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Post by TooOld on Jun 5, 2013 14:59:26 GMT -6
I have never ever built a T-Bucket before , ever . Since I have a special project planned for later this summer involving one of these types of kits I thought I'd build a couple to see what they are all about . My first will be The Rodfather , released in 1972 and as far as I know it is not based on a real car .  The first thing I noticed is that all of the parts are very nicely molded , no flash at all , and very little cleanup before painting . The top corners of the cowl required some sanding but that's it ! This will be a "box stock" build to become familiar with the parts . There aren't a lot of parts but they seem really small compared to what I'm used to . The paint is Duplicolor Royal Blue and Tamiya Pure White , and some generic silver for the suspension . I was really worried about the 40 year old decals so I sprayed them with some Decal Bonder and the went on great with no problems . Here's some photos of where it's at .     After the paint dried for a few days I realized that a box stock build wasn't gonna happen and I had to add a little more detail to it . I couldn't find a master cylinder so I made one out of scrap plastic , actually 7 pieces of plastic shaped and glued together . Then I added some brake lines made out of .015 solder . I've finally figured out how to make those little tee fittings but my line clamps look like crap , I'll have to change them .   And I added a fuel line made from .022 solder .  This morning I found a decal sheet with some small Ford scripts on it , one of them was perfect for the tailgate .  Next up is assembling the suspension . Thanks for looking ! |
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Post by RatRod on Jun 5, 2013 17:52:20 GMT -6
There's been a couple of these built here before, but nothing with this much detail! Great scratch built master cylinder Bob, and great use of the fine solder too. This kit was a modified reissue of the Roth Tweedy Pie kit, which has been modified several times over the years, and the same kit that was recently back dated to the (close) original.
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Post by ira on Jun 25, 2013 19:51:22 GMT -6
REAL NICE DETAILING BOB!!!Looks Great... 
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Post by DVS on Jun 25, 2013 20:32:58 GMT -6
How did miss this one ? Great detail with the break lines.
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Post by "ScratchFever" on Jun 25, 2013 22:58:11 GMT -6
Superb detailing....SSSSHHHWWWEEEEETTTT!!!!!!....I like it a lot Tooold...very NICE!!!!!!! |
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Post by noredcamaros on Jun 26, 2013 21:28:18 GMT -6
Great job so far Bob. If this is anything like your el camino It's sure to be a work of art.
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Post by ShowRodFreak Don V. on Jul 2, 2013 19:08:22 GMT -6
Looking Great
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Post by Starry Eyes on Jul 2, 2013 20:33:05 GMT -6
Outstanding work as usual Bob .. your Adel clamps look fine to me... this is quite an undertaking given the size of the subject matter.. Go Bob!! Go!Go!Go!
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Post by redbaron on Jul 3, 2013 10:11:00 GMT -6
interesting take on the rodfather I have had one of these in my stash, however I never found the time to build it
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Post by TooOld on Jul 3, 2013 10:24:08 GMT -6
Thank you everybody for the comments ! Obviously I haven't done much work on this over the last month , I guess I got side tracked again !  It's still on my bench and I'll get back to it real soon . Dang , it's July already ! !  Chuck - I used to call them Adel clamps too , but I got tired of the funny looks ! Thanks , they are okay but a little too big . |
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Post by Pat Minarick on Jul 4, 2013 0:17:33 GMT -6
Lookin' good !
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Post by TooOld on Jul 24, 2013 18:22:26 GMT -6
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Post by "ScratchFever" on Jul 24, 2013 19:02:42 GMT -6
AWESOME TOOLD!!!!!!!!!..........T buckets are my Favorite outside of the 2 builds i'm building now............Like Chico from Chico and the man that old school sitcom would say "LOOOOOUUKKING GOOOOOD"!!!!!  |
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Post by magnum4342 on Jul 24, 2013 19:30:51 GMT -6
Loving this build and using portions for inspiration on my Milk Truck. I gotta have a set of those rear tires! Any chance you know what kit they come from?
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Post by AL on Jul 25, 2013 2:12:37 GMT -6
That Looks Awesome Mann, . . . . I agree those other slicks look way too toyish. Look forward to see this in completion. Go-Mann-GO ! ! !
