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tobaccoleafpie

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About tobaccoleafpie

  • Birthday 06/06/1956

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    1/8, 1/12

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    Kevin Lew

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  1. Finished pics? I’m completing one now.
  2. Excellent! Where did you get the wheels for the Vette?
  3. This has been sitting around almost completed for a few years. Everything was done except the body. Well, the body was warped and would not fit the rest of the car so I had to buy another kit to complete it. Also, I wanted a white car. The model is originally red and despite multiple coats of primer, the red bled thru onto the white paint, making it pink. This time, I’m successful. Gotta put the final coats on the body and do the trim. Here is the model so far. Finished product to follow soon. The underbody was originally all black plastic. I also took some liberties in using different metal colors to make it look interesting. I have a couple more models laying around in various stages of completion with all sorts of parts laying around, cluttering up the house. The solution is to finish all the models and give away any spare parts folks here might want. If the Jaguar guy sees this, I have the parts you want.
  4. Yes, they’re tribbles. I’ve got 3 completed and 3 nearing completion. 1982 Corvette Special Edition, 1963 Jaguar, and 1985 Corvette.
  5. Years ago, I received an ’85 Monogram 1/8 Camaro and it was a glueball paint disaster. He did not sand out the casting lines. The car was painted in a silver enamel followed with a pearl coat and then a gloss coat, not that you’d notice. The paint was sloppy and sagging. Plus Monogram had a knack for making warped hoods. However, I do like his engine work and the treatment of the underbody. After sitting for years in the garage collecting dust, I thought I’d give it a makeover with a black and white theme. I wish I had before pics but I didn’t think to do it.
  6. May I add one of the problems I encountered? I was dry fitting the body to the chassis and for the life of me I'm not able to do it. Its the rear wheel wells that get caught. I tried bending a little. A little more bending would have broken the body. Can someone help? Asking a lot but a youTube maybe?
  7. That is where the seat belt buckles are placed.
  8. and it has a straight hood to boot! +1, more pics please
  9. Sweet. Can't wait to see the rest of it!
  10. Just haaaaad to chime in again but kudos also to those emblems. I know they come as little buttons with the flags stamped in so you must have carved them out. I have an '82 in progress and carved out the emblem with a sewing needle. I kept the circle on mine. Also, the GT Radials are the tires to have. Some kits have the Eagle GTs and those are flimsy and tend to get flat spots.
  11. Wow, that is the most beautiful Vette build I have seen! How did you get so much detail into the steering wheel hub? All the best, Kevin
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