Post by Dennis on Mar 30, 2021 0:15:36 GMT -5
Many of you should know the name Tim Boyd by now as he has been a regular contributor to model car magazines for decades. One of his biggest focusses in the hobby is scale Hot Rods and Street Rods and the pages of those magazines have been filled with his how-to projects. He also used to do a monthly column for Street Rodder Magazine called "Modelers Corner". One particular issue, the May 1990, left a huge impression on me and remains one of my favorite scale Street Rod how-to articles of all-time. I was 10 years old when this issue came out and actually didn't discover it until I was 13 (1993) when I spent a summer reading through my Dad's entire back catalog of Street Rodder. I ended up keeping the May 1990 issue aside and over the years read it until the binding came apart. Not only did I love the scale Street Rod that Tim created and the detailed how-to that he provided, I also loved that the Editor saw fit to print the article all in one shot rather than break it up over 2 or 3 issues as Tim has stated was the original plan.
Here is the intro to the article. Note that with this being printed in 1990 this means the model was actually created in 1989 using the best Street Rod kit bashing parts available at the time from such kits as Monogram's 1937 Ford Sedan and ZZ Top Eliminator Coupe, Revell's 1926 T Sedan as well as, AMT's controversial 1933 Ford Sedan Street Rod - Not to mention Revell's 1929 Pickup kit as a foundation.
I had been wanting to build a '29 Pickup inspired by this article for years and in the Summer of last year (good ol' 2020!) I decided that it was time to make it happen. It was not my intention to build an exact duplicate - and I didn't. Instead I did what Tim's column suggested, I got started on my own version of a scale street rod pickup. That said, there were some key design elements from Tim's truck that I knew mine had to have to keep it recognizable as a tribute such as the wheels, exhaust, basic engine, frame modifications and few other things. I didn't plan it at the beginning but somewhere along the way I got the idea also make it surf shop themed.
- Revell 1929 Pickup frame, fenders, cab, bed, radiator and shell.
- Frame Z'd and rebuilt at rear, center "X" bracing made from cut down Monogram 1937 Ford Sedan frame pieces.
- Revell 1932 Ford series dropped front axle, tie rod, 4-bar links, shocks and disc brakes.
- AMT 1934 Ford 5-Window Corvette independent rear suspension with Revell '32 series disc brakes and AMT Ala Kart shocks.
- Monogram 1937 Sedan original issue Boyd Coddington wheels in Revell '32 Roadster HiBoy tires.
- AMT '34 5-Window small block Chevy engine with valve covers, belt drive, alternator, A/C compressor and block hugger headers from original issue '37 Sedan. Weiand tunnel ram intake and carbs from AMT '66 Nova Pro Street with air filter from Revell '37 Ford Convertible. Parts By Parks wired distributor, Detail Master street rod wire looms and Detail Master #1 fuel line and fittings. Modified exhaust with Supertrapp mufflers from Revell '67 Malibu Pro Street.
- Modified '37 Convertible dashboard with added stereo head unit. Monogram ZZ Top steering column and Revell 1940 Convertible steering wheel. Revell 1926 T Sedan door panels, seats, seat riser, pedals and E-brake handle. Front floor modified from Revell 1932 Dan Fink Speedwagon. AMT '34 5-Window shifter.
- Revell 1929 Ford Roadster headlights. Revell '32 Sedan taillight on '29 Pickup bracket.
- Revell 1937/38 Ford Pickup surf decals and surfboard. Monogram "Blue Bandito" '29 Pickup SCUBA tanks, swim fins, face mask, utility belt and duffel bag.
- Photo reproduced 1929 Hawaii license plate.
- Tamiya colors throughout. Polished with Adam's Paint Correcting polish and waxed with Adam's buttery Wax.
Here is the intro to the article. Note that with this being printed in 1990 this means the model was actually created in 1989 using the best Street Rod kit bashing parts available at the time from such kits as Monogram's 1937 Ford Sedan and ZZ Top Eliminator Coupe, Revell's 1926 T Sedan as well as, AMT's controversial 1933 Ford Sedan Street Rod - Not to mention Revell's 1929 Pickup kit as a foundation.
I had been wanting to build a '29 Pickup inspired by this article for years and in the Summer of last year (good ol' 2020!) I decided that it was time to make it happen. It was not my intention to build an exact duplicate - and I didn't. Instead I did what Tim's column suggested, I got started on my own version of a scale street rod pickup. That said, there were some key design elements from Tim's truck that I knew mine had to have to keep it recognizable as a tribute such as the wheels, exhaust, basic engine, frame modifications and few other things. I didn't plan it at the beginning but somewhere along the way I got the idea also make it surf shop themed.
- Revell 1929 Pickup frame, fenders, cab, bed, radiator and shell.
- Frame Z'd and rebuilt at rear, center "X" bracing made from cut down Monogram 1937 Ford Sedan frame pieces.
- Revell 1932 Ford series dropped front axle, tie rod, 4-bar links, shocks and disc brakes.
- AMT 1934 Ford 5-Window Corvette independent rear suspension with Revell '32 series disc brakes and AMT Ala Kart shocks.
- Monogram 1937 Sedan original issue Boyd Coddington wheels in Revell '32 Roadster HiBoy tires.
- AMT '34 5-Window small block Chevy engine with valve covers, belt drive, alternator, A/C compressor and block hugger headers from original issue '37 Sedan. Weiand tunnel ram intake and carbs from AMT '66 Nova Pro Street with air filter from Revell '37 Ford Convertible. Parts By Parks wired distributor, Detail Master street rod wire looms and Detail Master #1 fuel line and fittings. Modified exhaust with Supertrapp mufflers from Revell '67 Malibu Pro Street.
- Modified '37 Convertible dashboard with added stereo head unit. Monogram ZZ Top steering column and Revell 1940 Convertible steering wheel. Revell 1926 T Sedan door panels, seats, seat riser, pedals and E-brake handle. Front floor modified from Revell 1932 Dan Fink Speedwagon. AMT '34 5-Window shifter.
- Revell 1929 Ford Roadster headlights. Revell '32 Sedan taillight on '29 Pickup bracket.
- Revell 1937/38 Ford Pickup surf decals and surfboard. Monogram "Blue Bandito" '29 Pickup SCUBA tanks, swim fins, face mask, utility belt and duffel bag.
- Photo reproduced 1929 Hawaii license plate.
- Tamiya colors throughout. Polished with Adam's Paint Correcting polish and waxed with Adam's buttery Wax.
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