jbwelda

add another WOW to the chorus!

you guys did see what these originals went for, didnt ya? reasonably cheap at 424$: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trkparms=algo%3DMW%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7501522098465189912&_trksid=p4340.m8&category=2582&item=140518072443&nma=true&rt=nc&si=S2o1Z4XSddlhT%252F3aSiUNXlXi5C8%253D and then we have this little piece: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=140518038375&si=S2o1Z4XSddlhT%252F3aSiUNXlXi5C8%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT 35$ or so is starting to look pretty good!

oh yes they are reproductions, not real ones. the ones i am talking about, i mean. not originals like that tarantula like the OP posted. still they are excellent. sorry i dont have the guys contact casey, keep an eye on automotive models category or save a search and enable email notification. i notice he posts auctions for awhile then quits for a while then returns, etc.

i have bought one of those for pretty much all my buildups of the cars they are for. they are a bargain even at 30$. they come fully assembled and in beautiful shape with excellent graphics and printing. i dont have any connection aside from happy repeat customer but just in case youre worried about them not being worth the $ material or artwork wise. they are kinda pricey but i was very pleased with what i received.

dude i think you got the market covered right there!

well for me its also a matter of how well the level of detail is held in the resin pieces vs injected plastic. sometimes the resin pieces for say the interior are pretty sorry compared to the level of detail in the donor kit. or maybe the resin piece is just meant to be a curbside and you want to add the (presumed) detail from the donor, complete chassis, motor, exhaust system etc. so for me its a question i cant really answer without knowing more specifics. i would actually lean toward the transkit to keep the fidelity of the donor kit.

the one thing i have found my cordless minimite great for is last minute repairs where you have to relieve some plastic from something like an opening door or to make the body fit down nice on the chassis. can get right in there and apply directed grinding where you would never be able to with a file or abrasive paper. i also find that gnarly circular saw blade handy for cutting near straight lines in styrene sheet and through curves.

OK, sounds kinda far fetched but just remember how far fetched it would have been a couple years ago to suggest Monogram would bring back, of all things, the Big Tub! a friend of mine who often turns out to have known of whence he speaks, mentioned the Big Drag was up for a reissue. Has anyone heard anything similar? personally i always thought that was THE bomb kit of the "big" series. i always presumed somehow the molds are gone or destroyed or something but thats what i might have thought about the big tub too.

someone here had a thread going following him building a resin type 3 karmann ghia from tapani, and now i cant find it! i was really interested in the build and he was doing a great job. can someone find that thread...ive tried searching a couple of times and i find this one: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=26136&st=20&p=320544&hl=ghia&fromsearch=1&#entry320544 but thats not the one i mean, there was another that was almost a "on the workbench" sort of thread, but i looked there and couldnt find it either. any help would be appreciated!

personally, i think asking for the perfect foiling job is just not practical. i know i mess up on every one i try. yours looks great from the camera angles anyway. one thing you might consider is a coat of clear to seal the foil and paint, otherwise handling is liable to mess up your foil job.

well time is tight for the NNL West next saturday so progress happens despite it all. this is the look for the grille and lamps: nothings glued in and lenses arent in headlamps yet but you can see my kool yellow turn signals incorporated into the headlamp buckets. tweedy pie grille and cut down shell really complement the channeled austin body i think and the fan fits right inside the shell like its supposed to. and here we have some shots from the rear showing off the kool as kandy taillights i picked up at the NNL one year complete with scale blue dots and polished machined surrounds. i bought these just because they were so kool i just knew i would want to use them somewhere and here they are! plus that polished white metal gas cap looks sharp! still have to run a hose up to it fron the tank. another shot from the rear this time showing the back of the grille and also the dashboard and finally just another front end shot: many thanks again for looking and hope to see you at the NNL West feb 26 in Santa Clara!

