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What did you see on the road today?
CabDriver replied to Harry P.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Someone sure likes The Grinch š -
Interesting! Iād love to see a WIP as/when you get around to building this one, Kurt!
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Quick Revell Deuce 5W Question...
CabDriver replied to JollySipper's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
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Hey Claude! Ahhh! Thatās why I recognized it! I couldnāt put my finger on where Iād seen that design before. Way cool! Wish Iād got it myself! Thanks for jogging my memory!
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Gofer Selling Revell Parts Packs?
CabDriver replied to Justin Porter's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Perfect! Just the set of instructions I needed! š (Iām not above trying to figure things out myself, but it certainly helps seeing what the experts did!) -
This looks great right out of the gate - I really like those wheels especially! Good start Joe!
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Nice find! I hadnāt seen that one before...is it based on a real 1:1? Iāve been adding to my weathering arsenal lately - Iād used my wifeās watercolor pencils so much that she was irritated at me always having them put away somewhere where she couldnāt find them (sheās a full-time artist, so I guess she needs her art stuff sometimes). Found a set of 72 (crucially with 10-15 brown and rust colors) for under $20, and also picked up some crackle paint that Iād seen used to GREAT effect in this old post: Excited to do another old and crusty build now!
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Modeling vs. reality
CabDriver replied to El Roberto's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I once worked for an artist in Brooklyn - most of my job consisted of signing āhisā signature on stuff for him and spray painting canvases and stuff for him. Was a pretty easy gig for good pay, until Covid happened and put a stop to it... Guess heās signing his own autographs now š -
Iāve been wanting to try a build using the Deuce frame from the Revell 29/30 Ford kits instead of their ACTUAL Deuce frame, and with DSC coming up it seemed like a good excuse. Used an AMT Deuce roadster body and grille, with the Revell frame (zeed out front) and a Revell Hemi backdated with some older valve covers. Tried to do a fairly simple flame-job but still have something eyecatching and put my new lathe to good use making some parts where I could. Was a fun build - will definitely be trying using that NEW Deuce frame under a hot-rod project! Thanks for looking!
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āJoker Is Wildā - AMT / Revell 32 Roadster Kitbash for DSC
CabDriver replied to CabDriver's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Well, I kinda got on a roll with this one over the weekend when I realized everything was painted and mostly finished being detailed and all I really needed to do was just glue it all together...pics Under Glass soon as I upload them! -
That steering wheel is really impressive - I've been wondering if I had the skills (and equipment) to make one of these on my Taig. I suspect I DO have the equipment, but will be found lacking currently in the required skills...
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Gofer Selling Revell Parts Packs?
CabDriver replied to Justin Porter's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Never mind - they're out now. Next dumb question for anyone who's going to be building one of these - what planning to use for the suspension components? -
Came here to post that Model Roundup has them too...I'll be picking a couple of sets up for sure!
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Get another body so you can do both!
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Modeling vs. reality
CabDriver replied to El Roberto's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I forget exactly which one it is, but one of the AMT Fast and Furious kits has Z-shaped driveshafts :D -
New Show from Motor Trend
CabDriver replied to Daddyfink's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
AWESOME! Iāve subscribed to and lost-interest in the Motor Trend online thing a few times - I wonder if this is one of the shows you can watch for free? -
Modeling vs. reality
CabDriver replied to El Roberto's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I actually sometimes like the āhow could that even work?!ā look to a car, but only when it actually DOES work somehow - itās like a magic trick! Real life example - this 1:1 Chevy that I found online at some car show wherever: Iāve gotta assume itās airbagged, but who knows? Itās a cool magic trick to get it sitting on the deck like that! That said, my modelerās conscience wonāt allow me to build one sitting this low without trying to figure out how it could work for real and replicate that somewhat (which I might just mess with on the 57 that Iām building right now) -
Picked up a set of these plastic sanding sticks from Hobby Lobby - they work GREAT for sanding into round corners and hard-to-reach-spots:
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Belated birthday gift: Looks cool - not a whole lot of parts in the box, but Iām sure Iāll manage to overcomplicate it anyway so it takes me months to build š¤Ŗ
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Good tip! Iāll check my local Michaelās tomorrow! Thanks!
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What did you see on the road today?
CabDriver replied to Harry P.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Couple of eye-catchers in the parking lot at the racetrack tonight: And I saw this at the gas station when I was on my way there (but then, weirdly, never saw it at at the track) -
My wife sent me this pic this week and asked if I wanted it - heck yes! They just got those Polar Lights Beetle kits at my local store too - they have those AND the Revell kit (which I have already)...how do you like that Polar Lights kits kit @HomerS?
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Visited the South Bend Speedway this evening, which is my current local 1/4 mile pavement track...been meaning to go for a while and they had vintage modifieds running and some other cool stuff tonight so I got my ābackside tracksideā as their slogan goes... Thought you all would enjoy some pics maybe...100+ photos in this Fotki link with a few cool teasers below: