Thread: 32' Ford 3 Window Build 1/10 Scale

Put me down for the video Bret looks a lot better with the aspen, if there is any discolouration when varnish is applied at least there will still be a good contrast between the 2 woods.

Originally Posted by Hermit

About the poly, have you tried MinWax Polycrylic? It's water-based, brush-on and dries completely clear with no yellowing. About the same drying time as water-based wipe-on poly. I find myself using it more and more, especially with white timbers.

Been using Minwax Polycrylic for a few years....my wife got it one time to use for theater props and I tried it. As Hermit said, it does work very well.


Cheers,

Jim

Thank you guys will have to get some poly acrylic and give it a try.

Bret

Fascinating work Bret, great Job looking forward to the build I was wondering how this was done. Eddie.

Wow an update! Finally got the motivation to work on the 32' again. Don't know where it came from.

Glued the frame up. Was rather tricky. The rails are misaligned by about a 32nd but I am happy with that considering how much trouble it was to glue together.





I also started on the front suspension. I printed out to scale all the front parts. Will glue them on and cutout.

Front I Beam axle. This will be a multiple layer glue up to give a real look.




Printed it out to scale. Its 48" wide. It looks to wide sitting under the frame.



Here a couple of more shots. Got the workbench clean for the first time in months





A Lumber haul I made this morning. All Free.


And last but not least. I spent the morning cleaning up the big garage. Its still a mess. Also hung up some cool garage art that came all the way from Australia and the UK.





Bret

Looking good Bret.
You'll be busy with all the suspension and front-end parts. It looks like fun.

I see the space fleet is all lined up for launch.

Edit: I only just noticed the Aussie number plates. They surprised me.

Looks like holidays are agreeing with you Bret.....
Rockets, Snowmen, Angels and now back into the real model work....
Well done and as usual, lots of details, great photos & notes, thank you....
How much have you managed on the Aeroplane Hanger or just some decorations......
Cheers, crowie

Bret,

Fine looking work

and you had to show your darn workshop again.....

I'll just go sit in the corner and sulk.....

Just kidding.....love the work and the shop!

Jim

Well.. that is some set up!! Very nice and ready for inspection!!

Wondered where my number plate got to!

Thank You Guys for all the support.

I got some more things done on the 32' today.

Still working on the front I beam axle. Adding thin strips to the top and bottom to make it look like an I beam. Glued the top on and then steam bent the bottom one. First attempt I broke one of the ends off. Glued it back on broke it again. Glued it for the third time and let the glue dry for a couple of hours. Success finally got the bottom steam bent all the way around. Still need to be glued.



Bad image but you get the idea.


I also made the leaf spring that goes above the straight axle. Made two different jigs for this. Also steam bent these parts.

Jig for bending. It is more curved than the final shape to allow for some spring back. I just boiled the pieces in water for about 3 minutes and then clamped them for about 30 minutes.



Piece clamped


Jig I made for glueing up the spring. This is the actual shape.


4 pieces glued together. 2 more to go.



Spring came out much better than I expected. Still have to do some shaping, sanding, and detail work on it.





Had to remake one of the rear tires because I machined the I.D. too big and the wheel did not fit.


And last thing got a tool rest for my lathe in the mail today. This one is 9" long and much better than the one I have. It has a 5/8" post so I will have to drill my tool base out first before I can use it. Mine is 1/2" but has plenty of meat to resize to 5/8" and the gives me more options for tool rest.



Bret

Wow Bret, You have sure got back into it big time.
That jig is very ingenious, well done.
Cheers, crowie

Good to see the build on the move again Bret. I like the way you are building the front cross member gives it the authentic look and the Leaf spring taking shape as well.

Jigs are great for building things to have in the workshop even if they are simple ones like for your springs.

Great tool rest for the lathe I have one in a similar design and find it fantastic.

Progressing nicely Bret.
Thanks for the pics of the spring-making process.

Small update. Still working on the front suspension. Almost done adding all the details to the springs. Each leaf has a bolt on each end and made the shackles to mount it to the axle. Also turned two of the inside hub of the wheels. I made another jig to drill the 5 hole pattern in the wheels. I had to make 3 different ones before I got it right. Each hole is spaced 72* apart.

Rear wheel with lugs installed. You might notice there is a consderable gap between the wheel and the tire. Not sure which one is out of round just noticed it in the photo.


Front wheel


Another shot. I didn't notice the wheel slid out of the tire!


jig for drilling hole pattern


Wheel hub turned. You will notice the practice hub with the holes drilled off!



Some Mockup shots. It is starting to resemble the frame of a car. You may notice the front is rather high. It almost looks like a gasser! I guess I over shot it on my spring. Not sure what I am going to do to make it right. Possible make another spring(YUCK) or make new front tires with lower profile.(this might be the easiest option) Though it may still look like a gasser.


Notice I have the axle dropped as low as possible and the kingpins are almost hitting the rims.






What do you guys think? Should I redo the spring or lower profile tires? I can donate my front tires to Steve for his VW

Bret