JTalmage

Fantastic weathering. I'm jealous of your ability to create such realism!

Thanks folks! I tried to build about 1 a month... but got in a slump after NNL

Had a successful trade with Andy aka Sledsel. Glad you had a use for that body!

Monogram '55 Chevy street machine Revell Mustang II street machine Tamiya Kawasaki 1000 Endurance Racer USAirfix '82 Mustang GT turbo Monogram '32 Ford Roadster AMT '36 Ford 3w Monogram '55 Lincoln Futura concept Revell '99 Mustang Cobra Revell '67 Camaro "Crusher Camaro" Doubtful I'll finish anything else this year!

I like Counting Cars, myself. Danny always has a lot of respect for the cars, and people, and always seems to be super nice.

I've been working on this one a few hours here and there over the past half-month (since I went so long without working on it) and finally got the motivation to finish it. The inspiration for this build was the car that David Freiburger owns, that is a frequent feature car in the magazine and an ongoing project car. Recently it's been a featured project for the Youtube series Roadkill. This kit came out right about the time they started featuring the Crusher more often on some of the Youtube episodes and I knew I had to build this car! I really wanted to add some fuel lines and fittings for the carbs but I wanted to have more of a list of parts to order first before doing that, as to not waste shipping, so that will come in time. Plus I wouldn't mind trying to figure out how to do some throttle linkages. I also want to get some resin traction bars to complete "the look" Anyway, on to the build. Revell's new '67 Camaro special edition kit Tamiya primer/Tamiya Chrome Yellow/Tamiya clear Bare Metal Foil chrome around the windows (the cozy wings are a PITA!) wetsanded w/ 3000 grit 3M trizact and polished with several stages of Wizards products. Centerline Auto Drag wheels/pre-wired Distributor/MSD box/B&M rachet shifter all from Morgan Automotive detail Turbo 400 trans/9" Ford axle/750 Holley carbs also from BNL Resins Tires/Blower and belt/Electric fan/Moroso valvecovers/Wheel backs/Headers/Rear shocks/Rear riser blocks/Ignition coil are from my parts box as well. Scratchbuilt the blower scoop and covered it with chrome BMF. On to the pictures! No matter what I did, the front bumper wouldn't sit level. I even made the correct license plate for the car too... The 1:1 car has the emblems removed from the sides and trunk. I didnt even attempt to add the missing chrome strips in the grille since it was soo small and detailed. Looks pretty good without it anyway. Also when I glued the scoop to the carbs, I went to drop them onto the blower and sorta "dropped them" in place, and they glued a little crooked. Whoops. Modified the exhaust to work with the headers, then cut the tailpipes up and made turndowns for the mufflers. I also dusted the chassis and suspension with Tamiya weathering powders (my new favorite thing!!) Cut the clutch pedal off, cut it in half, and cut the brake pedal in half and created an automatic brake pedal. I'm overall pretty happy with this build. Revell's new Camaro sure does lend to some cool builds and the ability to kit bash as well. If I wasnt so impatient it would look even better. Things I know now not to do: Try to wetsand and polish the body without supporting it somehow. All the body flex while handling it put permanent wrinkles in the lower front windshield BMF, which I was very unhappy about. Also, not to paint a body that just came from a 72 degree house, in 50 degree weather with room temp paint cans.... ran the LAST coat of clear. Just proves my impatience. Let me know what you think!

JF did a cast of your 57?? sweet!

Sooner or later we'll only be able to respond like this

Wow. I'm speechless. Thats amazing

^^ BMF, and paint it model masters stop light red.

Yes, he does a whole coupe kit, but I'm using that as last resort. Didnt want to bug him for just a hood. at least at the moment.

Every time I hear/read the name Alice Springs, and Adelaide, I think of "Chopper Reid does the weather" from the Ronny Johns show

I dont know. I havent gotten it yet to know for sure, but I assume it is.

There's a guy on the facebook (if you do that sort of thing, but im sure there are other ways to reach him) that takes your parts and does a spray paint process to them that is durable and identical to chrome. And from what I recall... fairly cheap. He goes by "Model Car Chrome". It's not the vacuum metalization that we all know, so it doesnt wash out any details. It's sort of the same process on how mirrors are created. So that's another alternative. I know I'd like to give it a try once I get enough parts together. And as far as storage, Modelhaus stores/sells their parts in plastic baggies, Id' say thats the best route, since a smooth plastic bag doesnt have texture like paper towels or tissue paper or whatever. You could probably throw em in a sandwich baggy.

Nope. after I organized (for the most part) my entire stash, and bagged just about everything that was a rebuilder, or grouped them in shoeboxes, I know where everything is. And it all fits together in my closet like a game of Tetris. The only thing I have an issue with now is the small spare parts I havent been able to go thru and organize. I know which boxes theyre in but not exactly whats in each box. I keep all my spare/extra bodies and chassis in a box all their own so I know right where to go when I need something like that. Of course now that I say this I wont find anything I'm looking for.

Here's my plan... or something similar..

Oh definitely, box art was a dead give away... still a let down. Can anyone tell what kind of tires on on the deuce? Rears look like cheater slicks... I love the wheel/tire combo on it...

Dang talk about a let down. That would be a COOL kit to see come to market! Everyone here seems to love the old 32 highboy, and I thought I saw a thread recently about a LSR car that doubled as a belly tanker car and a front engine dragster.

Id definitely buy one for the 50 olds... but I just dont need it right now. Sucks to see theyre not being casted now.

Not a big hurry. I found 79 on ebay and scooped it up. Wont get to it for some time.

What browser do you use to view the forum? I notice that with Google Chrome, if you hold the CTRL key while scrolling it will change the zoom size if you're not paying attention to what youre doing.

I have actually had paint peel off masking tape before after trying to cure it with heat/light. Peeled an entire fender of flames off.

Same here. Outback is first choice box stock is second

What I'm looking for is something along the lines of what an old ford F4 or F5 came with. Probably not factory stock for the truck, but maybe something more heavier duty. I wish I knew what axle it really was, but I don't know much about big trucks. To me it looks like a giant 9 inch ford. But bigger.

Does anyone produce a 2 speed axle for a 50 ford? Something for an old dump truck or tow truck, or know where I could get one?