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Builder Last Online: Jun 2022
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Started: 05-01-12
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One of the problems you come up against during a build is when you have to paint an assembly and all the other assemblies that will follow are dependent on that particular part for measurements and fittings. What do you do during the waiting time? Usually, I start something else or I practice my techniques like soldering for example. This time, I've done both.
I'm starting a new hot
rod for my wife called the Blue Angel inspired by my wife's sister who lives with us. She's mentally handicapped and likes to draw. (She's 52 but had encephalitis when she was 3. Mentally she's about 7 years old.) One day, she drew a picture of an angel for my wife who collects angel figurines and colored it blue. I was going to build a 32 hiboy anyhow and decided to paint it blue and call it the Blue Angel. As time progressed, the body did some morphing and it came up like the following drawing.
At first, I was going to morph the 32 coupe into a 34 looking thing but decided to go to a 35 hiboy with bobbed rear fenders, front cycle fenders and a 32 grill. The engine will be a 49-53 unblown scratchbuilt flathead. The only thing is that I decided to do it in brass so I could practice my soldering. I have no pictures of it yet but if I do say so myself, it's coming out well. I'm just not going into the internal detail like Ken is on his Jag. This model will be way more scratchbuilt than my Deuce Tribute model and will have a ton more brass. I'll try to make it so the whole thing is virtually brass, maybe except the body and tires. Who knows? I may even attempt the body also. See what you brassaholics have done to me?? Actually, after starting this engine, I find brass much more user friendly than the styrene
and I don't have to wait for glue and filler to set. Hello, my name is HFC and I'm a brassoholic. Good Gravy!!
Amended Post: Holy Schmoley, after thinking about it for a few minutes, I know why this design popped into my head. When I was about 5, my father gave me a toy hot
rod racer that looked exactly like my design for the Blue Angel. I loved that car and played with it all the time. I think that may have been where I picked up my love of
hot
rods in the first place. It's funny how something as trivial as a toy from such a long time ago can influence you later in life. Wow.
I'm starting a new hot
rod for my wife called the Blue Angel inspired by my wife's sister who lives with us. She's mentally handicapped and likes to draw. (She's 52 but had encephalitis when she was 3. Mentally she's about 7 years old.) One day, she drew a picture of an angel for my wife who collects angel figurines and colored it blue. I was going to build a 32 hiboy anyhow and decided to paint it blue and call it the Blue Angel. As time progressed, the body did some morphing and it came up like the following drawing. At first, I was going to morph the 32 coupe into a 34 looking thing but decided to go to a 35 hiboy with bobbed rear fenders, front cycle fenders and a 32 grill. The engine will be a 49-53 unblown scratchbuilt flathead. The only thing is that I decided to do it in brass so I could practice my soldering. I have no pictures of it yet but if I do say so myself, it's coming out well. I'm just not going into the internal detail like Ken is on his Jag. This model will be way more scratchbuilt than my Deuce Tribute model and will have a ton more brass. I'll try to make it so the whole thing is virtually brass, maybe except the body and tires. Who knows? I may even attempt the body also. See what you brassaholics have done to me?? Actually, after starting this engine, I find brass much more user friendly than the styrene
and I don't have to wait for glue and filler to set. Hello, my name is HFC and I'm a brassoholic. Good Gravy!!Amended Post: Holy Schmoley, after thinking about it for a few minutes, I know why this design popped into my head. When I was about 5, my father gave me a toy hot
rod racer that looked exactly like my design for the Blue Angel. I loved that car and played with it all the time. I think that may have been where I picked up my love of
hot
rods in the first place. It's funny how something as trivial as a toy from such a long time ago can influence you later in life. Wow.Show Complete First Post
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