StevenGuthmiller Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 minute ago, CabDriver said: Beautiful work all round Steven - you’re one of my favorite builders and I always enjoy seeing your projects! The vinyl top looks great, and I really like how you handled the bezels. Whats the story with the red inner fenders? Why did the 1:1 have that? They were made of plastic, so maybe it was a weight thing? Either that or maybe it was just because it looked cool! Or both! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Interesting! I didn’t know that! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 For some reason inkeep thinking the red inner fender liners are both front and rear. Or were they fronts only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super28 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Outstanding work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, gtx6970 said: For some reason inkeep thinking the red inner fender liners are both front and rear. Or were they fronts only? Front only I believe. Unless someone has information that I am not aware of. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Here's one article on those red fender liners: https://www.hemmings.com/blog/article/too-nice-for-tar/ Now, you can mask off those rear fenders!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, Bucky said: Here's one article on those red fender liners: https://www.hemmings.com/blog/article/too-nice-for-tar/ Now, you can mask off those rear fenders!! LOL Cool. So I'm not loosing my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I built a '67 GTO many moons ago, and put the red fenders front and back. Your questioned jogged my memory, and I asked my friend GOOGLE for an assist on the info! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Bucky said: Here's one article on those red fender liners: https://www.hemmings.com/blog/article/too-nice-for-tar/ Now, you can mask off those rear fenders!! LOL 3 hours ago, gtx6970 said: Cool. So I'm not loosing my mind 3 hours ago, Bucky said: I built a '67 GTO many moons ago, and put the red fenders front and back. Your questioned jogged my memory, and I asked my friend GOOGLE for an assist on the info! LOL See? This is why I feel that posting your projects in the "on the bench" section is absolutely invaluable! At this point it will be an easy remedy to mask and paint the rear fender wells. Later, it would have been impossible. Thanks so much for the information guys!! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Glad to help out a fellow modeler!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Hasn't been a lot of movement on this project over the past week, but I did manage to get those fore-mentioned rear fender wells painted red, and along with that, the fuel tank painting finished. Other than that it's been mostly prep work on chassis parts, and going through all of my Olds kits to look for the best engine parts combo that I can come up with. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 That is a classy looking bunch of fender wells! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 This is a fantastic build. I love the quality of work. I never knew about the red arch liners. I always learn something new here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Thanks guys!! First I want to thank all of those that were so helpful in the "Olds W-30 Intake Tubing" thread for helping to walk me through to a viable option. Thanks to your help, I've settled on electing to scratch build new ones with things that I had on hand in the shop. A pretty simple solution really, of just cutting a length of styrene tubing, flattening it slightly, bending it to shape, and wrapping it with very thinly stretched sprue. The added thickness of the new ducts should help with the appearance under the hood, I believe. Thanks guys! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Nice scratching, bro!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 And there we have it. Except for a little refining and re-shaping later, they're finished. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 We can always count on you for ingenuity, and a realistic looking part that improves the model. Staying tuned in on your current build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Very nice, clean work going on here Steve. Always a pleasure to watch your builds come together ? Cheers from the bleachers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede70 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 It's really beautiful with intelligent upgrades subtly worked in and fine finish choices incorporated throughout. Thanks so much for sharing... Mike K./Swede70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Entertaining, yet educational! I learn new morsels of modeling technique with each one of Steve's builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 Thanks so much for your great accolades everyone! I consider myself somewhere along the lines of a "Jack of all trades, but master of none" when it comes to building. There are plenty of builders out there that are much more highly skilled than I am, but I'm not afraid to give things a whirl and it's very enjoyable for me. I guess I have never had any desire to be "the best", just the best that I can be. And above all, having fun is the absolute ultimate goal! Again, thanks to all of you! Your kind words are humbling! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olskoolrodder Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 That's looking awesome!!! LOVE the color choice, top looks great too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nox Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 That hand crafted tubing ingenuity is insane. I never would have imagined such a thing until I saw those pics. That looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Thanks so much guys!! 15 hours ago, Nox said: That hand crafted tubing ingenuity is insane. I never would have imagined such a thing until I saw those pics. That looks awesome. Thanks Logan! I don't know that I would have tried doing them this way if it weren't for all of the fantastic input that I received from the "Olds W-30 Intake Tubing" thread! For the most part, everyone was extremely helpful. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Today, I have been spending my time getting engine parts together and beginning the prep of them. I'll be using a combination of engine parts from the original Johan '68 kit, as well as the MPC '69, AMT '66 and Lindberg '67 442 kits. One thing that I had never tried before was thinning the fan belts. I decided to give it a whirl today, and so far, it looks like it should help make them look considerably better. Not really as difficult as I thought it might be. You can see by this progress photo the difference that it will make.........as long as I can finish without breaking it! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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