Nice job.👍👍👍 I love what you did with loading up the back of the truck. Classic. 👍 And just a side note , the Ralph Foster museum has the original TV truck.. It's the last and only original.
Beautiful work! A little late I’m sure but, there were Beverly Hillbillies comics back in the 60s that occasionally had decent reference pics of the car on the covers. Those too were all over the place regarding disappearing/reappearing details.
Be careful of the weight distribution of the kit, you don't want to find yourself with a tail sitter as plane modelers say. You might have to put some weights disgusted as items in front, I hope this helps you.
That detail on the steering wheel is the spark retarder. That was a manual control on early vehicles before it was replaced with spring and vacuum systems on the distributor. Definitely part of the family “jalopy”, not the hot rod.
Thanks so much for the video. I've always loved the Beverly Hillibillie's car and drooled over the old models I've seen at shows, and yet I would have totally missed the fact that this "Granny Rod" kit can indeed be built as the car show. Also appreciate all the warnings and modification tips. I'll be keeping an eye out for it now (warts and all).
Lou, I have to commend You on stepping out of your comfort zone to deal with a plastic car kit! Thank You! I really like what You have done with the kit so far. You have dealt with everything I had done on paper in getting ready for my own build of this kit, well, outside of the 3D printed pieces. I am scratch building most of those parts in balsa wood and plastic. I really like Your dry brushing technique. Looking forward to the final product!! Thank You again for sharing with Us here in tubeland! Take Care, Be Safe, God Bless. Later
I like this new Lou-- calmer, less frantic... a mellow modeler... Just as thoughtful and murderous toward his humble air compressor... I cannot think of how or why I'd ever put this kit together-- but i now have a terrific roadmap to do so! Looking good, beat it up more!
Hi Lou, a fun build for the New Year it reminds me of the time's I used to tease my late mother-in-law about tying her rocker to the top of the station wagon. This usually got me a wallop from her with her handbag much too the amusement of the kids. Thanks for the smile.
Cool project and I love the idea of being able to print your own accessories to make the vehicle your own; kind of like how tank modelers love to cover their vehicles with tarps and stuff. And you can really go to town with weathering and fading of the paint and rust.
I have been building and studying this vehicle for years. The actual TV Series car was base on a 1931 Oldsmobile touring car purchase from Fontana feed and Farm Supply in souther cal. To make it accurate you should remove the backside of the body/cab as this is where the back of the touring car was removed. The front tip of the left front fender shoul be thinned an bent up slightly to represent damage. The biggest changes they made from the first episodes was the removal of the spare tire and windshield frame. Make Granny’s bench removable as the took it off in some episodes. It’s true that it’s a tail dragged unless you add a shake to the rear springs. However this is correct when you are loading up the truck to head to Beverly.😅. Finally, when you attach the rear stakes, the bottom of the lower horizontal board should rest on top of the flatbed. This is not clear in the instructions. One more Easter Egg: the Fontana seed logo was scrapped off the doors with the remnant still visible.
@@aztekdummy Correct. The hood on the actual car was bowed out at the bottom and did not fit flush with the grill or cowl either. This kit was first released in 1968 and actually goes together decently. Granny’ hot Rod was built from a second 1921 Olds and appeared in a 7th season episode. There are many references to both cars online as Barris was involved with both of them.
Don't forget to add Granny's double-barrel shotgun. I'm glad you made the rocking chair. I'm surprised that it's not there given that's one of the most identifiable features of that car. If you are looking for other items, how about a washboard to go with the tub? The Clampett truck was kind of a prototype of the Mad Max vehicle, minus the armor. For the chrome parts, did you mat coat them? I've found that a flat coat makes the chrome look a lot better in scale without having to strip the chrome and repaint it. It also holds any weathering that way too. This kit makes me think of another jalopy I'd love to see a model of... SchlepCar from Wonder Bug. While I'd love to have a lovely metallic red WB, I think it would be more fun to build SchlepCar with all his rust and damage.
Totally cool! I seem to recall the stake racks were of branches, not lumber. Hope the doohickies make their way to T-verse! "Half inch" (1/24th) dollhouse sites sell a lot of stuff that'd work, fwiw.
You will want to remove the "chrome" on some of those parts. Under the chrome is a shinny clear coat, it too needs to be removed as neither take paint very well. I let the parts soak overnight in one of the "super cleaners" like Purple Power or Castrol followed by a soaking in clean water to remove the cleaner!
yes, i've stripped chrome before. On this build the only chrome parts i used were the front bumper, the headlight rims and the radiator grill surround. Oh, and the hurricane lamps.
