'32 Ford Roadster Pickup 60's Style Street Rod

[Bernard Kron]

1932 Ford Roadster Pickup 60’s Style Street Rod
(More pictures below)

 

This project was based on a resin ’32 Ford Roadster Pickup transkit by Chuck Meir of Altered States Models which I purchased from him on E-Bay. While in actual fact it was built from spare parts leftover from the countless Revell Deuce kits I’ve collected over the last few years the bulk of the parts used can be found in the 5-Window version. Unless listed below all parts and assemblies are as found in that kit.

Builder’s Note: Apologies in advance for the funky paint. The car was clear coated using what turned out to be a defective can of Krylon clear. Quite simply, the paint refuses to harden. While appearing dry to the touch it remains to this day very soft. This after 6 weeks since the clear coats were first applied! The slightest grip with a finger on any surface leaves a fingerprint. This made the build process tricky in the extreme. I was able to polish it out using a very mild plastic polish (Meguiar’s PlastX) but I had to do it repeatedly as it was almost impossible to avoid contact with clear coated surfaces. If it looks a bit like an old paint job that’s been polished one time too many, well – that’s because it has…

I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.

Thanx for lookin’,
B.

 

Body and interior: Resin ’32 Ford Roadster Pickup main cab, interior and pickup bed courtesy of Chuck Meir at Altered States Models. Modified Revell 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup steering wheel, scratch built shift lever. AMT/Lindberg 1934 Ford pickup tonneau cover, cut to fit. Top from an AMT 1929 Ford Roadster, shortened ¼ inch forward of the center bow. Louvers on the hood and hood sides are 3 dimensional resin decals courtesy of Archer’s Fine Transfers.
Motor: Revell Deuce kit small block Ford, kit intake manifold modified to accept dual quad carburetion.
Chassis and suspension: Stock Revell Deuce kit with four leaves removed from the front spring to lower front end. Chassis notched at front cross member to clear front axle.
Wheels and tires: Wheels and rear tires from Revell ’32 Ford Highboy kit. Wheels stripped of kit chrome and finished in Testors Aluminum Plate Metalizer. Front rims narrowed to accept standard AMT kit Firestone tires.
Paint finishes: Body finished in Duplicolor Toreador Red over white primer with Duplicolor Universal Black fenders. See Builder’s Note regarding clear coat. Interior finished in Testors Acryl Leather. Top and tonneau cover finished in Testors Acryl Panzer Interior Buff.

 

Edited July 28, 2017 by Bernard Kron

[jeffs396]

KEWL!

[Blown03SVT]

Thats sweet! You nailed the stance and proportions

[PappyD340]

VERY NICE !!

[ChrisR]

Nice!

[Bernard Kron]

Thanx everyone. I'm glad you all dig it, despite the %&$%*@ clear coat!

[Jantrix]

I think is got a very authentic look. Why didn't you repaint when the clear failed? Just curious.

[Bernard Kron]

...Why didn't you repaint when the clear failed? Just curious.

Thanx !

Excellent question! I've had very bad luck stripping resin in the past and didn't want to chance it. Initially, since I could easily polish it out, I thought it would just be a matter of additional time to let the paint harden. So I set it aside and moved on to other stuff. I didn't imagine it would remain soft for so long. When I returned to it I thought if I was careful handling it I could proceed with assembly. But holding the model at odd angles caused glue joints to pop and other nightmares. Frankly, I just should have given up on it. But by then I was just pig-headed about getting it done. I've already made a mental note to build another one at some later date using my old standyby, Duplicolor Clear.

Edited June 11, 2013 by Bernard Kron

[Bernard Kron]

Broken Photobucket links repaired. For now I'm only updating completed model pics. Updating w.i.p. links is just too huge a task! I'll update them on request...