mrm Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 Hello guys. I am new on here and this is my very first post. This is a model I finished a month or so ago and it started as this Long story short, I have not build a plastic model for over 8 years. I walked in a hobby shop with my kid and saw the GEARZ/Revell online contest. Out of curiosity I checked it online and decided to build something for it, because I had at least 3 '32 Tudors collecting dust in the garage. This is how I just got back into it. According to the rules it had to be something with pretty much just the parts from the box, but modified. So I decided to modify every single part of the kit. Here is the list: The frame was cut behind the rear cross member, z-ed on the front and C-notched at the rear. The side grooves were filled for smooth rails. then 1mm was added to its bottom and new groove was made, which did not kick up at the firewall, but continues all the way to the front, parallel to the body/hood line. The body was made from two sedan bodies (I erased all the pictures from the process by mistake) which were cut at the belt line. So imagine one half being like a Phaeton, with the windshield frame in place. Then from a second body only the rear part of the roof with the "butt" of the model was used. This made the back of the cab of the pick-up being identical to the back of the bed. It took a lot of pie cutting on the roof and hellish filler job, but I like it. Because the frame was Z-ed and the body just slightly channeled it was a nightmare making all the hoods to fit. The side hoods received the side hood moldings from a '50 F150 and then were cut in the middle and filled with photoetched grille material. The fuel tank was made from aluminum strut supports with a tear drop profile, that R/C airplane guys use and the bed is bass wood. The wheels are from the '50 F150, but the rears are in aluminum sleeves. I don't know what else to put here, but if anyone has any questions, I will be happy to give more info.
trogdor Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 WOW, nice way to get back into the hobby. Looks beautiful !
Jantrix Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 Serously. Great planning and execution. It looks great. I hope we won't have to wait too long for your next creation.
outlaw035 Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 all i can says is "WOW"...that is so cool...and welcome back u sure are back with a beauty... to me it looks like u never left...
MikeMc Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 Love the use of the Fifty spears on the hood......great idea and well done...MORE!!!! :)
mrm Posted June 18, 2011 Author Posted June 18, 2011 Wow. Thank you guys. I am glad you like it. I did not expect so many wonderful comments. I took it to the Heartland Nationals a couple weeks back and it took second place in Street Rod. I think no one there read the description of what was done to it, otherwise it may have won the class. I got a little irked about some of the things at that show, so when I found out that next year's theme is going to be '32 Fords I got into a building frenzy. Now I have like six Deuces I am working on in the same time. The idea is to show up next year with a Deuce in every possible class.
Ryan S. Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 Yeah, that is just stunning. What a cool and unique concept and excellent execution!
deathskull59 Posted June 19, 2011 Posted June 19, 2011 wow very cool and diff. now thats the kinda of 32 p?u truck ford shouldive made back then. insted of that 29 truck styiling they made in 1932. but wow nice kustom truck.
deucedoc Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 VERY nice!Great creativity!I look forward to seeing your future project!I do share your passion for Deuces ; two are on my workbench right now. /Eric
TheCat Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 AWESOME BUILD!!! And LOVE seeing an actual Ford Engine in there instead of the Chevy Engine.
funhouse1 Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 Very nice! Cool idea and well crafted for sure...
sjordan2 Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 Beautiful work. Worthy of magazine coverage, no kidding.
mrm Posted June 21, 2011 Author Posted June 21, 2011 Thanks again guys. You want to hear the crazy part? It was built in 10 days. Not much sleep for those 10 days, but it got done.
Guest Johnny Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 That is just Too Cool! BTW kudos for using a Ford power plant in it!
Greg Myers Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Michael, to start with I have to say this is a great build, super idea and excellent execution, really nice work. Where did the induction system come from, the carbs and the air cleaners?
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