Billetproof '29 Coupe - Update 8/12

[Fletch]

It's become obvious that the body in the same yellow as the rims is not going to work. Going back through the Tamiya color chart these are the colors that I've narrowed it down to.

TS-1 Red Brown

TS-11 Maroon

TS-33 Dull Red

TS-42 Light Gun Metal

TS-62 NATO Brown

TS-69 Linoleum Deck Brown

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The TS-42 Light Gun Metal is no where as Gray as the swatch would indicate, if it is anything like the cap it is a lot more metallic, like a very dark deep Chrome.

What do you think? The coupe should be ready for paint by mid week, weather permitting. Let me know your thought.

Edited August 10, 2009 by Fletch

[Raul_Perez]

Dave,

Any one of those colors would look fine, but I'm partial to red...

Later,

[Fuel Coupe]

You have definitely caught the east coast ride height on this one. DONT CHANGE IT. I really like this one.

I'm having trouble deciding on the color for my wheels too. Have you thought about a set of chromed reversed steelies for it

similar to my buddy Evel's Model a. It has a real east coast flare to it

[Fuel Coupe]

Gold was definitely a show car color choice for engines back in the 60's

[Fletch]

You have definitely caught the east coast ride height on this one. DONT CHANGE IT. I really like this one.

I'm having trouble deciding on the color for my wheels too. Have you thought about a set of chromed reversed steelies for it

similar to my buddy Evel's Model a. It has a real east coast flare to it

That is one sweet ride Shane. I had looked at the Chrome Reverse in the '49 Merc kit but haven't tried them to see how well they might work in the Revell "Rat Rod" tires. There is really nothing set in stone regarding the color of anything on the build. I like the yellow, but it can be a difficult color to contrast with. I am more concerned with maintaining the look rather then letting the color set the agenda.

I'm figuring mid week to get the first color on the body.

Dave, I have kicked around the idea of painting it Cream color, the yellow wheels would make a great color combination. Chrome Reverse with the gold engine and a Dark Metallic green would work as well.

Raul, the idea of BFR (bright f'in Red) has crossed my mind more then once. But, the yellow rims would have to go. They could work with a Maroon or some color of muted red, but I think it would be garish in bright red with the yellow rims.

I'm starting to see a pattern here, lots of colors would work on the coupe just not with the yellow rims. Maybe, the yellow rims are the problem, we'll have to see.

Thank for your input guys, it's always appreciated.

[Fletch]

Thanks Dave for the info about the Merc's Chrome Reverse wheels. I'll take a look at them later today.

The Billetproof concept is a great thing but kind a walks a fine line at times. As you can have machined aluminum but not if they come from a CNC machine. You can run IFS or IRS just not on a high-boy. Some of the rods we saw at the event in SW Washington I'm not sure I'd feel safe in sitting still in the parking lot. I think as long as we build Traditional the concept works beautifully.

[Fletch]

Shot some color on the Coupe this morning, not really sure why other then to see what the Light Gun Metal looked like. Shot it directly over the plastic no primer, don't ask me why, sleep deprivation makes you do stupid stuff. One thing it did do was highlight all the flaws in the bodywork that still need to be addressed.

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At least I now know what the yellow wheels look like with the Light Gun Metal. The color is truer to the cap then Tamiya's color chart.

Your input is always welcome.

[James W]

Lookin' good Dave.

I need to get one.

I've had a picture of a 29 with a B engine on my work bench for years.

It was at Portland Tranny show a while back.

Idea. Instead of fixing the bodywork, create some 'weld' marks and spot primer.

[Fletch]

Lookin' good Dave.

I need to get one.

I've had a picture of a 29 with a B engine on my work bench for years.

It was at Portland Tranny show a while back.

Idea. Instead of fixing the bodywork, create some 'weld' marks and spot primer.

That is a great idea James, it would certainly be something different for a Fletch build. Things like the door lines need to be rescribed otherwise those little windows would be hard to crawl through. I am going to mock up a set of chrome reverse from the Revell Merc to see what they would look like. I'll post some photos and see what everyone thinks.

[Fletch]

As promised here is what the coupe looks like mocked up with the tires from the Revell '29 pickup and the chrome reverse from the Revell '49 Merc.

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I like the look, but I'm don't know about the chrome reverse with the Light Gun Metal. What do you think?

[CB]

Hey Dave, I think it looks mucho better with the chromeys than the yellow wheels, but wonder if'n you were to 'dirty up' the chromeys a bit, or maybe better put-- 'darken' them-- maybe even lose the whitewalls ? I know, Iknow.....

Anyhows, check out what MikeMc did with a set of his Pegasus wheels, 'smoking' them with some Tamiya Smoke Lacquer. They come out lookin' way cool. Maybe that would tone them chromeys down a bit and methinks then they'd go a lot better with that gun metal-- which I abso-freakin-lootly loves

Here be the link to MikeMc's post in Tips and Tricks:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21947

[Chuck Most]

So far, so good Fletch!

[Fletch]

So far, so good Fletch!

Haven't done anything with it in the last few days. However, starting tomorrow a group of us from SABA will be doing a 5 day demo at one of the county fairs. I and a couple of other members will be closing the show down at 10pm. I figure between answering questions and building a reasonable amount of progress should get made on a couple of different builds.

Updates coming soon.