Steve H. Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Thanks to Marc Nellis for posting the pic below... It turned out to be the inspiration I needed for my project! He also pointed me in the right direction for some of the parts. I used the engine from the 66 Rivi, very nice block to start with. The valve covers and plug covers are from the old AMT 32/40 double kit. The 6 pak of Strombergs are Reps and Minis. Its topped off with 2 sets of 49 Merc air cleaners (Thanks, Hollywood!) I scratchbuilt the ribbed valley cover, intake runners and firewall. I also had to mod the fan belts to clear the fenders. I just need to do a second blackwash on the valve and plug covers to finish it off. Yeah, I know, that middle air cleaner is crooked! I bonded 2 mil mirror mylar to sheet styrene with a coating of future, rolling out the excess till it was flat, to create the chrome firewall. I'm making tuck and roll running boards and roof insert. You can see the rough cut running board in the pic below. I'm still kinda split about installing the roof insert... It seems a little too thick and bulky. Heres how she's lookin' at the moment... Thanks for lookin'... Comments always welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefbo Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Very nice Steve. I love that style your building. Looking forward to seeing the step by step of this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul_Perez Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Very nice, Steve!! The mirrored firewall really shows off the Nailhead, which is great to see because there are so few of them used in models these days... I think that white tuck and roll on the roof would help balance the color and style of the model, especially if you use white tuck and rool in the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflame Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I saw this yesterday and forgot to comment. WOW! Looks amazing, I love everything about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMurphy Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I saw this yesterday and forgot to comment. WOW! Looks amazing, I love everything about it Looking great Steve. What is the source for the mylar that you used on the firewall. I have been trying to find something like that, to no avail. Where did you get it? How is it packaged? Thanks, REX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H. Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Looking great Steve. What is the source for the mylar that you used on the firewall. I have been trying to find something like that, to no avail. Where did you get it? How is it packaged? Thanks, REX Rex, email me off board and I'll hook you up with some... I have WAY more than enough to spare! Steve, ModelCarGuy2003@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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