AMT "Snake Eyes" '32 Ford Coupe

[TooOld]

I haven't been around because I spent two months working on a build for the Car-Toons Board but after finishing that I wanted something quick and easy so I grabbed this out of my stash , mainly because I love the Box Art ! Fourteen days start to finish which is great for me since I only get an hour or so at my bench every day .
It's built right out of the box except for lowering the front and adding a distributor and coil . The chassis is just one piece with only a front axle and wishbone being separate parts , so I did a little creative painting to pick out some of the details . The only issues I found with the kit are the fit of the windshield frame and the taillights seem way too big to my eyes . . . I almost left them off .

"Snake Eyes" is painted Tamiya Metallic Red topped with Clear Red to tone down the metallic . I finished it off with a 1966 Florida plate , which is the year this kit was released .

[sharp]

Turned out awesome ,Bob!! Very cool looking build! I like the way its channeled too!

[41chevy]

You did good! I like the East Coast Channel. The the color. Amazing the AMT Deuce still holds up great to the newer offerings. Paul

[jimrichards]

Very nice, Bob

Jim

[jbwelda]

Your model looks better than the box art! Were those little blue dots in the tail lamps, or are those decals? They look sharp.

jb

[mack2856]

That's a Hot Rod, it's fun to look at. Thanks for the smile.

[TooOld]

Thanks very much guys !

Apr 19, 2021 17:44:54 GMT -5 jbwelda said:

Your model looks better than the box art! Were those little blue dots in the tail lamps, or are those decals? They look sharp.

jb

JB the blue dots are just a dab of Molotow and a smaller dab of clear blue paint . I didn't like the kits taillights and thought the blue dots would help .

[harron68]

Very nice! I agree with the above comments. The red inside the carb velocity stacks is a good touch. Only thing I'd do different is reduce the engine manifold silver with maybe a darker shade (gunmetal?) paint. The rest is super, luv the fenders.

[TooOld]

Thanks ! I think you're right about the manifold , it would look better a darker color .

[lo51merc]

Superb job on this classic. Neat!
Gary

[Dave from Pleasanton]

Beautiful job. With the blue dots the taillights look like snake eyes.

[TooOld]

Thanks much everybody !

[mustang1989]

Very cleanly built and really like the ignition wire routing. Looks fantastic!!