Lost on the way to the apocalypse
Just the sort of vehicle you expect to see driving through a quiet old mill town.
rat rod
Ultimate Custom Show
I’m a bit of an odd Green, because this was my birthday day out (a day early). Usually you’d have to drive to the location of a car show, which is tricky when you don’t have a car, so to be able to walk to this one was pleasant. There were some really nice cars and bikes present, and a few trucks decorated with film inspired murals that bordered on kitsch. They weren’t too tightly packed, which gave me plenty of room to get some nice shots, but it felt a bit sparse. A little bit of a let down, for what I paid, but I got some neat pictures.
A couple of cars looked familiar.
I’m pretty sure this….
Is this.
And this is a beast I passed a few times on the ride to work.
The full gallery is below.
Get me to the prison in record time
Hosted on FotkiThis is just brilliant. There’s no commentary with the photos, but you can see that it’s a hot-rodded prison bus (or a hot-rodded bus/commercial vehicle made up to look like a prison bus). Insane.
Hosted on Fotki
The photographer who took this, who goes by Butch Pate, has many great albums of photos from car shows in his Fotki gallery.
Bring out the rat rods
If you’re like me then you probably think the new advert for the Audi R8 is spoilt when the footballer’s car turns up. For more footage of the rat rods and stock cars used in the shoot, check out the making of video and gallery
Billetproof
Hot rod modellers, or builders, looking for inspiration should definitely check out some of the machinery which turns up at Billetproof shows. A lot of it straddles the old genius/insane line then bleeds the air bags and sits on it defiantly. What can I say, I want a lowrider Rolls.
Billetproof
Jalopnik has pictures from Billetproof.
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Ratty T is finished
I completed the rat rod T bucket a few weeks ago, but have only just got the photos uploaded.
The engine wiring is fairly basic, just the wires going to the spark plugs, no fuel or coolant lines. The exhaust pipes are aluminium tubing trimmed and superglued to the block, a bit more realistic than the plastic pipes that came with it.
The interior is basic. I didn’t add any extra detailing. All the gauges are sporting a very ratty black on black look.
The fuel tank is a drop tank, probably 1:72nd, from the spares bin.
And here’s the T from the side. I’m looking for interesting new ways to display my models, this one’s going to be mounted in a picture frame, so it can be stood on someone’s desk like a photo of the family.
There are a few more photos of the build in the Ratty T set.
Iron Cross transfers
Each sheet of transfers has 30 crosses on it and sells for £2. Ideal for rat rods oand dark futures.
Ratty T
I’ve become fascinated by rat rods in the last year or so, so when I got a Lindberg model T in 1:32nd scale it seemed natural that I should make something old school.
It’s a simple model, so I’ll try to keep my modifications to it simple. The first step was to drop the body nearer the ground. As in the real thing, this was done by Z’ing the frame. The chassis is cast as a single piece incorporating the sump and some of the front suspension. The trailing arms helped me line everything back up when I cut through the rails just behind the radiator mount. The thickness of the cut allowed me to insert a section of plastic strip into the gap which gave a firm mount for the step. A similar process was followed at the rear.
The frame rails and suspension have been painted Games Workshop Chaos Black, my flat black of choice. The sump and trailing arms will probably be Boltgun Metal. Everything will get a light coat of rust before the car goes together.
Rebel Rodz
I’ve found a local newsagent with a great selection of magazines that I’ve not seen anywhere else. I may have to visit once a month to pick up new reads.
This month’s mag was Rebel Rodz, dedicated to old school rodz, bikes and tattoos. A great source of inspiration.
Sites mentioned in the mag include-
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