misterNNL

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I just reread your posts this morning and wanted to ask why you use Corian material in your builds. It seems like a very hard and unforgiving material to work with. Possibly simply having access to material or working in the home reno business? Do you have access to a large vacuum forming machine as the panels you show seem fairly large?

Very impressive build. I have seen a couple of the real full size trucks like this one and find them very interesting vehicles. Your techniques are admirable and carefully planned. I also use templates and a lot of reference photos to achieve the look I'm after. This will be fun to follow. Thanks for sharing.

Good luck mastering a nice technique like chipping. I really need to try that in the future myself. I tend to use mostly flat acrylics and dry brushing methods to add paint intrest to my stuff. I look forward to seeing your progress on this one.

I am not sure about the two tone body color scheme. You have essentially blown the body apart into sections.The rust primer along with the new parts spanning the gaps between the fenders and main body were holding it together but new the two tone paint separates it again. I await the finished product with final details and weathering in place to see where it finishes. Great overall concept and the execution renders it all very believable. These are of course only my humble opinion. To see more ideas for hover vehicles there are a lot on Pintrest. Simply go there and type in Hover cars to see some thought provoking ideas for your own future projects.

I like that new profile with the front streamlining in place. I personally would be very tempted to lean the B and C window pillars back at the top for a slicker look just because I could. But then again I sometimes cut first and think about if later so Don't let me influence you too much.

Great photos on a wide range of subject vehicles from slippery salt cars to vintage RV' s. Thanks for sharing.

Old world hand craftsmanship at it's absolute zenith.

This is another great example of how wonderful these forums can work for helping us all out by simply asking about what we're working on and the answers start rolling in.

I checked this thread again today and am completely out of superlatives to use as compliments for your work. I have reread everything hoping to find what you used for the hose clamp detail on the engine but didn't find it. What did you use?

Great thread,thanks for posting it.

Nice,great to see someone find something that they are really connected to. Good luck with the rebuild. By the way that Airstream parked in the background of that last photo was probably built two blocks from our home here in Jackson Center,Ohio.

So what scale will this be built in ? 1/16? 1/8 ? 1/4?

That second one looks like if was built with Legos! Double ugly.

This kind of craftsmanship is uncommon today so these could potentially become very collectable. Ask yourself when was the last time you saw something that well made that wasn't diecast from China.

Nice looking trucks with great proportions and glossy paint. The road grader must be a lot of work to produce.

Again glad to see additional input on this subject. My personal opinion is that we should all build to suit ourselves rather than let another builder's superior skills deter us from building what we like when like. That opinion along with that of other like minded friends was one of the basic things we wanted to accomplish when we founded the NNL in my garage in 1980. We had all been witness to builders waiting in line to enter the MPC contests series not being sure if they were going to take their models out of the boxes and actually enter the contest untill they looked to see what the other models looked like. Then if the rest of the models being entered " were not too good " they would put theirs out. We figured if there was a way to take the competition out of model building and put the fun back into it the hobby would be all the better for it. Evidently that worked as we're still at it 40 years later. That basic fact should still effect our post retirement modeling. Build what you like as you are able and as you want it to look and be proud of what you've done. Do what you can the best you can while you can.

Rather than changing the angle of the truck lid louvers you might possibly add some aerodynamic device to the roof to direct air flow over that section and into those vents and possibly an injector system for the new section to add more fuel or "power-up" fluid prior to the intake. See now you've got me talking in jet car speak!

According to one of my best friends who was directly involved in automotive design for one of the the big three for decades,"If you don't like the current designs of today's automobiles,don't blame the car makers,blame government regulations that effect every facet of what you see on the road".

Amazing stuff. I don't understand most(any actually) of the terms you use but admire your skills with something you were able to create yourself. Love those art deco swoopy designs.

Is that a sliced and diced Futura/Batmobile canopy I see on the front ?

Thanks for all of the insight into the various situations we all find ourselves in at this stage of our lives. We all seem to still have the desire to create,build and collect. Some have more challenges than others with health and physical abilities and yet here we are still enjoying our common love of this hobby. I think it is great we have these forums to share those things.

That might be what it was. I had to get too close just to figure out what the brand badge was. The model designation script was chrome on a white car but it did start with the letters S and T son I'm sure you are correct.

In Columbus,Ohio traffic on Thursday we saw an Alpha Romeao(sp?) SUV with Iowa plates.

Congratulations on this excellent display of your skills with metal working in this scale. I have the greatest respect for modelers you work in this medium. Have you always work with metal bodies and scratch building with brass or did you transition gradually from plastic ?