carbuilder1950 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) I saw this car on a magazine cover, and brought that magazine home with me. It took me years to get to it, like most projects, their waiting in line for some personal LOVE. The first thing I did was chop the top, and then opened the doors and added some mini-magnets, so I could hear the "SNAP" when the doors closed. I ordered all the engine parts I needed from Replicas and Miniature, and stripped all the other engine Chrome parts, and sprayed everything with Spaz Stix Mirror Chrome, so they would match. The front of the car was modified with 1941 Chevy truck headlights and the top of the grill frame was given 3 sorta spears, like on the cover car I put er' all together, and I hope you like my ol' girl. Edited September 21, 2021 by carbuilder1950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedpro Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Real nice! I like what you did with the headlamps. Suicide doors is a nice touch. And that engine looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Holy smokes Dave.....that is one bodacious looking ride. Love the supercharged flatty. Paint is super nice and clean. Can't say enough about all the detail work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 10 hours ago, carbuilder1950 said: I saw this car on a magazine cover, and brought that magazine home with me. I know the very magazine - I too was inspired to recreate the beast. Your build by far does the 1:1 justice. Excellent work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Beautiful looking build. Great details everywhere you look. How did you do the pin striping decals on the flat paint on the body and have it not show ?? I like the Corvette hub caps, I remember when that was a thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Wow ! Great looking model, nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, espo said: How did you do the pin striping decals on the flat paint on the body and have it not show ?? Good morning @espo The old yellowed decals from ancient kits would have never worked, so I found some late model decals sheets from my stash, that had some of these old style pin stripe retro style decals, and I experimented a bit. What worked was, I laid the decal on, let it dry overnight, and then the next day I sprayed Testors #1260 Dullcote to cover the whole body, and you get what you see. Did the hood decal, the same way. Experimenting helps a lot. I hope that helps and works for you. Edited September 21, 2021 by carbuilder1950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 That's a really nice build.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor phillips Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 That's nice! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hay Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Wow! I've seen the 1:1 version, and you nailed it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Cool! I recently completed a '36 convertible in that same two tone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 36 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: Cool! I recently completed a '36 convertible in that same two tone! @Tom Geiger Boy would I like to see that !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulbo Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Nice one 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3fan Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Great Job David, Love the attention to detail especially spraying all the interior red. Most including me skip this step. Love the tip about the decals. Thats why mine are all glossy paint jobs when I do the pinstripes:) I got lazy when I did mine and its just a curbside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 6 hours ago, carbuilder1950 said: @Tom Geiger Boy would I like to see that !! I wouldn’t have busted into your thread, but since you asked! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: I wouldn’t have busted into your thread, but since you asked! @Tom Geiger These are both very nice. Thanks for "Busting into my thread." 😁👍 Edited September 22, 2021 by carbuilder1950 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 12 hours ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! Thank you my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Beautiful model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 11 hours ago, slusher said: Beautiful model! Thank you Slusher. Much appreciated 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Best scale replica of this custom that I have seen. Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Extremely nice, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Superb. Just beautiful and period perfect. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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