Spex84

Spectacular work!

Updates to the '27...firewall added, interior panels in progress, working on some Firestone tires, and other little tweaks. The thickness of the door panels is problematic...full-scale T bodies have very thin doors and interior panels, which is tough to render in scale and still have the panels thick enough that they don't warp.

Looking crazy so far!! I look forward to seeing more. 60s Show-n-go is one of my favorite build styles. You're right about that front end...putting the "suicide" in "suicide perch!"

Love it! The widebody kit, wheel/tire package, and the paintwork...and the photography's good too! I'd love to know how BlackBox gets these bodykits to fit so well. It's not easy trying to fit a digital model to the compound curves of a real-world model kit, and digital models aren't always dependably accurate to the 1:1 or shaped the same way the model kit is. Maybe they're 3D scanning the kit bodies somehow? Multiple iterations of test-printing and model revision??

Beautiful work! Funny, I have a '36 kit stashed away with a selection of parts including the flipper caps and ribbed bumpers, waiting to become something like this...but I hadn't considered trimming down the Buick grille from the AMT '57 to create a LaSalle-style unit. Clever!

Wicked! Love the exaggerated styling and stance on this model, the cool diorama and the gonzo write-up with illustrations is fantastic too. I don't see many models presented this way and I really dig it.

I have a pretty decent box full of chopped sprue I'd be happy to exchange for a kit, haha!

Fantastic stuff here Cross-border shipping is brutal for small parts, so I'm glad you've figured out a workaround!

Thanks Bernard! I can't claim it's accurate, and the 3D model itself is a dog's breakfast, but it might...just...do. Haha. Since that photo was posted I've corrected the flare at the bottom of the cowl. Much better now. I'll consider doing some basic interior panels and a dashboard next. From watching you scratchbuild interiors for resin '27s, I know making the curved corners of the cockpit and matching seat is a bit of a pain, so those would be good candidates for 3D printing.

Ditto on the Wagon Rod wheels. Can't fault builders for using them when they were the best option around, but their styling is somewhat fat and heavy looking for a '29. Your alternative solution with the Pegasus wheels nails that spry and glamorous Ridler/AMBR look.

So after seeing Craig Stansfield's mention of '27 Roadsters on another thread, I decided to experiment a little over the last few days...still a work in progress, but happy with it so far.

Thanks Michael! I look forward to seeing those parts gracing your projects! If you have any issues, please let me know.

Love the street freak, but the diorama is impressing me even more! All the right grunge in all the right places, all kinds of attention to detail. Beautiful work. And those itty-bitty Tamiya cans are killer!

I've been meaning to model this for a long time, but just haven't got around to it. I have a Blazer I plan to build that needs this grille version, so unless someone beats me to it (and I can just buy one), I'll eventually model it. You're right that the "single headlight with parking light" version doesn't get any love!!

This is looking gorgeous so far! The engine is a work of art, and wheel/tire package and stance look good. The IRS is a must-have for this style of build, so the 3D printed parts are cool to see. And you're building it over 5 days???? What! It would take me 2 years to get this sort of work done, haha.

Hmm, my reaction quickly flipped from "Meh, Coke tie-ins, who needs 'em" to fond memories of heavily loaded bottled-water and soft-drink delivery trucks jouncing over dirt roads in Baja California with Norteno music blasting out the windows. I would definitely build one!

Beautiful truck! I love the color combination and that burnt copper color is especially compelling. Thanks for sharing your acrylic paint workflow. What acrylic thinner do you use, and do you ever experience chipping, peeling or adhesion problems? How about when masking atop acrylic-painted areas? I'm used to using Testors and automotive spraypaints, and my only experience with acrylics indicated that they wouldn't stick very well to styrene, but clearly you're getting fantastic results!

Those are some great results! I'm intrigued by the heavy support structures holding each part in place...I haven't seen that before. Clearly it works well. I've attempted to cast parts before and my results were extremely shoddy compared to the above examples. Thanks for the clear explanations!

Rotofaze! Wow, that'll be a first in 1/25 scale, haha! Looking good so far

I just navigated here from the '32 thread, looking for pics of the red-primered custom. Found it! Wow, what a beast. I'm loving the 'vette hood on the shoebox. I have eyed that combo many times myself but never pulled the trigger, so it's cool to see how close the fit is once the hole is actually cut.

This is really cool so far! Love that asymmetrical styling. Also...what's that slinky red-primered Kustom in the first photo? '55 Chevy wheel covers, looks like maybe a '40 Ford? Willys?? Got any more photos of that thing?

New on the store are an Olds 303 front saddle-style mount intended to fit Revell '32 Fords (say, if you want to drop the Revell '50 Olds in, but the kit-stock mounting nub just isn't doin' it for ya) and an 8-pack of '40 Ford brake master cylinders.

I wasn't a fan of the exhaust port detail on the Rat Roaster but I'm a big fan of them in this application!! Killer stuff!

Over on the left you'll find the shop sections, which are divided according to scale and content. Nearly everything in the shop is in "1/25 Hot Rod Parts", with a few engine combo packs in "1/25 Engine Combo Packs". I wish there was a better way to sort and display the items. I've even considered creating my own website as a landing page to direct people to the products in a more streamlined way, but the cost and labor involved is prohibitive right now.

Agreed, they're missing, but check out how damaged the fenders are...I bet someone removed the strips because they were toast. And if the headlight rings are painted black, that suggests to me that the whole lower half of the car was repainted at some point, possibly covering the door emblem. I still think it's the exact car! Of course, if I'm wrong, that means there were at least 2 examples of this magnificent beast and that would be awesome!