Chopped AMT Deuce 5-window: Progress, July 13

[Ace-Garageguy]

Doing this one for the 'AMT '32 Ford Community-Build'. Salvaged gluebomb. Chopped about 3.5 scale inches, no channel. '32 Chevy-style hood sides. '30-'31 Model A-style visor over the windshield. Right now the plan is to do a contemporary car with a traditional flavor. Multi-carb Caddy power. We'll see.

Edited April 27, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy

[falcon wagon]

I like it

[Ace-Garageguy]

Oh......and the traditional version..........wide whites, moon caps, very slightly shorter wheelbase and not as much nose-down rake.....

Edited August 29, 2012 by Ace-Garageguy

[aksarben]

I like the modern version, the big moons look cool though. And it seems you had the first mockup lower, which looks very cool.

Steve

[cobraman]

I don't believe you asked but I prefer the more modern version myself. In fact I like it very much.

[TooOld]

Bill , I like both versions but have to go with the modern version . I like the Moon discs and wide whites too , so build it either way .

In other words . . . I can't pick one so I'll pretend you didn't ask !

[mountaindewd]

I like the hood sides. Makes the nose look longer.

[Ira]

GREAT START!!!

[slammedi'am]

Looks good..I like the first set of wheels best

[Guest]

Oh......and the traditional version..........wide whites, moon caps, very slightly shorter wheelbase and not as much nose-down rake.....

Get rid of the Moon discs and you'll be onto something there. Although that contemporary version is cool looking too.

[bryan_m]

oooh, very cool!!

cheers

bryan

[MachinistMark]

Wwws!

Love the chevy hood sides

[hjracing]

Wow! I love Hot Rods, and this is a real one!

[JasonFL]

That thing just looks mean in the first two pics so if it were up to me I would go with that look. The rims just fit the car better and seem to match the look of the side vents. I also love how that Chevy hood has that molding that stops. Can't wait to see how this one turns out,keep it going Will.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Hey, thanks for all the interest and comments. She's going to get built (first) to the first look, but now I'm agonizing over the hood sides. if you look carefully at the first profile, you'll see the rear edge of the last vent is parallel with the front of the cowl, but the top edges of the vents are going down towards the front, relative to the character line of the Ford hood. The grille shell is at the right height, and the line from the top of the cowl on to the hood is continuous, with no kinks. That means I'll have to adjust the character lihe / hinge line of the hood, but THAT will make it not-parallel with the character line on the door.

The problem also is that the openings in the hood sides already fit exactly the chromed '32 Chevy vents. I don't want to rework all of that.

Bugger.

[ll Brandon ll]

Good choice. Those wheels on the first one make it, imo. Looking forward to seeing this one built.

[Gluhead]

I think I see what you're talking about with the hood. Would a compromise like this work? Slice the hood side apart so that you can adjust each vent upward a touch (working back to front, of course). You'd still have parallel vertical lines but the horizontal would give off a little bit of a sawtooth vibe...which might be kind of cool. Cardstock copy would tell ya real quick if it would.

I could go either way on the rolling stock...they're both cool. The only thing contemporary about the Hali's is the size, and that can still fly just fine for traditionally inspired.

[ScaleModelAddict]

This is sweet man.

[Ace-Garageguy]

To get the stance I want, the rear frame rails will have to be kicked up. I drew the axle-centers on the body, then drew frame rail sections that would work.

Made a pair of rear rails in 1/16 styrene....

...and glued them in place. Started removing the blobular center mess, and re-working the rails.

[Foxer]

Hey, thanks for all the interest and comments. She's going to get built (first) to the first look, but now I'm agonizing over the hood sides. if you look carefully at the first profile, you'll see the rear edge of the last vent is parallel with the front of the cowl, but the top edges of the vents are going down towards the front, relative to the character line of the Ford hood. The grille shell is at the right height, and the line from the top of the cowl on to the hood is continuous, with no kinks. That means I'll have to adjust the character lihe / hinge line of the hood, but THAT will make it not-parallel with the character line on the door.

The problem also is that the openings in the hood sides already fit exactly the chromed '32 Chevy vents. I don't want to rework all of that.

Bugger.

I'm having a hard time seeing the downward slope but I just has to be the photo angles. If the holes are correct raising the top and a little piece in the bottom should be all you need .. assuming I'm understanding the problem correctly. It could have been a lot worst.

[H.A.K]

I like it with the white walls.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Because the frame rails will be a highly visible part of this build, I want them the right width to look correct under the edge of the body, and I'll be putting the stamped reveals in, like on my '32 wedge-channeled roadster. (Photo below)

The point of doing all this extra work is that, to me, there is no other way to get exactly the stance I'm after AND get the correct chassis / suspension details but by heavily modifying the kit parts, and as this build is specifically to be on AMT rails........

Here's the frame with the old globular mess removed, after kicking the rails up. The tubular rear crossmember is the right width now to fit inside the body as in 1:1, and holes and flaws in the inside surfaces of the rails have been filled with epoxy / cotton flock, sanded smooth. Next trick will be to widen the spacing of the frame rails under the doors, without breaking them. That was the reason for filling the flaws in the rails with epoxy / flock rather than bondo.....to give them enough strength to bend considerably and not snap at the weak flaws.

The frame in the background is a heavily modded Revell unit of the right width, for reference.

Edited October 23, 2012 by Ace-Garageguy

[H.A.K]

Frames lookin real good.

[Gluhead]

Yep. Lookin' good.

Am I the only one who does this? Whenever I see an unsuspecting scale figure caught in a candid position in the background of a progress shot, the little gremlin that lives in my head yells "I'VE FALLEN! AND I CAN'T GET UP!"

[rmvw guy]

I love your progress, the frame rails look great! You are taking this kit way beyond it's beginnings. I like the white walls and Moons, am I the only one? Can't wait to see your front suspension!