Bernard Kron Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) This is the chopped AMT 5-window resin body from ThePartsBox.com. It's a pretty radical chop and to my eye there's really only one way to build this thing, and that's low-slung and channeled. I'm a self admitted aftermarket parts junky and generally when I place an order with a resin caster I'll include some stuff I have no immediate use for but which catches my eye. Over time this leads to a sizable stash. So I decided I would build a PartsBox Deuce 5-window using as many parts from my stash sourced from ThePartsBox.com as made sense. Besides the body I'll be using their Nailhead V8, the tires you see in the pictures below, their extreme drop I-Beam front axle and possibly some seats if they fit inside the tight confines of the body. The interior will have to be scratch built. The wheels will be the ones shown from the Revellogram '37 Ford Sedan Delivery kit. It will have a suicide front end and a rear axle from a Revell Deuce kit probably on the coils that come with it. I have some ideas for paint but haven't firmed it up until I get the car's stance dialed in and some details out of the way. Below are some very rough mockups and a picture of the basic scratch built frame I'll be using. Despite a fair amount of fabrication that will be required I'm trying to keep this build as simple and fun as possible. Nothing fancy, just a lo-boy coupe in the Contemporary Traditional style. Thanx for lookin', B. Edited April 17, 2011 by gbk1
MikeMc Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 It s gonna be perfect slammed down with a nailhead.....GO BERNARD GO !!!!!! :lol:
george 53 Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 The fact that they used the sectioned AMT 32 Ford coupe body for their master helps to give it that low slung look. The Chop just makes it even lower!!! Looking VERY good there,Bro, I LIKES it!!!! :lol:
crazyjim Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 The coupe is looking good and I'm gonna keep watching.
Bernard Kron Posted March 16, 2011 Author Posted March 16, 2011 Thanx guys! I'll be diving into the suspension work next. I hope I can replicate the mockup stance. Wish me luck! The fact that they used the sectioned AMT 32 Ford coupe body for their master helps to give it that low slung look. The Chop just makes it even lower!!!... Thanx George. I'm not an expert in the variations of AMT butchery during the modeling mid-period. I'd love to know what ThePartsBox mastered it from. The AMT Deuce have a completely different look due to the curved bottom edge of the shell. They have always looked tough channeled. For highboys it's Revell all the way IMHO.
Raul_Perez Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 Wow, Bernard...that's one serious chop!! That's definately a 3 ZIP code car. Two for the brakes and one for the mail-slot sized rear window!! This should be one really cool build with the Nailhead engine!! Paint? Who needs paint when you have red oxide or black primer? A couple of "Ace of Spades" decals for the doors and it'll be ready for a hot night out on the boulevard!! Later,
curt raitz Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 I like it... thanx for turning me onto "ThePartsBox"... just dropped some money on them for a few of their goodies!
tylersloan Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 im building the revell 5 window right now and i chopped mine and opened the doors and made the cowl vent work . i also made a suicide front suspension and channeled the body over the frame i thought mine was low but man yours is super low. ill be watching this build closely keep up the good work it looks killer .
Draggon Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 That is looking great, Bernard! Its just so tough, down to business, everything is just right!
LAone Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 your off to a great start. looks like its going to be a sweet cruiser. the parts box has some great stuff. im looking to place an order with them soon.
Bernard Kron Posted March 24, 2011 Author Posted March 24, 2011 Thanx for all the nice comments, guys! As is usually the way I do things when I'm first getting started on a project, I've been jumping all over the place, working on various sub assemblies, moving from one to the other as circumstances demand. As a result I have a lot done but little to show. The templates for the interior are done, the motor partially assembled (just enough to allow fitting and fabrication of chassis bits), the front and rear suspension partially assembled (again to allow chassis fab work and stance checking), the rear wheel wells relieve to clear the rear axle, wheels prepped and painted, etc., etc. The front spring was scratch built from .010 styrene strip and the rear suspension adapted from a Revell Deuce kit (the airbags have yet to be removed). The Revell '37 Ford Delivery Truck wheels were adapted to fit the ThePartsBox.com tires and finished out in Duplicolor Gold faces and Testors Metalizer Steel backs. The chassis has all the necessary mounts and brackets made and installed and is ready for final finishing and paint. An interior floor was fabricated from styrene sheet and a driveline cover is in the course of being completed. The Buick Nailhead from ThePartsBox.com is partially assembled with almost all the parts already painted. I'll do a separate post featuring this piece shortly, but I'll say right now that's it's very nice and if you're looking for a one-stop-shop source for a very well detailed hot rod Nailhead, this should be on your shortlist. The stance is dialed in. It's pretty radically slammed but that was the point. I've chosen the color which will be a red-bronze metallic from Duplicolor finished in Dullcoat. The chassis will be black with detail parts finished out in steel and aluminum with veruy little chrome. I've been resisting painting anything until all the parts are fabricated and fitted. Below are some pictures that show the stuff I've described. Thanx for lookin', B.
