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THE OFFICIAL '32 TUDOR SEDAN BUILD-OFF!


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6 hours ago, Kit Karson said:

Did U bring this to the ACME NNL?

What do you mean by "this"? 

I had a full fendered blue Phantom Vicky "Tricky Vicky"

A red traditional fenderless Vicky

A green open top B400 "Stepchild"

A mint '32 Tudor Sedan (Good Guys Hot Rod of the Year)

A blueish '32 Phantom Pickup

A '32 Hearse "Last Ride"

A teal '29 Roadster with IFS and IRS

A box stock blue '30 Coupe

A chopped blue T-Touring

And the UPS "Special Delivery"

These are all the hot rods I brought to the show. 

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By the looks of the sky this morning I thought it might be too cold to clear coat today but the sun came out late morning I was able to get it done moments ago. Like the chassis, the base paint darkened nicely. This paint is a dead-ringer for Ford Titanium Frost optional on 90-92 Mustangs and others. I can’t wait to see this body polished and waxed. 

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And yeah, I do all my spraying at the shop. Here’s the picture background NOT blurry or obstructed. ?

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Dennis Lacy impressive paint job. You should give a tutorial for newbies like me. Also very jealous you get to work on 1/1 hot rods during the day. I started a third 32 sedan using orange crate body . Managed to break both hinge parts off same door. The pieces are lost to the floor. So I’m working on making new hinges. Won’t be done for a while but I continue to post as it goes. Cheers to all the other projects very talented people here. Brian 

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1 hour ago, NerdmanB said:

Dennis Lacy impressive paint job. You should give a tutorial for newbies like me. Also very jealous you get to work on 1/1 hot rods during the day. I started a third 32 sedan using orange crate body . Managed to break both hinge parts off same door. The pieces are lost to the floor. So I’m working on making new hinges. Won’t be done for a while but I continue to post as it goes. Cheers to all the other projects very talented people here. Brian 

"Managed to break both hinge parts off same door. The pieces are lost to the floor. So I’m working on making new hinges"

Boy ain't that the truth....I did the same thing on the Revell Thames/Anglia Woody van conversion I worked on.

I broke just about every door hinge on the body wrestling with that body shell during the build. I made a promise to myself to try and fabricate brass door

hinges - but time ran out. 

As for those great early Revell kits like your Orange Crate, nice kits ......but all those tiny fiddly bits will try one's patience.

I managed to complete three Big Daddy Roth show rods a couple of years ago but seriously doubt I could've completed even one back when they first came out.

 

Subscribing to your build...love the 32 sedan!

 

 

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3 hours ago, mrm said:

What do you mean by "this"? 

I had a full fendered blue Phantom Vicky "Tricky Vicky"

A red traditional fenderless Vicky

A green open top B400 "Stepchild"

A mint '32 Tudor Sedan (Good Guys Hot Rod of the Year)

A blueish '32 Phantom Pickup

A '32 Hearse "Last Ride"

A teal '29 Roadster with IFS and IRS

A box stock blue '30 Coupe

A chopped blue T-Touring

And the UPS "Special Delivery"

These are all the hot rods I brought to the show. 

SOMEBODY has been busting butt ! LOL

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9 hours ago, Tom Kren said:

Ok more update body  rubbed out and attached to frame, Iceman engine finished, grill with MCG photo etched grill, wheels done, almost there!

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Looking good Tom! Looking forward to seeing it finished up?

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6 hours ago, Dennis Lacy said:

By the looks of the sky this morning I thought it might be too cold to clear coat today but the sun came out late morning I was able to get it done moments ago. Like the chassis, the base paint darkened nicely. This paint is a dead-ringer for Ford Titanium Frost optional on 90-92 Mustangs and others. I can’t wait to see this body polished and waxed. 

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And yeah, I do all my spraying at the shop. Here’s the picture background NOT blurry or obstructed. ?

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Hi Dennis, that colour, and paint job are absolutely stunning. I went and bought a can of that colour today ? 

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2 hours ago, Steve H said:

Hi Dennis, that colour, and paint job are absolutely stunning. I went and bought a can of that colour today ? 

