Traditional Early '50s Deuce Full Fendered Hot Rod

[traditional]

A few years ago, My twin brother bought, on Ebay, a couple of damaged DM diecast stock '32 Ford roadsters in order to combine the parts into one complete one.....leaving one incomplete, derelict scrapper model. Just as 'nature abhors a vacuum', I hate to see a model go to waste so.....enter the traditional full fendered Deuce hot Rod. The body was disassembled, stripped of paint, filled (bondo), and repainted, the windshield is from a Revell/Monogram Deuce, and the hot-rodded 'Flattie' came from my old parts box with hand-made finned heads ( scorred styrene with filed wire used to simulate the studs), lathe turned aluminum beehive filter, twin carbs, and polished aluminum tubing dual exhaust. The wheels are from my parts bin with the rears enlarged with plated wire trim-rings to mount on larger rear tires. The suspension, of course, had to be modified to give an appropriate ride height and the body paint is custom mixed automotive 2-part base-coat/clearcoat. The apple-green wheels are painted with a mixture of green and yellow Humbrol enamel.
Anyone who knows me is aware that I no longer limit myself just to plastic as a modelling medium....I'll take my project subjects and materials from whatever turns my crank......the look of the finished product is all that matters to me. Modelling is modelling!

The Deuce Hot rod beside another modified diecast....my Olds powered '31 Ford panel

The starting material....A stock diecast. Except mine was abused and missing so many parts.

Edited September 8, 2013 by traditional

[Jordan 191]

Beautiful! I was just about to chop the fenders off of my Monogram '32 kit, but now I want to paint it green and duplicate this!

[Sixties Sam]

Very nice! I'm glad you saved the derelict deuce! The panel truck and stock roadster are nice, too! You don't see many 32's built stock. Great colors on all three!

Sam

[crazyjim]

Smooth, sharp, and SHINY :)

[Guest]

That's a sharp little hot rod Cliff! You've single handedly changed my perspective of die casts! Nice work!

[Scottnkat]

That looks darn good, man! Nice job

[Porscheman]

Beautiful builds!!!

[Mike Kucaba]

Really nice! Doesn't matter what the material is!

[slusher]

Very sharp builds...

[cobraman]

Very nice !

[Chris White]

Real nice piece of history

[Silver Foxx]

Real cool looking builds ,I love the Ford Panel.

[Tom Geiger]

Diecast / plastic, both can be made into cool models. Doesn't matter the material.

Some guys fail to remember that this hobby started out with guys taking prebuilt dealer promotional models and customizing them into models. Taking apart a built diecast, in good condition or a junker, pretty much is the same thing!

[PappyD340]

Extremely NICE job Cliffird, looks great in green!!

[mrknowetall]

Outstanding, and a great save on the Danbury piece!

[Shardik]

I would be very interested in knowing more about how you enlarged the rear rims. Those trim rings look great and I can't see a seam or break anywhere. The workmanship there matches the rest of the model: clean build, beautiful paint, period correct mods and skillful scratch building.

Bravo!

[carbman]

NICE CARS! I LIKE THE ROADSTERS

[peekay]

Outstanding all round! The paint is beautiful.

[lower99]

one of the best model cars i´ve ever seen!!!

[the goon]

Perfect That roadster is the exact look of the full size I hope to own some day.

Mark

[rmvw guy]

Looks great from every angle. Period perfect and nice choice of colors. I also love Flathead Fords. Nice work!

[Ramfins59]

Beautiful job Cliff.

[Duntov]

Hey ,..... a "save" is a "save"....well done!!!!

Regards Bill (Duntov)

[Helix]

Nicely done

[Dyno Davo]

That's one sharp model. Great job