I had once mentioned to others about combining the leftover '29 Model A Roadster and the '30 Model A Coupe parts and combining them into one model. That was until I did my research and found that there is no second body in the Roadster kit like I thought there was. Club member John Davison offered me his '29 Ford Model A Roadster parts kit for this build and I thanked him for it! But, what I got was a nearly complete kit for nothing! Thank you, John!!!
John used 3 parts out of the kit and those pieces wouldn’t affect to outcome of my build. A lowboy '29 with a SBC and 3 deuces, interior pieces from the '30 Model A Coupe such as the bucket seats, open back interior and cut-out interior panels. My paint will be Dupli-Color Stellar Blue Pearl with a light tan interior and emobssing powder for carpet. Let’s see what I can do with this.
Thanks oldermodelguy! I wasn’t sure of what color to paint this. I picked up a free can of Stellar Blue Pearl at a Club meeting and I thought I would give it a try. It should look great with the light tan interior I am planning for it. I think it was a color combo from a early to mid '70s Lincoln Mark that I keep thinking about.
Tan interiors always go well with maroons, darker blues, mid to dark greens imo. I’m doing a 1/16 31 Ford and the interior is more saddle colored ( hint of red in there, the convertible boot is a tanish buff and the body Washington blue. The whole project is on hold because I’m not charged up over the Washington blue finish.itself. I shot it in acrylic lacquer and the buffing is tenuous, no end. I don’t know why MCW doesn’t use a slower thinner in their lacquer, should have bought enamel anyway ! I always win with enamel.
Some of your builds are dead on to my tastes in hot rods. Although I would like to do a full fendered A or B with a hemi. Did one when I was a kid in a teal green and that was a might long time ago lol. Haven’t done one since. This A I’m doing is stock.
Speaking of Hemis, I once did a '32 5 window hot rod with a 392 CI Hemi.
Lately, I avoid using a paint I am not familiar with unless it is to experiment with it. I use spray cans exclusively unless I have a need for a specific color, then I use my airbrush.
I primered and painted the '29 Roadster today, but the results were not what I had hoped for. This hot paint crazed the plastic inspite of the primer I used. I guess some sanding is in order for this hot rod.
I hear you on this but then I find myself pretty much never happy with hot lacquers on plastic models. Not that thrilled really with hot acrylic lacquer when I shot 1/1 for that matter. Now nitrocelulos lacquer is another matter or the new hybrids.
Just fwiw over in MCM forums there have been a lot of complaints about Duplicolor of late crazing plastic right through the primer. I should have said something before you shot it, I’m sorry this happened.
I’ve been working on assembling the chassis. I sure hate these spindly front suspensions! Anyway, the chassis is up on its wheels and tires and it’s level, too. Now, to figure out what I am going to do about the body…
I had this vision of using the Coupe’s inner structure and it just doesn’t fit. So I took the Roadster’s inner structure and placed inside the Roadster’s body and, of course it fits better. I took my hobby knife and scored the interior panels and removed them and I liked the look a whole lot better. I am moving forward and using these side panels instead.
A mockup to check my work. This is looking great and I wished I thought of it earlier! I sanded the body and now to take it apart for a bath. The firewall will be primed and painted, but I don’t know if it would be white or body colored. John took the original dash and I had a spare from the AMT '32 Ford Phaeton. Now to primer it, paint and detail it.
