Nacho Z

Holy smokes!!! Beautiful work, Tommy. Big fan!

I use the same on as Jonathan. I am happy with it. You can use different backgrounds and different lighting for different looks. You can make the same model come across much different with a few little changes.

That is just how they should look! Nice job on a cool subject.

Tommy, you know I'm a big fan of your work. This is a case in point as to why I'm a big fan. Wonderful!!

OUTSTANDING WORK!!!

This one is like the mutt you see at the pound. I just felt bad for it. I had to build it as it was. Anyhow, I have the original, pre-plated kit that I plan to build. Here is the original. I will add detail and do proper painting to it.

Thanks, Jeremy!

This is just an outstanding example of some wonderful weathering. She looks great in all aspects.

There is a lot of nice work going on here! Keep on posting these updates, they are appreciated.

I really like the van but when I saw the picture of the van and boat, well, that sealed the deal! Very cool paint job too.

Thank you, Bob. Yep, it is unique!

This one was finished up at the beginning of January. It is the first completed model of my "building season". I have never seen one of these built before. I keep a log of hours worked on each model, it is just something I do. This one has 26 hours in it. A relatively quick build for me. I should note that there are no pics of this car with the hood on. That is because it doesn't fit and I didn't want to spend the time to make it fit. The hood is completed and it looks good, it just has to sit beside the car . Click here for an explanation of what I did and why I did it: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=97233

Very, very nice, Bruce.

Getting the body unto the chassis was a little tricky. There were minor twists in both. Because this is supposed to be a fun, quick, non-contest build I glued and clampered her down the best I could without doing any modifications. I did have to do some very minor sanding in a few places to get the body to settle down. The exhaust pipes do not even come close to where they should go. I think it has to do a lot with the plating. It is so thick, and everything is plated, that it does not alow the parts to "settle" into their places. There is probably more square inches, (feet?), of plated flash in this kit then there are plated pieces in some others . I can kind of touch up the silver but not the gold. I have nothing that even comes close to the gold. This one is just about finished. The next post will be in the "Under Glass" section.

I absolutely love that GTX !!! Great job, Cliff.

Very nice, Jim! I really like the outside picture.

That is kind of funny, 62rebel, because that is the same thought I had when I saw it. It reminded me of my Dad's old car shaped bottles. I honestly don't know if they were aftershave or booze. I don't think he ever opened them and I was not allowed to "play" with them.... . I passed on this car once. When I had the chance to pick it up the second time I couldn't pass it up. I have never built these kits before but have been told they are nice, simple, well fitting kits.

Bob, this is about of out-of-box as it gets . I removed the parts from the tree, cleaned them up a little bit, sanded the chrome off where I'm needed to put glue and that is about it. I will detail the regular version of this kit when I get to it. This is almost a practice run...LOL.

I don't believe it could be polished. It is plated with regular old kit chrome. I think you would just burn through it. I do believe there are different levels of "shiny", i.e. chrome, satin, etc. The gold chrome is actually pretty nice. I am going to clean if off when I am done with it. I have been wearing latex and neoprene gloves while building it. They leave a little bit of powder on the model.

Lee, I have the regular version of this kit as well. All-in-all, the kit does go together quite well. I think that all of the plating is interfering with some of the parts' fit. Considering the age of the kit, it is pretty nice.

I am really having fun with this build. I'm not sweating the small stuff, (or the big stuff.... ) I'm making pretty good progress. Most of my time is spent test fitting parts and scraping / sanding the plated areas that need to be glued. This build is providing good lessons for when I build the regular version. This model will probably never leave my hobby room. Enough talk, on to the pictures. The chassis is done and on all four, and they all touch at the same time! Interestingly, when I see the head-on picture I can see the seam down the middle of the tires. Can't see them with the naked eye. I began sanding one tire but did not really see a difference so I stopped. Again, not sweating the small stuff. You can see that the plating is not super shiny. I have been wearing latex and neoprene gloves during the build. This keeps finger oils off of the plating but a little bit of powder gets on it. I will wipe the model down later. Here are a few assembled bits and pieces that I did while other sub-assemblies were drying.

This model will kick off my 2014-2015 building season. I say season because I tend to do all of my building during the November through April time frame. I always like to start my season with what I consider an easy project. I did start this in November but it sat untouched for over a month. I have no idea if this kit is all that common or if it is worth big money. I picked it up very cheaply. It is NOT a metal / diecast model. It is a plastic model that is completely plated. I have decided that it will be an out-of-box build with no detailing whatsoever. I am not going to add washes, stains, etc. I'm sure it would look better with those, but again, this is my first build of the season and I am going to keep it simple. First up will be the kits contents. I will add WIP pics as I go. Comments and questions are always welcomed. Engine is complete and sitting in the partially completed chassis. Just a reminder, there will be no extra detailing on this build. What you see is straight out of the box. Because eveything is plated I cannot really fill and/or sand seams and ejector pin marks. But like I said, this is my first build of the season and it is supposed to be easy and fun.

Too cool! A great little model of a really neat subject.

Beautiful model, Jonathan. It looks like you did a great job on it. This was my choice of livery as well. There is something about that paint scheme that I really like.

She is looking great, Tom.