Cpt Tuttle

Great builds, if I have to choose a favourite I pick the Studebaker convertible.

Fun builds with lots of imagineering, I like the Gamma Turbojet!

Finishing this many quality builds in a year is outstanding work indeed. My favourite? Well, it's a tie between the model A and the red Ford Panel truck.

AMT Chevy Van, I think.

Yeah, but I find those threads interesting myself, I like to see how one sometimes really can spot some kind of pattern in one persons builds, and also, how a year actually can improve the skills of a builder sometimes.

Since I am not going to finish any more builds i 2019, I thought that it was time for a collection of the finished stuff in 2019. All in all, I am satisfied with having such a productive year with most of the models ending up looking good (the van is an exception, but the idea behind it was to use all the ugly custom parts from the box, which weren't of any high quality either)

She had health issues for many years. Yet, this comes as some sad news. I always thought that she was very good at what she was doing. Rest in peace!

For some reason I couldn't do much this year....but here is one that I absolutely HATE to draw, SAAB 96, strange shape, strange proportions, strange details, it always ends up looking wrong....a bit off this time too but at least the SAAB i am the least disappointed with this far....

Cord 810 Coupé.... Would have been a great looker if they had made them.....

butter and salt

My pickup truck stalled at the worst possible time of the day (4.30 PM) on the highway in a very bad place so I guess I halted the traffic a lot.... Tried to suck some fuel from the tank, first came nothing, then came nothing, then I got a mouthful of diesel and ice so I guess the problem was there.... ?

Impressive machines indeed!

I had some ideas so I mixed lima beans, black beans, kidney beans, beef, bacon, chorizo, chili peppers, tomato paste and beer together into a stew.... Yes, I know, it sounds like I have emptied the whole fridge down in a pot, but actually, it was very tasteful.

Yes, it will be very unproportional with the stock roof height. Normally I love the phone booth look and I am not a fan of the idea that it seems like everything has to be chopped, but in this case it is necessary.

Did I need another project? No. So what did I do? Open another box. I've been looking a little bit at early custom cars from the 30s and 40s and I got inspired. Maybe pickups were seldom used back then but the good thing with model building is that you can do whatever you want. The front fenders are being restyled with parts from 1936 Ford fenders (far from finished though) and the grille is from a 1932 Chrysler, seems like it can be used without doing too much work on the hood...

Painted the body, but I am a bit disappointed by the shine, so I will sand it down and give it some more clearcoat.

Very interesting project, I love oddballs...

I built one some years ago, I think it is one of the best kits I have ever built from an US manufacturer, maybe the Galaxie 48 Chevy is a bit better, but still....

Nice , the combination of the rust, baby blue paint and different accessories gives it a kind of different style.

Grafted on the 36 parts, yeah, you're right, they are a great fit indeed. It turned out that the hood was a bit long and wide, so by carving a bit in the back I made it fit against the 36 cowl. Thank you very much for the tip, I bought a giant pile of 36 parts some years ago, but this idea never struck me! The 4 bar suspension was missing from this kit so I found one in the parts box, a bit long rods maybe but they will work anyway I guess. Though they were gold (yuk) so they got some Testors chrome silver. Wheels from AMT 41 Ford, rear tyres from the kit since I could not find any better ones actually, front tyres unknown from the parts box....

OK, no fit issues with the hood then?

So who do you think should fly that plane then?

I remember this one, was in a couple of Swedish magazines back then too. Hard to forget such a build, it will be interesting to see your interpretation in scale.

Decided on a red frame since I like the contrast between red and black. Not that it will be very visible on a car with fenders anyway.

Nice build, among the most detailed engine bays I have seen, I think.