LAone Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 looks fantastic. reminds me of one i saw while taking my kids to the park. keep it going.
Mooneyzs Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 Very Nice Project. Love the stance and they way you are heading with this build. It makes me want to pull my '32 rat rod out and finish it
Randy D Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 Bernard, Just love it The tires and wheels look great together!! Randy
Bernard Kron Posted March 28, 2011 Author Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the kind words, guys! Just a brief update. I'll post finished engine and chassis pictures in the next day or two. But here's a quick color check. White primer, DupliColor Gold Base Coat followed by DupliColor Cayenne Red Metallic, cleared with DullCote. The DullCote was too flat looking so I gave it a light polishing to create a satin finish. Thanx for lookin', B. Edited March 28, 2011 by gbk1
Raul_Perez Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 I like the color!! Actually, I like the color enough that I may have filled the top Later,
Bernard Kron Posted March 29, 2011 Author Posted March 29, 2011 Thanx guys! Resin Tri-Carb Buick "Nailhead" V8 from ThePartsBox.com As part of the "PartsBox" theme of this build, the power for this car is from a Buick Nailhead V8 courtesy of ThePartsBox.com (Part No. 1193). The kit comes with an exploded view of the engine that serves as the assembly instructions. I'm no model car kit historian so I haven't been able to identify a single source for this engine. It's more like a "greatest hits" version with plenty of fine detail and some great parts from the ThePartsBox.com catalog. Overall, it's a terrific little hot rod mill with no equivalent from any styrene kit I know of. The kit comes with separate heads, valve covers, and spark wire covers, a tri-carb manifold with 3 Stromberg 97's (2051) with separate air scoops (2063), a fine pair of "limefire" style exhaust manifolds (1143) and a really nice Schieffer-Cirello "Frankenstein" style magneto. There are 23 parts in all. I stayed pretty close to the kit engine with just a few small changes. I shaved the fan belt pulleys to clear the radiator, unfortunately with some loss of nice bolt detail that comes in the kit version. The "Frankenstein" magneto is so nice that I decided to keep it for a future drag racing build and substituted a distributor from ProTech. Lastly, I modified the kit exhaust manifolds, adding curved exhaust tips from Replicas & Miniatures Co. of Maryland to make them look a bit more dramatic. Below are a few more pictures. Thanx for lookin', B.
gautreau Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Great looking build.Always like the look of traditional styled rods.
Randy D Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Hello Bernard, That is a sweet looking motor, will check out that site Thanks, Randy
Bernard Kron Posted April 8, 2011 Author Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) Thanx guys! This build seems to be progressing at a glacial pace. But at least part of that impression is a result of the extremely precise and tight fit of the chassis and interior in the body. My usual style of build is to build out the chassis and then mount the interior and body on it. It allows me to check the overall look and stance and provides me with some satisfaction at seeing a completed subassembly along the way. In this case it's not possible to install the rear axle until the chassis is glued into place. So, no chassis beauty shots! Another issue was a super tight fit in the interior. Indeed, so tight that you need to install the motor and transmission before the floor can be glued in place. Also, the seats needed to be especially low and narrow. I made some seats by taking a pair of AMT 60's style "competition" buckets of the type found in many kits like the '49 Ford, flipping them upside down and then trimming the ends and sides down to fit. The dashboard is from a Revell '32 Ford Tudor and the steering wheel and column are Holden items from ThePartsBox.com. The rest is scratch built from styrene. All that's left now is installing the front and rear suspension, fabbing up some steering bits, installing control rods from a Revell Deuce and figuring out the headlights and taillights… Thanx for lookin' B. Edited April 8, 2011 by gbk1
Draggon Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 I really like this Bernard! Those seats are brilliant!
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