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'31 model a tudor (chopped and channeled)


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thnx :)

the glue is called platic weld from plastruct (brand is plastruct)

its awsome stuff because it will glue almost every type of plastic and also glue difefrent types together like abs , butyrate acrylic etc ..

most important is to sand the plastic before glueing , styrene doesnt need that but harder types of plastic need some pre sanding

takes a liitle longer to set (not a lot) but then its great

website > south wallace place , city of industry (just googled this for you ) :)

over here in holland its pretty available .. btw they also seem to sell styrene and plastic just like evergreen

Thanks for the information. I will see if I can get ahold of it here in the states. Thanks again

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thnx all !!!

are you using white spirit for the washes with the oil paints? Or thinner specific to the paint brand? Looking great!

hey , no not using anything i just used it right out of the tube ... i was also wondering what would be best to make the oil paint thin ...

i did not need to , but when you want to use it to let it flow into seems and stuff that could be handy indeed

edit > i googled it and they say white spirit works fine , also lots of other werid stuff but thats more for painting paintings haha

WOW, Richard!!! Simply superb!!! What a great tutorial!!! I really dig this build and can't wait to try out some of your techniques. Like I said, Superb build!!! Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to see the finished car!!!

thnx !! and just try it its super easy

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thnx wayne !!

i gave the wheels a second wash , to make them a bit more rough , the white walls got a wash with oker color , a bit between brown and yellow (more towards yellow) this was really a perfect tone between the brown of the body and the red of the wheels

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and ... the oil paint has completly dryed , now you guys can see the final look of oil paint , its now reallt matte and all the gloss is gone ..

too bad these are pics in evening light , in daylight it looks better on picture ..

but it came out awsome ..

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on the body you really see how matt the wash has become and just blends in more with the body base color ..

i will make some daylight pics tomorrow so you can see the colors more how they really are

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well not really .. i'm also busy with diy on my house , finally alsmost finished the bedroom , last things ..

i gutted the whole house on the first floor (upstairs) ..

my house is build in 1928 and the roof supports itselfs with big beams so i could rip out every wall

partially put new walls in and now finally the bedroom is alsmost finished

still a long way to go , need to get the hallway done now , thats hudge and has got no ceiling , i left that out so the roof and beams are all exposed , itrs so big its alost a room in itself , i will make a corner to build on my models there .. then after that build a nother wall and do my sons bedroom , that will become twice as big..

its not real big upstairs but when i'm done its like this > coming up the stairs you enter a resonable big open room with a mega high roof and exposed roof beams , on the left a deks earea where i can build , there is a massive clothes closet that i build myself , so we dont need closets in the bedroom that take up space , there is a door to our bedroom , good decent size , on the other side will be my sons bedroom

so no didnt do any modelbouilding this weekend ....hope to do some this week .. i also dont feel rushed , loving the current build (this one) so last things to do i really want to enjoy :) haha

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thnx guys and alright >>

after gutting , the roof beams under the beams is the space that will be our bedroom

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the custom made closet and at the right coming up the stairs , everything will be painted white , under the wood i put insulation and sheetrock , we did the wood only there we wanted a cosy corner there

all still rough work onthese pics

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on the lets call it hallway will be a pen space with the roof open , here still rough and needs loads of work still , all beams and .. will be painted white

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started sheetrock and walls for the bedroom

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doorframe

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ceiling and walls done and added a molding (??) along the ceiling

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put in a laminate floor

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some small details for the homey feel lol

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the bed in , on the other side we have some space left for a nice old cubbord , also now busy making a wide sill at the window

and building some panels in front of the radiator / heater

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btw i also often buy second hand furniture and make my own out of it , like doing that

bought this secretaire for my pc

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ended up like this

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a coffee table i bought and made this out of (1/18 hotrod inside :) )

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some more home stuff ?

took a old frame and painted it white and made a mirror out of it , the window blinds (sort of shutter like) i made out of olds louvre doors (got them for free)

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hallway a the front door this was all junk i gutted that also and sheetrocked the ceiling and ..

