Bernard Kron Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 (edited) 32 Ford Roadster, channeled with full bellypan More pictures below Inspired by one of my all-time favorites, the Bob Longman channeled '32 Ford Roadster featured starting on page 28 of the July 1952 issue of Hop Up (or pg. 552 of Hop Up, The First 12 Issues). This Deuce roadster is based on the Revell Goodguys '32 Ford Roadster kit extensively modified as listed below. All parts are from the Revell kit unless otherwise noted. Body Modifications: Scratch built full bellypan Scratch built rolled rear pan Louvers from Revell '32 Ford Roadster side panels grafted to hood (special thanx to Ed Fluck for the how-to on doing this) Resin louvered deck from Drag City Castings Windshield chopped scale 3" Body channeled scale 5" over frame rails Model Car Garage p/e grill Grill supports made from music wire Interior: Scale 6" sectioned from side panels and seat bottom Dashboard with the cassette player and air-conditioning outlets replaced with blank panel. Photoetch instrument panel from Replicas & Miniatures Co. of Maryland added AMT '49 Merc steering column and wheel Chassis: Scratch built chassis, rear end z'd scale 6" Front suspension lowered via suicide mount, three leaves removed from front spring Front suspension modified to accepted traditional style drag link steering Hairpins from Revell '32 Ford 5-window Resin drum brake backing plates from ThePartsBox.com Motor: Ford Flathead V8 from Revell '32 Ford Sedan kit with Replicas & Miniatures Co. of Maryland Mallory "crab-style" magneto Wheels & Tires: Modelhaus T-640 18" Ford 8-spoke "Desert Wheels" (also known as Artillery, Divco or Milk Truck wheels) with 6.00.18 front tires and 8.00.18 rear tires. Paints: Body, bellypan and body parts: Duplicolor white primer, Tamiya TS-50 Mica Blue base coat and Tamiya TS-51 Racing Blue color coat, three coats Krylon Crystal Clear. Wheels, steering column and steering wheel rim: Testors Acryl Light Grey Interior: Testors Acryl British Crimson, Testors Acryl flat back, body color dashboard Motor: Tamiya Red acrylic with Testors Metalizer details. The full build-up can be found here: http://www.modelcars...40. Thanx to everyone for the kind words and advice! Thanx for lookin, B. Edited December 21, 2010 by gbk1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Wow, awesome! That paintjob looks very good to me. All of those modifications and scratchbuildings are made very very nicely. Engine looks very good too, and detailing is very nice also. That Bellypan looks pretty cool, I think and interior is very nice also. I like those tires and wheels too, they are just great and that grille looks amazing, is it photoetch...? But anyways very good looking Hot Rod, keep these coming, this one is one of your best ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Very nice work, Bernard. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 A Deuce don't get much better than this . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) Thanx guys. I'm glad you all liked it. This build fought me big time near the end but it turned out the way I imagined it so I guess it was worth it... ......that grille looks amazing, is it photoetch...? Yes, it''s from Model Car Garage and it provides such a boost to the overall look of the car that I almost always use them! Thanx again for all the kind words! Edited December 21, 2010 by gbk1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyou5 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 All around Clean Build and Excellent Paint! B) B). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul_Perez Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Very cool, my friend!! The stance and rake are right on the money!! Another homerun!! I can't wait to see it in February!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Very cool, my friend!! The stance and rake are right on the money!! Another homerun!! I can't wait to see it in February!! Yeah! what that guy said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzard Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 WOW ! Great work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul_Perez Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Yeah! what that guy said! See...even severly demented and twisted minds think alike!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCat Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Nice clean build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Great concept. Nice result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Thanx for the props, guys! Curt and Raul, the trek south for the NNL West in February is something I look forward to every year - the chance to indulge in breakfast excess followed by modeling excess, it doesn't get any better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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