Here's a few I took at the Good Guys today at Charlotte. FOR YA. Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
My Grandson was over for the day and wanted to build a hot rod. So a quick freehand sketch on some foam board some vintage steelies and some welding (hot glue gun) we started a model A coupe like Papaws. On the next visit it will get some parts and maybe a paint job.
That is a great photograph. I can tell you in about 50 years that young boy, now a grown mature man who will be designing space ships for Mars, will pull that photo out of a box and say "Ah! here it is.......My first car....Way back in 2017....."
I have a question for the math folks. I'm starting a full size project, welding up my own vintage front engined dragster. I would like to approximate the scratch built 1/8 chassis I built from the Lindberg kit. I'm hoping to use my model for dimensions. How do I convert the measurements to full scale? Do I multiply? My math skills were never good.
Didn't spend a lot of time on it. 1/8 is kind of intimidating, you want to add as much detail as you can, but I don't have the talent for it.
Keep us posted,Ervin/Jigger This AMT Forty Ford Gluebomb rescue was inspired by the Doug Rice '39 Ford
I built this AMT '62 Electra 225 to look (sort of) how it might have looked in '62 when I was 12. My friends and I built models that rolled and could be played with. I left the chrome inserts out of the portholes, and foiled only the door handles and rocker moldings. I wish AMT (Round Two) would put out more kits like this...one piece interior tubs, one piece chassis plates without working suspensions and steel axles & wheels that roll freely.
Some old 32 Fords projects made there way onto the bench....they must be wanting some attention ..... Sent from my QTASUN1 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
It's not exactly car related but maybe it's a memory of that special spot... the one you used to drive all the way out to with her next to you, in your pride and joy.... and when you got there, the two of you would just sit in that old swinging chair and feel like the only two people in the world........... And before the cherry blossom burst into life.. Thanks for indulging me while I shared something I enjoyed making for my wife [emoji4]
Well...to me it's just a romantic notion and poetic licence... maybe somewhere in the world there's a cherry blossom and a swinging chair. If you find it, share a photo[emoji4]
Thanks K-B... I shall keep you fully posted. I have some progress to report, “Spy Photo” of the mating of the pieces, post section... The tape removed , body prior to filling, filing and sanding... Some slime and filth from the tape and my fingers. Hood came out nice and clean but needs some filler material.
Next I tackled the lower fenders and mocked up a few rear skirt options. Fir the front fenders, I used the ‘already contoured’ elements on the running boards. I also used the outer edge of the runners fir a lower body contour with a rolled edge. The body cuts of so sharp and looks too narrow without something to balance the shape with the bottom edge of the fenders. I considered just cutting the fenders but the 1:1 car’s look to be stock so I gave this a try. Next, the skirts. I first looked at the covers that came with the AMT ’36 Ford but those are spoken for on another build. I also wanted them to have a slight bulge like the 1:1 car. My first solution, cut some ‘tear drops’ from a set of deuce fenders. (ouch!) In place, these tear drops are just too small and do’t fit the contours, plus, much of my source material shows a lot of cars song a different loot that seem to match the 1:1 car’s. You can see the rolled rockers in place. This also holds the channeled frame snuggly in place. I have a lot of work to do to properly fit he roof and match the windshield. I will likely narrow the door posts and lean the screen back a bit more. With that in mind, I searched for something that would make the job easier. two spare roofs from other AMT kits came to mind and, after creating a template, I marked up the custom potions from the Studebaker Champion and the ’65 GTO. Being a pontiac guy... the GTO won out. Look closely, you can see that the GTO roof has a bit more contour to it, it also is thinner towards the front of the roof and nice and thick near the rear window. That was helpful for contouring and sanding...
Last two for now... a lot of sanding sculpting and contouring as well as a mock up of the fender skirts. More on that later.
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