Dave Mikrut

I'm not sure what happened but the photos I previously linked to in Photobucket are no longer there. Rather than reload all that, I'll just remind you it is a shortened 55 Chevy Handyman wagon,, made from the AMT 55 Nomad and 55 2dr Sedan kits. I showed it previously with an example chassis but here is the one I have been fabricating specifically for it. I'm really becoming a nut when it comes to having just the right parts for a project. I've literally spent 2 weeks gathering together the parts for this chassis and the wheels and tires. Later this evening or tomorrow I should be done with the rear tires.

 

These are the painted 2-piece plastic tires found in the Rat Packer Nova, teamed up with some very old

 

Straight axle is Revell 32 Ford, with home made hair pins. This is a stretched AWB Mustang chassis. Thanks to the ModelKing!

I used 2 chassis, cut them offset, you can see the joint where I dowel pinned them together.

A long time ago I made a 2dr Handyman wagon from a 55 Chevy Nomad. I used the rear wheelwells and partial sedan roof from the 55 Belair sedan. Iwas never really happy with the ay it came out so today after seeing a foto of a 57 shortehed, I decided to do a little body work. Glues and joints are hardening now and some filling and sanding and priming for tomorrow. And yes i am going to see if I like it as a sedan delivery! hehe!

For my other projects I've been working on, I'm still aquiring just the right parts, so I've been working on an old AMT Double Dragster I got off of Ebay (red one), kind of a "rescue" and model building one handed skills exercise. Here's the progress so far. Different engine, wheels and tires front and rear, front suspension, new seat, new steering wheel, repainted everything.

There's going to be a big sale and model car contest at my local favorite hobby store G & G Hobbies on Nov 3! I am honored to have been asked along with J.D. Booth to be the judges of the contest. You might remember J.D. from Fantastic Plastics and Scale Auto magazines with his highly detailed 1/16th cars that had a lot of machine work, in the late 80's early 90's. He also makes these amazing model car display bases with clear covers, that he'll probably be selling and custom orders too. Here's a link to their event webpage. Maybe I get to see you there!

http://gghobbies.com/events/

I have a question for any of you guys that know about 1/8th scale models. What do you think I could get on Ebay for a set of the spun aluminum wheel covers?