Pete L. Posted November 27, 2011 Posted November 27, 2011 Fellas, The "other" model car mag ran an article a few years back showing how to add the'32 Ford scallop to the chassis rails of an old AMT '32 Ford. Can someone tell me which issue it was in so I can chase it down ? Thank you, Pete L.
Dr. Cranky Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Pete, you can do practically any type of design by cutting very thin tape on a mirror and then applying it to the model. You can do scallops that way.
Craig Irwin Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 What he is referring to is the pressings on the side of the frame rails on the 32 Fords. My suggestion would be to use the much better frame rails from a Revell 32 Ford kit.
Chuck Most Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 What Craig said, or look into one of the frames Replicas and Miniatures Co. of Maryland sells.
Harry P. Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Why not ask the "other" mag? That's a very good question!
Casey Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 I thought it might've been in the December '96 issue of Scale Auto Enthusiast, which was a '32 Ford themed issue, but it's not. Was it in a feature article, or a tech tip, or....? Anything else you remember about the same issue?
Pete L. Posted November 28, 2011 Author Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) Casey, I believe it was an issue that compared all of the '32 Fords available at the time, I remember it had the Monogram version (Lil' Duece derivitive) as well as the AMT roadtser. Somehow I think it might have been before the Revell version( Beach Boys) hit the shelves. The modification was a feature article, pretty exstensive seemingly at the time so I didn't attemp it. Craig hit the nail on the head, I'm reffering to the "pressings" on the side of the rails. As far as getting on the "other" mags forum, I tried. Seems to me to be a BPIA !!! Thanks for the assistance fellas, Pete L. Edited November 28, 2011 by Pete L.
Art Anderson Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 It would be much easier to just use the currently available Revell '32 frame actually. One caveat on that one though: The actual frame has the line of the front fender trailing edge, the running board, and the lower front edge of the rear fender pressed into it, for one simple reason: Ford, looking for both styling and simplicity, omitted the "splash apron" between the body sills and fenders & running boards for 1932, due in large part to the greatly increased width of the Deuce frame over say, that of Model A or Model T. While Revell did this "reveal", for assembly purposes, they made the bottom edge of the "reveal" squared off and flat in cross section, where the actual frame rails had this as a rounded, almost body molding look. In addition, Revell tooled the "dimpled in" part with a sharp corner at the top of the lower edge of the reveal. To correct this is simple: Round off the edges of that bottom edge of the reveal (looks like a "lip" running down the bottom edge of the frame rail; then add a little "fillet" of your favorite putty along the upper edge of that "lip" to round out the corner that's molded into it. This will take a special too--go to Michael's, Hobby Lobby, or any art supply store and buy the smallest stainless steel artists's pallette knife you can get (these look like a miniature masonry trowel, and the smallest ones out there have a very tight radius to their very tip, perfect for spreading body putty, BTW), Then with some careful sanding (use some worn wet or dry sandpaper ,rolled up very tightly, and carefully sand that putty until you have a reveal lip that looks in cross-section like a tiny letter S. Art
Art Anderson Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 There really is no good way to do that fender "reveal" on the AMT Chassis, as it is actually recessed into the side, or "web" of the frame rail. Art
Pete L. Posted November 29, 2011 Author Posted November 29, 2011 Fellas, Thanks for the "hep" ! TO BE CONTINUED...
tim boyd Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 Pete - Here's your answer. "Is there really a Highboy Heaven?", pp. 38-41, Scale Auto Enthusiast, Issue #26, July/August 1983 (with a Kenworth Aerodyne on the cover). There may have been other articles on this subject, but this is the one I remember... Best regards....TIM
crazyjim Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 I have that issue. If you want I would scan it and email it you. I wouldn't to post SAE pics here. PM a "real" email address to me if you're interested.
tim boyd Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) PLenty of pictures of two of the three cars featured in the Scale Auto Enthusiast article are at this link: http://public.fotki....atro/page5.html Here are a couple of pictures: http://images17.fotk...DSC_0892-vi.jpg http://images29.fotk...DSC_0378-vi.jpg Best regards...TIM Edited December 1, 2011 by tim boyd
Pete L. Posted November 30, 2011 Author Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) Fellas, Thanks for all of your help !!! :D Tim, great cars !!! Pete L. Edited November 30, 2011 by Pete L.
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