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Thank you all for the interest and comments I do appreciate them. Glass is always a concern for realism, but it is a model and i'm not trying to hide that fact. Modelhaus has vacu windows available but again it is a model. Dust on the window would be cool except I just got done cleaning them. As for figures, I have done drivers before but only in a race car that depicted action. When you go to a 1:1 car show, rarely do you see people sitting in the car. Most often they are lined up behind the cars in camp chairs trying their best not to talk to anyone! I like doing the rusty look and wish I did not use so much light color under the green, but like so many things I live and learn. This is not what I imagined when I started this build, although I do like the way it turned out. Sometimes it is best to let the creative juices flow and see where they lead!

A pretty quick build, not quite finished but enough to share here. Jimmy Flintstone resin body, Model railroad paint using salt and water color to get the patina effect. Original Craftsman glass, chassis and tub. Pegasus wheels BMF, scoffed for patina effect. I used the original tail light but have ordered the four light bumper from Modelhaus. When it arrives I'll replace this one and detail the interior also. Thanks for looking comments welcome.

This should good, I'll be watching.

The last thing I want is bright new chrome. Solution....

You know it'll have to be dull!

Little salt, some paint, sanding and scraping. It'll get there...

This resin body has fine pitting all over, so after an attempt to fill and sand it. I have decided on a more weathered finish. Lets see where this goes now...

Pick this up this weekend, less than $40. Should fit right in with my other customs.

Amazing!

Nicely done, pretty good pics too!

Looks wonderful.

The model has been up for sale numerous times. Wouldn't be surprised if it had ghost bids. Resin is a great way to go if you gotta chassis for it.

Thanks Al!

One other issue with this body the casting is pretty rough! I have washed it good, primed and then hit it with some black so I can block sand it and see the defects more clearly. . This is what it looks like after sanding. I think I have my work cutout for me!

Perfect Combination!

Or make your own!

This pic shows how the tub fit. I sanded the body some and the tub enough to fit properly. You can also see how high the steering wheel is. That was corrected by lowering the ledge in the tub where the dash attaches. This made more room for the glass as well. The Grill and both bumpers fit well. But the rear tails are going to need some attention. There should only be four of them, two on each side. .

One of the problems is the glass fitment. I could get the front or rear sections to fit, just not at the same time. After smoothing out the inside of the roof I decided something else was needed. So the solution was to simply remove the center sections of glass so each piece would fit independently.

Looks good so far Tom, can't wait to see it in person.

Fantastic!

Thanks guys, I do have a HT waiting in the wings. As far as parts fit, all of them have fit with little if no trimming. Except for the glass. That will take some work but not to much. I'll post pix as I go along. The Flintstones body is a copy of the Craftsman kit, so most of the problem seems to be the thickness of resin verses the original plastic. I'm hoping to thin the areas out a little, but if not I'll trim the lower edges of the glass so the tub fits better. Thanks for the interest!

Up next in my quest to build the Delta Wing Force, this Jimmy Flintstone body over an original Craftsman chassis and tub. Let's see where this leads us shall we?

Beautiful 57! Michael you are right, good stuff!

No detail at all, just a nice shelf model...