LaughingIndian

Lookin crazy man!

Call it déjà vu but I think I rode this thing in a circle with a bunch of other kids circa 1967 ... or maybe I got abducted.

Good work. I'm now wondering if modeling should be an Olympic event. Definitely a winter game.

It saves on phone calls since everyone knows when I'm comin to visit :-)

What montage?

Amateur level still. Second model since thirty year lay off. I thought I'd try a little more custom work and this was a great model. I could of used carpenter tools on this build, the plastic is so heavy. The body was a learning experience with paint. I did discover Krylon Fusion and found that it works great as a first and final coat or over an enamel (dried ). All this through trail and error. The chasis was also a learning experience with cutting out panels, wheel wells, rebuilding wheel wells, panels, fender flares and sticking on burger king straw exhaust tips. I'll hold out and redo the entire front end someday ... The engine was straight forward and nothing custom. I'll hold out and build some headers someday ... When I was in high school the wildest ride was a '57 chevy but I never to this day saw one done just right. I thought this was close though: So finally I got my dream car but can't plate it since the registry lady said those front tires look too puny for this car. I told her I wasn't planning on using them that much anyway since I'm pretty sure I can steer the thing with the throttle: I was thinking of going with more of a sleeper look, but I realized that'd be a stupid effort with a '57, so I listened to my daughter and put the flames on.

I like your style Harry. Thanks for the background to the Buick. Do you super glue the brass pivot to the plastic axle?

I found your Tub through a Google Images search using "Big Tub model." Your pic was just a few behind a couple of girls in a Hot tub . The shift knob was a little further down ... the page. Regarding glue, I'm a greenhorn, but as such, an amateur can stumble on usefulness. In my case, I did not have any material when I bought the kit and made a quickstop to the hardware store. I found the only styrene glue available there called "Duco." I since have heard some swear by it. Remembering the glue bombs of my teenage years, I forced myself to clean every joint (that I could) down to the bare plastic, got a couple of clothes pins (1/8 scale is great), and let stand over night. None of which was done when I was a teenie. I had a lot of success except for non-similar material like wheels, spark wires and fuel tubes (you can see they don't come straight out of the carbs). I highly suggest having a tube of Duco along side Testors Liquid Glue (that tube dispenser wasn't around back when) and of course, a bottle of Zap. I'm guessing that since your kit was an older production, the plastic may be a different composition (or just older) and therefore bonding would differ. One more compliment: I really like the bigger scales (that's why I'm here), and your Big Tub exemplifies how the thickness of plastic is so much truer to scale than a smaller model. The color, the lack of upholstery, and the fenders make your model look more like a steel car than any other I've seen. And that includes the allclad and metal lathed models I've seen. Thanks again jb.

Great General. I'll bet any photo wouldn't do this model justice. Nice political balance in that last pic though!

I agree. Good move Mr. Kron.

Thank you B. There's about ten different ways to do the same thing in PS and because I'm self taught I don't do things using the best methods (like everybody else I guess). But I did happen to find this great lesson at the end of the YouTube tutorial on how to post pictures to this forum. Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLK7rm1J5ww But the easist way is to take a picture of a subject (say in the backyard) and run like hell and take the background picture (say in the driveway) before the sun moves and then overlay that. Seriously, I started in the print industry before Photoshop and met amazing graphic artists. Imagine overlaying a glossy print photo over another. Masking (with adhesive frisket and/or amberlith), airbrushing (with a real airbrush), then scraping the paper backing off, buffing off the finish, cutting (with a knife), pasting (with glue), burnishing and refinishing with a homemade concoction of gelatin. Then sending to camera, screening and then pasting into position on page. And if it was color, there'd be three other screens that had to be individually angled and hand registered. That trade (and the graphic artists) is long gone — although I see alot of that craft in model making.

Wow what a treat. When I bought this kit I looked around for ideas (since it was the first model in 30 somethin years for me) and found a "Rat Rod" magazine and web images of YOUR Big Tub version jb! Your design was inspiring (I didn't want to go with a rusted rat rod model) and your execution was/is intimidating — beautiful! Thanks jb. I'm a big fan. I suggest any yet-to-be-fans take a look: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8545

Great rat rod. The rust is just right. My first car was a '29 Model A pickup primered rust bucket (they didn't call em rat rods back in the '70s as i remember) and your pics look like my old 1:1! ... sans Hemi and gumballs of course.

Thanks Nitro. I may stop in since the meetings are on the way to work.

Thanks, I think. Your criticism, though positive, is spooky on. Your observation of the brake drum is exact. I'm a graphic artist by trade and that brake drum is as good as I get, but I never expect someone else to appreciate, let alone know, the specific nuances of this stuff. And that includes others in the profession. Again, thank you, but I'm now a little more intimidated on showing my work ... but I will anyway :-)

I lost a cohort but gained a fan :-) Is your 1963 the one with the rope fence around it or is that a different model I'm remembering?

Hey neighbor! Always great to see someone from the 413 area!

Hey folks, I picked up modelling two years ago after my daughter and I got tired of spending cold New England evenings doing jigsaw puzzles. I thought I'd try a simple kit and found the Big Tub on the net and got it for one of my daughter's xmas gift. After a few days of watching glue and paint dry, I lost my cohort (but gained the interest of the dog). But the kit got me at the engine and I caught the bug. I added heat shrink tubing to the plug wires, painted the valve cover fins, leather wrapped the steering wheel, painted the thing in a neat flat black with contrasting red (weathered) interior, sanded the tires, washed the hubs, etc. Pretty basic stuff. Here's the pics: And finally I presented my daughter with HER present:

I think I came to the right place. Thanks Neil.

Thank you very much for the invite Charlie. MassCar sounds great — I've never been to a model show other than the Train Show at the Big E. I'd love to take the bike there but I donated it to the Mass. State Police Museum and Learning Center last Spring, but I am thinking of building another, hmmmm ...

Hey folks. Amateur builder (two years), experienced otherwise (50+ yrs). Transferred over from escalemodels.com. They're nice people, but not much action and no "Big Boyz," which is the reason I came here. I hope to post some pics there soon. I'll apologize now for my lack of ability (and patience) but I'm getting a kick out of modelling and am constantly overwhelmed at the talent I see on these boards. Here's a sample: