Smitty
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Beautiful job Helmut. It’s nice to see some people aren’t afraid to take their classic cars out in the rain.!
I too am a fan of 58 Chevys. My family once had a Delray two door sedan.
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Beautiful work Manuel! I really admire your attention to detail and your dedication to getting it ‘Right’.
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15 hours ago, 2doors3pedals said:
That's a great looking model! Nice to see an unusual subject finished to such a high level. The scratch built air cleaner is very clever.
May I ask where you sourced the hub caps?
Thanks Dave! The hubcaps were borrowed from a West Coast Precision Diecast ‘59 Chevy sedan delivery.
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Really nicely done Mario. The wood is very convincing. I have this one in my stash as well. Looking at yours I can see that it can be be made to look very nice indeed. You’ve inspired me to dig mine out and build it!
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What a masterful job you've done weathering your truck. It looks absolutely real to me. It's a solid truck-but well used. I really like the little touches like the STP sticker on the bumper and the conferderate flag. I imagine the owner just went into the house to get another beer!
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Thankyou all for your comments, they are very much appreciated. Cliff, getting together with everyone for a show can't come soon enough for me!
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14 hours ago, Can-Con said:
Same here. Any problems getting the resin to play nice with the plastic parts from the kit?
Steve, The only challenge I can recall having was getting the door panels to mate with the floor and also the window sills of the body.
The chassis dropped right in, but I had to grind quite a bit off of the engine cradle to get the engine to fit under the hood. That 6 is a lot taller than the V8 I guess.
As per usual, there was lots and lots of test fitting, and a real good cleaning of the resin body.
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17 hours ago, Bills72sj said:
Wow! That looks sweet. I have one of those resin bodies too. Do you have a WIP link so I can see how you did the interior.
Thanks Bill. I'm sorry, but I didn't do a WIP thread, but the interior detail ends just behind the bench seat. I didn't do the cargo area. I cut the AMT interior at that point and then sanded off the Impala upholstery detail. I painted the seat and door panels to reflect the 'Delray' style of trim. The only challenge I can recall having was getting the door panels to mate with the floor and also the window sills of the body.
The chassis dropped right in, but I had to grind quite a bit off of the engine cradle to get the engine to fit under the hood.
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You've done a super job on this Ford! Your paintwork is enviable., and so is your completion rate of high quality builds! I've contemplated building one of these kits for some time now and seeing yours has inspired me to go get one.
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For this model I used the Jimmy Flintstone resin body and a derelict AMT '58 Chevrolet Impala that I used for it's hood, chassis and partial interior. A beat up AMT'59 El Camino gave up it's gas tank and I scratch built a spare tie well. I scratch built a steering wheel for it as well, but later discovered that same El Camino had the correct steering wheel for this car all along.
The engine was sourced from the AMT '60 Chevy pickup and I added a scratch built air cleaner.The air cleaner was made by cutting a slice out of a clear lightbulb blister pack, a styrene base, a section of a ball point pen barrel and some little pieces of scotch tape for the top detail.Clearly, this resin body wasn't intended to be built as a stock vehicle, so door handles (Fireball Modelworks), a side rearview mirror etc. had to be added.
The paint is Testors enamel mixed to be what I hope is a close match for 1958 Chevrolet 'Glen Green'. I thinned it with regular hardware store enamel paint thinner and polished it a little with some liquid car wax.I airbrushed the white walls on the tires with Tamiya flat acrylic paint with a circle template as a mask. White wall tires on a utilitarian vehicle like this were probably seldom seen, but I saw a picture of one that had them in an old '58 Chevrolet sales brochure and really liked the look.
Thanks for looking!
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How cool where these cars? That 3/4 view from the rear is just stunning! Beautiful work! I love the finish and your foil work is first rate.
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You've done a gorgeous job on Marilyn's Cadillac Gene! The colour is unexpected and not often seen which makes it all the more convincing for me. It's expertly applied too. I have to say, I get a little nervous thinking about all that foil work, but you did a great job with it. Inside and out! Thanks for posting it.
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This looks like a very nice kit and you’ve done a really, really nice job with it! Very clean and realistic looking. I like your colour choices a lot too. Finding the right colours on stock builds is one of the hardest parts of the process for me!
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Great work on these Terry! Probably my favourite movie, so it’s really nice to see these done so well. These are Syd Mead designs I believe. (RIP Syd.) Built by Gene Winfield? That’s cool.
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Great design and execution on your Vicky! I love the stance and the colour. Those wheels are really cool too.
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You did a beautiful job on your Dodge! Very clean execution with great attention to detail and basic modelling techniques. Super paint job too! I'm very impressed by your use of Alclad for the chrome. It looks much more realistic than the kit chrome would have in my opinion. You've really inspired me to give it a try on my next model.
When you're under the hood installing that master cylinder, maybe you could toss a battery in there too! (Sorry, I don't mean to be a wiseguy!)
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Beautifully built and photographed. Very cleanly done with great attention to detail. Could you tell me where you got the paint for it?
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What a cool old Ford! It looks terrific. I hope you and your family have a ton of fun with it. I sure would!!!
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Excellent work on your GTX! Your paint and foil work is superb. I really like the finishes you gave the interior as well, they’re very convincing.
Great wheel and tire choice too. Those torque thrusts are ‘all business’!
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Rodney, I find this deuce incredibly cool! Stealthy even. You really know your way around hot rods. Everything about it looks ‘right’. I suppose the colour is on trend, and many won’t ‘get it’, but I can’t stop looking at it!
Great job!
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I've known about these kits for some time but I can't recall seeing them built up before. These are all beautifully finished and assembled. The Jag and the Corvette really do look like real cars-just awesome. I bet it's good to have them out for you to enjoy again. I definitely enjoyed seeing your photos! Thanks for posting them Cliff.
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Very nicely done! Your paint job is spectacular! Seeing your Cutlass takes me back to my high school days. These cars were everywhere!
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Fantastic build Mr. Lin! Thankyou for sharing your process in the video. I would love to be able to lay down a finish like this.
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Your Buick is drop dead gorgeous Gene! It really does look like a real car. I especially admire your interior and engine bay work on this one. Very, very nice.
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You’ve done a fantastic job on your Corvette Tom. The paint job is excellent! Everyone is talking about your wheel and tire choice and I have to agree, they give the car a very period correct look.