Looking at photos online there is one which shows the hot rod from the radiator to just behind Jethro, where it is still the old truck, so potentially you could make three different versions from this kit, pity they didn't include figures. All the best for the new year!
Lou + i know military vehicles aren't you thing but from this buld you could build a dam good jeep tackom makes one in 1/16 scale i know i know its not your thing you did a beautiful job on this truck keep up the great work always give you a thumbs up
Come and listen to a story bout a man named Lou a poor modeler barely kept his shelving full and then one day he was sniffin' on some glue he comes up with ideas to keep him in sprue Models that is, rocket ships, movie stars, sprues!
Yeah, the instructions for the amt kits give pretty basic guidance. I actually had to look at other videos showing a car build I was doing to figure out how the engine was supposed to fit together.
Part Numbers: Lou, you've got it easy. I'm 3 weeks into a paper Grogu. Decided to paint him. Decided to just make all 60(?) parts of his skin bits green. Kinda like primer thought I. So, 60 some oddly shaped green parts, no numbers on a one. I'm now doing a 3d jigsaw like a polar bear in a snowstorm (well, a green one...) Yep, added 2 more weeks to the build.
Lou I recently left a suggestion on the Agora Models website for them to do a model of Christine. Probably take 10 years for them to bring it to market. LOL
Fun. Those aren’t part numbers, Lou, they’re the step numbers. And that junk on the steering wheel is to advance and retard the timing. This will be a cool watch. When I think of the Beverly Hillbillies, I can’t help but remember Andrew Dice Clay’s routine about them: “They loaded up that hunk o’ shit they called a truck, and moved to Beverly. Hills, that is.”
Well, I got to thinking that I may be wrong about the assembly sequence thing, because you didn’t say anything about duplicate ones, twos and threes. But I’ll be honest, I was just too lazy to go downstairs and look at mine. Your build looks great. I’m looking forward to the finished product.
Dug out my boxset of the Beverly Hillbillies, the car in the tv series intro has the windshield in. It doesn't have the top of the frame on it, just the sides and the bottom.
i would do Herbie, but the others were just regular cars that happen to be in a show. I'm more like the Monkee-mobile, the Munster coach, that sort of thing
Will the 1/25 Black Beauty from the Green Hornet be popping up later in the year? Revel are doing James Bond cars... Looking great! The right hand side of the real truck seems to have 2 fenders? There's faded 'Lumber Fontana' on the doors, (might be movie car only?) and Granny's throw over the bench for added color?
Ernest Scared Stupid and Ernest saves Christmas. if you want something different, look up "Doctor Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam" it's Varney, but not Ernest. (I think he has a cameo)
Hello Lou happy New year am building a Camaro model for a friend I made a mistake clear coding the model when it was cold and the paint cracked on the trunk and hood do I have to repaint the car are just the area where the paint cracked
Nice job.👍👍👍 I love what you did with loading up the back of the truck. Classic. 👍 And just a side note , the Ralph Foster museum has the original TV truck.. It's the last and only original.
Beautiful work! A little late I’m sure but, there were Beverly Hillbillies comics back in the 60s that occasionally had decent reference pics of the car on the covers. Those too were all over the place regarding disappearing/reappearing details.
Be careful of the weight distribution of the kit, you don't want to find yourself with a tail sitter as plane modelers say. You might have to put some weights disgusted as items in front, I hope this helps you.
good point!
That detail on the steering wheel is the spark retarder. That was a manual control on early vehicles before it was replaced with spring and vacuum systems on the distributor. Definitely part of the family “jalopy”, not the hot rod.
Looks really good Lou! Clear heat shrink tubing probably would have worked. Bob Smith Super-Gold+ cyanoacrylate doesn’t frost clear parts.
Thanks so much for the video. I've always loved the Beverly Hillibillie's car and drooled over the old models I've seen at shows, and yet I would have totally missed the fact that this "Granny Rod" kit can indeed be built as the car show. Also appreciate all the warnings and modification tips. I'll be keeping an eye out for it now (warts and all).
Lou, Don't forget Granny's sack of corn to make corn mash for the still
all the add-on’s look great. That “drying rack thing” in the photo is a hay rake with a couple of missing teeth
Was listening to dueling banjos while watching this build!
Lou, I have to commend You on stepping out of your comfort zone to deal with a plastic car kit! Thank You! I really like what You have done with the kit so far. You have dealt with everything I had done on paper in getting ready for my own build of this kit, well, outside of the 3D printed pieces. I am scratch building most of those parts in balsa wood and plastic. I really like Your dry brushing technique. Looking forward to the final product!! Thank You again for sharing with Us here in tubeland! Take Care, Be Safe, God Bless. Later
I like this new Lou-- calmer, less frantic... a mellow modeler... Just as thoughtful and murderous toward his humble air compressor...
