'29 Ford Model A Roadster

The Build
This is my new build, Revell's '29 Ford Model A Roadster and it features a McNally, Boston PI story called My Missing Trophy. The model will be painted with Tamiya Metallic Red body with Tamiya Pure Red wheels and frame, whitewall tires with steelies and hub caps with trim rings.

The Story
My Missing Trophy. The Back Bay Burger Joint has a weekly car show and McNally likes to attend when he can. Everyone who attends gets a ballot to pick the best in show award and those who bring a car in gets a ticket for the raffle which consists of 2 travel coffee mugs with the Back Bay Burger Joint logo or 3 free burger cards. The winner for that Saturday night was Paul Resnick and his '29 Ford Model A Roadster and he places his trophy on the floor of his hot rod and he goes inside the restaurant to use the restroom. When he comes out, he finds that his trophy was stolen. On Monday morning, he hires McNally, Boston PI to find his trophy.




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The Story
On a rainy Monday morning, McNally had stopped at a convenience store for a newspaper and a couple of chicken breasts to marinate for supper. At home, he marinates the chicken with Italian dressing and some spices and places the container in the fridge. The doorbell rings and he answers the door to Paul Resnick who wants to hire him to find his stolen trophy. It's a very inexpensive trophy, why not buy another one and be happy with that?
Paul wants the original trophy found and returned to him as soon as possible so he can show it off to others who view his car. McNally will search for the missing trophy for Paul Resnick at his usual rate of $200 a day.

The Build
Paint was flying this afternoon. The body and floor bottom got a couple coats of Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red and the frame and rear axle got a couple coats of Tamiya TS-85 Pure Red. The small block Chevy engine got a couple coats of Model Master Huggar Orange which is close to Chevy Engine Red.




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The Story
McNally drives down to the Back Bay Burger Joint and he talks to Carl Sandowsky, the owner and he asks about surveillance cameras in the parking lot.  Carl can't afford a complete package and he makes do with a couple of cameras in the store and one for the drive-thru.  He shows the footage from Saturday night and McNally sees Paul's Model A on the edge of the screen and then a box truck stops to place an order and he blocks the view of Paul's Model A.  The truck moves on and he sees Paul coming back to the Model A, gets in and he drives out of the parking lot.  If the trophy was stolen, Paul didn't notice that it was missing.

The Build
I added the whitewall decals to the tires and I had a few issues with them.  On one of the front tires, the decal folded under itself and I couldn't get it unfolded.  I left it and I will fill in the blank spot with my white Jelly Roll pen.  The rear axle is complete and I dulled the chrome plating with some Model Master Acryl Flat Clear.  The small block Chevy is ready for ignition wiring.  I remembered having a PE ignition coil and since this small block Chevy doesn't have one in the kit, this one will do nicely!




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this will be good, always liked the look of highboys

Thanks beowulf! I prefer a highboy over a lowboy or a chopped and channeled roadster.

Like what you've done so far.

Thanks Dave!

The Story
McNally stops at the apartment of Danny Chennelle to talk with him about Saturday night. College grad Danny didn't see much since he was expediting orders all night. McNally goes to see Mary Wisdowska at lunch at the High School and she spend most of her time taking orders and filling drinks. She recalls the box truck that was driven by old Mr. Cleener who was accompanied by his dog, Rexell. Mr. Cleener is a regular custoomer and she didn't pay much attention to the car show in the parking lot.
McNally thanks Mary for her time and he leaves the cafetria. He is stopped by the Police Resource Officer and he is questioned and arrested for not following the rules of the high school. He is taken to jail charged with Not signing In at the Office and Harassing the Students and allowed his one phone call...to attorney Charlotte Rothmann aka Charlie and she is on her way to bail out the Boston PI.

The Build
The supercharged small block Chevy is completed. The wheels and tires are almost done with the exception of the hub caps. I didn't like the paint job on the frame and after sitting in a container of 91% alcohol for almost a week, I sanded some of the paint off. If I left the frame in the alcohol for another week, I may have gotten more paint off.




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the motor and wheels are looking quite fine.

Thanks Dirk!

The Story
Attorney Charlotte Rothmann arrives and she spends a few minutes listening to McNally and why he was jailed.  She goes to the Detective's Bureau and she talks to Det. Metzer and Lt. Det. Troy.  Since the school didn't have the rules posted for viewing, all charges will be dropped.  The Police Resource Officer will be educated to look at all charges before he makes an arrest.  Charlie asks why the head of Homicide was in the Detective's Bureau and Adam replies that he was asking about the arrest.  
McNally is released for Holding and given back his gear including his firearm and permits.  Charlie gives McNally a ride back to his car which is still at the school and he tells her all about the case he is working on.  He is beginning to suspect that Paul and the president of the car club may be up to no good.  As usual, Charlie tells him to be careful and not annoy anyone, especially the cops!

The Build
It's raining out, so I hunkered down in the model cave to work on the '29 Model A.  I painted the interior door panels and seat which will need a little cleanup.  I painted the interior floor flat black and sprinkled some black embossing powder for carpet.  Then I started working on the frame which I had repainted.




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Coming along nicely Mike. Keep at at.

Thanks Spanky! I will keep at it for sure!

The Story
McNally finds out who is making the trophies and he stops at Someville Trophy and he talks to the owner by the name of Doug. Doug remembers the type of trophy that was ordered and he produces a simular item. He talks about the making of the trophy and how it was assembled and how the label is printed. The center of the trophy is hollow with a steel shaft and nuts holding the trophy together wth the marble like ends and a emblem on top. McNally suspects that the center of the trophy can hold some contraband and the question he has is what?

The Build
I have been working on the '29 this morning. The body got a light polishing and I am nearly done with the chassis. I added the exhaust tips, engine and trans, the interior seat and shifter and the wheels and tires. So far, this is looking really good!




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It looks great Mike. Did you put a black wash on the blower? Whatever you did it really looks better than all chrome.

Yes, I did! I wanted to give the blower some detail and depth, so out came the Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color.

The Story
McNally is home in his office doing a deep web search on Paul Resnick when his phone rings and it's Pail on the line. Paul was looking for an update and McNally tells him what he has been doing, talking to and looking. Paul says that he can afford one more day of McNally investigating and then he has to stop as the money will run out. He says that he understands and he will stop looking tomorrow night and Paul ends the call just as the front doorbell rings. McNally answers the door and he finds Lt. Det. Adam Troy.
Adam has copies of the arrest records for Paul Resnick and Dave Mustoni. He pulls two bottles of Sam Adams Light from the fridge and hands one to Adam who was heading home from work. Adam downs the beer and he says thanks and he leaves for home. McNally decides to visit Narcotics in the morning and ask them some questions.

The Build
Is this an oversight on Revell's behalf since the changed the engines? The upper radiator hose doesn't want to go into the hole in the radiator, but into the hole for the radiator support above it. And, yes. I need to detail the radiator hose clamps!




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That sucks. One of the reasons I use 2mm Beading Tube. I can drill the holes in the engine and radiator where I think they should be and then run the tube to the mounting pins.

Well, even if the location is wrong, the kit instructions say it is correct. I disagree!