I built this around 1990 long before the term Rat Rod was coined. I was quite active building models around this time. The model is actually inspired by a car from my old neighborhood where I grew up in Malden,MA. My neighborhood was the epicenter of the hot rod scene in Malden,during the sixties. One car that used to come around the Edmund St. garages, was a hastily finished model A coupe. The car did not have shiny paint like the others, but had a faded out white paint job. The car never seemed to be washed and the engine was full of grime and grease. The rear quarter window was cracked and the exhaust pipes that exited the rear used a piece of rope as a hanger. It was not a show car, but in hindsight it was pretty cool. I did not have a model A in 1/25th scale, so I used an AMT 32 kit, but it has the overall vibe of the old hot rod.
I have alway liked budget built cars and this one was built long before the so called Rat Rod trend. If you looked in the readers ride section of Hot Rod Magazine in the early sixties there were plenty of these cars.
as i posted in another thread i do mostly hot wheels now. anybody know where i can find small enough light bulbs to use as headlights/taillights for hot wheels? 9v? also something for spotlights in diaromas(?) the models are great !!!!!
first time showing my models on the H.A.M.B,finished this the other day.I was trying to get this look from the cover of Classic Trucks and decided to go another route since I was having a hard time with the kit,so here it goes.Enjoy
I know its not a model but a pinewood derby car. We did use some model pieces to build it. I need to say that all of your models are over the top great.
Yes, Randy Derr is the man who built the Sunoco Camaro model, which won every major model car award there was, to my knowledge. Randy had two 3-ring binders overstuffed with research material on the Sunoco Camaro to build the model. When the guys were restoring the REAL car, they actually contacted Randy to get certain information !!! I'm not aware of any photo site from Randy. I get out to Ohio once a year - that's where my photos of his work comes from.
two places to investigate: http://www.circuitron.com/index_files/301CAT.pdf http://www.grsmicroliting.com/eshop/index.html?target=dept_10.html&lang=en-us micro mark has some interesting stuff, too: http://www.micromark.com/SearchResult.aspx?deptIdFilter=0&searchPhrase=fiber+optic
Kinda' grainy pic...I'll have to take some better pics of the engine. I cast the front 3 cylinders, then added them to the inline 6 for an inline 9. Then went crazy with over 90 scratch built pieces including buttons, beads, ball point pen tips (collectors), and solder (headers). This started as a throw away model because someone thought they chopped it too much. It all came to me when I went to Bonneville.
Nice work! My Dad had one exactly like this except it was a darker blue. I always wanted to do something with it but it sat in the backyard too long and rotted too bad. Atleast it gave its engine to my 69 Camaro.... which then lent it to my 73 nova... lol
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