Latest completion, '32 roadster

[2002p51]

I just got this done last night.

This is really a conglomeration of things left over from other projects.

The body, chassis, and interior are Revell's '32 highboy kit. The grille and grille shell are from an old AMT '32 Ford kit. The wheels and tires are from Monogram's old Don Edmonds supermodified. The color is Testors Stoplight Red Metallic.

The interior is Testors Boyd's White Primer on the seats and door panels and Insignia Red on the floor. The steering wheel is from my spares box and the shifter is from the Revell '32 five-window coupe.

The engine is from the new Revell '32 Ford five-window coupe kit with valve covers from my spares. The headers are from spare parts also.

It's becoming more and more rare for me to do any work on the underside of a model because it just never gets seen. But I was just in the mood to do this one. The exhausts are modified kit exhaust. I basically just shortened them up. The connections from the headers are made from .080" Evergreen rod. Everything else is kit stock.

I'm happy with it. There are a couple of minor problems. The right rear wheel is slightly out of alignment, not sure how that happened. The grill shell is a little too low. It's below the scrub line. I tried to section one and it looked terrible so I just went with a full length one. And you can't see it because I Photoshopped it out, but snapping the grille in place chipped the paint on the edge of the shell so I gotta touch that up later.

[camaroman]

Beau tee ful...

Drew I always love to see your builds!

[Bernard Kron]

Superb stance, tasty channel job and great color combo. Really a classic ride. I'm surprised the AMT shell worked out so well. It'salways seemed a bit oddly shaped to my eyes but it looks just fine on this one! And very nice photography which helps "selll" this handsome rod. Two thumbs up!

Edited November 3, 2009 by gbk1

[george 53]

Daddy-O Now THAT'S a HOT ROD!!! Great color,wheels,stance,EVERYTHING!!! Can't mistake it for ANYTHING but a real live Hot Rod!!!!! Too Cool, Drew!!!!! GREAT BUILD!!!!

[2002p51]

very nice Drew! an awesome little hot rod roadster!

i know a place where this would be greatly appreciated if it was posted

Dave

Yep, me too. It will probably go up there this Sunday!

[FujimiLover]

Absolutely beautiful! That first picture could've been in ROM it's so perfect! I love it!

[Terror]

Instead of doing a photo shoot,this thing should be winning a show somewhere.NICE!

[2002p51]

Absolutely beautiful! That first picture could've been in ROM it's so perfect! I love it!

ROM?

[Ragnar]

Cool Rod! You got the look right.

CHEERS!

[FujimiLover]

I was indeed referring to the Real or Model section that Harry nails us with every week!

[Raul_Perez]

That's a very nicely built '32, Drew!!

I really like the color combination...the red body really stands out!!

Thanks for sharing,

[Sixties Sam]

Daddy-O Now THAT'S a HOT ROD!!! Great color,wheels,stance,EVERYTHING!!! Can't mistake it for ANYTHING but a real live Hot Rod!!!!! Too Cool, Drew!!!!! GREAT BUILD!!!!

Ditto what George said! Love it!

[Ryan S.]

Beautiful job. This thing just looks right in so many ways! Love it.

[crazyjim]

You did good Drew. Beautiful rendition of a classic hot rod.

[Alyn]

Tasteful and tasty.

The red and white really make for a nice cleanly built deuce.. Nice work.

P.S. Your avatar looks pretty cool to.

Edited November 6, 2009 by Alyn

[jbwelda]

i really like that color. metallic stop light red is a semi transparent color, what did you shoot it over? looks great on your 32, nice and deep. i assume you airbrushed it on?

[2002p51]

i really like that color. metallic stop light red is a semi transparent color, what did you shoot it over? looks great on your 32, nice and deep. i assume you airbrushed it on?

The color is shot over a base of Testors Boyd's White Primer. And yes, airbrushed, I never use spray cans.