A little 32 progress. I picked up this truck kit at The Hobby Lobby, not to bad with that 40% off coupon. Going to go the custom route.
The deuce must have landed on the top of the grill.... Usually it is the front axle or frame that breaks . It looks like you will be able to repair it good as new. I think that 53 Ford pickup kit was one of AMT's best kits. I still have two of them (built long ago) and I tempted to buy another of them from this latest reissue.
Actually it fell backwards from the water tank in my van, the exhaust and trunk hitting first. All those parts blew off from the 2' fall. Dumb me did not secure it properly ! Yes AMT did a nice job on it on the truck kit !
I have the AMT "diamond in the rough" kit which includes that truck, a tandom trailer and a '39 er '40 crunched up Ford sedan... The truck includes all the goodies that's in that kit you posted....
If you're interested, I figured out a way to chop a Big Deuce windshield painlessly and without need of re-chroming. I'll share the details if anyone wants to know.
I'll try to explain, then I'll add pics to my post later. The cool thing about a big deuce is the windshield is multiple pieces. To chop the windshield frame, use an X-acto knife and make a diagonal cut in the lower corners of the frame. This will remove the bottom bar of the frame. There is a factory seem in the same place on 32 roadsters, so it's ok to leave it. Then cut the sides of the frame to the desired chop amount, (with the same angle cut you did to remove the bottom) and super glue back together. For the stanchions, use the X-acto again and make a cut directly underneath the top "bulge" and wing nut. Then cut the stanchions to the desired amount, making sure it matches the frame, and then super glue it back on. To clarify, I use the regular blade that comes with the X acto, and do not use a saw. Simply push down firmly and the knife will cut cleanly without damaging the chrome. However, doing this requires some pressure and the parts might fly off the bench when the knife goes through. The most difficult part of all this is cutting the "glass" to fit. Every time I try to cut clear plastic it cracks, so I just painstakingly file it down with a large emory board until it's the correct height.
Looks like Testors Inca gold paint over black primer.... Er, I could be way wrong... Looking great so far....
I drug out a few from the attic that I did about 25+ years ago to show my boys (9 & 12) that are starting to get into models now. The nova was a 1/25 scale that I put a 1/24 pro stock engine in to appear to be a “mountain motor”. The Camaro was a parts bin car that I built to look like a local drag car that used to clean house around here. Used the pro stock cage and other parts to finish it up. The 58 was an AMT kit that seemed to fit very well, especially for one that the doors opened on. As you can see it was the early 90’s with the fade paint and all! LoL!
Finished this Corvette a few weeks ago while on vacation. I wanted to see one in a color other than white. View attachment 4021736 View attachment 4021737 View attachment 4021738 I used leftover 72 GM Mohave gold iridescent acrylic lacquer from a Monte Carlo job. I haven't fitted the headlight screens yet because I have to figure out how to keep the glue invisible. I may try spraying urethane clear through my spray gun for better gloss. And yes the front bumper guard is upside down. (Edited with better photos)
Yes sprayed through my full size DeVilbiss Plus with air and fluid turned down to almost nothing. I wanted to see if it would work out ok and happy that it will in the future because I have a lot of leftover color. The clear is rattle can. I want to try automotive clear and am concerned that the film build will be to great. Thanks for the comment. John
Interesting foot note on the AMT F100: Original custom truck was built by Fresno rodder Morris Srabian, a distant relative of George Barris. Truck was featured in Rod & Custom 'Little Pages' in 1955, with all the goodies: Canted quad headlights, Chev pickup rear fenders, Corvette taillights, and Dean Jeffries paint. Name of the truck was "The WILD KAT", in large lettering across the lavishly striped tailgate. Truck burned in the infamous Barris fire. Jeffries was across the street having coffee, saw smoke coming out of Barris' shop. He ran across the street, tore open the big door...pulled 2 cars out (pulled, with his hands!) but the Wild Kat and 3 street roadsters and 2 more mild customs were lost. Rod & Custom also did a follow up on Barris' fire. Thank goodness we still have the model of the WILD KAT!
When you get a spare seven minutes watch this YouTube video. It's just amazing what people can do with model cars. Great models, great photography and a kool version of surf guitar music.
WOW!!!! and THANKS! (QUICK85) Best seven minutes I've spent in a long time! If I smoked, I'd have to light one up. Lol If you would like too, post it on , {vintage model cars and box art}. It's on the Antiquated HAMB thread. Also here's a few photos that I took this week end. They were at the Western Md. Rod Round Up swap meet. A few 57 Chevy gassers. Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Hey Gomad...you know I spoke with Larry today and he is going to have a model contest at Hot Rod Holiday this year.... Sent from my SM-G930V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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