James2

Brought the Show Rod to the hotel this time with a few things to help me along. Frame is puttied and I need to build a manifold for the twin blowers. It’s frustrating not having all my hobby supplies at an arms length!

Oakbrook, Illinois 31deg, cloudy and a frosting of snow at 6:30am.

Pretty basic snap kit, and brush painted interior. I’ll be able to rattle can the silver for the body but the black trim will be a challenge. I did lower the front suspension for a better stance. It isn’t “Jayne Mansfield’s Car” but it is cool.

No airbrush in the hotel so I’m trying some dry brush techniques and washes. The engine will be covered up anyway.

Back in the hotel after vacation and on the turbine hydro boat. Smoothing the shell, hood and foil. Mock up looks fair.

"The Great Pumpkin took 2nd in Hot Rod at the IPMS show in Erie Pa today" If this was 2nd, I'd love to see 1st! Yours is a stunning build, congratulations.

I'm pleased to have had 10 wonderful days in Daytona for Biketoberfest, saw many friends and visited many favorite spots. Got home without incident and now it's off to Chicago for work again. Thank GOD we live in a great country with great people!

Rig is coming along nicely, I bet that rack was fun to cement together.

I'm actually in a Staybridge Suite. I'll be here on this job for months, so I won't need to pack that often. Two weeks at a time home every other weekend. That middle weekend is the toughest!

This afternoon I finished cleaning up the body, removing the mold seams and priming. I purchased a 100w two pin bulb so I can see better. Hotel lighting is terrible. Up next will be chassis cleanup.

I purchased a two pin 100w bulb so I could see better. What it did was show a lot of needed filling and sanding. But hotel life has much time…

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Working on the fuselage, I first sanded the seams with 100grit, now filled with Tamiya Putty. Probably wait until tomorrow to sand again. This hotel life isn't for everyone...

Foil and pix added….

Colors and execution spot on. Call me sheepish but it never accrued to me to add chrome to the convertible top until now!