James2

Some fine modeling here...

Great subject and good modeling here....

Lovely

http://s176.photobucket.com/user/fredjames_2007/library/Willy Street Rod?sort=2&page=1

According to the two threads going, we seem to be Irked twice as much as we are Pleased. Perhaps this could balance in 2019... In a time where everyone is self minded and absorbed with division, I find by keeping my gratitude higher than my expectations, things are less irritating.

Mean while back...

I'm liking the other builds here and thanks for the interest. Chris, if it keeps you out of the dog house, I'll take the blame, glad to help... Here are some pix of the fit and way I went about fixing my hood. First I added a piece of styrene to each side as a guide/stay. Some slight tweaking and a little sanding did the trick. It should close the gap better once it is glued at final assembly...

1960 Elco being my fav, this is one of the nicest 59's I've seen. Great color, good stance and the attention to detail is spot on. Well done!

Such a nice build...

Supernova! Super job on the body....

Lovely! Great looking custom with the right amount of mods and colors... How did you do the green piping on the seats?

Sorry to see you had to get stitched up, lots of pressure on those arms. But i do like what you have going on the Tweety Pie!

Nice clean build you have going, colors and details look great...

Losing an auction by $1is frustrating to say the least, hopefully one will come around again. Thanks for the interest also...

Yes but what you are doing looks good...

This might help. http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?color=Bolero Red&tditzler=71583&rows=50 This will help! http://www.mcwautomotivefinishes.com/paint/catalog.html

That's about it for now. Got the fit as good as my skills will allow, primed and back on the shelf.

As previously stated, I only work on this model when I really feel like it. Because being "one of those kits" it will test not just your modeling skills but your patients as well. My first order of business was getting the body together and to align things properly. The glass is in pretty good shape for being tossed around in the box for years. I think a light polish is all that is needed. Next up is the roof. Here you can see a section of the drip rail missing and the first steps in correcting it. After some sanding and a rough coat of primer this is what I have. I then sanded this smooth and added another coat of primer, I show it with the rest of the body later. Thanks for the interest, comment as you like...

Should be interesting, B!

Outstanding replica...

This is one of those kits! I purchased this a while ago because of the interest and low cost. After opening the box I put it back in storage and forgot about for a year or so , "one of those kits." But earlier this year I was compelled, because of the interest, to take a stab at it. The plan was to build it to as close to box stock as possible. With the heavy molded parts and toy like chrome, I decided to strip those pieces and refinish with Alclad. As for the rest of the kit, clean up and seam removal has been tedious to say the least. Parts fitment is questionable and somewhat of a guessing game, being "one of those kits." I only work on this when I really feel like it, because it is "one of those kits" I started with the ride height and stance. Lowering the front was a challenge but was accomplished with careful adjustment and then the rear axle assembly was built and tweaked. This let all four tires fill the fender wells. The front tires were change to the tires from a Revell Nova kit. This helped a lot with stance. After a few more weeks on the shelf, I started clean up on the body. More to come...

I think it looks just fine!

Purdy...

Welcome Pete, looks like your putting your saw to good use here... Don't be surprised if they move this to the proper section.

Lovely...