Show us your etched grilles!

[Stuntman Mike]

Hi

I´d like to see some PE action going on. Show us your builds with photo-etched grilles!!!

Here´s some of mine:

1971 Chevy Nova "Death Proof"

1967 Shelby GT500 "Eleanor"

1970 Chevy Monte Carlo "Tokyo Drift" in progress

Really interested to see what you guys come up with.

Best regards

[philo426]

[Ace-Garageguy]

Long-term, long-delayed project, soon to be rebooted.

[IceMan Collections]

[Bernard Kron]

Mostly Deuce shells... ( I have lots more but these are the best shots showing the effect)

'29 Ford Early Drag Roadster:

My first - a Revell 3-window Deuce coupe:

'32 Ford Tudor LoBoy:

A few non-Deuce mesh grilles.

Revell kit p/e from Stone-Woods-Cook on Revell Street Rod:

Aftermarket p/e mesh on '57 T-Bird custom:

Aftermarket p/e mesh on '35 Ford 3-window

Edited May 6, 2014 by Bernard Kron

[Jeff B]

'66 Oldsmobile 442

[mrm]

[6bblbird]

This is a nice piece from MCG. Fits well.

[Ron Hamilton]

[10thumbs]

Amazing, all of them!

OK guys, I'm kind of ignorant and slow to comprehend.

Where do you get this grill material?

Please tell.

Michael

[sak]

model car garage sells those things in sets for particular kits. I'm not sure about those hotrods.

[ChrisBcritter]

Found this little goodie at Hobby Lobby:

http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/mesh-erasing-shield-282814/

Just the right pattern for a '58 Ford grille if you do it in pieces; not big enough for the '58 T-bird, however.

[gtx6970]

Only one I've ever used so far

( I do have one for a 1968 Dodge Dart project )

MCG set on a Lindberg 1964 Dodge sedan ( will upload a picture later )

[am73grand]

I've got several builds that I've used photo-etched grilles on. Here a re a few of them

[TheCat]

Here's my KS Pittman Willy's Drag Coupe

[Force]

My AMT 55 Chevy Bel Air with the grille from the Model Car Garage photoetched set for the Revell/Monogram 1:25 scale 55 kits.

It works with the AMT kit with some slight modifications.

My Revell 32 Ford Roadster with MCG photoetched grille.

Edited May 7, 2014 by Force

[Helix]

Here ya go Kevin!

AMT '67 Impala...

Revell '32 3 window

[afx]

More like wire mesh than photoetch but I hope these are okay.

Edited May 12, 2014 by afx

[demoinc392]

Nice cars!! Where did you get the hide away headlight grille for the camaro?

[Stuntman Mike]

Very cool stuff guys!! Keep ´em coming!!

@Mike:

Here´s the detail set with the hidden headlight grille for the Camaro:

http://www.modelcargarage.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=161&idcategory=12

[Drgon63]

[Mopar - D]

[hotrod4ever]

There's some very nice '32 grills done here. I'll have to get some...they sure improve the look of the car. What's the best way to get the proper bend in the centre of the grill? Thanks for any tips!

[TimKustom]

Cool thread. Makes me happy to see all these builds since I had a hand in many of the MCG sets. Here a some on a couple of my builds. The green Charger has a Nascar grille, I used black decal paper on the backside, before gluing it on.

Keep 'em coming!

[Bernard Kron]

... What's the best way to get the proper bend in the centre of the {'32 Ford} grill?...

I use a single edge razor blade which I've sanded dull and a mini photo-etch bending tool from The Small Shop (see: http://thesmallshop.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=17&zenid=973c4e96b14cad6b59f077013cc01354 ) which I was given as an Xmas present. But you don't need anything that fancy, just a sturdy, relatively thick right angle surface such as a heavy aluminum or glass or plastic plate or sheet. Slide the p/e grill under the plate to the middle. Line up the center rib of the grill to the edge of the plate, then slip the razor blade under the grill and gently bend upward until you achieve the proper angle. It's a lot simpler and easier than you might think. A couple of test fits and you'll get the proper angle. It's actually fairly shallow.

Below is a picture of The Bug tool (SMS002) by The Small Shop, shown in use from their web site. I was given a less expensive version, The Mini (SMS001):

One thing a lot of us forget with the MCG '32 Ford p/e grills is to remember to glue the gill trim to the face of it. In fact for a couple of years I didn't even realize one was included! It's extremely thin and delicate. I've found the best way to deal with it is to glue it into place on the p/e sheet before cutting the grill free. That way the grill is nice and flat and easy to handle. Then you can bend the grill and trim together as one piece. Also, the sheet includes the crank whiole trim which I have begun to include in some of more recent traditional street rod builds.

P/E grill without trim installed:

P/E grill with trim installed:

Edited May 15, 2014 by Bernard Kron