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Post by Bernard Kron on Oct 19, 2019 20:01:17 GMT -5
1929 Ford Model A Roaster Pickup Late 50’s Style Show Rod(more photos below) For the 2016 NNL West Theme Table I built the one and only Rat Rod I’ve ever done. It was based on the ex-Ala Kart Roadster Pickup body shell that comes in the various AMT 1929 Ford Model A Roadster kits that have been issued over the years. Most of that project involved a style of build and techniques that were new to me, especially the stance the car required and the weathering and rust techniques involved. As it turned out it’s proven to be one of my favorite models and one I consider to be among my most successful efforts. But one thing I wanted eventually to do was to build a “clean” version, a kind of late 50’s A-Bucket show rod. This past month I finally got around to it. The second version is quite different from Version 1, even if the scratch .built chassis is almost identical. Almost everything else except for the main body shell is different. Instead of a near-stock and rusty small-block Chevy with a single 4-barrel this car has a full-race showboat Olds V8 with six Stromberg 97’s and plenty of chrome. The interior diamond tufted with tuck and roll buck seats. Instead of the dusty stripped down interior of the rat rod. With a candy red paint job and plenty of chrome plating throughout it stands in sharp contrast to my first effort. Below is a parts list of the kits and materials that went in to this build. Thanx for lookin’, B. AMT 1929 Ford Model A Roadster kit: Ex-Ala Kart ’29 Ford RPU bucket, windshield, dashboard, shift lever and steering wheel. AMT 1934 Ford 5-window coupe kit: Skinny front white wall tires. Revell Ed Roth Beatnik Bandit kit: Oldsmobile V8, tuck and roll bucket seats, dimpled baby Moon hubcaps, chrome reversed front wheels. Revell 1932 Ford 5-window coupe kit: Front and rear suspension. Aftermarket Parts: Stromberg 97 carburetors with SP tops, Oldsmobile Rocket Valve covers, “Shotgun” style lakes headers, 6-carb log manifold and oval gas tank – all 3D-printed courtesy of Chris Drysdale’s Maple Leaf Modelworks (see: www.shapeways.com/shops/maple-leaf-modelworks ). Lincoln whitewall rear tires and matching steelie wheels courtesy of Ed Fluck’s Drag City Casting (see: public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/member_dealer_directory/drag-city-casting-/ and www.facebook.com/dragcitycasting/ ). Paint finishes: Chassis and interior finished with Testors Pearl White lacquer and Tamiya Pearl Clear Coat. Miscellaneous gold paint on motor and interior is Tamiya Gold Leaf. Main body and grill shell finished in Duplicolor Cherry Red metallic. Gold striping body sides and back is Pactra Gold Trim Tape. Gold pinstripe decal on cowl from Revell ’49 Ford coupe kit. Miscellaneous chrome plating is Molotow chrome paint.
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Post by Murphy on Oct 20, 2019 1:17:15 GMT -5
I left my comments on the bench, but it bears repeating...SO FINE!! You put a great deal of thought into your builds, every bit of it comes out here - You out did yourself B.
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Post by mack2856 on Oct 20, 2019 16:18:02 GMT -5
Great stance, great colour, so period, like it jumped right off the little green pages. Congrats B.
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Post by lo51merc on Oct 20, 2019 21:21:36 GMT -5
Spiffy little ride B. But is there room for 2 in there? LOL Gary
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Post by spex84 on Oct 20, 2019 21:48:01 GMT -5
Bernard, you consistently build models I want to clone, haha. I really like how the various parts that comprise this model are arranged, and of course I'm happy to see some MapleLeaf Modelworks stuff getting used. The tall pizza-cutter tires with chrome rims n' caps just slay me. I'm totally stealing that for a build, maybe that '27 T coupe I've been wanting to do...just need to get a body for it.
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Post by Mr. Metallic on Oct 21, 2019 9:30:50 GMT -5
Cool build, and appears to have come together rather quickly. Nice conglomeration of parts, but it's nice to see the 3D stuff working it's way in our builds. It is an important part of the future of the hobby
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Post by Bernard Kron on Oct 22, 2019 17:38:19 GMT -5
Many thanks to you all for your most gracious comments! ...you put a great deal of thought into your builds... I actually do. I usually go through a "pre-build" where I go over a project in my head before hitting the bench. In this case I was traveling on vacation for a few weeks so I has plenty of time to kick it around. ...But is there room for 2 in there? LOL ... Just barely. And the '29 RPU A-bucket is substantially bigger than a '25 T-bucket. I was surprised that only the tiny seats from the Beatnik Bandit would work. When it comes time to do a Grabowski style T, especially if I do a 1/25th AMT version I doubt I'll be able to use separate bucket seats. Bernard, you consistently build models I want to clone... The tall pizza-cutter tires with chrome rims n' caps just slay me. I'm totally stealing that for a build... Well I could say that you consistently draw cars I want to model. The tall, skinny front wheels you do in your more "cartoony" rod illustrations have always been an inspiration. When I first did the aRt Rod variant I was clearly channeling them. Doing them with chrome steelies only emphasizes the effect. And a Thank U to Ed and Dennis for the Lincoln rears, they were just what was needed to dial in the stance.