I cannot think of how or why I'd ever put this kit together-- but i now have a terrific roadmap to do so! Looking good, beat it up more!
Hi Lou, a fun build for the New Year it reminds me of the time's I used to tease my late mother-in-law about tying her rocker to the top of the station wagon. This usually got me a wallop from her with her handbag much too the amusement of the kids. Thanks for the smile.
The lever on the steering wheel is the throttle. The old trucks didn't have a gas pedal back then.
Cool project and I love the idea of being able to print your own accessories to make the vehicle your own; kind of like how tank modelers love to cover their vehicles with tarps and stuff. And you can really go to town with weathering and fading of the paint and rust.
Since it doesn't appear that granny is included in this kit, does that mean that granny is actually off of her rocker?
she's in the "cement pond" doing the washing right now
I have been building and studying this vehicle for years. The actual TV Series car was base on a 1931 Oldsmobile touring car purchase from Fontana feed and Farm Supply in souther cal. To make it accurate you should remove the backside of the body/cab as this is where the back of the touring car was removed. The front tip of the left front fender shoul be thinned an bent up slightly to represent damage. The biggest changes they made from the first episodes was the removal of the spare tire and windshield frame. Make Granny’s bench removable as the took it off in some episodes. It’s true that it’s a tail dragged unless you add a shake to the rear springs. However this is correct when you are loading up the truck to head to Beverly.😅. Finally, when you attach the rear stakes, the bottom of the lower horizontal board should rest on top of the flatbed. This is not clear in the instructions. One more Easter Egg: the Fontana seed logo was scrapped off the doors with the remnant still visible.
Thanks for your insights. So it was true that the lower sides of the hood weren't there?
@@aztekdummy Correct. The hood on the actual car was bowed out at the bottom and did not fit flush with the grill or cowl either. This kit was first released in 1968 and actually goes together decently. Granny’ hot Rod was built from a second 1921 Olds and appeared in a 7th season episode. There are many references to both cars online as Barris was involved with both of them.
Don't forget to add Granny's double-barrel shotgun.
I'm glad you made the rocking chair. I'm surprised that it's not there given that's one of the most identifiable features of that car.
If you are looking for other items, how about a washboard to go with the tub?
The Clampett truck was kind of a prototype of the Mad Max vehicle, minus the armor.
For the chrome parts, did you mat coat them? I've found that a flat coat makes the chrome look a lot better in scale without having to strip the chrome and repaint it. It also holds any weathering that way too.
This kit makes me think of another jalopy I'd love to see a model of... SchlepCar from Wonder Bug. While I'd love to have a lovely metallic red WB, I think it would be more fun to build SchlepCar with all his rust and damage.
does that mean war boys would be playing banjoes instead of electric guitars? that might be even more frightening!
@@aztekdummy Ya got a pretty mouth, all shiny and chrome.
Looking good Lou
Oh, the memories this kit brings back! Can't wait to see what you do to it next week!
A great fun build.
Totally cool! I seem to recall the stake racks were of branches, not lumber. Hope the doohickies make their way to T-verse!
"Half inch" (1/24th) dollhouse sites sell a lot of stuff that'd work, fwiw.
I believe that the numbers in the black circles (part 11) are sequence of assembly numbers.
Son of a gun, you're right. Each stage starts over at 1. Thanks!
The part on the front of the truck in the pictures you thought was a coat rack is actually the head of a wooden tooth rake.
Easy prop to make. Amish Wooden Hay Rake.
Been thinking whilst I was watching this, that it has potential to be made up as a small flat bed truck. Like a standard c1920s/30s kind of thing
You will want to remove the "chrome" on some of those parts. Under the chrome is a shinny clear coat, it too needs to be removed as neither take paint very well.
I let the parts soak overnight in one of the "super cleaners" like Purple Power or Castrol followed by a soaking in clean water to remove the cleaner!
yes, i've stripped chrome before. On this build the only chrome parts i used were the front bumper, the headlight rims and the radiator grill surround. Oh, and the hurricane lamps.
Looking at photos online there is one which shows the hot rod from the radiator to just behind Jethro, where it is still the old truck, so potentially you could make three different versions from this kit, pity they didn't include figures. All the best for the new year!
