Lyle Willits Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Yeah, another AMT Double "T" build,,,,but different. I wanted to make this look like a unique sixties show car. Not a weird, non-running show car, but a car that travelled the show circuit. Detailed 6 cylinder from AMT '37 Chevy. Only had to make the two front motor mounts, with no other frame modifications. Used the left side headers from the Beatnik Bandit after carefully reshaping them and then drilled them out. Made and polished an aluminum firewall. Exspanded metal mesh grille. Windshield support wires are guitar strings. Interior bucket is from the last reissue of the kit in the '90's. Scratchbuilt "wood" and metal roof supports. Krylon yellow, decals from a Revell '32 Ford kit and LOTS of polished clear. BTW - I DO NOT build a new model every week. This one was started and almost finished last fall. I just got around to finishing the details this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Another nice lookin' car!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Nice looking hot rod, Lyle. Could you possibly elaborate on the process you use for wood? The steering wheel looks very good and I believe some of yuor past builds have have wood that looks like burlwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Willits Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Nice looking hot rod, Lyle. Could you possibly elaborate on the process you use for wood? The steering wheel looks very good and I believe some of yuor past builds have have wood that looks like burlwood. It's hard to just "tell" someone how to woodgrain. It really needs a demonstration - but here it goes. I generally use Polly Scale paints for woodgraining. These are water-based acrylics. I apply YELLOW first and let it dry. Then I brush on thinned brown paints of various shades. Pick up VERY small amounts of paint on the brush and apply it in lines or streaks, as the grain in real wood. When dry, the colors will be flat. Apply clear, either Tamiya clear from a jar or you can spray Testors or Tamiya clear coat. The clear is what makes the finished job look like wood. Practice on an old unuseable car body or sheet plastic. I taught all this to Irv Arter a few years ago and people on all the forums immediately started calling it the Irv Arter method of woodgraining. Irv took pictures of the process. In the photos, Irv used Testors water-based acrylics. http://public.fotki.com/IrvinArterJr/irvins_model_cars-1/ford_models/1948_ford_woody_wagon/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingiguana Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Very cool ! and I like the six popper ! really gives it the cool factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Thanks Lyle. I would have thought starting with a light tan. I've never used Polly Scale paints so maybe I'll give it a try with Testor enamels - on some scrap pieces first. Thanks again for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Sweeet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron W. Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 A home run Lyle ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Excellent! I love how many variations you guys have found with this kit, I'm usually not big on T Buckets, but this one may just turn me..... Be interesting to see a thread on just this kit, showing all the different takes on it..... Sorry, can't start one as I haven't built mine yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Love it! Looks very authentic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Another out of the park home run, Lyle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Different and nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Just like the old days. Nice clean build. " no other frame modifications" I thought for sure you had lengthened the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novadose71 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Keep coming back and looking at this very cool build. Nice work as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Nice rod. I really dig the inline six. Good job as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el Presidente Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Great build Lyle, it really does look sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Wood Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Looks Great lyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Spectacular, Lyle! I love six-banger-powered rods! X2 Makes for a very unique car build! Really cool rod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Very sweet as usual Lyle. I can hear that Stovebolt idling in my mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsoder Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Slick LiL' rod lyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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