What is your favorite combination

[Raul_Perez]

Given just what comes in the boxes of the 5 main combinations of Revell '32 Fords, (without any modifications), what is your favorite combination of components and why?

Here are the four main categories to pick from:

1) Body style

2 Door Sedan;

3 Window Coupe;

5 Window Coupe;

Roadster;

The Speedwagon?

2) Fendered or High Boy?

3) Engine

Carburated 302 small block;

Fuel injected 302 small block;

Flat head;

392 HEMI?

4) Wheels

Slotted dish (from the Roadster);

5 spoke Torq-Thrust (from the coupes, the sedan and the Speedwagon);

Kelsey Hayes spokes (from the sedan);

Steelies (from the 5w coupe)?

Mine is the 3w coupe, fendered with a flat head and steelies. I like the way the doors on the 3w body slant forward into the cowl. And, what's a flattie without steelies?

Later,

[Roadkill2525]

I don't know, I've built the three window kit and usally when I've bought another '32 it ends up being traded.

Now if a couple of each kit was laid in front of me I would choose two styles.

#1

Sedan with bobbed rear fenders, 392 Hemi, white wall wrapped Torque Trust with candy root beer paint and white checkered scallops.

#2

Highboy roadster, 392 Hemi, black wall tires on cream steelies, and a dark green paint job.

[jbwelda]

how about no fenders, channelled?

I am actually contemplating something like that so this is a timely topic for me, Raul.

Edited September 24, 2009 by jbwelda

[58 Impala]

32 3 or 5 window Highboy,Flathead with 3 2bbl's,Candy Blue (with flames), Steelies w/babymoons and wide whites. Cool.

[FloridaBoy]

My '32 Fords are like children. They are each very individual, have their own identity, look great in my eyes, and I love them all!!!!!

One thing that intrigues me is an extended front frame highboy roadster with a Ferrari V12 motor, painted Ferrari Red, with Ferrari options. I know this has been done before in both real and model forms. The other is a roadster in the "Harley Davidson" theme with cycle fenders that resemble one on an Electraglide, Harley type interior, spoke wheels and painted in a very identifiable Harley color combo.

That would be one fun model, like wearing a Harley Davidson T-shirt when entering it into a show.

BTW, I don't nor haven't ever ride or ridden a motorcycle. That doesn't mean I don't love them, I think they are suicide traps, as many of the accidents which occur outside of my home involved motorcycles, and those injuries and fatalities were particularly gruesome.

Ken "FloridaBoy" Willaman

[Bernard Kron]

Thanks for this fun discussion Raul. It’s an interesting exercise in “modified out of the box†or “greatest hits kit bashingâ€. Here are the most successful parts in each category IMHO.

1) Body style: Roadster

This is almost too close to call. The only really “questionable†one would be the 3 window since, like many, it’s always looked mildly chopped to me. The sedan has great looks, the new 5-window really nails the spirit of the 1:1 and of course the Dan Fink Speedwagon is what it is, take it or leave it. But the roadster is iconic, solves the problems of the AMT version (funky lower body and poor grill). And it looks great no matter what you do to it, highboy, channeled , full fendered, competition, street rod, Old School, it’s all good! (see below)

2)Fendered or Highboy: Fendered

Ironically, even though the seminal kit was the highboy-only Roadster the stance of the kit chassis looks best with the kit wheels and tires partially hidden by the fenders. The front end is particularly successful in that regard.

3) Engine: Flat head

All three motors are very nicely detailed. But the small block Ford is just too bland and spoiled by the end-of-90’s branded valve covers and transmission pan. Also, neither the single four barrel or the FI float my boat. The Hemi, while very nicely done is too bulky and ties your hands in terms of the style of builds you can consider. Of course you could say that the Flathead also limits the style of builds (where oh where is the small block Chevy for this series?) but it’s become so “classic†in the modern era that it’s ironically the most flexible in terms of possible looks to chose from.

4) Wheels: 5 spoke Torq-Thrust

The Roadster’s slotted Halibrands are very nice but out of the box in full chrome they scream 90’s Street Rod and emphasize far too much the style of the period that is embodied in the tires from the Roadster kit. The tires introduced in the 3-window kit don’t really change things. Proportioning the Kelsey Hayes spokes from the sedan and the Steelies from the 5w coupe to fit these tires has ruined them both for me. What’s the point of using either of these if you’re running fat low profile front tires (but then I'm a decidedly Old School purist...)? The Torq Thrusts, on the other hand, are superbly detailed and look great chromed or stripped, and with the tires hidden under the fenders, look just right.

