crazyjim Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Looking pretty good, Mike. I'm going to keep following your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 GREGG!!!!!!! This one belongs in MCM; Farmboy, you've got a great build going...made me dig out my '51 kit (AMT T284) and find that '50 Ford front end. Got 'em on the workbench now. Thanks for all the pics, too. Joe P.S. Had a '52 Chevy Deluxe 4-door in high school, black on the bottom and light green on top with red plaid seat covers inside. I loved driving that 'ole car around! It was stolen in 1969 and I never saw it again....man.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I have this kit and have been contemplating how to chop it for years. Now you have answered my questions. The chop looks just right! You are right, there may be other, better ways but this is a way that I think I can accomplish. Thanks for all of the photos. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Makes my Zona drool......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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oldscool Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 You are doing a great job. there was an article in R&C a couple of years ago about chopping a real car like this and they did it almost exactly the same way you did the model. Your plastic strip welds look just like the welds on the real thing from the article. oldscool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Here`s the primer queen in her first rough coat. Some finish sanding and the odd touch up and she`ll be ready for paint. I`ll be using the fender skirts and probably chrome wheels/moons that came with the kit. Thanx everybody for the kind words, glad the pics and the process (though I`m not really sure I did it all correctly) were of interest. As always, comments and critiques welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Incredible work, Mike! The chop is perfect! I would have been afraid to try it. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 That is looking sweet!! Only thing I can offer is maybe lower the bottom of the rear window opening a tad...say split the distance between the lower rear window edge and the trunk opening line. Would offer a more realistic window opening from the drivers view and not be a "mailslot". Just my 2 cents worth Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Looks killer and I think the chrome reverse and moons will go well with this look. oldscool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul_Perez Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 All of the custom changes are coming together nicely!! The chop looks very well done without being over done... Keep up the GREAT work!! Later, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevries Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 I say that's a perfect chopped top! Not too little and not too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 The mockup. I'm thinking of staying with blackwalls depending on the color(s) I choose. Thanx again for your input and observations. comment and critiques welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Very nice work. Might have an extra-mean look if you added a windshield visor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weasel Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 wow, that's comong along nicely... any thoughts on color?? heavy 'flake?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 (edited) Sjordan, that's a very good idea. I don't have one, but I just might try to see if I can do a semi decent job of making one when I have her ready for paint. Edited March 13, 2010 by Farmboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 The roof line with that chop came out really well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 Here's a mock up of where I'm at with the Fleetline. I decided on a plain maroon type of red for the body and minimal BMF. Much as I liked the fender skirts they just weren't working for me so off they came. The grille is one I removed from an amt '57 vette. It'll be centered vertically when its installed. Glad I saved it! Still to come are front/rear bumpers sourced from the parts box. The headlight pots will have bmf and maybe the bottom edge trim on the hood as well. These shots are before clear and polishing. and the interior is a two tone black. I think it fits well. Just some BMF detailing to add as always, your comments and critiques are welcome. Hope these pics are of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimastergary Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 (edited) Looks like it is coming along great nice color it will be a killer rod when it is done love the nose. I am using those headlights on a 1955 Chevy pick up I had missing the head lights Edited April 3, 2010 by jedimastergary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy Posted April 11, 2010 Author Share Posted April 11, 2010 Using the kit supplied chrome wheels necessitates using the optional wider rubber tires. I like the look, but even with the dual height choice for the front, it didn't lower the car to my satisfaction. I used the time honored modeler's trick of cutting and re-attaching the wheel backs off center. It's a curbside model so I can do this with a clear conscience! It also presents an interesting problem. The fronts don't set up in the fenderwells very far due to the narrowing area, so out comes the dremel and sanding drum to narrow the tops of the tires -- that area can't be seen from any angle so I'm also confortable with it. I'll have pics after surgery. I worked out the height for the rears by setting the spring mounts on a sanding stick and cemeting the wheel backs (in the tires) to dry in position, that prevents anything but the tires from touching the ground on the completed model. comments and critiques welcome as always. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyn Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Great looking custom. I love how nice that nose with the canted quads worked out. You've inspired me to dig out my fleetline and move it closer to the top of the "to do" list(including a top chop). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy Posted April 11, 2010 Author Share Posted April 11, 2010 ...it looks pretty gruesome but this is the narrowing required for the wider tires to fit under the front fenderwells so it lowers to match the rear and here's the mockup of how the suspension fits. The rear tires are not attached to the wheel backs and it looks cramped. They fit more comfortably when the wheel back and front are cemented together and narrows each wheel assembly a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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