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Now the finished model
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Just finished this build. It was probably one of the most difficult ones I've done because of all the fitment problems in the kit. Hood didn't clear engine. Wheels didn't fit wheel wells. Etc. So a lot of plastic carving. Here are some of the prelim stages
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10Thumbs - I have another of those Trabants. I was thinking of slamming it, painting it a matte color - so may the injected small block will be included.
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Go Trabant, Go!!!
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Wow...great info. Thanks
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Thanks for the comment, guys. . I'm all for more detail - I may check out reference photos to see where those headlight wires go.
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I can't believe how long it took me to get around to building these models. Maybe a year! I thought they would be Winter 2015 builds. Of the bunch, the Trabant was the toughest, mostly because of the trim. With the other builds, I tried my hand at making workable hinges and it turned out ok. I used reference photos of the 1:1 cars to decide on the color schemes. Purchased some aftermarket decals for the Renault.
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Love the brake lines - and the whole build is great
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Thanks for the comments everybody. Greg, the colors on the Hudson are Model Master Fifties Aqua #2942 and Light Ivory #2909. (Hey, my sister lives in double bay, AU. Was married to Murray Rose.) Dave - wow you did the decal art on that Tim Flock racer and lived next to the Ms! That's cool! Stephen - the foil is kind of a pain. But I try to replicate the 1:1 versions so if they have chrome, I'm in. Taking me a while but finally figured out that prepping for the foil is a must - just like painting, if you've got bumps or debris where the foil goes - it gets picked up once you put it on. Curves are also a pain.
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Man, that engine work is amazing!
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Like the heater hoses
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That IS a cool color
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Before I start the next round of builds I took some shots of finished models. The first is the Hudson - I saw some versions in Scale Auto Enthusiast and liked this color combo. The next is the Chrysler 300. I had to paint that with Krylon to get the right color. Difficult to work with and next time out I would do the scribe lines deeper. Then finally the Tim Flock Racer. All relatively stock with some aftermarket. The last shot are my plans for the Winter
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Thanks for the comments, guys. The slight weather on the interior is testors flat red over flat black. then a coat of dull coat. plus my grimy fingers
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Just finished the last of the summer stash of models. Time to pick 2 or 3 more, paint them before winter sets in, and build them when the snow is surrounding the house.
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Chris...you chose wisely
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Wow, Mark. You hit it right on. The Chevy kit was a nightmare to fit together and yes, it does look overweight and the stance is too high, despite using the "lowering" blocks! Now it make sense with the age of the kit, and now the fact it's produced in China. Of course it couldn't be the way I built it, right? No, never, of course not
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Thanks, Cobraman. I learn something new everytime I build something. This time, I decided I will never use bare metal foil again UNLESS i thoroughly sand and clean the trim first. Got a few bumps in that application. But, live and learn, move on to the next.
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I decided to build a couple of 50 era cars and chose the 51 Chevy and 50 Olds. It was like a tale of two builds the Olds went together pretty well. The Chevy was one of the worst designed models I every tried to build. Fitment problems all over the place. Was glad to get that one done!
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Thanks for the comments, guys. Have a great 2015!!
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ooops. Gotta add some micro sol to that left rear corner. Funny what you don't see until you post it online
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.....and here's the final installment of the VW van build project
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Did some more work over the last couple of weeks. Here's a picture I omitted of the Vanagon engine Then, I finished off the Samba van. Like the Vanagon, really challenging problems with fit and warping, but it turned out ok. In general, one of the things that modeling teaches me is that things will never be perfect. I can always see some flaws, but the point is, do the work the best you can, enjoy and move on. Like in real life! The interior came out nice with the neutral grays Next up is the VW cargo van - the Jagermeister version. Should be fun.
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Hey guys. Thanks for the comments. I think it's cool that the forum has members from right around the corner in New Jersey USA, but also Bonn, Germany and in Norway. I've been to Frankfurt, Hamburg and Oslo so i can at least relate geographically. Christian - so funny that the mirrors are in the wrong position - and you discovered it! I'm sure it's not the first time I built something with the parts upside down or reversed . I'll update these photos when i finish the other two builds. Thanks again for the comments. Doug
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Winter in the Northeast is not the best painting weather. So this year, I decided to paint some kits in advance. I already had a VW Bug built - so I decided to paint some other VW kits in September - a Vanagon, a Samba Van and a cargo van. I painted, bagged them, then starting working on them when the temp got to freezing. This is kind of a cross between Under Glass and On The Workfbench. Here are some pics of the VW Bug I had already built - it's from the Tamiya kit The next to be built which i just finished, is the Vanagon from Revell of Germany. I found this kit (and the Samba Van) very difficult to built. Lots of warping - but with patience and a few clamps it worked out. Here are some pics Next to be built is the Samba bus - here are some pics of the partially finished bus And in pieces is the next project - the cargo van