Thanks, Steve! I had bought the spray can for a different project (one of Revell’s 90 Mustangs) a couple of years back but that project is going through a redirection (including a color change) so it was really a matter of, “What do I have on hand?” when it came to the sedan. That said, I’m really glad I went with it! 

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14 hours ago, Dennis Lacy said:

By the looks of the sky this morning I thought it might be too cold to clear coat today but the sun came out late morning I was able to get it done moments ago. Like the chassis, the base paint darkened nicely. This paint is a dead-ringer for Ford Titanium Frost optional on 90-92 Mustangs and others. I can’t wait to see this body polished and waxed. 

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And yeah, I do all my spraying at the shop. Here’s the picture background NOT blurry or obstructed. ?

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I’m loving that color Dennis! It’s going to be nice when it’s finished?

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Jim S. My chubby arthritic fingers don’t like the fiddly bits. lol. RRR glueing the doors shut is an option. But my brain says how hard can it be to make tiny door hinges? I guess we will find out I will post my progress. Brian 

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23 hours ago, SpeedShift said:

SOMEBODY has been busting butt ! LOL

Actually all the hot rods I brought to the show were completed last year and some way back. The only models started and completed this year were the three Mustangs I made specially for this show. 

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On 10/29/2024 at 3:32 PM, Dennis Lacy said:

By the looks of the sky this morning I thought it might be too cold to clear coat today but the sun came out late morning I was able to get it done moments ago. Like the chassis, the base paint darkened nicely. This paint is a dead-ringer for Ford Titanium Frost optional on 90-92 Mustangs and others. I can’t wait to see this body polished and waxed. 

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And yeah, I do all my spraying at the shop. Here’s the picture background NOT blurry or obstructed. ?

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Killer paint job and choice of color. Can’t wait to see it done. Is it going to have some sort of accent color? 

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Well i finihed it!!!!  i didnt make the deadline but i got her done! Paint is a custome mix blue that i had on the shelf Testors one coat clear, Drag City Casting 32 chopped 4 door resin body and used 32 kit for rest except for the engine which is from Iceman Collections, headllights from 3d resin parts, wheels from Revell 30 Ford kit ,lowered front and rear ,used camera film for windows in the rear.and a photo etch grill from MCG Hope ya like it thanks for build off was fun! ON TO THE NEXT!!!!

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11 hours ago, Tom Kren said:

Well i finihed it!!!!  i didnt make the deadline but i got her done! Paint is a custome mix blue that i had on the shelf Testors one coat clear, Drag City Casting 32 chopped 4 door resin body and used 32 kit for rest except for the engine which is from Iceman Collections, headllights from 3d resin parts, wheels from Revell 30 Ford kit ,lowered front and rear ,used camera film for windows in the rear.and a photo etch grill from MCG Hope ya like it thanks for build off was fun! ON TO THE NEXT!!!!

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That is NICE Tom! I really like that a lot? I’m going to have to get me one of those Drag City casting 4-door bodies 

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12 hours ago, Tom Kren said:

Well i finihed it!!!!  i didnt make the deadline but i got her done! Paint is a custome mix blue that i had on the shelf Testors one coat clear, Drag City Casting 32 chopped 4 door resin body and used 32 kit for rest except for the engine which is from Iceman Collections, headllights from 3d resin parts, wheels from Revell 30 Ford kit ,lowered front and rear ,used camera film for windows in the rear.and a photo etch grill from MCG Hope ya like it thanks for build off was fun! ON TO THE NEXT!!!!

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Very nice. Looks just right. The deadline was moved to November 13th, so you are right on time.

  When I saw the first pictures of your build, I thought you were building a car I’ve been trying to start for quite some time. But yours is very different. I love blown flathead in your model. It’s a great traditional hot rod. 

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I finally made some progress on mine.

I have my hoods figured out, but they are still far from primer-ready. There is a lot more than meets the eye on this picture. The side hoods were painstakingly sanded to half their original thickness or less. I am planing a similar treatment for the top hood too. 

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The frame received a new rear crossmember to accept the IRS and the quasymotor was fitted. Using the transmission from the Phantom Vicky definitely helped properly locating it in the frame. 

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The body received the Vicky's wheelwells which not only positively locates it on the frame, but also determined the ride height with the help of an ever so slight channel over the frame. 

Now it has proper attitude, which I plan to dial up a notch. 

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