My 3 Window

Well I've been a member of Club Hot Rod since 2003 and have only posted once because I don't have a Hot Rod but have had the feeling a Hot Rodder had deep in my hart but because of my health I new I had no chance of ever driving one like the rest of the folks that make up Club Hot Rod have. So I got an email telling me that I need to post more, but being disabled and not able to get around very well, I thought that if I was ever to be a part of the Hot Rod Club, I would need to come by and post My 3 window Model A in hopes that there might be any scale model fans out there that would know what I have felt deep in the heart.
So if you like what you see in these pics of My Hot Rod, then maybe those people might post something and tell this crippled up old man just how much you like what I have built, or how much you don't like it what I have built.

A few notes about the car:
I built this car in about three months and used only parts I had in boxes and it was not made from a kit. Model freaks call it building from scratch.
One thing I did was to had make the Skull shift knob, I also made the chain steering wheel by soldering some of the wife's chain around a 1:4 inch socket and then crazy-glued the chain to the plastic steering wheel base.
Anyway I hope someone likes it enough to post their comment.

Thank you for taking time to look at the work I do with my hands.

This first pic shows the car before the fitting stages
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These to pics are the chassis when I was trying to divide what type of headers I wanted to use.
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These three pics were when I was trying to decide which injection system I wanted to use. I decided to use the Velocity Stacks.
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This is just after I had chopped the top and had fitted the body. This also when I realized the I had to get rid of the side pipes or I wouldn't be able to open the door to get in the car. It was about this time that I switched from slicks to tread type tires in the rear. I also changed from the narrow, to the wider front tires and rims so they would match the rear wheels better.
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This is when I started working on the interior. The top pic was the first steering wheel I made but after fitting the seats, I realized that the wheel was too big around and decided that I needed to make another one which is shown in the bottom pic.
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It was at this time that I made the pair of Dice that are hanging from the rear view mirror. This is when I had put a couple layers of paint on the car and added the red scallops.
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The last things that I did to My Deuce was to ad the sort of things that gave the car its special look which were the bullet tail lights, the Route 66 license plate, the Iron Cross on the trunk lid, and lastly, the antenna with the Fox Tail on the passengers side that just tops off what gives the car its caricature
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So good luck to all that have that Hot Rod in their heart;

My best to you all;


Sincerely

Tom Douglas
aka "Mas"



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Your attention to details is outstanding!!!.Very,very, nicely done.Do you have more in the works??.

Well Tom. I think it's GREAT! The amount of detail is amazing. What are you gonna build next? How about a Track T? I've got some ideas....... HMmmmmmm

Hot Rods, big or small, is all about the detail. Good work, Mas, that '32 is special.

that's nice just think if you were able to do one life size what you could do. thanks for sharing your imagination with us.

That's some great work Tom!!!! There's a few other modelers on here, too, hope they catch your post!

Very nice work. It kinda reminds me of this wild child.

Your 32 is awesome. I have a 46 chevy truck in the box that I would like to build to look like our driver. I have no idea where to start acquiring single components. Any guidence would be appreciated!

As a fellow 3-window owner I say excellent work! That coupe would look cool in any scale.

Mick

Tom, it's so cool that you decided it was time to step put of the shadows, you are so lucky to be talented in many different ways. I love your '32, it looks amazing, using beads for the AN fittings is a nice touch! Your studio style photography is first class and I really like what you've done to the CHR logo in your signature, as I said you're a very talented person.

Mike

Boy oh boy I feel very honored indeed, I just really don't know where to begin. I suppose I should start off by saying, "Thank You Very Much to each and every one of you for your kind words". Your comments about my attention to detail makes me feel as though I had just won a best of show trophy and I can only reply by saying that the Deuce in itself is hard to make look bad, all ya really have to do is add a few geegaws here and there and even with a flat paint job it can look pretty nice.
And to you guys that asked about what projects I might have in the works and the comment about a Track T, Well its not really a Track T but I do have a couple of irons in the fire. one is a 1:6th scale 1931 Model A pickup, but I have all ready started the 1926 Ford Sedan Delivery shown in the photo below and I will more than likely be uploading photos to my Fotki photo pages as it is being built just as I have done with other models that I have built.

This is the 26 Sedan Delivery I am working on now;
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If you would like to take a look at a few of the models I have built, here are a couple links to the photo albums for a look see;

The 32 Custom Scratch Built Ford 3 Window Model A;
1932-3-Window-RatRod album | ModelsByMas | Fotki.com, photo and video sharing made easy.

This is the 1941 Willys Street Rod I built;
Revell 1941 Willys Street Rod album | ModelsByMas | Fotki.com, photo and video sharing made easy.

This is the Custom Harley Davidson FXSTS Softail Springer I built;
Harley Davidson FXSTS Softail Springer Build 2010-2011 | ModelsByMas | Fotki.com, photo and video sharing made easy.

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Anyway, I want to thank you guys for taking a look at my post to start with, and a big hand waving at each and every one of you for all the kind words that you guys have said that as a disabled person, has really made my self esteem grow in a way that a person in my position can only dream about as I am flying sky high with the kindness that you Club Hot Rod guys have given to me and I can't thank you enough.

All my best to you all and may god bless.

Tom Douglas
aka "Mas"

My Fotki Photo Pages;
Public Home | ModelsByMas | Fotki.com, photo and video sharing made easy.

My Photobucket Avatar Pages;
Animated Avatars pictures by AvatarsByMas - Photobucket

That's some great modelling....very nice work!!

you do have talent and working on a smaller scale is not easy by any means.

While you may have some limitation(s), imagination certainly isn't one of them! Thanks for making time to share your vision and handiwork, it is impressive to say the least! And thanks for the links! I really loved the animated ones. The "take" on Jaws had me in stitches..:LOL:

Awesome car, great detail and marvelous style!!!!:cool:

Welcome to the zoo Mas!

Sell me one of Your models,,,,
They look Awesome!!!!

Nice work! Great detail; thanks for sharing.

Just stumbled on this!
Good skills right there

Love the animated chr banner