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Post by ChrisV on Feb 19, 2016 1:17:48 GMT -5
Looks great, though I have to admit, that I liked the original fender assembly better.
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Post by Jantrix on Feb 19, 2016 8:00:12 GMT -5
I like the new direction quite a bit. The bobbed fenders look good. Keep at it.
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Post by lo51merc on Mar 2, 2016 10:27:39 GMT -5
I'll start this update off with a picture of the nose section. other than all the putty/sand work yet to come, I'm pretty confident that it'll look good once all is said and done. The grille material is photo etched. These next pictures show what I came up with for the taillight. I think it fits the general rectangular shape of the body. The lens was made from a pair of taillights I had that needed minor modification as one end wrapped around about 90 degrees. I also modified a dashboard from a Monogram 40 Ford pickup to fit the 32's interior. And finally the nose in place with the modified apron. I think the mess of different colors fools the eye, but when it's primered it (hopefully) will look integrated and at least somewhat attractive. Thanks for looking in. Gary
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 12:54:02 GMT -5
I like the way you extended the nose down. It flows much better.
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Post by Murphy on Mar 2, 2016 15:02:21 GMT -5
Are you going to "peak" the rear fenders?
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Post by lo51merc on Mar 2, 2016 19:58:58 GMT -5
Are you going to "peak" the rear fenders? Yep!
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Post by Murphy on Mar 2, 2016 21:35:04 GMT -5
Are you going to "peak" the rear fenders? Yep! ...ooooh, this just gets better!!
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Post by lo51merc on Mar 2, 2016 21:36:54 GMT -5
Thanks John. Words of encouragement are always welcome. Gary
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Post by spex84 on Mar 2, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -5
Peaked fenders should look great! I'm not sure how I feel about the rectangular taillight, but I've seen photos of 1:1 cars from the era that had a similar treatment, long before the billet slot-light trend of the 80s/90s....so it's definitely authentic. I think the results are going to be eccentric and unique...and building what you want is what it's all about, after all! There are a zillion box-stock deuce builds out there, but precious few people building hardcore mid-late 60s custom-rods. This makes me want to get back onto my '32 kustom project.
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Post by lo51merc on Mar 14, 2016 10:05:41 GMT -5
As time has permitted I've been working on getting the nose ready for paint, and also now have a trunk instead of a rumble seat. The trunk liner was first made with .030 sheet styrene sheet. Then when it fit nicely into the rear of the body, I completed it with .080 grooved siding styrene sheet. The beading around the inside edge is .025 round styrene rod. The rear fenders were peaked first by making styrene peaks, and then blending them in with putty. the free form trunk lid iterior was made from .020 sheet also. Thanks, Gary
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Post by randfink on Mar 14, 2016 11:22:37 GMT -5
Awesome scratchbuilding! I love it.
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Post by spex84 on Mar 14, 2016 13:36:54 GMT -5
Awesome indeed!
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Post by Johnny on Mar 15, 2016 5:00:01 GMT -5
Sweeeeeet!
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Post by lo51merc on Mar 5, 2023 13:55:36 GMT -5
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