>And reaching into the Revell vaults, how about bringing back the Orange Crate, the Scarlet Screamer/Bantam Bomber double kit, the >Mooneyes Dragster/Altered Coupe double kit exactly! just curious, i know they reissed the orange crate 10 years or so ago. but neither of the double kits you mention, which if i remember right were also available as the parts packs, were reissued that i know of. does that mean the molds no longer exist? thanks for bringing this up, it was great to think of the times i butchered those kits when i was a kid.

those engines with detailed valve train, crankshafts with connecting rods and pistons you sometimes find are made to be used in dioramas, with motors up on work stands, usually issued in some random kit (seems to me like 50 ford pickup?) and all that. or maybe halfway taken apart motors within engine compartments. i always thought i pretty neat that manufacturers did that occasionally, even though typically it was covered up in my builds.

i think thats totally the opposite direction i would want to take. i think they (manufacturers) should clean up their chrome act by placing sprue connections in less sensitive areas, focusing on removing ejection pins or mold lines on chromed parts, making sure the finish is consistent and complete and basically delivered a usable chrome sprue. i do have to say i havent had specific problems with any manufacturers chrome work, but i typically use very little actual chrome, usually strip it off, but excusing manufacturers in favor of using exotic finishes...naw. that would really impact the beginners market too.

i think that turquoise 49 ford is looking sharp. keep it up!

thanks for the info everyone, i want to try that embossing powder even though youre right, it kinda looks like bedliner (file under "when you need bedliner look...). but those photos posted here it looks very consistent which is what i always seem to lack with the fuzzy stuff. i have used gloss black paint, thinned white glue, flat color paint, and i often had the same result mentioned here: it basically falls off after it should have dried. and that is with applying it while the substrate is still wet and theoretically sticky as all get out. i usually put it in there (the interior bucket etc) through the sieve and then kinda shake it around in there to get coverage. then letting it sit for a couple hours at least. this last time i tried it though it turned out pretty good, nice and even anyway, but it is only over a small surface. photo is almost worthless but you can get a peek at the carpeting, detail master fur stuff. i mixed black and gray together in about a 2:1 ratio but perhaps should have made it more like 50/50, the carpet could stand to be a bit more gray: i always strain it before using, in one of those tea filtering gizmos (martha probably has those too). i have also made various tools to press the fur into the substrate/adhesive and those have helped a lot. still theres always a part that isnt as well covered as another and i have never had any luck repairing sections unless i do the whole area. the thing to remember is most of it is going to be pretty difficult to see especially if its in a closed car. a little patchiness doesnt get noticed under those conditions.

just a quick update, dashboard, steering box and column and wheel are looking good! decals have been clearcoated but i still need to drill a couple holes then should be ready to wrap it up! or at least this phase of "it" up because i got another idea for the revell bmw kit that will begin as soon as this one ends! thanks again for looking!

kinda related, i was wondering, is this ms stuff real flocking like fuzzy fur? or is it more like that pellet sort of flocking, i forget what exactly its called but everyone (seems like) is using it for their interior carpeting.

that turned out great and youre right about that gold!

kool photos/stills too!

thats coming together nice! if it were me though i would have to "Z" the frame at least in the back. needs to get closer to the ground. front too maybe but the back definately. channeling the body over the frame would look good too, but then you have to section the interior bucket. it does sit pretty much like it might have in the 50s when it was built in someones back yard with grandpa's model t thats been by the chicken coop since he parked it to drive his brand new buick 20 years ago. and maybe thats where the nailhead came from. looking good in any case!

>I would've left all metal surfaces in a brushed bare finish. i think about 30 minutes with a fine bead blaster and you would be there! i think its pretty kool myself. how can you hate on anything with those halibrand style front wheels? maybe ditch the grille though.

thanks for the feedback...yeah w409 i agree with you in retrospect i should have not narrowed the rear as much as i did and had the tires stick out another 3/16 inch or so on both sides. but im afraid its pretty much done. i didnt realize how wide the front track was going to be. you might like my next thing better though, through comments made on this thread i bought a revell of germany bmw the body was sourced from and i think i will make a more trad british rod with it...full fenders but will bob the fronts considerably, add a lotus twin cam motor and trans and some southeast finecast photoetch wire wheels and tires. but more to come on that in a later thread. right now i want to get this one done as imperfect as it may be. many thanks again for looking and all comments gracefully accepted and appreciated!

its REALLY starting to look kool now! hope to have it buttoned up and done by NNL West later this month! dashboard under construction:

keep an eye on ebay, there are cool aftermarket parts offered there that kind of come and go.