Hi Folks,

First auto model for me since the 60's ( wow, that made me feel old!)

Found this on the net, no photo credit listed...










Mock up, cab will be a '37 Ford but of course it will have a Mopar drivetrain...















Going with some brass work...





































































































That is all for now, all comments are welcome!

Randy

awesome project and great scratch work. Esp. the soldered brass chassis

is the cab going to get chopped as well?

Absolutely AWESOME piece of work Randy. If it wasn't for the MOPAR rubbish I'd give you 10/10, but I'll have to drop it to a 3.5/10 now. Of course, you haven't dropped an oil-leaking, pinging, rattling, smoke-blowing Hemi in the front end yet, so you COULD save the day and drop in a nice little 454 Bowtie Bruiser !

Sorry mate, I just had to get in before the rest, I'll be watching this every step of the way !!

Cheers, D

Awesome piece of work Randy.

A Mopar drivetrain really surprices me, since the design of the Rat has Cheby written all over it.

Holy Smokes!
Just because you haven't built a model since the 60's, doesn't mean you're short of talent or know-how! I'm a styrene guy myself, but then I don't have the working steering and finite detail that you will. Those tiny bolts on the front axle and all are just great.
Not to join in the Ford/Chevy/Mopar feud, but I know by my 2007 Chrysler that after 100 years, those boys still can't get one to run in wet weather, not that your rat rod would either. Of course, I don't know-- would a rat be driven in all weather? not a show queen.
thanks for posting!
-Sean.

Great build i really love to see a soldering iron being used, scratch built suspension parts are perfect for this build please keep those updates coming.

Hi All,

KoSpruOne, Thank you and yes, will do a chop.

Damian, Damian, Damian, you poor misguided wretch. I'm made it a wrecker just so we could tow your bowtie when it quits

Hi Jesper, Thank you! see above comment!!

Hi Sean, Thanks for the comments!

Hi Robert, Glad you like it!

More pics.....


More front end details....





























































Will post more later, thanks for looking in!

Randy

Boy, can not believe that bowtie boy is speechless


Randy

Hehehe, not quite speechless Randy, just thought that there might be children watching so I showed maturity and restraint and held it in !!

LOL.......I loved the build even before I saw that line...this is just the frosting on Damian's fudge{chevy-and I don't mean fudge in that nice a way}!
Randy, your skills with brass and plastic are top knotch, I certainly can't tell you were ever away from the car build table! Are you a jeweler by trade?
I like your choice of rims better than the actual pic's...two holes are nice, but they kinda look chunky there.
Wish somebody made scale "Desoto" hemi valve covers.....

Great work. Absolutely fantastic scratch building and soldering. Makes me feel like I am wasting my time with the hobby. Keep up the great work.

Ian

Always seems to amaze me with your work. First class as always.

An update to this thread finally....

Thanks Bob

Hi Ian, Thank you for commenting!!

Hello Charles, Appreciate the kind words


Adding some x bracing to the frame and working on the rear 4 link and coilovers..



































Putting in some working steering......
























Some front and rear brake hubs...











Starting to paint as I go.....









Making up the driveline...



















































Some mockups with the 440 powerplant and radiator.....

































More work on the motor....


















Solder for the headers...















Making up some pulleys.....






















Timing marks and dipstick....



















That is all for now, Thanks for for looking in!


Randy

That is absolutely outstanding. Don't think I have ever seen this amount of details on a model. Thanks for sharing.

Truely a work of art! I get more amazed every time I see more work done here!

They sometimes tell me, I'm crazy building models.
Yeah right.
I found someone more crazy

this is an amazing build shear amout of talent with all the metal work reminds me of , think his name was Augie someone ,i'll always remember his red hotrod on the cover of scale auto ,anyway like i said brilliant with the exeption of the radiator hoses i think they should be thicker in diameter ,,thats just my thoughts.....

Very nice. Thanks for sharing the step-by-step shots especially, so we can see how you did some of this scratch building of the operational details

Inspirational work Randy, absolutely superb!

True craftsmen! Awsome build.

Thank you for sharing can't wait to see the end. Now I need to go rethink all of my builds!

Hi Folks,

Thanks for all the nice comments

Progress...

Some work on the throttle linkage, building up a fan....















Working on the shifter.....























Firewall out of tin sheet stock......









Using copper and tin for the cab floor...









More firewall....









More cab floor...




































making up some pieces for the firewall...









Little bit of work on the clutch ....














Adding some thread plate to the the cab floor.....









Saw a seat that I liked in "Street Rodder" magazine....






Making my version....
























Decided to go and build my own cab.....

More cab ...































Inner door skin....





just mocked up , no glass yet..





A mockup of progress ...






Thanks for looking!

Randy

I've only just come across this thread and WOW that is some out standing work you have there Randy keep the up dates coming.

This is the true model making. An interesting choice of subject, excellent work, pleasure to follow the progress