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Post by BERNARD "HOT ROD" KRON on Jul 6, 2012 23:23:25 GMT -4
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2012 10:06:13 GMT -4
wow that is an awesome build bro very well done !!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2012 10:43:25 GMT -4
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Post by ACDP5859 on Jul 7, 2012 10:43:30 GMT -4
NOW THAT'S NICE.   |
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Post by KRAZY RICK on Jul 7, 2012 11:38:37 GMT -4
Very Kool !!! - Great look !!!! - Thanks Bernard !!!
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Post by JOE66 on Jul 7, 2012 14:28:29 GMT -4
Outstanding !! |
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Post by MOPAR KEN on Jul 7, 2012 17:39:57 GMT -4
Great build , Bernard! I've always loved that kit and the changes you made make that much better. Very cool!
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Post by DAVE "THE DUKE" ARMSTRONG on Jul 7, 2012 19:25:33 GMT -4
Beautiful build, fabulous!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2012 20:35:47 GMT -4
Very Cool build , Bernard.
8-)RICK
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Post by BERNARD "HOT ROD" KRON on Jul 8, 2012 11:48:23 GMT -4
It's all you guys' fault. I'm being bitten with the shiny paint and chrome bug! Thanks for all the kind words.
The Revell Boomer Bucket kit is based on the Monogram LIttle T from 1964. But the original Little T is still the one, IMHO, especially with the turtle deck and cylindrical tank options, the reversed rims, and the proper exhaust system. I can only assume many of the parts for a reissue are long gone... It just goes to show what great bones that kit had.
I bought the Boomer Bucket shortly after resuming building sometime in 2009 and immediately bumbed because of its decidedly late 20th century vibe (I'm sorry, the street rodder's trailer just doesn't make it for me...). So, when it came time to try out the Tamiya Clear Red this seemed like a suitably small target that, if it worked out, I might build up as a quickie.
Well damn if it didn't work out! And then I had a brainwave to try the 5-window flames and, damn again, if they didn't have the perfect rake, length and color - like they were made for it... (Like the carriage lights, I just didn't want to go with the kit pin stripe outlines...) So I thought, what can I do to get the car in the ball park to my own tastes? Hmmm... how about a set of steelies that I might not use otherwise? The "Rat Rod" steelies and wide whites seemed like the perfect candidate since they're so characteristically identifiable and thus, as nice as they are, ones I repeatedly have avoided using. So, some nice Early Years Resin '40 Ford backing plates, foiled out, a little Inca Gold, the spiders from Modelhaus, and I was just about there. What a pleasant surprise! I may have to build another one of these...
Thanx again for all props!!! Couldn't/wouldn't have done it without you...
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Post by DAVE "BIG DADDY" KAPP on Jul 23, 2012 23:18:45 GMT -4
Fantastic paint and your photography is great as well.
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Post by PETEL on Sept 29, 2014 16:42:27 GMT -4
Great job, super colors !!! The car belongs on a 1963 HOT ROD Magazine cover !!!
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Post by BERT "THE CRUSHER" on Oct 2, 2014 17:03:25 GMT -4
That sucker turned out great! I like the paint, but I really like the wheel and tire combo.
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Post by MORBIUS on Oct 17, 2018 13:13:51 GMT -4
Beautiful build!
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Post by BADSEED on Oct 17, 2018 13:48:09 GMT -4
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Post by JOHNNY "VEGA" VERKERK on Oct 19, 2018 17:08:39 GMT -4
Looks like I have some catching up to do!! , , Beautiful build Bernard!!!
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Post by BERNARD "HOT ROD" KRON on Oct 26, 2018 12:48:27 GMT -4
Thanks for the appreciation, guys. Still one of my favorite builds from My Back Pages.
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