CabDriver

Outstanding paint!

That looks like it was a tedious job Totally worth it though! Looks great!

I like this airbagged 280:

Merc-rilege ?

Agreed! ⬆️ That’d look killer with some multi-strand wire wrapped around it

I’ll give ya three fiddy at the end of the day ?? Outstanding fabrication and execution on this one - really enjoy your projects!!

Yeah, it’s tough to successfully tint glass sometimes...a cheap and easy alternative is clear colored plastic sheets from Hobby Lobby, or even an office supply place. I’ve done it before where I’ll make a template from the existing glass with tape and then cut that shape out of the sheet and get it glued in there with some Elmers (or even a little tape, if the mounting point will be hidden)

That firewall is REALLY impressive! Nice job!

Oh wow, that color’s stunning! Love it!

I really like that Photoshop that you’re using for inspiration - it’s like if Mercedes built a Cobra! Way cool! I’ll be watching!

Interesting that they call the scale “1 1/2 Inch” on the box - that’s what I use for industrial design stuff that I do. Never saw it on a kit box before!

Ohh, good tip! Thank you! I’ll go look for that build to check it out! The front end isn’t too much of a problem, but you’re right, I need something skinny for the rear. Was messing with tire choices today in fact! These are some I have in my parts stash - not sure what they are but I like them! I have some similar ones for the rear that are a touch taller and a hair narrower, but I’m still figuring it out. Will definitely need to run some plain old steelies or similar on the back end though, thanks to my ‘clever’ idea of running fender skirts - these baby moons stick out a little far for them to fit right. Meanwhile, on easier projects, picked out some headlamps from my stash...not sure what these were from originally but they fit the look I wanted: I picked up some little silver plated jump rings at Hobby Lobby this week, hoping I could make some trim rings - looks like they’ll work great! I’ll do some more detailing with those headlamps (with everything, in fact) further down the line...I’ve been trying to get far enough along with this where I can see how it’ll look with all the major parts in place and then start adding detail. I think of it as like how an artist sketches a piece before then doing the ‘real’ work - but with parts rather than pencil ✏️ Back at the other end of the truck, I’ll be covering that bed with a removable cover - I’m going to make the inside of the bed nicely detailed and painted anyway, but I figured the cover would make sense seeing as we’re covering the wheels too... And finally, I liked the idea of a single rear taillight, on the passenger’s side rear fender and found this little support in my spares - maybe from a 35 or 36 Ford, something like that? Drilled it out so I can mount it to the fender with a pin, and added another mystery-part lens that I liked the look of to finish it off: And that’s about a wrap on today’s 6 hours at the bench...good thing I don’t have a boss for this because I didn’t get very far ?. More soon!

I don’t trust that Darvell guy!

Thank you!! I love all those skirted cars too, definitely some cool designs there! I absolutely agree, definitely needs some sort of little trim piece or something to make it look finished. A little emblem like those ones above, maybe, or a little slither of chrome or SOMETHING. I’ve been trying to teach myself photoetching, and getting a handle on that would be a big help in achieving what I have in mind...might have to make something out of styrene though. Maybe like the navy blue one above? Tiny bit of progress, got the fenders smoothed out, and got the fender skirts glued in place for good...need to smooth them out and get the fit perfect but it’s fairly close: I’m really shooting for a timeless kind of look to this build - super clean and well thought out, but lots of little details to notice on the third or fourth or tenth viewing too. Not totally sold on the kit tires as my choice for this one yet - these are the AMT ones with the whitewall insert, but reversed...does anyone have any recommendations on some really nice 60s-ish era radials that would look good on this thing? Nothing too wide, because of the skirts, but anything nicely done and well detailed? More tomorrow, soon as I get around to doing more tomorrow!

Hey all! Yeah, @Straightliner59 is right - it’s in with the dolls house stuff. Not QUITE in scale for 1/25 probably, but cool enough to add as a little eye-catcher for the right build: @Modelbuilder Mark - yeah, they had one lonely bottle of the Spaz Stix clear in the clearance racks at our store (Valparaiso, Indiana) so I grabbed it. Rang up at a buck 49, so I figured for that I’d find a use for it - it’s meant to be good over Alclad/Molotow/their own chrome to help protect it I guess, without dulling it? Never tried it but now I can! ?

Thank you sir! Needed some polishing once the lacquer shrunk down but nothing too major - good enough for a weekend build and something fun to put on my shelf. Speaking of which, decided to give those skinny stock tires some ridiculous full-height whitewalls, so I cut a mask and shot them: Polished out and waxed the body, and got the glass (and then interior) in there: Got the frame under the whole shebang: Wheels on (man are they a sloppy fit ?): And a couple of chrome parts later this thing’s about done, except for going over it again tomorrow to see what I need to tidy up once my eyes are fresh: Id like to build a 1/25 version of this now that I’ve seen it in smaller scale - do one where I can really get all the detail done how I’d like, but this was a fun little 2 and a half day project to mess with over thanksgiving! And we still have left-over turkey left! ??

Looks like it works great! Nice job!

Not dumb at all - this is super impressive craftsmanship. I’m envious of your skills!

I too hit the zoo that was Hobby Lobby today - picked up the 27 T kit, which I haven’t seen on their shelves for a while here (still no 29s though), and some various little metal doodads and paint and some black resin dye from the clearance section. Oh, and some roughly-in-scale Mexican blankets ?

Oh man, the first attempt I was like “meh, kinda worked” and the second attempt I was like “WOW, check THAT out!!!!!!!!” Really impressive!

Thank you all!! The lacquer shrunk down a little overnight, which I was expecting it would so it’s not QUITE so shiny right now, but it’ll buff up ok I’m sure Just Rustoleum lacquer clear on this one. I like enamel clear normally, but seeing as this one’s a weekend build kinda deal I didn’t wanna wait weeks before I could polish it...this lacquer will probably be good to polish out tomorrow I would think... Little tiny bit of progress today, seeing as a lot of the major stuff is done now until I can polish the body up. Masked up the frame with some Silly Putty so I could shoot a little silver on the exhausts (and a little on those front wishbones, for a little interest) Silly Putty is GREAT for these kind of jobs - works just how you’d want it to, and is easily reusable and you can smoosh it into all the cracks and crevices with a toothpick or similar. A little silver and some light washing and detail painting later, we have a slightly more interesting frame than we did... I’ll do a little more airbrushing tomorrow to bring it out a little more, but honestly I’m never going to flip this thing over once it’s on the shelf anyway, so... Oh, and I got my first chance to see this color in daylight - it was too dark here yesterday by the time I have some clear on it ?. Little vid below...more soon! IMG_2168.MP4

The problem is Donn is that he's almost TOO good - you could give him Modge Podge to spray and he'd probably get a show winning finish So him getting a good finish with these doesn't necessarily mean I will too... My skill level is considerably lower than his, so I'm hoping the good results I just started getting with Testor's enamels (right before they discontinued the clear I like) transfer over fairly painlessly, even without Mr Yost's considerable skill and experience. I'm excited to find out though!

There's definitely an easier and cheaper way to get some realistic looking noodles on your display shelf, especially given this is the same scale as a 49 cent pot of the real ones

I’ve been excited to try some of these, once I’ve worked through my stash of Testors clear gloss enamel. Glad they’re out there on the market!

That body looks great Mike! Keep going!!!