Sketch Pad 37 Ford Truckster

[curt raitz]

I have always wanted to build a "Sketch Pad" vehicle

when the "Truckster Sketch Pad" showed up in a current issue of Model Cars magazine...I found my subject

Found the Revell 37 Ford Pickup model and started cutting & sectioning using sketh pad as a guide

The modifications to the body went extremly smooth...so i thought shortening & narrowing the pickup box would be really easy...wrong

The chassis, drive train, seats and engine are from Revell's 32 Ford kit and fit nicely to the modifed body parts. I added fuel tank, 6 dueces came out of parts box and exhaust tips are paint brush ferrels. The flame decals were robbed from the Revell's new 49 Mercury kit and the paint is Tamiya's Purple out of a rattle can clearcoted with Testors Ultra Clearcoat.

all-in-all i had a lot of fun building this model.

[RobertGM2]

Nice job! Maybe one day, I'll work up the nerve to attempt a modified hot rod like you did.

[outlaw035]

curt...grt8 job...looks really cooool...neal

[Lyle Willits]

This is really nice AND it's not a rat rod.

Having built 19 Revell '32 Fords and used parts from several other Revell '32 Ford kits on other build, I don't think your seats are from that kit. I do like them though. Any idea where they may have come from?

[dub]

Great job! I like the hot rod theme on this one better than the usual dirty rat theme. It just works better clean! Now, who's going to tackle the '53 Ford? I just missed (I think) one of the pre-painted flip-nose kits at a local discount chain. It would be perfect because the front is already cut off!

[Raul_Perez]

Nice job, Curt!!

Can't wait to see it at the NNL West!!

[curt raitz]

curt...grt8 job...looks really cooool...neal

Yeah i couldn't remember if they were out of the 32 Ford kit or not...they were laying in the box with all the leftover spare parts when i dug it out of the cupboard, so assumed that's were they came from...

[RatRod]

That needs to be photographed next to Virgils Frankie!!! Two great builds from Jauris's art. Very nice build Curt.

[Raul_Perez]

That needs to be photographed next to Virgils Frankie!!! Two great builds from Jauris's art. Very nice build Curt.

Maybe in "PhotoShop"... I think Virgil is in Florida and Curt is in California... Maybe we can get Virgil to attend the NNL West in March?!

[Ranchwagon]

Mrs. Raitz: "Curtis, do you know anyting about all of these mangled paint brush handles laying around the house?"

Great build, Curt!!

[Raul_Perez]

Mrs. Raitz: "Curtis, do you know anyting about all of these mangled paint brush handles laying around the house?"

Great build, Curt!!

Or...Mrs. Raitz: "Curtis, where are all of those brand new paint brushes that I just bought yesterday?"

Too funny!!!

[Jairus]

I LIKE it!