Funny you should mention Hublies. I've been working on these two, the coupe is almost done but on the back burner. I've got some caps for it, gotta finish some detail work. The other was a cut off sedan I bought for parts. I used the leftover parts to build this. It's channeled over the A frame. Same beat paint that was on it...
I like the bubble top. Is there any way to form your own parts? Like can I make a mold and pour some parts? If so what plastic should I use and where can you buy it?
Ok, so Im late for the Sunday sesion but well, here goes anyway. Top is a week end build 32, made up a dodgey DuVall windscreem, its an original Monogram kit from the 60s. Second two are of a 40 coupe I have been chopping, still need to take some out of the top to get rid of the 'bubble' look. It will be a Westerguard looking car when done sitting low in the back, ribbed bumpers and a dressed flattie, maybe with Ardun heads. Last is a 37 truck, 62 (?) Chev rear on a 48 ch***is. Just roughed out, no filler yet in the chop. Cheers, Doc.
Yes , the A.M.T.'40 two door sedan came with nailhead & the A.M.T. '39 '40 Coupe Came with a rocket motor , but with after market rocker covers Cheers Dago
Great stuff as usual. I really look forward to see what your are all working on. I can't believe how original your ideas are! A couple of questions for you. I'm not sure where I got this pix from but it's pretty neat. Any idea what the brick material is that is used on the walls? I've thought about using the brick material sold at Hallmarks that is used under those Christmas towns. But it's pretty dark. Doll house stuff maybe? Also, I've been looking at the Monogram 1930 Ford kit. How do you get rid of the seam when the window/roof section is put on? Similar to the other pix. Thanks for the info. Mike. ps someday I'll have a model to post.
I am not the source of the infection just a vector! Ha Ha Ha I caught it from Doc Frankenstein. Where has he been anyway? I really like the t bird by the way.
I saw Doc Frankiensteins truck many moons ago and built this http://public.fotki.com/Keith__Shannan/keiths_model_car/1937_ford_trucks/37_ford_truck/ I think he got a giggle out of it. there was a few other models built after everyone saw his cool truck on the model boards
I got mine at the local Hobby store. Its like a foam board but it comes in different looks. mine is concrete wall but i know they had brick
I've owned and driven at least one "real" hot rod,custom or muscle car every day of my life since 1961,but this is,by far, my favorite thread on this site.You guys show exceptional vision and skill. I look foreward to this weekly talent show..............Thank you.
Thats how i felt when i first started building to, but model guys that actually build like models pierod. So be proud of what your doing and share it with the world and have fun. If someone knocks on my work i know i'm doing it right :O) Most of the model critics can't even open the box let alone build one. Ok now let me climb down of my soap box keith
I have posted some of my stuff previously, however the stuff this week shows more imagination than I can muster. I've struck a wall with Dillard's coupe in that the headers don't fit under the hood sides, so I've had to remove them and trim the flange but still no success. I'm hoping the hood sids are thick enough that a little grinding will give me the clearance I need to continue. Meanwhile despite three unfinished projects on the table already, I've started another. This one was a challenge to build a Decue hot rod, and since I can't resist a challenge, I jumped in and decided to build the Coddington chopped coupe. Naturally those **** ugly wheels were gone first, followed by the fenders. I figured I might try and build something cool using as many of the kit parts as possible. Didn't like the way the fabrick top insert sits up so high, so I trimmed & ground the endges so it sits flush in the hole like a traditional filled top. Looks much better now. Couldn't find a bench seat to fit that narrow interior tub without a heap pf work and the kit high back buckets are just so wrong. So I ***emmbled them and cut the tops down. A little filler and they are looking like early sixties buckets that belong in this type of car. I'll use the kit engine, with the blower setup added and some over the ch***is headers from my parts box. The blower suggests I should run slicks but I'm not sure yet what wheel and tyre combo to run, Any ideas are welcome. I usually pick that kind of stuff up at the model train store. Those guys have some great materials for making dioramas and it comes in all scales and sizes. The little courtyard I often use is just four bits of pressed and printed card that cost about five bux in total. Your hobby shop should have a range of putties available for styrene modelling, I use 'Squadron White' for the big filling jobs as it's fills well and is easy to sand etc. For fine finishing I use Tamiya which is smooth like automotive spot putty although it can be a bear to sand. I find leaving it at least a week to cure helps. I use old dental tools as applicators, y'know the ones they have for applying tooth fillings. Get them used for alost no money and they are really nice quality stinless steel.
Did I mention I got lucky last week. Picked thesse up for the right price. The AMT kit is from the same mould that's used for the current issue stock 36 five window but with ll the parts to build either a 3 window or roadster. Plus a lot of neat period parts and wheels/caps that are not in the current issue. Good part is by adding the current kit, I can build both the roadster and the three window coupe. The '55 Pick-up I've never seen before, but it does pretty much complete my fifties F series pick-up collection. The moulding is very nice with no flash and wheels are large diameter American Torque thrusts and it even has a bunch of beer barrells and all the beer company decals
Carps, you reckon you are embarrased for posting for stuff...i should be shot for what im building After seeing fidge's post last week with his 59 chevy grafted to a 29 cowl, i figured i would try something out i had in my head for the past couple months, after seeing plowboys lunar lander. I'm following the '50's futuristic feel with it, although i should be hanged for using the donor car, which im too embarrased to tell Got some pretty cool ideas, just gotta get them into fruition. The rear roll pan is the front roll pan from the '50 shoebox convert kit, as the hood. Making some longer doors to suit the roof, might try make up some vents on the side like a 'vette.. Rear wheels will have fenders from the "donor car", turned on their side and made to fit, should look pretty cool. Will post some more as i progress, very early stages as you can see. Finished this mild 59 Cadi, stock apart from some lowering, shaving and some better paint than that stuck in the fifties rock 'n roll pink ****.
Here's a few pics of some of the tools I mentioned above. And the filler I'm currently using. The Squadron stuff is a little co**** but it works well and as I said is easy to sand and shape. The Tamiya I use for finish work then coat with primer/surface and detail sand before painting.
When im working on it i need to wear flares, the roof is from a 69 mustang, as will the doors, rear quarters and probably interior
Got a bit more done on the deuce coupe project today. To make driving on Aussie roads less of a chore, I converted to RHD by relocating the brake master cylinder ***y on the firewall and the steering column mount on the dash. For something new, I also figured it's time I attempted brake plumbing, so I spent some time bending & fitting the brake lines. Also figured since this bad boy won't be running air conditioning and as the cowl vent is filled, we need to get the windscreen opened for some fresh air. So, one of the ****py frames in the kit was severely modified to do the job. The 'standard' 12 bolt in the kit just wasn't going to cut it, doing street and strip duty, so a big old Frankland quick-change was adapted from an outlaw sprint car. The M&H Racemaster slicks are plenty big enough and they'll be mounted to 'magnesium' small window Halibrands whilst the fronts will be no window magnesium Halibrands. Experimenting with paint, I think the mixture of ***anium gold with a touch of bronze and a smidge of aluminium looks pretty close to me, whadayareckon?
The Jalopy Journal
