two street rods

[fightnjoe]

yep here i go again.

but i am breaking a cornerstone type of rule i have. DO NOT BUILD MORE THAN ONE MODEL AT A TIME

yep i am breaking it. with not one model but two.

and that model is

yep. ive got two of these kits and i am planning on building both at the same time. i am planning on one build being a show car. shinny, flashy, all that stuff. the other will be not so much. i am thinking rusty with primer and such. i am going to have fun with this.

july 26 i begin my pearl harbor build. but these are going to be a fun distraction to help me stay in the mood.


stay tuned folks. it is about to get confusing.......at least for me.



joe

 

[dazed1]

Good luck and have fun with your two builds. Sounds like a good plan you have in place.

 

[fightnjoe]

many thanks.

well folks my first task with this build is to begin to prep the body for paint.

i started off with both the same way. i sprayed a flat black primer. (dont know why but i just like the black)

for the show rod i then started to wet sand the body. i want a really smooth paintjob for this one. for the other i did just a little different. i sprayed flat white and gray to prep for future chipping and paint peeling.

next up will be rusty areas. going for just surface rust on this. not going to beat it up too much just give it a worn look.


just getting started.

all comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



joe

 

[nick]

lurking in the background and will watch with great interest, as I have the same kit...

 

[fightnjoe]

nick lurk all you want. i hope you enjoy the show on this.


well moving forward i added more layers to the not so show car.

after the rust i shot metalizer aluminum again.

the apparently wet spots in the rust layer were hairspray. that however didnt work. at all. more on that at a later date.


now for the show body i got the first of the gloss black that i have decided to go with for the paint.

there you have it.

work on the bodies are continuing.



all comments, critiques, and comments are encouraged.




joe

 

[Quaralane]

Lovely gloss on that

 

[fightnjoe]

you are very kind. however read on....

this is the second part of the update i started yesterday.

i wanted to show you how the bodies look, today i also worked a bit on the engines. now i have to say these engines are nothing more than blobs of plastic with assorted dips and raised points. they resemble engines in only the vaguest of illusions. but i went with them. i have gotten the blocks and trannies (all one piece) as well as the headers and manifold with molded distributer cap painted.

now the bodies. first the gloss rod. this didnt come out as well as i had hoped. after the pictures i sanded it down again and will respray tomorow.

and then the rat rod.

and the engines and bodies mocked up.

so much more to do with this. i have a plan for the plug wires and assorted hoses and such. need to work on the chassis and axles before i put it all together but at least i have gotten this far.


all comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



joe

 

[fightnjoe]

ok time for a brief update.

when last we saw the twins the painting of the body and chassis had begun. with this came a major screw up and with a discovery.

i had progressed to the engine work. i went through my process again and had another screw up and yet another discovery.

i had started the process by painting the not show all rust. i then painted model masters aluminum. i went to try to use the same gloss to show some of the rust and it took all the paint off. i then backed up, reshot the rust and then the meatalizer, when that got tacky i then used a toothbrush and water and removed some of the metal paint. it came out very decent. the show i painted flat black and then gloss black. i sanded a bunch and then hit it with about twelve coats of future. still has some pitting but it is much better and i will be living with it.

the pictures

the show

the not show

and together

and a few closeups of the engines.

next up is to finish out the engine compartments and move onto the interiors.


all comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.


joe

 

[fightnjoe]

well the end is here for the twins.

just a reminder both were painted the same. the only difference is one was worked to look beat up.

the show car..

the beater..

and the twins together.

many thanks for all the kind words.

on to the next.

all comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



joe

 

[Junkie]

Great job on these. They both look really cool.

 

[Quaralane]

Fabulous results, especially when you see them side by side

 

[Tailor]

Love it!

 

[rookie]

Fabulous results, especially when you see them side by side

Agree, cool project.

 

[fightnjoe]

many thanks all.




joe