1/12 Scale Scratchbuilt Street Rod

[GTmike400]

First I hope I am not shot for posting up something that isnt made out of metal. I am quite disappointed as well, but just didnt have the place to do it. So I started building a new model out of plastic. Everything is scratch built. Here it is thus far:









I do have many more pictures if you'd like. Now I am trying to get in touch with the Foose to here is thoughts, suggestions and guidance, I would love to hear yours as well.

[JKING]

Hi mike

Looks great :grin: The little details is what makes all the differance.

[FriarTuck]

I've seen some of your other posts, and the craftsmanship is fantastic. Takes real patience to built at that scale. Looking forward to seeing progress pic's. Thanks for sharing.

[GTmike400]

Thanks for the comments guys. I really hope this project will help spread my name in the hot rod world even though its not metal.

Thanks again for the comments. They really drive me...they are my gasoline.

[kenb]

Hi Mike,

Excellent work on the model, your attention to detail is quite evident in the pictures you have posted in this forum category.
It seems that you and I obviously share the same enthusiasm for indulging in the small scale stuff. I find scale modelling quite challenging because of the reduced margin for error, which makes the victory so much sweeter when I succeed in producing a perfect finished part.
Not to be forgotten is the feeling of accomplishment one gets from a well done scratch-built project, I enjoy solving the design problems as much as I enjoy the actual fabrication and construction process.

With regards to keeping a plastic model on topic in a metalshapers group, just post an occasional picture of yourself using aviation snips instead of scissors when cutting paper templates and you should be OK.

Keep us posted on the modelling projects Mike, your work and attention to detail is very impressive.

Cheers,
Ken

[tdoty]

Lookin' good Mike! Hope I inspired some of that somewhere along the line with "Model Car Tech" .

Why not make the body in metal? Wish I could remember the name of that guy who does totally awesome stuff out of beer cans. Charlie something .................. it's late, I need sleep, I'll remember it at the most inopportune time .

The engine looks great, the frame looks great! Keep it up!

Tim D.

[GTmike400]

Heres something to wet your taste buds. More rough work on the transmission.





Thanks for reading!

I appreciate the motivating comments. The body will be made out of vacuum formed sections. I will build a buck and cut it up to fit in the vacuum former. Then I'll glue the plastic all back together. The reason I switched to plastic is because its something I have a ton of, and I dont have a welder. Plus a metal body would be way to heavy for the chassis unfortunately.
I'm hoping this project will still get my name into the real hot rod world though!

[GTmike400]

I dont mean to be a thorn in anyones side but I would really like some feedback. A lot of you are in the industry I want to be in after college. This project is built to get my name out there, so I would like to hear everyone's thoughts. I know the thread gets viewed, but there are few comments. Theres that saying "if you cant say anything positive, dont say anything at all" so is that the case with this project? I'd really love to improve and make sure I am on the right track. Sorry if this is seen as a rude bump post.

I'm sorry its out of plastic too.

[Hairy-Neil]

I admire your patience. My great uncle used to do this sort of modeling, mainly building copies of the full size vehicles he worked on building in the day job. He was apprenticed in the mid 1920's and worked for the same firm till retirement in the late 1960's. The Steel Barrel Co. of Uxbridge, Middx, they built road tanker bodies and the like.

His father before him was a boilermaker and his grandfather a pansmith in the Cheshire salt industry. With other relatives on fathers side having been blacksmiths for several generations I guess that metal bashing is in my blood.

[dauer]

Mike;


Awesome work, if you have that kind of patience with plastic I'm sure you will do well with any future projects be it plastic or steel! Keep up the good work and keep the pictures coming.

Dave