So my “modified out of the box†or “greatest hits kit bash†version of these kits is a Contemporary Old School full fendered Roadster with the Flattie and Torq Thrusts, and stock full hood, finished in either glossy Black or bright Red. The only modification would be to do the “Tim Boyd trim†to the front spring tab to bring the nose down a bit and improve the rake. This version remains true to the contemporary Street Rod style of the stock kit frame.

My “dream build†on the other hand is a fenderless roadster with a 4†channel, pinched and bobbed front frame ending behind a 2†sectioned grill shell, full louvered engine cover and full belly pan with rear rolled pan and hairpins front and rear. The rear of the frame is z’d with conversion to transverse leaf spring and the front crossmember is shaved a bit to bring the nose down even more. I envision either of two wheel/tire/engine combinations. Combo #1 is a flattie with four 97’s, steelies in body color with baby Moons and rings and narrow blackwall big and littles front and rear. Body color for Combo #1 is either Maroon or Deep Metallic Violet. Combo #2 is a small block Chevy with cast iron headers and three 97’s, red steelies with Lancer hub caps on wide whites, narrow fronts and M&H slicks on the rear. Color for Combo #2 is either Bright Red or Baby Blue.

Also on my shopping list is the sedan with a 3†chop. Two versions are floating around, a channeled full fendered version with stock full engine cover in black, and a highboy with a z’d rear frame so it sits low parallel with the ground. This second version is sitting on my bench half-built.

Almost done on my bench as I write this is a stock, full-fendered 5-window in baby blue with stock '58 Corvette fuelie, white walls and Buick Regal hubcaps.

The combinations are limitless, build styles cutting across all decades and trends. The cult of the ’32 continues unabated. That’s what happens when you develop and exploit a classic series of great kits the way Revell has done.

Edited September 24, 2009 by gbk1

[Raul_Perez]

Great responses, guys!!

Are you listening, Revell? There is still a lot of potential with this series of kits.

Later,

Edited September 24, 2009 by Raul_Perez

[Nick Winter]

Given just what comes in the boxes of the 5 main combinations of Revell '32 Fords, (without any modifications), what is your favorite combination of components and why?

Here are the four main categories to pick from:

1) Body style

2 Door Sedan;

3 Window Coupe;

5 Window Coupe;

Roadster;

The Speedwagon?

2) Fendered or High Boy?

3) Engine

Carburated 302 small block;

Fuel injected 302 small block;

Flat head;

392 HEMI?

4) Wheels

Slotted dish (from the Roadster);

5 spoke Torq-Thrust (from the coupes, the sedan and the Speedwagon);

Kelsey Hayes spokes (from the sedan);

Steelies (from the 5w coupe)?

Mine is the 3w coupe, fendered with a flat head and steelies. I like the way the doors on the 3w body slant forward into the cowl. And, what's a flattie without steelies?

Later,

1). 3 window coupe.

2). fendered

3). 392 HEMI

4). steelies with baby moons

[Raul_Perez]

Thanks for this fun discussion Raul. It's an interesting exercise in "modified out of the box" or "greatest hits kit bashing". Here are the most successful parts in each category IMHO.

1) Body style: Roadster

This is almost too close to call. The only really "questionable" one would be the 3 window since, like many, it's always looked mildly chopped to me. The sedan has great looks, the new 5-window really nails the spirit of the 1:1 and of course the Dan Fink Speedwagon is what it is, take it or leave it. But the roadster is iconic, solves the problems of the AMT version (funky lower body and poor grill). And it looks great no matter what you do to it, highboy, channeled , full fendered, competition, street rod, Old School, it's all good! (see below)

2)Fendered or Highboy: Fendered

Ironically, even though the seminal kit was the highboy-only Roadster the stance of the kit chassis looks best with the kit wheels and tires partially hidden by the fenders. The front end is particularly successful in that regard.

3) Engine: Flat head

All three motors are very nicely detailed. But the small block Ford is just too bland and spoiled by the end-of-90's branded valve covers and transmission pan. Also, neither the single four barrel or the FI float my boat. The Hemi, while very nicely done is too bulky and ties your hands in terms of the style of builds you can consider. Of course you could say that the Flathead also limits the style of builds (where oh where is the small block Chevy for this series?) but it's become so "classic" in the modern era that it's ironically the most flexible in terms of possible looks to chose from.

