My first 100% Scratch styrene build. 1929 Model A Tudor Sedan

[Hoosierdady]

So I acquired a 1929 Model A Tudor Sedan a few months back. My Dad and I are embarking on a bagged, rusted hell raiser of a rat rod. We're keeping it a mild rat rod, no random shit welded onto the body like some of these idiots are doing. More over a poor boys hot rod than anything. Anyways, here is the 1:1 we're starting with. I've already got another door for it and the roof is being replaced with wood strips, but enough about the 1:1. The reason I started this thread is because I got bored and decided it was time to do a full on scratch styrene body. What better one to do than the current project we're working on. It's a fun build for myself, so some things may get fudged a bit to keep it fun for me but for the most part it'll be really close to the real thing. No crazy chopped roof or anything here. I'm doing a body drop on the 1:1 to cover the frame rails, so this one will be body dropped too. I plan on a custom chassis, 2wd, basic rc rat rod. Full interior, engine, etc. I've got some Traxxas Weld wheels for up front, I'll probably use some Tamiya grass hopper wheels/tires for the rear and a Tamiya semi drop front axle too. It'll lay frame like the 1:1 too.

Here's the 1:1 on it's day of arrival.



I printed out a few spec sheets on the '29 Tudor. I cut the pic into 3 pieces for now. I'll cut a couple more out before it's all said and done. I'm using .40 and .20 styrene. The braces in the cab itself are just to keep things spaced evenly while I'm roughing out the main support pieces for the roof and sides.


I've got a lot of sanding to do as you can imagine, but for less than 2 hrs of work I think I've done pretty good so far.

 

[doublej]

Great start!

 

[NTA_Shawn]

Looks to be two cool projects. Never worked with any styrene, how difficult is it to work with?

 

[roksloski]

Love it...."thumbsup"

 

[Mike Flea]

Way to go Hoosier, looks like they'll both be fun builds "thumbsup"

 

[QuesoDelDiablo]

Super cool build idea! Following this for sure

My step dad has 28 & a 31 so feel free to PM me if you ever have questions while you're working on the 1:1..

 

[snapon boy]

Get you some komacel or styreen and have fun, be warned tho it's addictive. Love the Tudor, nice find not to chopped up

 

[JatoTheRipper]

Nice work so far!

 

[Hoosierdady]

Great start!

Thanks JJ.

Looks to be two cool projects. Never worked with any styrene, how difficult is it to work with?

Styrene is "fun", lol. It's a strange animal. It'll move in some ways, and others it will pop back up to be a major pain in the ass. But it sands well, it's cheap and you can make about anything you want.

Love it...."thumbsup"

Thanks "thumbsup"

Way to go Hoosier, looks like they'll both be fun builds "thumbsup"

I think so. I've got a near perfect door to replace the one you see in the pics. We've already got the chassis, engine/trans, bags for the front, a radiator shell from a 31 Model A, amber driving lights from a 28 Sports coupe, a shotgun style air scoop and to top it off...some old school fenderwell headers from a field find gasser.:twisted:

looking good

Thanks you sir.

Super cool build idea! Following this for sure

My step dad has 28 & a 31 so feel free to PM me if you ever have questions while you're working on the 1:1..

Thanks. My dad just got rid of his 28 sports coupe, he's had several others as well as old school T-buckets.

Get you some komacel or styreen and have fun, be warned tho it's addictive. Love the Tudor, nice find not to chopped up

I've dabbed in styrene for a while, I've just never went full scratch with it on a scale like this before.

Nice work so far!

Thank you. It's only going to get cooler!



SO I did some more work on the Tudor last night. I clocked 3 more hours on the build. As it stands I'm right at a total of 6 hrs in labor. I added some reinforcement to the b pillars. I used two strips of .40 styrene and carved a groove down the middle of it to create some detail. I had to cut the pillars to relieve some pressure on it that was causing a bow to form too.


I also added the side pieces and another layer of .40 styrene to the roof. Then I started sanding...and sanding....and sanding.


It's getting worthy of the shop now. I needed to add some side detail around the windows and the back. I used some .20 styrene for that. You can see one side versus the other. I still need to do around the windows and add a few other touches.


The rear window ended up being a little bigger than I wanted, but I might be able to make it smaller with some trim work.


Here's the passenger side before the trim...



I was playing around with some wheels and tires I have laying around for a rainy day project.


I've got a long ways to go to say the least.

 

[snapon boy]

Hoosier,
I was talking to tsa about having fun with styreen sorry for thread steeling.

