RAT ROD FRIDAYS!!!!!

[deathskull59]

take some dull cote and some brown paint to the truck and their ya go a rat rod. oh and those 2 1:1 cars are not mine i dont own em or any car really but some day i will when im rich!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Chuck Most]

Hey Chuck,

All of your rats are interesting to say the least, cutting the Corvair in half is great, now I have to build a 6 cylinder along that line, was wondering if you remembered where the headers for the 32 Chevy came from.

Thanks, Robert

Those headers are from a Revell Beatnik Bandit.

[oldnslow]

Hey,

Thanks Chuck, one of the last pieces I needed to be able to finish a car for a client.

Robert

[Draggon]

I dig that 29 Pickup, Ken!

[David G.]

Closest I have to a ratrod but maybe too shiny?

That's Cool!!!

David G.

[JesseJames]

I have seen a few rat rods previously on this forum, although well built and detail was second to none, I have never really been crazy about them or that style.. I have to admit that many of the subjects Ive seen in this post have completely changed my mind and got me drooling! Not to be dismissive of many of the greats builds posted here, but the "little deuce" 32 ford is insane!!

Amazing work guys!

Edited August 21, 2011 by JesseJames

[von Zipper]

[Jantrix]

I have seen a few rat rods previously on this forum, although well built and detail was second to none, I have never really been crazy about them or that style.. I have to admit that many of the subjects Ive seen in this post have completely changed my mind and got me drooling! Not to be dismissive of many of the greats builds posted here, but the "little deuce" 32 ford is insane!!

Amazing work guys!

I'm right there with ya Jesse. When the trend first popped up a number of years ago I was just disgusted with it. I mean why in the world would you make a model look bad............on purpose! Mush less an actual car. I started threads on multiple forums trying figure out what people saw in these cars. Some of them got quite heated and were shut down by moderators. Over time though, I started to see how much talent and effort it took to make these cruddy rides look authentic and believable. After trying (with limited success) weathering for the first time on a post-apoc vehicle I was hooked. Although I still find the rusted, poorly designed/built, death trap rat rods that I see at car shows occassionally, deplorable, the rest of the genre I have really come to really appreciate.

[Dr. Cranky]

Wow, I just about fell out of my chair when I saw this one. What a great looking model, and it's chockful of personality too. It's giving me a hankering to build another rat rod.

Great job, keep the eye candy flying out of your bench. Thank you.

[59 Impala]

Way ta go Chris. Looks great. I like the red and white outfit also. LOL. Dan

[deathskull59]

wow that rat rod sure is something else!!! witch is cool any way.

[von Zipper]

Thanks for the nice comments on my model. It was built entirely from the part box.

AMT '32 Ford coupe gave up its frame

I think the engine is from an AMT '56 Ford or a '57 T-Bird

Revell '37 Ford pick up cab/grill

AMT '36 Ford coupe gave its head lights and carbs/air cleaners

AMT '41 Ford woodie gave its dash board and back seat

AMT '29 Model A gave its rear trunk section

Lindberg L-700 gave up its wheels and tires.

Then alot of time watching the true masters of weathering and kit bashing (you know who you are...) and applying those techniques to my builds.

Thanks again-See Ya next time-

[Dr. Cranky]

Well, congratulations, you did a great job rounding up the parts and executing an extremely fun (and original) build.

[deathskull59]

cool i bet a lot of those kits had to give up alot of stuff huh?

[Chuck Most]

Here's one I've been working on given my longtime fascination with diesel-powered rats. Still a WIP, it's an IH V-800 turbodiesel from an IH Transtar and a '50 Ford cab on a modified Lil Mixer frame. At the rate I'm going with it, it'll be done around mid 2015.

[Chuck Most]

Finished this about three months ago, still not sure what it will end up towing yet.

[Dr. Cranky]

Nice work, Chuck . . . it's always a treat to see what your imagination comes up with.

[outlaw035]

i 2nd what the good doctor crank says...thats really cool...

[deathskull59]

that is still a pretty cool truck.

[deathskull59]

i sure wish that i could show some of my rat rods. but i dont got a digital camera any way or the cash for it so oh well. all though my 37 ford rat rod flat bed truck is coming to a close. and it will be finalelly done and put ond a shelf. i mite go buy my self a digi. camera maybe around cristmas i guess.

[deathskull59]

here is some of my rats.

[deathskull59]

and the rat wrecker.

['08SEAL]

Here's another.

G

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT ENGINE!?!?!?!

[Agent G]

That my friend is the kit engine, dechromed and sporting a new intake manifold. That's Revell's '32 Five Window, chopped channelled, and given a bit of attitude.

Here's a few more shots

G

Edited December 23, 2011 by Agent G

[outlaw035]

its friday and i finally have a new rat to add its been in under glass for awhile so here it is

u can see more in the under glass section...