Mr.Zombie Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Hello, Hello, I just finished building and painting Ed Roths "Mothers Worry" by Revell. I tried to respect the original and stay as faithful to the actual kit as possible, but I altered some of it anyhow. The changes I made: - added a scratch built distributor - added plugwires - added gas tank cap - scratchbuilt the floor out of wooden sticks - scratch built the 8-ball - replaced the shifter and steering collumn with wires - added carb stacks - turned rope steering wheel as the original kit part was just a horrible crooket element. - swapped the legs of the fly with thin wire - opted for real furr instead of the hair element - added numberplate - added the Alter Boys club plaque The paintwork on the car itself is based on a T-Bucket racer built for this years Annual Race of Gentlemen in Wilwood, the "Sachem Special". Body was painted with a rattle can, the numbers, names and the indian chief were painted on freehand. The figure was painted almost exclusivley with acrylics, using black oil for very few washes around the mouth and heavy coats of high gloss nail polish on the eyes and in the mouth. The Hair was glued on with transparent laquer. The shirt is the same checkers as the shirt from Curt in American Graffitti. Enjoy! Edited October 23, 2014 by Harry P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Zombie Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 A few details and the car: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Wow. Absolutely amazing work! I don't think I've ever seen one of these things with as much detail as you put into this one. I'm about to start a Hawk "Freddy Flameout" and your work is VERY inspirational to me--you're giving me something to shoot for with that. Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 In an word... Phenomonal!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer50707 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 That looks fantastic. I always like those kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Zombie Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Wow. Absolutely amazing work! I don't think I've ever seen one of these things with as much detail as you put into this one. Thanks. There is a dude, Weldonmc who made the whole range of those kits for the NHRA(?) Museum I think, he did some nice work on his, and was a huge inspiration, as in "how far do I push it". Check his work out here: http://ratfinkmodels.blogspot.dk/2011_03_01_archive.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Wow! Fantastic! Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbybobby Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 You have done this outrageous, i love it, hats off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 That is really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 ON A SCALE OF1 TO 10 -I GIVE IT A 100.ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.PERFECT !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Very nice job. Its always neat to see these built so well. Also looked at that link and that was wild. Thanks for sharing.Very nice job. Its always neat to see these built so well. Also looked at that link and that was wild. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade043 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Man that looks sweet! Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Never saw a better one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DynoMight Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Absolutely fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Nice job, those are some pretty simple kits. They respond really well to a bit of imaginative detailing and scratch building. Like what you did with the shirt. I've seen Weldon's work on his versions of Mother's Worry and others, they're nice in their own sort of way. Like yours because you added your own details. Looks great! I've got two Mother's Worry on the bench right now, that I'm building for my nephew. First one is a first issue,it is built stock with the exception of plug wires and a mural on the back of the shirt. I wanted to build it like a well built 60's model. Second one is from the last release, which is being built with some additions, 389 heads from AMT original '36 Ford, blower from same or '40 Ford (parts given to me from late uncles stash), interior will be flocked, dropped front (resin) axle, scratch built quick change rear end, added bed from '56 Ford Pick Up not sure what vintage that part was, it is being painted with acrylic (Wicked Colors) will get a clear coat of polished future. Both models ride on stock wheels and tires. I've built quite a few of the Roth Kits, didn't realize they were accepted here as legit models or I would have posted one or three. A lot of people look down on them and Weird Ohs, probably because they are so simple that they never got built by anyone other than kids. Really hope that Ed Roth's widow would quit being so weird with releasing the rights to Ed's stuff. She is actively going after anyone who sells anything remotely related to Ed Roth's artwork, models or slogans, she wants money. She is the reason why Jimmy Flintstone quit selling his "original" mastered Ed Roth items. She wasn't even around Ed when he was doing his thing, she even discouraged Ed from doing his artwork, which is why after they moved to Utah that he only built a few "cars" and trikes. Too bad, there were a lot of interesting things that came from Ed's mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towtruck Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Man that thing is UGLY !!! ....which means you did a great job on it. a fantastic work on a hard kit to get right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Wow! Best Roth monster build I think I've ever seen. Really excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 what an excellent paint job! rest is up to the same standard! beautiful! jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 VERY cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Zombie Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Nice job, those are some pretty simple kits. I've built quite a few of the Roth Kits, didn't realize they were accepted here as legit models or I would have posted one or three. Simple... I disagree. If you go by partscount, yes. But the fit is just horrible, so if you want to have it decent, and not a gluebomb, it takes a good portion of cutting, cleaning, sanding and whatnot to make it fit. There are Tamiya kits with 1000 parts that build faster. I dunno if it's a legit model. I didn't rally care Thank you all for the kind comments. Glad you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Koolsvile!!!!!!!!! Awesome job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 great job , great lookin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 That's hilarious. I laughed out loud. Showed it to my girlfriend and she thought it was disgusting. Sooooo, well done my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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