Lou + i know military vehicles aren't you thing but from this buld you could build a dam good jeep tackom makes one in 1/16 scale i know i know its not your thing you did a beautiful job on this truck keep up the great work always give you a thumbs up
The "drying rack" on the grill is a toothless hay rake.
The detail on the steering wheel is for spark adjust. To advance or retard the firing. Like adjusting a distributor cap by rotating it.
Thanks. I saw that it was on the original steering wheel. Good to know.
Come and listen to a story bout a man named Lou
a poor modeler barely kept his shelving full
and then one day he was sniffin' on some glue
he comes up with ideas to keep him in sprue
Models that is, rocket ships, movie stars, sprues!
Gi-Dingus, you say!
Yeah, the instructions for the amt kits give pretty basic guidance. I actually had to look at other videos showing a car build I was doing to figure out how the engine was supposed to fit together.
Part Numbers: Lou, you've got it easy. I'm 3 weeks into a paper Grogu. Decided to paint him. Decided to just make all 60(?) parts of his skin bits green. Kinda like primer thought I. So, 60 some oddly shaped green parts, no numbers on a one. I'm now doing a 3d jigsaw like a polar bear in a snowstorm (well, a green one...) Yep, added 2 more weeks to the build.
Best show ever! Stoic
Lou, you really need to add figures of the Clampet's. Somebody, probably, makes them, or has made 3D files of them.
Lou I recently left a suggestion on the Agora Models website for them to do a model of Christine. Probably take 10 years for them to bring it to market. LOL
Fun. Those aren’t part numbers, Lou, they’re the step numbers. And that junk on the steering wheel is to advance and retard the timing. This will be a cool watch. When I think of the Beverly Hillbillies, I can’t help but remember Andrew Dice Clay’s routine about them: “They loaded up that hunk o’ shit they called a truck, and moved to Beverly. Hills, that is.”
thanks, i was corrected on that. still a mystery as to why they didn't put part numbers on the thing
Well, I got to thinking that I may be wrong about the assembly sequence thing, because you didn’t say anything about duplicate ones, twos and threes. But I’ll be honest, I was just too lazy to go downstairs and look at mine. Your build looks great. I’m looking forward to the finished product.
no, you were right. each section has it's own set of repeating numbers. D'Oh!
Dug out my boxset of the Beverly Hillbillies, the car in the tv series intro has the windshield in. It doesn't have the top of the frame on it, just the sides and the bottom.
ua-cam.com/video/kCfGVLKr5oM/v-deo.html&ab_channel=ClassicTVZone the tv intro
it comes and goes. the pilot ep has the bottom frame in the credits but it disappears later on.
That's interesting that you only build TV and Movie Cars only. I do the same thing: Herbie, Magnum PI Ferrari, Remington Steele Auburn, ect.
i would do Herbie, but the others were just regular cars that happen to be in a show. I'm more like the Monkee-mobile, the Munster coach, that sort of thing
@@aztekdummy I see. I have also built K.A.R.R., Brian's Eclipse and the 4 Versions of the Delorean Time Machine.
Looking over your shoulder at the heritage auctions image. Is there some kind of scraped off logo on the door? looks like an old white circle.
Hey Lou. I might buy this model from eBay and want to see you finished it first
Will the 1/25 Black Beauty from the Green Hornet be popping up later in the year? Revel are doing James Bond cars... Looking great! The right hand side of the real truck seems to have 2 fenders? There's faded 'Lumber Fontana' on the doors, (might be movie car only?) and Granny's throw over the bench for added color?
Happy New Year 😊
cool vid thanks lee
Could you fill in the sides of the bonnet with miliput and sand them flush so they are usable?
Delightful!
39:44 is a rake.
If you are a Jim Varney Fan, did you also love the Ernest Movies? And if so, which one was your favorite? Mine was Ernest Goes to Camp.
Ernest Scared Stupid and Ernest saves Christmas. if you want something different, look up "Doctor Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam" it's Varney, but not Ernest. (I think he has a cameo)
@@aztekdummy I have seen clips of that movie on UA-cam. It looks interesting. I also love the Auntie Nelda Character: she's hilarious!
Speaking of "camp" ... I still use "eggs erroneous " to describe my attempts at cooking.
@@aztekdummy That's a great one! But if you get it right, you can call the dish "Eggs Correctinous."😁
Do you have a link to the 3d files?
Per my previous comment it was a 1921 Olds. Sorry for my fat fingers.
Hello Lou happy New year am building a Camaro model for a friend I made a mistake clear coding the model when it was cold and the paint cracked on the trunk and hood do I have to repaint the car are just the area where the paint cracked
Unfortunately MPC car kts were never the best.