Straightliner59

Good to hear from you, Bernard. You're off to a nice start! Love the fuel tank.

If you're referring to my Firebird, thank you very much, Anthony. If we venture into another round, I will be finished, by the deadline, for sure! If that's your new shop room, that will be awesome! Like an attic studio. I've always thought it would be cool, to have a place, like that.

Yessir! If it's on, I am in! Now that I overcame my block, I'm a little excited, about this thing, again.

Well, I am not going to make it, this time. It took me too long to figure out what I wanted to do, and not just get to painting. Like I said in the previous post, I couldn't come up with an idea, so I just started ripping masking tape, and covering areas of the body. I like the way it looks, but, it's just too crude for me to accept it. I did, however, try the technique I mentioned for the window. I used PhotoImpact Pro to draw a black out for the windows. On the driver's side, I drew a window net. I then used white glue to stick it on the inside of a piece of clear sheet, cut to fit. It's just another way to add interest to a slammer (if it's a modern race car). I also got my decals drawn up and printed, but, I need to fix the paint, first. Sorry, Snake! If there's another round, count me in, and I will get 'er done!

After being unable to decide how to add the red to this project for a couple of years, and knowing that's what has kept me from finishing this thing when I threw in for this round, I finally decided that i would just start ripping tape, and applying it to the body. I ended up with what you see, here. I kinda' like it, but, wish I'd had a better idea of what I wanted to do, when I started. At some point, I will probably stripe, around the graphics. First, it will set them off. Second, I can use them to hide a multitude of sins! I'm thinking either One Shot Process Blue, or Black. Still some work to do to the wheels. I am going to try something new, with the side windows. Comments, questions, critiques always welcome!

I built an earlier version, too. It was a flatnose Kammback. Just another, in a stellar succession of AMT funny cars! ?

You took the words right off my fingertips!

What? Disco biscuits?! ?

I have the cylinders cut, and have begun work on the starter. The engine-turned aluminum is the side cover, but, I may make another one that has some relief detail. It will get bolt heads, of course. I still need to make the head. I'll likely go with a Winfield. Does anybody know the best green to use on one of these early flatties? Questions, comments and critiques always welcome!

I never thought most of the deals on Ebay for parts from kits were worth their cost. However, because I needed the rear end and brakes from a '50 Olds for my Surfers dragster, and found someone selling just the chassis parts (not shown, I also received the chassis, itself, front suspension and exhaust parts), for $12.50, and free shipping, I couldn't pass it up, in order to keep a kit intact. I also got this digital angle finder, because my old, plastic medical one is getting more and more difficult to read!

Some of those mylar party balloons come attached to plastic tubes. The pieces of one that I have are styrene. The tubing is roughly 3/16", in diameter. Turns out it's the perfect size for the cylinders on my four cylinder Flattie!

A funny thing happened, on the way to a quickie build. I started thinking about the engine, and decided that I wasn't very fond of the molded on oil filler tube, starter, etc. So...now, I have this. I cut everything off the engine, above the oil pan, and began replacing it with Evergreen stock. I will also use the kit's timing cover. The plastic rod in these photos will be used to make the cylinders. I also shortened the front spring, and lengthened the axle. I wanted to use a beam axle, but, couldn't find one I liked, so, i went with this tube axle. As always, questions, chritiques and comments are welcome! thanks for lookin'.

Thanks, Bob! They certainly do. This one has! ?

I'm getting the running gear sorta' sorted out. Here are the components that make up the rear brakes/wheel assemblies. The backing plates are, maybe from the early '80s release of Revell's T-bucket. I can't recall who cast the finned drums. They fit nicely together with the backing plates. I made the hubs from Plastruct tube. The other photo shows them stacked together. The rear axle center section is from AMT's '29 Roadster kit. I'm not sure where the axle tubes came from. They were plated, until I tossed them in the Purple lake. They are very nice. I suspect they may be Revell.

I would say $30 is an excellent price for the AMX!

I have seen it, before, but had completely forgotten about it. Nothin' scary, about that! ?

I built a set of springs, for this thing. When I set the body and floorboard on the chassis, it was apparent that the springs, as they were, wouldn't be sturdy enough to support the weight of the model. I cut and bent some brass strip, to rectify the problem. Monogram's front crossmember looked too clunky, to me, so, I built one from Evergreen channel and .010" sheet. I got new fender arch panels cut and installed. I need to finish cleaning them up, and add the rolled strengthening ribs. The chassis is all cleaned up. I'm still trying to find a proper rearend center for it. If I don't, it should be simple enough to build one. As always questions, comments and critiques are welcome.

I was rearranging some stuff in the shop and ran across a Johan Sox and Martin Superbird box. It had an AMT Blazer, in it. A few minutes later, going through another box, I found almost the entire Superbird kit, much of it still on the sprues! The only things I didn't find were the airfoil (both supports are there) and the rear bumper. I have seen the airfoil around here, recently, and probably have the bumper. It's prettycool, to find something like that, you didn't realize you had!

Those perforated coupes are definitely '50s. The slicks give them away. But, I would agree, about the '60s. That was the decade where performance and style walked most closely, together.

Beautiful photos of a beautiful model! Congratulations, Tim! You have completely raised the bar! You commented that I need better photos of my junior fueler. It's WAY too flawed, for photos, like this! Excellent work, sir!

Not much there, left to paint!

Yeah. I mean, what could possibly go wrong? ?

Ward and Guzman's MG A out of Colorado.

Just WOW! You could do a cool "inspired by" using the Revell snapper '34. This thing is insane!

I have had good luck shooting Testors metalizers (I use the spray bomb) as a barrier coat, prior to anything else. It provides a barrier in a thin coat. It also kills any color bleed-through. Too bad Floquil isn't still around. They made bottles and sprays called "Barrier" that worked well, too.