dougwintz

That IS a cool color

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

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

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.

Chris...you chose wisely

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

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.

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!

Thanks for the comments, guys. Have a great 2015!!

ooops. Gotta add some micro sol to that left rear corner. Funny what you don't see until you post it online

.....and here's the final installment of the VW van build project

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.

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

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

Great job. Did you scribe the panel lines - how did you do them?

Great job.

Wow. Great work in progress and nice examples of built versions.

Looks nice. Like the way you carried through the color to the roll bar.

Thanks for the comments, guys

It would be nice to have that Skyline in the garage, huh?

Wow. Super build - very clean!

I like to look for unusual models, like Fujima's Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC10 race car. Unfortunately, it's a curbside. So i took the engine from the Tamiya skyline and transplanted it. Here's the result: Then there is the Esci Ertl Ford Escort RS1800. It's a clear body kit. The tooling was not so great. But, I painted it white and acquired some Rothman livery decals. Interesting model...tough to build.

Love the color and paint on both of them

Great. Have note seen the Heller yet, and it looks great.

Nice job. I've got an Evo X and it's "Wicked White". Maybe I'll paint it green - cool color