'32 Ford Highboy

Hi guys! I'm gonna make my entrance here. Like Pedro, Cris and Bossoloni, i'm also a Brazilliam Modeler. My name is Alexandre Taschner (AKA Drago) and this is my Revell '32 Ford Highboy. I made it (how can i say...) a classic Hot Rod, with flat black and gloss yellow paint. The panel is real wood, with MCG gauges. The steering wheel, front and rear rims are from Monogram '50 Ford Pickup. Some scratchbuilding: the Finned Brake Drums. I hope you enjoy it.
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Comments are wellcome.
Thanks!

Welcome to A.F............Your 32 is very nice. Looking foward to seeing more of your work.

Welcome, and I agree, that is a very beautiful '32. I can't wait to see more of your work!

Welcome!

Great job on your '32.

Super cool ´32!

And of course, welcome!

Amazing detail. Welcome to AF!

Just awesome work! I like your style man! :bigthumb:

awesome work man!! i love it!

and by the way welcome to AF!

Very nice looking work with the colours

WELCOME TO A/F!!! That is a awesome duece!!! Plain out awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great work, Great detail. Hope to see more of your work, and work in progress.

Looks awesome. Love the colors and love all the details you've chosen. Marvelous work1

Very nice. Awesome work.

Welcome!
Nothing much to add about your '32, it's been said already.

Niclas

Very nice build! Are the headers scratchbuilt or what? They look very clean. Also very nice color combo. Just the right amount of yellow & chrome w/ the flat black! You are from S. America? Do you know of the band "SLAYER?" Their singer, Tom Arraya" is from Bolivia.
Oh yeah, Welcome to AF!

Hey Drago... welcome to AF.. this is one of your best model.. i really like it!!. i could take it to "Colecionaveis" someday.. so i could see it alive!!...

Cris

that is really nice, man! that wood dash looks great

WOW!!! Brazilians not only know how to drive Indy cars, but they build some killer street rod models too!!!

Welcome to AF and I look forward to seeing more of your work. Marc

Hey man, i like it!!! #1 in all shows in Brazil!!!

NiCE! from model cars to Real Models. :naughty: :boink: Brazil is hot. sweet deuce. Cant wait to see more of your work.

Welcome to AF!

JeFF

It looks like Brasil has some excellent modellers!!(not mentioning the women....) :silly:

Hello everybody!
First of all, I would like to thank the good receptivities. Next, the praises that the AF's friends gave me. That is very rewarding! It is better than any medal of any contest! I really appreciated!

Aloow me describes a little more about this model:

As I said, Wheels and steering wheel are from Monogram's 1950 Ford Pickup
Scratchbuilding:
Finned Brake Drums; Front and rear shock absorbers; the original rear flashlights (square) were substituted by round flashlights; Seatbelts were made using surgical tape and photoetched hardware; I've altered the automatic option by mechanical option, removing the second crowbar of the direction column and adding the third pedal and
switchgear on the frame; alternator's support and the whole wire system (alternator, starter, lights, brakes, etc.) and direction bar, exhaust and mufflers substituted by metal pieces

The original panel was sanded, smoothed and glued real wood panel, with MCG photoetched gauges

Aftermarkets:
MCG rear-view mirrors; radiator's hose, photoetched plate (Brazillian company)
Air Filter and Moon's tank in metal (also Brazillian company)
Hardware seatbelts by MCG.

Slaytanic: the headers are original from the kit. Ya, I'm from S.A., but no Bolivia. I'm from Brazil.. but I also know Slayer and I like it (it's not my mainstyle, but i like it..)
Okiemodelbuilder: we have a lot of unknown good drivers besides Senna, Piquet, clan Fittipaldi,"the SpyderMan", Barrichello (not unanimity here), well, we have a real good modelers also, not only street rods, but also muscles cars, classics, trucks, lowriders, well, all categories are very well represented!
Wheelin75r Hum.... the women... tell me about it... they are our eye drops!

Well, that's all folks!
Thanks again and as sun as possible I'll post some pics of my '61 Impala by Lindberg!