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[blunc]

odd you should mention Deora, I used the frame & interior platform in this bash.

here are a few more new shots, it's in a rough condition due to being in a box for 3 or 4 house moves but someday it will arise better than before.












Thanks for looking.

Edited by blunc, 21 August 2012 - 03:04 PM.

[cobraman]

Where did those tires come from ?

[blunc]

This is a wild arsed guess which is over 20 years old...
I have a very vague recollection that the tires were from a Lancia kit, probly Fujimi.
This project was started in the 80's.

[Custom Mike]

Oh man, Mike, this is just so wrong! I love it, you have got to get this one finished up!

[blunc]

Thanks Mike, it was mostly done over ten years ago then I got to looking at it and thought to myself that it needs...something else to make it look "finished".
So I started partial disassembly and that's where it stalled, and a few moves later some additional parts got knocked off.
I snapped the chassis back in and popped the wheels on so you guys could get an idea of it's potential.

This project started because I had run out of fresh kits and started drawing on the box art of a kit I had picked up fo a couple bucks on clearance at a drugstore, the rest is kitbash history.

[TooOld]

It's been about three weeks since I worked on my Metropolitan , so yesterday I spent a couple of hours cleaning up the body . I reworked the wheel openings to be more uniform , and I replaced the side molding with a smaller size 1/2 round rod . Overall it looks a lot better now .
The interior , chassis , and engine are basically finished , so I'm getting ready for paint . Shouldn't be long now .

[Custom Mike]

Bob, Evergreen makes some small half-round that works great for trim, I've used it a few times myself with great results!

[TooOld]

Thanks Mike. I used .030" 1/2 round rod from Evergreen . The original molding was .060" , big difference !

[TooOld]

Finished it up today ! I'll post more pictures " Under Glass " in a little while .
Thanks for looking 1
BOB .

[cobraman]

Very cute car. Nice build.

[Custom Mike]

Looks great Bob, I'm gonna go look for it Under Glass!

[Michigan Madman]

Nice!

Nice!

[Dr. Cranky]

Very cool models being produced here. Keep 'em coming.

[Michigan Madman]

I keep seeing a stretched Gremlin somewhere in this rendering...

[Austin T]

Now chuck,that is BEGGING to be made in model form.I see all sorts of styling elements in there.

[Casey]

I keep seeing a stretched Gremlin somewhere in this rendering...

Gremlin + one of those custom Renwal thingamajigs = ^^^^^ ??

A bustleback Gremlin would be rather classy, no?

[Michigan Madman]

Gremlin + one of those custom Renwal thingamajigs = ^^^^^ ??

Eh... not too keen on cutting into an old Renwal kit, but I do have an appropriate leading edge for something like this.

A bustleback Gremlin would be rather classy, no?

Emphasis on 'no'.

[cobraman]

It kind of looks Bugatti ish to me.

[Foxer]

There are things being done to AMC bodies in here that shouldn't be mentioned in polite company!

And all are creative AND good looking!

Edited by Foxer, 20 October 2012 - 07:26 AM.

[Austin T]

Well I found this....