... (It) appears to have come together rather quickly. ...it's nice to see the 3D stuff working it's way in our builds. It is an important part of the future of the hobby It really did come together quickly. There are several reasons. First off this kind of hot rod is pretty simple with very little in the way of bodywork to deal with. Secondly it was Version 2 so I had done much of what went into it before. And finally, as Murphy referred to, I had plenty of time to "build it in my head" before sitting down styrene in hand. And a comment about the 3-D printed stuff. It really is a breakthrough when it come to fineness of detail even if surface roughness is still an issue. But the printing media is quite brittle and fragile, especially with thin, hollow items like the gas tank. This was the first time I used a relatively large number of these parts and they require some careful handling. Again, thanx to you all. I'm glad you dig it! B.
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Post by ChrisV on Oct 23, 2019 12:07:44 GMT -5
Nice! It has a distinct Tweedy Pie vibe
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Post by Dennis on Oct 23, 2019 23:02:24 GMT -5
Stance and proportions don't get much better, do they? The Olds looks great decked out in all those Maple Leaf accessories, too! Also really cool to see a pair of those rear wheels I designed on a finished model. I think this one is the first.
On a side note, I can't believe in all of these years that I haven't built a rod out of one of these little cabs.
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Post by CrazySwede on Oct 24, 2019 17:05:32 GMT -5
Cool!!
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Post by Bernard Kron on Oct 27, 2019 10:53:20 GMT -5
Thanks again to you all for your appreciation. Nice! It has a distinct Tweedy Pie vibe Chris, I think the Tweedy Pie association is because of the color which is a bit like the color on the Tweedy Pie II box art. But the actual influence was the Barris AMBR winner, the Emperor, which is where I got the accent stripe. I can't believe that when it was restored and offered for sale recently, they left that off, and that it appears to be in a Candy Red instead of that glorious Candy Raspberry of the original. The wheelbase on this car, of course, is a great deal longer than the close-coupled Tweedy Pie. Stance and proportions don't get much better, do they? The Olds looks great decked out in all those Maple Leaf accessories, too! Also really cool to see a pair of those rear wheels I designed on a finished model. I think this one is the first. On a side note, I can't believe in all of these years that I haven't built a rod out of one of these little cabs. I'm surprised that the proportions of these cars turn out to be so pleasing because in the course of construction of both versions I was certain the wheelbase looked too stretched. The problem is that if you make room for cooling and the accessory drive that suicide front end gets the front wheels way forward. But mounting the axle under the front cross member would get the nose too far up. So you get that long stretched front end. But somehow it works... I don't actually believe I've seen any Traditional-era cars done this way, just modern era aRt Rods. But with the right details and colors it puts across some sort of Traditional vibe. The wheels and tires you and Ed cooked up are The Bomb. They will be the detail that will be the making of many a fine Traditional Rod. As I may mentioned before The Parts Box in Australia has long offered a similar setup, but the wheel they claimed fit their tire never really did and after a while I gave up on using them. Both sets of wheels (and maybe a third?) that are offered from Drag City are such precise fits and so well styled that there's no reason to consider anything else. And lastly, that Bucket is, of course different in shape and larger than a genuine T-Bucket. But it has proven repeatedly to be great raw material for various Bucket Hot Rod and Lakes Speedster projects I've done. The AMT '29 Ford Roadster kits are one of the all-time great hot rod parts kits! Thanx again to you all for the generous comments, B.
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Post by Mr409 on Nov 5, 2019 5:27:51 GMT -5
That turned out great! As others have already said, the proportions are pretty much perfect on it. My favorite part of this build however is the color scheme. Red, gold and white all work perfectly together. Those things combined together with your building skills and style, can't go wrong.
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Post by Bernard Kron on Nov 5, 2019 19:55:55 GMT -5
Thanks Nico, I appreciate it. I still can't get over how many positive comments this car has gotten about its stance and proportions. The more I look at it the more I think it's those big Lincoln whitewall bias plays that dial it in.
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