thin areas so I added another coat to even it up.

Yeah....a tad too bright 😪 Oh well...🤤 like I say👇

 

[TopherMcGinnis]

That's a good looking color Bud.

[Zippi]

That pearl blue looks pretty nice Jim.

[Kanada Kustoms]

Color combo looks great... Nice choice!

[customline]

1 hour ago, TopherMcGinnis said:

That's a good looking color Bud.

Yes, it is, thank you, but it's not working against the black as well as I hoped.

1 hour ago, Zippi said:

That pearl blue looks pretty nice Jim.

I'm happy that it looks good, Bob, I was expecting the pearl would be obvious but all I see is a metallic.

1 hour ago, Kanada Kustoms said:

Color combo looks great... Nice choice!

Maybe it's just me. This paint doesn't look very pearly. It looks more like Testor's Extreme Lacquer with the big metal flake look. Gotta wait a few days and give it some clear. I need to do something about the panel lines, they didn't get enough paint down to the bottom. I've got Tamiya panel line stuff but I'm not looking forward to that.  Maybe thin down some water base black or dark gray craft paint. In the meantime I'll work on the dash. It needs a drive shift and exhaust system, too. Thanks to all for your approval. 

Edit: I'll do a full mock-up today and see if it makes me feel better.  😕

Edited Saturday at 01:26 PM by customline

[Bullybeef]

On 10/30/2025 at 11:47 PM, customline said:

How far is it to Bangor?

Quite far! 
Blue looks good from here out in the middle of the Atlantic btw. The Tamiya panel line worked a treat, test it on some old build you care nothing about, or a spare 32 style grille, to capillary action is almost mesmerizing haha.