4) Wheels: 5 spoke Torq-Thrust

The Roadster's slotted Halibrands are very nice but out of the box in full chrome they scream 90's Street Rod and emphasize far too much the style of the period that is embodied in the tires from the Roadster kit. The tires introduced in the 3-window kit don't really change things. Proportioning the Kelsey Hayes spokes from the sedan and the Steelies from the 5w coupe to fit these tires has ruined them both for me. What's the point of using either of these if you're running fat low profile front tires (but then I'm a decidedly Old School purist...)? The Torq Thrusts, on the other hand, are superbly detailed and look great chromed or stripped, and with the tires hidden under the fenders, look just right.

So my "modified out of the box" or "greatest hits kit bash" version of these kits is a Contemporary Old School full fendered Roadster with the Flattie and Torq Thrusts, and stock full hood, finished in either glossy Black or bright Red. The only modification would be to do the "Tim Boyd trim" to the front spring tab to bring the nose down a bit and improve the rake. This version remains true to the contemporary Street Rod style of the stock kit frame...

I forgot to go back and post pics of the car that I built for Bernard based on his response to this post!

Later,

Edited June 4, 2010 by Raul_Perez

[Bernard Kron]

I was blown away when I went down to NNL West this spring and was presented with this car. It is as near perfect as a build can get. And Raul even remebered to include the painted centers on the Torg Thrusts and the p/e grill, which I always include on my Revell Deuces! Raul also revealed to me that this whole thread was just a setup to sucker me in so he could build me one! Well he got me! And now it sits proudly on my shelf as a reference build to remind me how it's all done!

Thanx Raul!

Edited June 4, 2010 by gbk1

[Raul_Perez]

...Raul also revealed to me that this whole thread was just a setup to sucker me in so he could build me one! Well he got me! ...

This was built as a "thank you" to a friend who provided me with a lot of inspiration on several of my builds without being too prescriptive or judgemental.

[Agent G]

This is probably my favorite look. 32 3 window coupe, 421 Poncho mill, no fenders, no fru fru. This one was, unfortunately, destroyed by the grandkids...............

Here's a 32 coupe with a "radical chop"............

I like my '29's also, especially on '32 rails.

You can see I use most of the kit parts as it usually is easier in final assembly.

In progress is a '32 5 window thats chopped, channelled, Hemi'd, and full of attitude. I'm using most of the 5 window kit with the supplied hemi modified with three 2bbls. Wheels will be from the kit with tires from a 49 Merc.

After that will be a period correct hi boy roadster. I'll use the kit roadster, sedan flathead, and some form of steel wheel with trim rings and dog dishes from the 5 window.

G

Edited June 5, 2010 by AgentG

[Tijuanataxi]

My favorite combination would be:

A 5 W coupe - unchopped - but chanelled and maybe a bit sectioniced

Fenderless

Engine? Well, either the 392 or the injected small block

Kelsey Hayes wheels, with cheater slicks in the rear

Orange flake with white/black checkered scallops.

[Ragnar]

Given just what comes in the boxes of the 5 main combinations of Revell '32 Fords, (without any modifications), what is your favorite combination of components and why?

Here are the four main categories to pick from:

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2 Door Sedan;

3 Window Coupe;

5 Window Coupe;

Roadster;

The Speedwagon?

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Carburated 302 small block;

Fuel injected 302 small block;

Flat head;

392 HEMI?

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Slotted dish (from the Roadster);

5 spoke Torq-Thrust (from the coupes, the sedan and the Speedwagon);

Kelsey Hayes spokes (from the sedan);

Steelies (from the 5w coupe)?

Mine is the 3w coupe, fendered with a flat head and steelies. I like the way the doors on the 3w body slant forward into the cowl. And, what's a flattie without steelies?

Later,

1: Roadster, and Three Window both

2:HighBoy

3:Flathead

4:Steelies

CHEERS!

[Kenny]

This was built as a "thank you" to a friend who provided me with a lot of inspiration on several of my builds without being too prescriptive or judgemental.

Haha! Well played! You played him like a harp. Post a question about Revell 32 Fords and Bernard is singing like a canary!

My favorite is like Bernards only 25 times larger in case you want to build me one!

Great job and an awesome idea Raul.

[Raul_Perez]

Haha! Well played! You played him like a harp. Post a question about Revell 32 Fords and Bernard is singing like a canary!

My favorite is like Bernards only 25 times larger in case you want to build me one!

Great job and an awesome idea Raul.

Yeah...I know Bernard well enough to know that he'd give me all the information I needed to build the model

Wow, can you imagine how big of a display case you'd need for a 1:1 plastic model like this one?

How many cans of Testors black lacquer would it take to paint that thing?

Later,