-AL
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Post by TooOld on Jul 25, 2013 5:52:25 GMT -6
AWESOME TOOLD!!!!!!!!!..........T buckets are my Favorite outside of the 2 builds i'm building now............Like Chico from Chico and the man that old school sitcom would say "LOOOOOUUKKING GOOOOOD"!!!!! Thanks Maaaaaan ! |
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Post by TooOld on Jul 25, 2013 5:56:51 GMT -6
Loving this build and using portions for inspiration on my Milk Truck. I gotta have a set of those rear tires! Any chance you know what kit they come from? Thanks Kevin ! Sorry , I don't know where the tires are from , they were in a "junkyard" I won a while back . |
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Post by TooOld on Jul 25, 2013 5:58:16 GMT -6
That Looks Awesome Mann, . . . . I agree those other slicks look way too toyish. Look forward to see this in completion. Go-Mann-GO ! ! !
-AL Thank you Al ! |
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Post by rocketeer on Jul 25, 2013 16:47:52 GMT -6
I'm never going to take these T-Bucket kits for granted again , this was not an easy chassis to assemble and I have a few more gray hairs to show for it ! The Rodfather is actually a slight reworking of the old Tweedy Pie kit, which dates from the era when Revell made insanely detailed kits that were hellish to put together.  The Monogram T buckets, which are all descended from the Little T kit, are easier to assemble. In fact, Monogram kits of the Sixties were kind of like Tamiya kits today: Exceptionally easy to assemble and good-fitting, with only a very few exceptions (Futurista doors, I'm looking at you). |
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Post by TooOld on Jul 25, 2013 17:20:35 GMT -6
Thanks for the info ! I'll admit I don't know much about the history of these kits . I have another Rodfather and a Tweedy Pie kit and noticed that they were basically the same kit , guess I'm gonna get some good experience building them ! Today I did a little bit with the radiator and the interior . I didn't care for just the flat black radiator in that beautiful shell so I added a piece of brass screen to it . I tried a piece of stainless screen first but it looked too modern . I think maybe the brass looks more period correct , any opinions ?  There really isn't much to the interior so I added some gauges from Detail Master . I put some clear on the gauge faces but for some reason they dried with a flat finish instead of glossy , maybe I'll try some Future on them in the morning .  |
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Post by "ScratchFever" on Jul 25, 2013 21:57:57 GMT -6
LOL!!!!....it does look period correct, but you know me i'm a brass fanatic...........lol.......anyway it's looking Fanastic Toold...... |
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Post by TooOld on Jul 27, 2013 18:01:15 GMT -6
LOL!!!!....it does look period correct, but you know me i'm a brass fanatic...........lol.......anyway it's looking Fanastic Toold...... Thanks ! I see in the pic that the screen is a bit crooked ! Oh well , too late now . . . I used CA glue . |
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Post by TooOld on Jul 28, 2013 14:43:40 GMT -6
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Post by TooOld on Jul 28, 2013 19:14:33 GMT -6
In case you were wondering . . . all those wires fit just fine !  |
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Post by AL on Jul 28, 2013 22:58:17 GMT -6
I think the "Brass" treatment on the rad Looks GREAT Bob, good improv. I don't think it's really very crooked. ( no-worries ) One thing I noticed and ( I think ) no-ones said about, ---I see a "Purple Hue" on most of your Chrome. I was just wondering if there's maybe a purple light in the foreground when you photographed ?? I don't think it looks bad if it's actually in the parts, in fact, I think it looks KOOL !! I was Just curious. I think this whole project is looking GREAT Bob !!! -Love-It !!!
-AL
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Post by TooOld on Jul 31, 2013 6:20:01 GMT -6
I never noticed the purple hue before . . . must be the camera . It seems to be worse on photos taken at night , during the day they are fine . |
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Post by TooOld on Aug 3, 2013 19:34:36 GMT -6
I finally got the engine finished and installed in the chassis . I added a distributor and wires , a coil , and a fuel pump and fuel line . The headers got a bit of wash to look heat stained . The rest of the engine is right out of the box . . . even the radiator hose fit like it's supposed to ! I'm usually not that lucky . Here's a few photos , thanks for looking !     |
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Post by "ScratchFever" on Aug 3, 2013 21:15:29 GMT -6
That looks just Fantastic!!!! Toold.........really kool....... |
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Post by TooOld on Aug 4, 2013 10:44:06 GMT -6
That looks just Fantastic!!!! Toold.........really kool....... Thanks man ! The rear axle is a bit too wide for my tastes so I'll probably narrow the next one . |
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Post by koffinbuilder64 on Aug 6, 2013 21:35:08 GMT -6
Bob, this is the BEST built version of this kit that Iv'e ever seen!! Bravo!!!
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