This is my new build, Revell’s '29 Ford Model A Roadster and it features a McNally, Boston PI story called My Missing Trophy. The model will be painted with Tamiya Metallic Red body with Tamiya Pure Red wheels and frame, whitewall tires with steelies and hub caps with trim rings.
The Story
My Missing Trophy. The Back Bay Burger Joint has a weekly car show and McNally likes to attend when he can. Everyone who attends gets a ballot to pick the best in show award and those who bring a car in gets a ticket for the raffle which consists of 2 travel coffee mugs with the Back Bay Burger Joint logo or 3 free burger cards. The winner for that Saturday night was Paul Resnick and his '29 Ford Model A Roadster and he places his trophy on the floor of his hot rod and he goes inside the restaurant to use the restroom. When he comes out, he finds that his trophy was stolen. On Monday morning, he hires McNally, Boston PI to find his trophy.
Thanks DUSTER! I have decided on a metallic red body, white firewall, red interior with a white seat insert, red frame and suspension and red wheels with whitewall tires. The engine may be Chevy Engine Red.
On a rainy Monday morning, McNally had stopped at a convenience store for a newspaper and a couple of chicken breasts to marinate for supper. At home, he marinates the chicken with Italian dressing and some spices and places the container in the fridge. The doorbell rings and he answers the door to Paul Resnick who wants to hire him to find his stolen trophy. It’s a very inexpensive trophy, why not buy another one and be happy with that?
Paul wants the original trophy found and returned to him as soon as possible so he can show it off to others who view his car. McNally will search for the missing trophy for Paul Resnick at his usual rate of $200 a day.
The Build
Paint was flying this afternoon. The body and floor bottom got a couple coats of Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red and the frame and rear axle got a couple coats of Tamiya TS-85 Pure Red. The small block Chevy engine got a couple coats of Model Master Huggar Orange which is close to Chevy Engine Red.
Thanks guys! I have heard nothing but good about this kit…actually the first issue kit and from what I have been seeing, this re-issue as well. I would have loved to have had the Buick Nailhead engine, but the supercharged Chevy will do.
McNally drives down to the Back Bay Burger Joint and he talks to Carl Sandowsky, the owner and he asks about surveillance cameras in the parking lot. Carl can’t afford a complete package and he makes do with a couple of cameras in the store and one for the drive-thru. He shows the footage from Saturday night and McNally sees Paul’s Model A on the edge of the screen and then a box truck stops to place an order and he blocks the view of Paul’s Model A. The truck moves on and he sees Paul coming back to the Model A, gets in and he drives out of the parking lot. If the trophy was stolen, Paul didn’t notice that it was missing.
The Build
I added the whitewall decals to the tires and I had a few issues with them. On one of the front tires, the decal folded under itself and I couldn’t get it unfolded. I left it and I will fill in the blank spot with my white Jelly Roll pen. The rear axle is complete and I dulled the chrome plating with some Model Master Acryl Flat Clear. The small block Chevy is ready for ignition wiring. I remembered having a PE ignition coil and since this small block Chevy doesn’t have one in the kit, this one will do nicely!
McNally stops at the apartment of Danny Chennelle to talk with him about Saturday night. College grad Danny didn’t see much since he was expediting orders all night. McNally goes to see Mary Wisdowska at lunch at the High School and she spend most of her time taking orders and filling drinks. She recalls the box truck that was driven by old Mr. Cleener who was accompanied by his dog, Rexell. Mr. Cleener is a regular customer and she didn’t pay much attention to the car show in the parking lot.
McNally thanks Mary for her time and he leaves the cafetria. He is stopped by the Police Resource Officer and he is questioned and arrested for not following the rules of the high school. He is taken to jail charged with Not Signing In at the Office and Harassing the Students and allowed his one phone call…to attorney Charlotte Rothmann aka Charlie and she is on her way to bail out the Boston PI.
The Build
The supercharged small block Chevy is completed. The wheels and tires are almost done with the exception of the hub caps. I didn’t like the paint job on the frame and after sitting in a container of 91% alcohol for almost a week, I sanded some of the paint off. If I left the frame in the alcohol for another week, I may have gotten more paint off.
