1956 Studebaker 1/10th scale build photos.

[Mark Crowel]

Front fenders and firewall are now in place. Notice battery (scratchbuilt chipboard box, black construction paper, 1/8" posterboard circle punches for battery caps and terminals), and radiator.

I'm deleting most of the other Stude model photos I put on this thread yesterday, because this is about the 1/10th scale '56 President, and I don't want to turn this thread into an advertisement for my inventory of plans. Most of my other Studebaker pictures are on the Cardmodelers Gallery. Please send a private message, or use my email address below my signature, with questions about already-available 3-view drawings.

Thank you, everyone, for your interest and encouragement.

[Mark Crowel]

Don't have much to show for the last two weeks. Overtime at my regular job took some spare time from the hobby, plus a few construction SNAFU's (Situation Normal: All Fouled Up) with this build required about two minutes of corrective surgery for every one minute of progress. I'll bet nobody else has that problem.

Those are 1/16th" wide strips of silver coated cardboard making up the grille bars in that grille assembly. The center grille surround and side grille frames are 3/8" wide chipboard strips, layered to 1/8" thickness.

[angevine]

What can I say Mark,
This model is looking great.. That grill is superb.
Love it!

[cgutzmer]

super grill! Its a real eye grabber
Chris

[Mark Crowel]

Headlamps are each four chipboard discs plus one silver card disc, glue-laminated together. Note silver card strips around them, for trim around the headlamps.

Most of the time this week was spent doing corrective surgery to get the grille to fit into the opening. I've also made three separate hoods for this car. Decided I liked the third one best.

Note the fresh air vent door on the fender. The orange color of this car was a Studebaker factory color for 1956. It was called Tangerine.

At least the bumper was easy.

No matter how carefully I draw my three-views, I still get into trial-and-error fittings for some parts. Does CAD eliminate that problem? I'm still using pens, triangle, and rulers. I've thought of CAD, but I haven't really wanted to convert to it, because I think that would take the artistry out of the build.

Those are not pepperoni slices, those are chipboard discs. When 16 of them are are glued together, they form a wheel.

[Mark Crowel]

Applied color to underside of hood and built hood support.

Built dash and steering wheel. Note "cyclops eye" speedometer (that small pod mounted on the top surface of the dash, above the steering wheel). On the real car, the numbers rotated within a window in the pod, like the numbers on a bathroom scale. At lower speeds, the numbers were on a green background. As the speed increased, the background went to yellow, then became red.

Covered floorpan and firewall with black paper.

[Soaring]

Dang! What a fantastic job! Like said above, that frontall piece displays mastercraftsmanship!

[redhorse]

This is really cool. I like Studebakers to start with, and this model's incredible. And all done without computers, I really like this a lot!!

[logicman]

Mark, I just love these old gas guzzlers.

We don't see too many in the UK, but when one parks up, people stop and stare.

I especially like the chrome grill.

Its coming along nicely.

[Mark Crowel]

Thank you, gentlemen, for your continued encouragement.

BTW, there is a chapter of the Studebaker Drivers' Club in the UK, at least one other on the Continent, and one in Australia.

[cgutzmer]

Great detail coming along there Mark!
Chris

[Mark Crowel]

The color is applied by pieces of colored paper glued onto the cardboard parts. That rear seat armrest, and the box structure into which it fits, took about four to five hours to make. Of course, that includes mistake correction.

[Mark Crowel]

Notice the working armrest on the rear seat, and see also the steering column with the turn signal lever, gear selector lever, and automatic shift indicator.

[Mark Crowel]

Interior front door panel. Notice the built-in armrest, common on Studebakers and some other American cars in 1956.