Lyle Willits Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) Like I said before, this was a quick build just to see how everything went together. Of course, I had to throw in a different engine so it wouldn't look like every other '32 sedan being built from the box. I like the paint,but the camera picks up every flake in the paint - your eyes just see metallic blue. Couple of building tips: 1 - If you choose to use the cowl lights, there simply is not enough surface area on the tiny stalks for even the strongest CA glue to hold them in place. . I carefully removed the stalks and drilled very small holes in the light buckets and the cowl and mounted them with a thin wire. 2 - I found that if you glue the firewall in place, early in the build, before painting, it is ALMOST impossible to put the assembled interior into the body later. I always do this on the roadsters and coupes (This is my 20th completed Revell '32), but on the sedan, it is better to install the completed interior, then carefully glue in the firewall. Well, back to the other projects I had going on. Edited January 17, 2008 by Lyle Willits
NitroMarty Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Perfect!!!!! Color, stance, finish...... I really dig everything about this car!!!!!
Raul_Perez Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Couple of building tips: 1 - If you choose to use the cowl lights, there simply is not enough surface area on the tiny stalks for even the strongest CA glue to hold them in place. . I carefully removed the stalks and drilled very small holes in the light buckets and the cowl and mounted them with a thin wire. 2 - I found that if you glue the firewall in place, early in the build, before painting, it is ALMOST impossible to put the assembled interior into the body later. I always do this on the roadsters and coupes (This is my 20th completed Revell '32), but on the sedan, it is better to install the completed interior, then carefully glue in the firewall. Well, back to the other projects I had going on. Lyle, Nice build for a "quickie"!! I've also always glued the firewall to the body before paint on the coupes as well, and probably would have done so on the sedan if I hadn't read your tip!! Thanks!! And yes, the license plate is pretty cool, too!!
Andy Wyatt Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Geez Lyle...I haven't even got the wrap off mine yet! Looks cool as always. Thanks for the tips too!
Randy Kern Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Lyle, you maniac! That turned out pretty cool for a quick build. I think I'll do mine exactly like that.......JUST KIDDING! (I'll let Kren do that ). Is that a photo-etched grille on it? Hey, I'm finally going to get down to MAMA this Sat, so I can check it out there. See ya.
dub Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 That came out tops, Lyle as always. I have seen plenty of paint like this lately; the flakes appear bigger through the camera. Big deal. What you see in person matters the most. Can't wait to see it at the next meeting.
rick6343 Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Very nice. What paint brand and color, and what's the source of the engine?
Gray Smith Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 looks great Lyle, blue is a great color for this car..thanks for the heads up on the cowl lights and firewall..I plan to use the cowl lights on my build, and the fire wall is usually the first part I glue in on one of these kits.. I love it! Thanks, Gray
Lyle Willits Posted January 17, 2008 Author Posted January 17, 2008 ALL of my Revell '32 Fords (except the first one in 1996) have an MCG photoetched grille. Can't imagine building one without the grille. They look very toy-like with the plastic grille. Wheels and tires are in the kit. I painted the whitewalls
geetee66 Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 Nice one Lyle! I've responded to your post on another board, but I like this so much I'm gonna reinforce my admiration! It's a real beauty. The metalflake looks fabulous. I know what you mean about seeing it differently in real-life. I reckon it's because eyes see in 3D stereo and cameras see in 2D mono. I had the same sort of thing when trying to show the sparkly paint on my 32 3-window. I hope to se more of your builds soon.
RatRod Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 Another nice one Lyle!!! Made for a great diversion on the bench. This one would have been a good one to try the horizontal bar grille on.
Lyle Willits Posted January 18, 2008 Author Posted January 18, 2008 Lyle, any tips on fitting the interior without the firewall in place? I can't get the interior on mine to go up into the body without the door panels coming unglued. It is a VERY tight fit! It definately is a VERY VERY tight fit. I assumed it would be easier without the firewall in place.
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