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Very clean build!

Just wrapped up this build, was done for an Instagram Build-off, was fun, the build definitely had its fit challenges. The first kit I started with had a warped chassis and warped body, next one was clear but had a number of issues overall, I ended up robbing an old chassis from an AMT 67 Camaro I had started years ago, stripped it down and it helped quite a bit with some fit issues. Overall, the model is built mostly with kit provided parts, a few interior details were added along with some lines and cables in the engine compartment. The body was cleaned and shaved for the most part, front and rear pans were molded and filled in, the paint is a PPG Mercedes Gold covered with Deltron 3k clear. Onto the next project!

Beautiful builds all!

Oh man, I remember days like that when I was living up in Northern Nevada, makes the model building and painting difficult! It would be nice to set up a remote option for some of you folks out of the area to keep in touch at the club meetings thru zoom or a similar avenue, I think a few others are interested in that if we could get it going! It's great to hear from you and keep in touch, hopefully you'll keep seeing some of Bell, pops and my projects on here, trying to keep with the bench time!

Nice! How have you been? I was just asking Curt about you the other day at NNL, hope all is well!

Sweet build as always my friend, it all came together very nice!

Thank you! It was a fun build for her, I need to pick one or two up myself, have my own ideas now

Glad I saw this, depending on a few other things going on, we are going to try and plan the trip out!

Those are the shots I got, wanted to get a good walk thru and more pics but missed on some. Had to get one at the end of my daughter and her award for her Joker build 😁

Good looking build!

Happy Sunday all, this build had been in the WIP section for some time, my daughter has been working on it off and on for over a year around school and pool league. She got the build wrapped up this week. Overall, it the kit went together pretty well, I was thinking she would have some issues when it came down the grills and bumpers, but they all fell into place pretty easily. The model itself is built mostly with the kit supplied pieces. The idea for the build came from us all being fans of the Batman movies and fans of the Joker character. We saw the kit and thought about building it similar to the box art but wanted to dress it up a little. With the Joker, you kind of associate the green and purple in his attire but Bell wanted to tie in white and red from his face makeup. That is where the whitewalls and steel wheels came in along with the pearl white seats. The original plan was a fatter white wall, the newer 32 Ford donated its steel wheels and tires, but she had issues with the whitewall decals, so we stole some thinner white walls out of an AMT 65 Pontiac. The body is sprayed in House of Kolor's Passion Pearl and Limetime Green then covered in Deltron 3K clear. The interior was shot in the same bases, the seats were shot with HOK Snow White Pearl, she used green flocking for the carpet and some purple over the top of the dash. Some exhaust ends were added, made from some tubing and black wash was applied to the grill pieces. She took the model to the NNL West yesterday was super happy to receive the youth award! Onto the next builds, she has a Revell VW she is working on and wants to build a Revell Merc or one of the 29/30 Fords for the upcoming West Koast Kustoms show coming up in Santa Maria!

Sweet looking build!

So this thing took a number of turns! I had laid down the black ralley stripe decals and prior to clearing, two of them cracked and chipped off, I ended up stripping the others off and blocking down the body and laying down a jet black paint job, while that was looking good, last coat I ended up with some moisture from the compressor….ended up cleaning up another body at that point and just got a nice Mercedes Gold laid down, base laid out nice and clear laid out nice!

With a little break from the pool rooms (billiards) Bell has been getting a little bench time in herself, getting towards the tail end of the Joker Mobile and she has started working on a VW Bug, I'll get some updates posted!

Sweet start, look forward to following this build!