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Post by Plowboy on Mar 6, 2019 12:18:40 GMT -5
As in a five window body that's been converted to a three window? The actual car only came as a five window. I've never seen it done in scale or on a real car. But, that means nothing. I sure haven't seen everything. Especially on traditional cars. No photos yet. Just want to check before I do a build thread.
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Post by Mr. Metallic on Mar 6, 2019 12:36:49 GMT -5
I've seen it done a ton of times on survivor scale builds from the era, especially AMT 32 5 windows converted to 3 windows( but usually it looks awkward. I'm sure someone has photographic evidence
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Post by Bernard Kron on Mar 6, 2019 13:02:37 GMT -5
There is a very famous car, featured on the cover of Rod & Custom June 1953, the Lew Thompson coupe, which will validate your inclination :
It's been restored and was featured at GNRS 2016:
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Post by Ranchwagon on Mar 6, 2019 15:13:51 GMT -5
As Bernard has shown, it’s been done. But even if there wasn’t precedent, I don’t see why not as long as parts are used that fit TRAK requirements. And as you said, you haven’t seen everything as neither have any of us! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
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Post by Plowboy on Mar 6, 2019 20:23:25 GMT -5
As Bernard has shown, it’s been done. But even if there wasn’t precedent, I don’t see why not as long as parts are used that fit TRAK requirements. The "It was probably done. But, it wasn't done enough to be considered traditional." is what I'm wondering about. That's why I'm checking before I start a thread. What I've done is a lot more involved than covering the quarter windows. |
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Post by spex84 on Mar 6, 2019 22:23:22 GMT -5
I'd like to see it!
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Post by chepp on Mar 6, 2019 23:27:28 GMT -5
Bring it on. I just checked the guidelines and they say "...'traditional styled' hot rods and kustoms in scale. This means that each model is built with the styling of the 1940s-1969" and "Traditional styled pre-1970 rod (1969 and older) , kustom (concepts are acceptable) , vintage drags and salt flat cars ONLY! (some pre 40's dirt trackers and other racers are acceptable)."
To me, that means anything that could have been built using parts, paints and techniques of the time.
Filled-in windows have been around "forever" so a 5w to 3w is perfectly fine for me.
Gee, I see that I'm kind of stretching things on my two on-the-daggumb-bench builds... Uh oh.
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Post by Bernard Kron on Mar 7, 2019 0:35:46 GMT -5
The other well known traditional custom with filled in quarter windows is the Bob Creasman '40 Ford, first chopped in 1943 with fade aways added in the early '50's by Barris. This photo is from a 1953 issue of Hop Up:
Additional precedent if you need it (courtesy of Rik Hoving):
Also courtesy of Rik Hoving, the LeRoy Semas '37 Chevy coupe with rear quarters filled and so much more done by Harry Westergard in the late '40's:
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Post by Mr. Metallic on Mar 7, 2019 8:56:47 GMT -5
The scale examples I'm thinking of are the AMT 32 5 windows where someone has removed the b pillar to make one big side window. Usually pretty awkward looking, but definitely done
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Post by Plowboy on Mar 7, 2019 11:36:12 GMT -5
Here's a photo of what I have got done so far. Besides the three window conversion, it's been chopped three scale inches and sectioned three scale inches.  |
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Post by Plowboy on Mar 7, 2019 11:47:25 GMT -5
I tried to add a second photo. But, it wouldn't allow me to.  |
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Post by Murphy on Mar 7, 2019 12:02:53 GMT -5
Sleek, I like it !!!
...it reminds me of a Willys on steroids
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Post by spex84 on Mar 7, 2019 12:58:36 GMT -5
Oho wow, that's clean!! Nice work!
I have to admit, I've never been a fan of '40s turned into 3-windows, but yours is done the right way and it shows.
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Post by Bernard Kron on Mar 7, 2019 16:59:55 GMT -5
Beautiful work, Roger. Very much in the spirit of Harry Westergard's Semas '37 Chevy.
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Post by afx on Mar 7, 2019 20:01:39 GMT -5
Off to a great start.
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