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Post by Mr. Metallic on Apr 15, 2019 8:07:53 GMT -5
I just saw a pic on facebook yesterday that is a 36 that has those fender aprons still attached while the fenders were removed. it was surprisingly decent looking. I can try to find it again if you like.
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Post by chepp on Apr 15, 2019 9:53:33 GMT -5
I just saw a pic on facebook yesterday that is a 36 that has those fender aprons still attached while the fenders were removed. it was surprisingly decent looking. I can try to find it again if you like. Sure, I'd like to see it. Mine are already cut off but I've seen so few fenderless '36s I'd like to see what others have done.
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Post by chepp on Apr 15, 2019 9:56:04 GMT -5
"grungy with some glop" could describe the undersides and engine bays of even magazine-featured kustoms of the time, so no problems there! Nice trick with the "aluminum" intake. I dig the stock-flavored engine. Have you thought of a color for the body yet? Tamiya Yellow TS-16 right out of the spray can. I'm figuring that the kid knows a commercial vehicle painter who had some leftover yellow from painting trucks who will teach him how to spray paint and let him use his booth.
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Post by spex84 on Apr 15, 2019 12:47:16 GMT -5
Tamiya Yellow TS-16 right out of the spray can. Cool. I was also imagining it in either orange or yellow, for some reason.
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Post by Plowboy on Apr 16, 2019 9:00:57 GMT -5
Thanx to Charley and this project, I went off track again yesterday. I was going through the extras from my '36 pickup project. I was going to pitch the body from the '36 since it had no firewall or door bottoms. Then I thought, perfect opportunity to see what taking some length out of the ass end will look like. I took seven scale inches out of it and it helped it a lot! A few hours later, it has the trunk back in, '37 truck fenders on the rear and the door bottoms fixed. I may build it, I may never touch it again. But, I had fun with it for a minute. I can't wait to see how this is going to turn out! I think the yellow will suit it perfect!
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Post by chepp on Apr 16, 2019 23:51:30 GMT -5
Thanx to Charley and this project, I went off track again yesterday. I was going through the extras from my '36 pickup project. I was going to pitch the body from the '36 since it had no firewall or door bottoms. Then I thought, perfect opportunity to see what taking some length out of the ass end will look like. I took seven scale inches out of it and it helped it a lot! A few hours later, it has the trunk back in, '37 truck fenders on the rear and the door bottoms fixed. I may build it, I may never touch it again. But, I had fun with it for a minute. I can't wait to see how this is going to turn out! I think the yellow will suit it perfect! Pix! We need pix!
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Post by Plowboy on Apr 17, 2019 9:52:16 GMT -5
Would it be OK to post it here? I'm not sure if it would be traditional. I know it won't be when I'm done with it.
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Post by chepp on Apr 20, 2019 9:11:37 GMT -5
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Post by Plowboy on Apr 20, 2019 11:16:51 GMT -5
No use starting a thread on it when I know it won't be a traditional build. I have the body in paint now.
I was searching ebay for a '36 Ford the other day to finish it and came across something I hadn't seen before. It was the Lindberg '36 motorized roadster. The box art showed it with the entire front clip removed and some kind of early '30s grille. It had the rear fenders. But, they had been hogged out a lot 'til there wasn't much left of them. It had cone shaped wheel covers also. Cool as hell! I thought about buying for a minute. But, it was $70 plus shipping. Cool. But, not that damned cool!
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Post by chepp on Apr 21, 2019 23:00:18 GMT -5
It's getting close to being ready for paint. The rear wheels are tucked in too close and I've got to fix the fit between the rear inner fenders and the body. These are the kit tires. While trying to mock it up for this photo I discovered that the transmission keeps the interior bucket from fitting correctly onto the chassis. I'll just grind off the offending parts of the transmission to get it to fit.
This model may be the "poster child" for why folks don't make fenderless '36s.
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Post by Plowboy on Apr 21, 2019 23:18:11 GMT -5
Looks a lot cleaner up front! Looks like you changed the front axle too? I wonder how it would look with the rear apron shaved off flush with the rounded part of the body? That or install the rear fenders and hog them out for the bigger tire? I really like how it's looking! Are you planning on using the hood sides or leaving it open?
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Post by gearface on Apr 21, 2019 23:33:18 GMT -5
Ditching the rear apron and just leaving the round part like Roger mused about might be really cool. Tim Boyd had an article about '60s style fenderless rods and wrote about doing it but didn't actually do it on his build. Either way, it already looks mean.
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Post by spex84 on Apr 22, 2019 0:45:10 GMT -5
Looks good! ... Square roll bar?
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Post by afx on Apr 22, 2019 5:14:03 GMT -5
Mockup looks great.
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Post by chepp on Apr 22, 2019 11:44:31 GMT -5
Looks a lot cleaner up front! Looks like you changed the front axle too? I wonder how it would look with the rear apron shaved off flush with the rounded part of the body? That or install the rear fenders and hog them out for the bigger tire? I really like how it's looking! Are you planning on using the hood sides or leaving it open? Thanks. The front axle is the stock one from the AMT '34 pickup but with the '36 wishbone (I had already used the '34 lowered axle and parts on another model). Removing the rear apron would be an improvement but it wouldn't fit with the skills of a teen on a shoestring budget without much metalworking skills. It would be easy to do on the model but since it wasn't a separate part on the real car it would look odd if it was just trimmed off. To look right, the shape of the character line along the lower side of the body that continues around the fender mounting would have to be continued around the "trunk" curve of the body on the rear. That would take a pro's skill.
I'll leave the hood sides off. Seeing the flathead, even though stock, helps with the rod appearance. Although the engine is stock, acceleration would be a little better because of weight reduction (no bumpers, fenders, running boards, hood sides, folding top, spare tire/carrier). So, no rear fenders.
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