 

[Hoosierdady]

Hoosier,
I was talking to tsa about having fun with styreen sorry for thread steeling.

no worries bub. "thumbsup"

 

[Clanure]

Looking good. I'm interested to see how you tackle the cowl/firewall/gas tank area. Those curves are pretty tough. I'm also working on an old model A, but going a different direction. Will definitely be following along.

It took a project as cool as this to pull me out of lurker status (My first post.)

 

[Hoosierdady]

Looking good. I'm interested to see how you tackle the cowl/firewall/gas tank area. Those curves are pretty tough. I'm also working on an old model A, but going a different direction. Will definitely be following along.

It took a project as cool as this to pull me out of lurker status (My first post.)

It wasn't easy for sure. Thanks for the kind words as well "thumbsup".


So here's some more progress on the Tudor Sedan. I added some window trim and also the wheel well molding for the rear.




Next up was to start on the windshield frame.


After that I moved on to the firewall and gas tank.





After that I moved on to the interior and the base coat for the rust.



I tried to keep the dash as close to the real thing as I could. It's hard to see in the first pic.


But I backlit the gauges and used a amber LED to give it a old timey look. I've since coated the interior and exterior in the iron ore paint from Sophisticated Finishes. I used a sponge to stemple the paint on to give it a rough texture. The interior will get wooden strips for structural support just like the 1:1 has. I'm using a old dew rag for the cloth on the seats I think. I'm still up in the air on that as I may look into some cow print faux fur for it instead.

 

[roksloski]

WOW.....:shock:

Well done................."thumbsup""thumbsup"

I have always wanted to build an rc hotrod using the semi front drop axle..

i see on the bay they have semi axles with more drop that stock.."thumbsup"

 

[Mike Flea]

Coming along real good! "thumbsup" I see you have the floor in place already so probably not doing a channel, are you going to Z the frame rails?

 

[Clanure]

Very nice! Looking great. You seem to have nailed that cowl pretty darn god. I'm impressed with how quickly you are going to town. Here's the direction I'm headed:

Hope to get my own build thread up soon.

Once again, kudos on the great start!

 

[Hoosierdady]

WOW.....:shock:

Well done................."thumbsup""thumbsup"

I have always wanted to build an rc hotrod using the semi front drop axle..

i see on the bay they have semi axles with more drop that stock.."thumbsup"

Thanks. I went with a standard drop axle because I did the body drop.

Coming along real good! "thumbsup" I see you have the floor in place already so probably not doing a channel, are you going to Z the frame rails?

Nope, I did a body drop to raise the floor to cover the frame rails. I'm using a servo to lower and raise the rear end, so I'm planning on using either flint or a striker of some kind to throw sparks too.

Very nice! Looking great. You seem to have nailed that cowl pretty darn god. I'm impressed with how quickly you are going to town. Here's the direction I'm headed:

Hope to get my own build thread up soon.

Once again, kudos on the great start!

Thanks man. Those wheels are insane. I'd be very afraid to run those.

 

[Hoosierdady]

I've done some more work to the Tudor Sedan. I found these knock off spinners from Rogue Elements, but right after I paid he gave me a refund and even though he stated he was already in the process of having them cut said he didn't get enough requests for them to cover machining costs...so I guess he hadn't already started to have them cut?? Confusing to say the least. But I found another machinist that Supershafty uses and I'm having him machine me some :twisted:.


As I posted above, I had the body under the Iron ore paint to start the rusting process. I only did the interior because I don't want the rust rubbing off on my hands the whole time I'm building the rig.


I did some rust detailing on the steering wheel too but it's not in these pics. Here's a dash shot.


I really need to find a Bruiser style Yota rear axle. I already have the front axle, motor and other pieces. All that's left is that rear axle, a drive shaft, my servos and a esc....oh and finishing.

 

[Hoosierdady]

I went down to KY to visit my dad and attend a birthday party this weekend. I stopped by my Dads and took a few pictures with my 1:1, and I have to say... I think I nailed it.




The rear window is larger than the 1:1. Maybe I can make a frame for the "glass" to shrink it some.




I brought home a couple of pieces from my 1:1 to incorporate into the 1:10.
I thought about making all of my wooden braces from the wood from my '29, but that stuff is 87 years old, I want to reuse as much as I can in the real one. I do however plan on using ashes to age the wood I'll be using.


I did some paint and patina work on my steering wheel too.


The gauges, steering wheel and rust are really bringing this interior together so far.

 

[JatoTheRipper]

That is incredible! Awesome work.