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Description The 32 Sedan in the back ground is one I build about a year ago, and the truck I just finished redoing for the 3rd time! The first time I build this 34 Ford Pick-up, i built it as a stock tow truck (this was many years ago). Then it broke so it sat in pieces in a box for a year or 2.

Then I got tired of see it in the box and decided to make it into a rat rod. So i stripped the fenders off, sectioned the grill, chopped the top, and made my own headers for it. Then just a few monts ago, it fell off some boxes i temporarly had it sitting on, brillainat!!! It broke into a bunch aof pieces and ant sat again in a box.

So just recently, I decided to change the look alil, I shortened the bed, added more rust over the crappy hand painted,paint job i did years ago, lowered the suspension even more, and channeled it alil more. Yeh sadly I lost one of the scratch build headers I made for it awhile back so i made and shaped some new ones from some metal tubing. I had some slicks in the rear but I decided i liked the huge wheels from a trashed 59 caddy kit with the original 34 ford wires. Theres still a few things missing I cant find or find replacements for tho....

Believe it or not, this truck is the first ratrod model I've built, then came a 51 chevy coupe (which Im in the middle of redoing) a 54 chevy pannel, then the 32 sedan.


Here's a better pic of the 32 Sedan [link]
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Comments: 31

hankypanky68 [2013-07-16 02:59:03 +0000 UTC]

Nice! You really have some cool models!

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vash68 In reply to hankypanky68 [2013-07-25 03:32:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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prestonthecarartist [2013-02-28 22:26:13 +0000 UTC]

very cool!

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vash68 In reply to prestonthecarartist [2013-03-04 20:40:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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prestonthecarartist In reply to vash68 [2013-03-04 21:33:36 +0000 UTC]

no problem!

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midnight-oyl [2011-01-18 21:15:18 +0000 UTC]

Looks pretty good...

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vash68 In reply to midnight-oyl [2011-01-18 22:57:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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midnight-oyl In reply to vash68 [2011-01-19 03:16:29 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome...

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colts4us [2010-04-22 20:44:55 +0000 UTC]

Wow great modelling..!! I'm yet to try the rust paint.. If these were'nt sitting on rough concrete.. I would have had a tough time telling them from real..

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vash68 In reply to colts4us [2010-04-22 21:23:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Yeh the brownish 32 sedan was my first attempt, and it was actually pretty fun, and easy.

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Blazing-Ace [2010-04-21 00:28:10 +0000 UTC]

Wow... Your modeling skills kick the shit out of mine...
Thus far I've built a '49 Merc lead sled, a Matranga Merc clone using a Jimmy Flintstone resin body, and a '53 Ford Victoria cruiser. Currently working on a '32 Ford hot rod and a '36 Ford swoop coupe.

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vash68 In reply to Blazing-Ace [2010-04-21 01:51:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man! Yeh I jus finished a 36 Ford model [link]
I'm also getting paid to build a ton of gasser models for somone like a 57 chevy, 51 Anglia, 57 vette, and a few others.

Have any pics of yours?

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Blazing-Ace In reply to vash68 [2010-04-21 15:26:36 +0000 UTC]

Well, yes and no. Yes, I do, but no, they're not on DA 'cuz the pics aren't very good. I hate hi-res digital cameras.

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vash68 In reply to Blazing-Ace [2010-04-21 19:53:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeh I've been having bad luck with cameras too, just rescently the screen on mine broke. So my dad offered to lend me this big box of a digital camaera(think it was one of the first models) and i said hell no! So now im stuck with a camera phone which doesnt take good pics of things upclose.....Hey t works great for taking pics of cars tho!

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Blazing-Ace In reply to vash68 [2010-04-21 20:37:10 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, but I'm used to film, not digital. Film is at least a little more forgiving than HD digital like my sister's camera.

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ChristianPearce [2009-08-06 23:40:01 +0000 UTC]

Very cool dude! Nice work!

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vash68 In reply to ChristianPearce [2009-08-07 01:49:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man!

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Joke-joke [2009-07-24 15:44:38 +0000 UTC]

Dang dude nice job!!! wow you worked really hard on the rust. actually i think you worked too hard. i found this stuff at a craft store where you paint on grinded up iron then put a "rusting solution" on it and let it set over night and boom, real rust!! check it out i used it to rust this model i made
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Rat Rods rock!!! nice job on yours man!!!

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vash68 In reply to Joke-joke [2009-07-25 02:50:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I Love that Impala you did, I love 60's Impalas too! lol

Actually it really wasnt much work, it just took a a week fot the steel wool to soak up in salt water,the another week to dry out. So yeh it took alot of waiting and patience. Whats this stuff called, is it "Rustall"?

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Joke-joke In reply to vash68 [2009-07-26 16:58:24 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

oh so you just had to be patient! no biggie huh?
this is what it looks like [link]

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vash68 In reply to Joke-joke [2009-07-26 18:15:58 +0000 UTC]

I'll have to keep an eye out for that then, thanks

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Joke-joke In reply to vash68 [2009-07-26 18:30:58 +0000 UTC]

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raipo [2009-07-20 06:06:30 +0000 UTC]

Wicked weathering man!

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vash68 In reply to raipo [2009-07-20 19:01:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, its something i picked up from a model magizine. I jus took some rusty steel wool, ground it up to rust dust, and sprinkled it over some wet, brown, craft paint I brushed over the whole truck.

The 1932 sedan in the back ground is the car i tried this out on first.

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raipo In reply to vash68 [2009-07-21 11:46:03 +0000 UTC]

Here's another thing you can try: put steel wool bits and vinegar in an empty paint pot and leave it for a couple of days. You'll have "modeling rust" by then and the best part is that it's pretty handy hehe.

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vash68 In reply to raipo [2009-07-22 21:42:53 +0000 UTC]

That almost sounds like what i did, but i let mine soak in salt water, for a week, then let it dry out for a week! lol So yeh yours sounds alil quicker lol

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HotRod-302 [2009-07-19 04:29:26 +0000 UTC]

Man, ever consider taking commissios on model cars? People payin' ya to make a model of thier car and stuff

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vash68 In reply to HotRod-302 [2009-07-19 18:27:36 +0000 UTC]

I've actually been thinking about that. I mean it really dosnt cost me anything to build one, I think I'll have to look into that

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HotRod-302 In reply to vash68 [2009-07-20 08:21:34 +0000 UTC]

A wise man once said "If you can make money doing what you love you'll never work again."

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vash68 In reply to HotRod-302 [2009-07-20 18:57:59 +0000 UTC]

I totally agree with that, I've heard that too

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HotRod-302 [2009-07-19 04:28:57 +0000 UTC]

Cool!

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