Petersen Museum Build - TWEEDY PIE w/ BOSS FINK

[weldonmc]

This is not an original Tweedy Pie with Boss Fink build up. This build uses Revell's Tweedy Pie 2, a resin figure, resin wheels, kit bashed carbs and stacks, a scratch built round gas tank, and a plastic coated wire shifter arm.

The resin wheels were drilled and (4) #2 x 1/2 brass screws hold them to the base. Modifications were made to the frame to support the heavy resin figure. At the front of the frame ...holes were drilled and a plastic coated wire was pushed thrugh and rests on the bottoms of both inner front wheel rims. The lower portion of the radiator was cut to fit around the support wire. A section was then removed and the lower tank put back in place. The rear axle was replaced with a plastic coated wire which runs through the rear axle to both wheels. Scrap plastic spacers were cut and glued to the lower frame rails and top of the axle on both sides.





I haven't seen but a couple of these ever built ...so this is going to be quite allot of fun for me to get this one finished. Hope you like it ...Weldon
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I have been a FINKSTER since 1963. I enjoy building, painting, and restoring all of Roth's Monster models ...Weldon

[weldonmc]

Tweedy Pie with Boss Fink is finished and ready to ship! There wasn't a whole lot of modifications added to this kit at all. A Revell Tweedy Pie II kit was used to replicate the '65 version of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's Tweedy Pie T-bucket. Resin pieces were used for the Boss Fink figure and zany warped wheels. The oval gas tank w/ filler neck and cap was made from plastic tubing, sheet plastic, and plastic tubing. Plastic coated wire was used to make the long curved shifter arm. A six pack of Stromberg carbs and intakes were snatched from the scrap box. The figure was secured to the interior tub with one #2 brass screw then dropped into the T-bocket. All four wheels were drilled and attached to the 1/8" masonite base with (4) #2 brass screws. The fragile little suspension was beefed up to support the extra weight of the big resin figure with plastic sheet, plastic covered wire, and (1) metal axle.

This was a very tough build for me this time too. Parts from 3 Tweedy Pie II kits were used, FIVE sets of Revell's CRAPPY decals (absolutely the worst I've ever tried to use) were used to get the (2) license plates, top of grill shell, top of cowl, the (6) instruments on the dash, the (4) decals for the gas tank, and 2 sets of resin wheels, (6) 2-piece windshields were cut and fit ...to get the final piece you see in the pictures. This is a pretty rare kit to see for sure ...I have only seen four over the last 45 years myself ...and I am glad to of been able to build this one.

...and this build brings me to the end of the (12) Roth Fink series. I hope you've recieved some enjoyment reading and viewing everything I had to write about and all of the pictures I posted these last several months ...I've had a great time!

Weldon


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I have been a FINKSTER since 1963. I enjoy building, painting, and restoring all of Roth's Monster models ...Weldon