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and whell this summer i needed to replace the palisade in the garden >

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and yes i love gardening also > build thewhole garden myself , this is a ongoing project , every year i build and add some stuff

it all started with me builing this turtle pond for my turtle

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this year i started to build a second pond for fish

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this was a hudge bush already tehre when we bought the house , in 3 years time i cut it into bonsai style

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made a bench this summer so i can sit beside the turtle pond

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thats it , so many pics ..lol cant keep posting , can only show 10 in one post :)

oh did i mention i also chop old motorcycles ?? currently busy on a old 2 cilinder honda 250 cc .. but since i have so many hobbys that project is a bit left behind , so much to do so little time ...hahaha

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alright will show the bike and thats the last .. now you all looked into my life :)

this was my precious bike a honda cb 650c

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then i bought this > stock > real small and uugghh bike , remember this is a real low budget build , the sport is to build something out of this cheap bike for as little money as possible

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bought some cheap old parts > new front legs from a honda xl250 and a 21" front wheel from a hinda xl500

gotr some friends to weld on a alu block on the legs thats the stop for the drumbrake

painted the wheels , lowered teh rear with second hand hagon shocks ..and much more

also ripped of so many parts and cut up the frame ...chop chop :)

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lowered the front some more , maybe shorten the leggs later on

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wanted to keep it that low and add clip ons it really looks look and sleek and not really chopper like i loved that , more like a old dragracer , but i desided it just would not ride nice and therefore put high habdle bars on , they look almost like apes hight wise , but since the bike is that small / low my arms just sit straight , so no arms above my body :) haha

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Its cool if you can do those things yourself, and most of the time fun also :)

Creating your own custom bike is awesome, should be possible to creating something nice with the 250.

Btw this picture makes me think of the a specific street in Slikkerveer.

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Richard....what a great thread and build project!

I was looking at this thinking how bulding styles and trends in the street rod/hot rod world (and the model car world) have changed over the last several decades.

I did my own chopped '31 Tudor - the original chop job was shown in one of the earlier "modeler's corner" columns (circa 1978) that I did for Street Rodder magazine, and the completed model was shown finished in "modeler's corner" around 1994 or 1995 (yes, it took 15 years to complete it), - just before I had to give up the column due to my 1.1 scale career progression.

I'll see if I can get some photos taken and posted. But in the meantime, GREAT JOB! and congratulations on what you have achieved!

TIM

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thnx all !!

and @ tim boyd thnx and nice story and would be cool to see your pictures :)

and arno >> uuuhhhhmm you are spot on dude !! i live in the willemstraat in ridderkerk hahaha , thats cool you recognised the street !!! how often are you in the neighbourhood then ????

always welcome to drink some coffee or a beer !!

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Richard....what a great thread and build project!

I was looking at this thinking how bulding styles and trends in the street rod/hot rod world (and the model car world) have changed over the last several decades.

I did my own chopped '31 Tudor - the original chop job was shown in one of the earlier "modeler's corner" columns (circa 1978) that I did for Street Rodder magazine, and the completed model was shown finished in "modeler's corner" around 1994 or 1995 (yes, it took 15 years to complete it), - just before I had to give up the column due to my 1.1 scale career progression.

I'll see if I can get some photos taken and posted. But in the meantime, GREAT JOB! and congratulations on what you have achieved!

TIM

Tim,I never missed your Modelers Corner, it was great, Geoff Carted ALMOST ran a series of my cartoons! I messed that one up!!!

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Thats exactly the street that i mean ;)

My grandmother lived in your street for a very long time, she passed away last year so im not coming there very often.

But my hairdresser is close to you and I got family in de Margrietstraat so I will let you know when i'm in the neighbourhood, I go for the coffee :-)

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