James2

Pure joy to watch the process. Your patience is only matched by your skills...

Finally we have accomplished what we set out to do, keep up and we'll all be better for it....

Before leaving for work, I found the Wheel/Tire Combo in the spare parts box. Got the stance just right...

Looks real nice. I like the clean no thrill look.

Thanks

Very nice

Thanks again guys, here's todays update. I managed to finess the interior tub free and removed the glass with only a small break. This piece had a lot of glue on it as did most of all the other connections, which came apart relatively easily. Next up I decided to clean up the flash, most young modelers miss this step. I carefully scraped and cut the inside edges to remove the unwanted flash but leave the paint intact. There are a of couple scribe lines on the front grill area and rear quarters that will have to stay since my plan is to not repaint. Then I thought I'd try a small amount of polish. I taped the rear door line and polished the quarter panel, you can see the difference in the photo. I am resisting a clear coat for cost and the no paint theme, but we will see. So far I have not spent any more on the project Next I'll be looking for that just right wheel/tire combo!

Looks like a wet weekend coming my way so perhaps I'll get some bench time in. I'd like to get this ready to take on the road and hopefully work on it during the week. Thanks for the interest...

Some pics aren't loading for me, would like to see what I'm missing. Looks like a nice build...

Sunday I took a few minutes and started the dis-assembly. I'm pretty happy with the shape the body is in and I believe the interior will be easily updated. Let's hope the glass is ok and comes out in one piece. The glue was typically thick in most areas but brittle enough to separate the pieces easily. At least until I turned the body over. These spots were pretty heavy and I didn't even try to break the interior tub free. I used a small razor saw blade mounted in my knife handle and was able to saw through one of the front connections without damage. After returning home from work this weekend I'll try the other side. But the rear point I think I'll try scribe it loose with a x-acto blade in reverse. One of the other things I'll be doing is working on this sometimes from the hotel where I'm staying during the week. Should be interesting! And I think I found some bumpers in my spare parts box, which adds no new cost to the project so far. And thanks for the interest and comments everyone...

Had a good time with friends Saturday at the "Stark Scale Model Club" Show, I found this little gem in the swap meet area and it just seemed to call out to me. So what I thought I would do is, a restor/fresh'n up. I kinda like the color so I will attempt to polish the body or maybe clear coat it. I was thinking about a white roof also. Some Bare Metal Foil will be added, along with a new set of wider tires and keeping the stock wheel covers. I'll be fixing the rear bumper and searching for the front bumper and turn signals. A couple of things under the hood perhaps but mainly working on just the appearance for now. Not sure what to do with the interior just yet. Also I thought I'd make it more interesting by tracking the cost involved as the build progresses. Initial cost $10

That left one is Gorgeous! What's going on with that dash?

Congads, Karl nicely done. Always good to see you too!

Looks really nice

I thought it was Red!

Me too!

Latest...

Interesting...

Very cool build

Just Lovely

Stunning!

Yes...

You may remember the yellow Elco I did some time ago. Unfortunately that car was nearly destroyed in an accident. Not wanting to spend the time and effort to repair that model I purchased another restorable car from ebay. After combining the chassis and wheels from the yellow car with the now reworked interior and body from the new kit, this is what I came up with. Smoothed and de-chromed, split bumpers, custom grill, some 70 Camaro tail lights and a re-worked interior. It's Tamyia paint and Molotow chrome with the trim done with BMF. First paint job with the new airbrush. Overall I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out, and as always thanks for looking...

Warmer Weather! I've had the old Shovelhead out several times this year and three times this week. And yesterday for the first time this year I was able to do some airbrushing, getting my 60 El Camino ready for the Stark model car show...

Coming together nicely...