Post by jffj on Mar 12, 2018 10:59:35 GMT -5
Had to get one of these after seeing the movie ROCKETMAN, with the intention of making a replica of the very cool 34 in the movie.
Wasn't sure what I would find in the kit, being made by Lindberg and having had a few of the Lindberg offerings, and experiencing the vast difference between kits. Specifically the '61 Chevy convertible and the '41(48? I can never remember) Lincoln "kit". Hard for me to believe both kits were made by the same manufacturer.
Then I read that the Lindberg '34 Ford pickup was made using the old AMT molds, and I went for it.
Not necessarily Lindberg's fault, but the 1.5" thick (scale) wire spokes in the wheels pretty much deflated my dream of a ROCKETMAN replica. Just couldn't come up with any easy way of thinning the spokes, and settled for making the best of it.
At the time of this build, I was running the small museum in the little town I live in, and was seeing lots of very cool photos from the area, taken by locals, from the early 1900s through the 1960s. One such photo was of Paul Drescher's old Atlantic gas station garage from the mid-late 50s. Cool thing is, the building has remained, and a very cool young old school gear head, Randall, is now operating his car repair and inspection station there. No gas pumps though.
At some point, I decided to make this '34 a parts truck for the Drescher's Garage. Ruled out the tow truck option as the tow unit just doesn't cut it, and I didn't feel like making it look realistic. I wanted a beat, used daily driver look, and a self-lettered look as well. Maybe I was taking out my frustrations on the poor kit over those wire wheels?
I overdid the dings to the body, in retrospect, but was very happy with trying and learning some rusting and weathering techniques on it. Specifically using cinnamon to create a surface rust texture, by sprinkling it liberally on wet paint, then shaking the excess off, and removing more if needed with a stiff brush.
Hooked up with Randall, and he donated the antique headlight aimer machine and floor jack to the museum. Floor jack must have been a two ton model, because it seemed to weigh that much π². Got the idea to use the b&w picture of the garage, which I colorized, as a background in a display case, and gave it to Randall and the boys. It has a place of honor in the customer's waiting room now.
I just couldn't resist doing a box art of it in Photoshop π
John
Wasn't sure what I would find in the kit, being made by Lindberg and having had a few of the Lindberg offerings, and experiencing the vast difference between kits. Specifically the '61 Chevy convertible and the '41(48? I can never remember) Lincoln "kit". Hard for me to believe both kits were made by the same manufacturer.
Then I read that the Lindberg '34 Ford pickup was made using the old AMT molds, and I went for it.
Not necessarily Lindberg's fault, but the 1.5" thick (scale) wire spokes in the wheels pretty much deflated my dream of a ROCKETMAN replica. Just couldn't come up with any easy way of thinning the spokes, and settled for making the best of it.
At the time of this build, I was running the small museum in the little town I live in, and was seeing lots of very cool photos from the area, taken by locals, from the early 1900s through the 1960s. One such photo was of Paul Drescher's old Atlantic gas station garage from the mid-late 50s. Cool thing is, the building has remained, and a very cool young old school gear head, Randall, is now operating his car repair and inspection station there. No gas pumps though.
At some point, I decided to make this '34 a parts truck for the Drescher's Garage. Ruled out the tow truck option as the tow unit just doesn't cut it, and I didn't feel like making it look realistic. I wanted a beat, used daily driver look, and a self-lettered look as well. Maybe I was taking out my frustrations on the poor kit over those wire wheels?
I overdid the dings to the body, in retrospect, but was very happy with trying and learning some rusting and weathering techniques on it. Specifically using cinnamon to create a surface rust texture, by sprinkling it liberally on wet paint, then shaking the excess off, and removing more if needed with a stiff brush.
Hooked up with Randall, and he donated the antique headlight aimer machine and floor jack to the museum. Floor jack must have been a two ton model, because it seemed to weigh that much π². Got the idea to use the b&w picture of the garage, which I colorized, as a background in a display case, and gave it to Randall and the boys. It has a place of honor in the customer's waiting room now.
I just couldn't resist doing a box art of it in Photoshop π
John