Post by chepp on Apr 30, 2019 22:00:23 GMT -5
Here's my Kommunity Build Projekt car. The topic was started by Mark Moore. Here's a quick description: "It's trakable AMT Trophy Series, (with a couple of added later exceptions, still AMT kits), kits only, built as rods, customs or racers, in the approved styles & era the site is known for. The idea is the CBP follows the spirit of building them old school style, like in the old model magazines from the 60s, but with a few modern materials allowed to make things a bit easier & more in scale."
See the full KBP details here: trakinscale.proboards.com/thread/18869/trakable-trophy-series-cbp-deadline — and get building on your own.
I started with an AMT '36 Ford and used the roadster version. I know it's a no-no among hot rodders but I made it fenderless. There are good reasons to not do this but I did it anyway. This may serve as an example to not build one.
My story is that a teen received this free roadster in 1960 after a low-speed crash that mangled the bumpers, fenders and running boards. He had some skills and access to a shop so he fixed up the car into a low-buck rod. What little money he had went into dull boring stuff to bring the nearly 25-year-old car back such as wheel bearings, U-joints, water pump, etc. He had a little bit to spend on extras like glass packs, dual exhaust and a steering wheel. A commercial truck painter gave him some leftover yellow paint and taught him the basics of spraying. Still not much was done cosmetically. The kid brushed gloss black on stuff that could be seen so that's why only the outer side of the frame rails are painted.
Here are the only parts that didn't come from the kit:
Front axle: AMT '34 Ford pickup
Steering wheel and exhaust: Revell Beatnik Bandit
Headlight lenses: AMT '39/'40 Ford Sedan (this also supplied the roll bar that became the fuel filler)