Austin 7/BMW 3/15 PS Hot Rod!

[jbwelda]

If you have been following this in the workbench section, its probably old news, but if not, take a look!

its a resin austin body actually sourced from a revell germany bmw 3/15 ps (as i learned from the workbench thread,

thanks for the info!) which had its fenders cut off and a couple of other modifications. the body sits on a narrowed

and lengthened (in the rear) frame from the roth tweedy pie (2, actually) with a small hemi from the ala kart retool

of a few years ago. most running gear was from the tweedy pie as was the grille shell, and the interior has scratchbuilt

flocked floorboard and seat that i happened on that fit perfectly.

front wheels are halibrand with knock off from reps and mins of maryland, and rears are from the tweedy pie 2, both hit

with metalizer magnesium and buffed on the high spots. slicks are the killer racemasters from the double dragster i think and

the front skinnies came out of the parts box.

i scratchbuilt a few little pieces like the rear torsion bars, polished aluminum adjustable driveshaft with metal U-joints

(that ended up being slightly crooked somehow after i glued it in! ), dashboard, steering column and box, etc.

the wicked headers are from reps and mins of maryland as are the finned brake drums and some other parts. you cant see it

with the body on but there is a really kool looking fuel tank from the old Wild Dream model and some, but not all,

underchassis wiring and plumbing. i wanted to keep it simple on this one (so i could actually get it done!)

paint is tamiya mica red with a red clear overcoat and then a couple coats of modelmaster clear. i should have polished

it, but i did not because it looked pretty nice right from the can. thanks to tamiya for that!

theres some kool little details if you look close: blue dots in the taillights and yellow running light bulbs

inside the headlight buckets and some others scattered around.

some things are never truly "finished" and thats how this sits: i want to add a windscreen of some type still and some

aircraft style seat belts and a couple of other touches, and glue the floorboard to the body shell so it will lift off

in one piece, but for now, its on the shelf.

i am now planning a companion with full fenders and stock/mild kustom configuration but i havent thought it through yet, still

experimenting with wheel/tyre combinations and stance and body modifications. but i want it to be sort of a british hot rod (that

never existed no doubt), so we will see where that leads.

many thanks as always for looking! i appreciate your interest and will gladly address any questions or comments!

Edited March 19, 2011 by jbwelda

[Dr. Cranky]

Very cool. I love it. I just used similar pinstripes on a build. Can't wait to see more.

[W-409]

This one is looking very good to me. It was very nice to look at the WIP thread, on the workbench section. It was nice to see, how this one turns out. Now it's looking very good, engine detailing is nice and color is perfect. Paintjob is really good too, and interior looks good. I like this very much, wheels and tires are great, and nice basis for Hot Rod, I have rarely seen any Austin Hot Rods. Nice job with it.

[Erik Smith]

Cool. I like the look of this car. I think a little wind screen on the drivers side would look cool - or a pair of goggles on the seat! Everything looks great.

[oldscool]

That is one neat little roadster. I love it

grumpy gus

[Chuck Most]

Uh...WOW!!!! How did I miss the WIP on THIS???? Anyway, glad to see the final result.

[Draggon]

Thats pretty cool! Glad to see it done. I love it!

[jbwelda]

thanks for commenting folks, i appreciate it and glad it rings some bells with you folks! i might try a small drivers side only windshield but i was thinking more of a cut down full width one...we will see as the second version progresses!

[Jim Gibbons]

Maybe add a couple of Brooklands screens on the cowl. Very cool 3/15 you're building!

[Raul_Perez]

Very cool, Bill...Very cool indead!!

Later,

[bsoder]

Very unique and VERY cool!