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32 Ford Rat Rod
by craig betts Tue 04 Jun 2013, 12:56 am
this is going to be a somewhat rat type rod build
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Re: 32 Ford Rat Rod
by craig betts Tue 04 Jun 2013, 1:00 am
ok I should posted some pic's well here they are....cut the roof down and opened it up too
added some flat black
added some flat black
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Lookin awful neat there, Craig 
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by Tumbler75 Tue 04 Jun 2013, 3:15 am
Great work Craig! I like to watch people build these! But I don't see myself building one. LoL Keep at it! Lookin' good! 
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by Guest Tue 04 Jun 2013, 5:31 pm
Oh yes liking this one. Nice job on the top chop.
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Re: 32 Ford Rat Rod
by craig betts Wed 05 Jun 2013, 12:32 am
ok got some paint on the frame and the wheels are done (well I had them from another build I didn't use )
and with an engine too
and with an engine too
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Re: 32 Ford Rat Rod
by craig betts Wed 05 Jun 2013, 12:35 am
i was thinking of useing red on the engine but I think the blue looks better with the red chassis
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Re: 32 Ford Rat Rod
by Guest Wed 05 Jun 2013, 3:37 am
I agree the Blue engine looks right at home in there. 001
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by Skid Wed 05 Jun 2013, 8:31 am
Looks good Craig. Now ya just need some white on it!! LOL
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by Tumbler75 Wed 05 Jun 2013, 7:00 pm
Lookin' good! The blue looks awesome against the red! Comin' along jus' fine!
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by Shelby Sun 09 Jun 2013, 8:40 pm
Looking sharp! The different colours really offset the the flat finish.
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by coyote Mon 10 Jun 2013, 2:00 am
Good progress Craig. I like the way you photograph your jobs.
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Re: 32 Ford Rat Rod
by harron68 Tue 11 Jun 2013, 12:29 am
I like the primer finish. From the looks of the bare plastic the finish wasn't the best and getting a perfect shiny finish with the trunk louvers would be hard too.
The 3/4 view shows the thickness of the wheel spokes, which hurts the look a bit. I used to carefully file each spoke to enhance the reality. Somebody suggested to me to just spray the wheels flat black and brush paint the front edges. I was stunned by the simplicity. A few years later the mag wheel "spoke" look came along and some people just gave old spoked, thick wheels the magnesium look. Ideas to consider until the beautiful wheels we've seen here on the Ferrari 250 become more common.
The flathead engine is a nice touch too and the tri-carb setup is classic! Thanx for a cool project so far!
The 3/4 view shows the thickness of the wheel spokes, which hurts the look a bit. I used to carefully file each spoke to enhance the reality. Somebody suggested to me to just spray the wheels flat black and brush paint the front edges. I was stunned by the simplicity. A few years later the mag wheel "spoke" look came along and some people just gave old spoked, thick wheels the magnesium look. Ideas to consider until the beautiful wheels we've seen here on the Ferrari 250 become more common.
The flathead engine is a nice touch too and the tri-carb setup is classic! Thanx for a cool project so far!
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Re: 32 Ford Rat Rod
by craig betts Sat 15 Jun 2013, 1:08 am
update time on the build
cut the rad down and tried to make the seats have that "rat" look
cut the rad down and tried to make the seats have that "rat" look
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Re: 32 Ford Rat Rod
by craig betts Sat 15 Jun 2013, 1:12 am
harron68 wrote:I like the primer finish. From the looks of the bare plastic the finish wasn't the best and getting a perfect shiny finish with the trunk louvers would be hard too.
The 3/4 view shows the thickness of the wheel spokes, which hurts the look a bit. I used to carefully file each spoke to enhance the reality. Somebody suggested to me to just spray the wheels flat black and brush paint the front edges. I was stunned by the simplicity. A few years later the mag wheel "spoke" look came along and some people just gave old spoked, thick wheels the magnesium look. Ideas to consider until the beautiful wheels we've seen here on the Ferrari 250 become more common.
The flathead engine is a nice touch too and the tri-carb setup is classic! Thanx for a cool project so far!
this was a built from the same kit, never had any problems with the bare plastic, it might just be the pics I took that made the plastic look odd....it's the Revell 5 window kit out a few years ago
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Re: 32 Ford Rat Rod
by Geezerman Sat 15 Jun 2013, 1:50 am
Instrument cluster looks good ! Almost as if it's lit up !
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by Skid Sat 15 Jun 2013, 10:09 am
It's looking great Craig and I too like the bomber seats. How about making a couple of cushions for them?
You can form them out of Blu Tac and then paint them. I've done that before for aircraft and it works great. The neat thing is, if you don't get it right first time, just re-work the Blu Tac!!
You can form them out of Blu Tac and then paint them. I've done that before for aircraft and it works great. The neat thing is, if you don't get it right first time, just re-work the Blu Tac!!
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Re: 32 Ford Rat Rod
by VirusX Sat 15 Jun 2013, 5:27 pm
I like the bomber seats as well. I think some cushions (as Al suggested) would be a great addition too. No way a driver could sit on that hard metal for longer than 10 mins without having a major pain in the backside!
Great job!
Great job!
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