mchook

Nice project. This is a tough thing to do on this kit. I've done it twice and it's a PIA. My white 75 was done freehand and didn't come out very good. On my yellow 79 I used a couple old metal rulers and clamped them above & below the trim to keep from removing more than I wanted, then I finished with a round file. I understand your frustration but keep going and you'll get it.

Mine showed up yesterday, nice issue.

I remember him having a blue 34 Ford and his wife had a 55 Nomad but I don't remember seeing this truck. It's been a while since I've seen the show though. I can't wait to see this finished model of it, it's one cool truck!

Now you've done it! Once you start hacking away at plastic you'll want to do it on everything. You can always make things better or cooler if you just cut a little here or there. Welcome to the rabbit hole, and have fun cutting your way out of it.? Oh ya, great job, have fun, it's going to look killer!

Nice start, these were a tough kit for me. I could never get the doors to work right. I don't remember Tim having a 56 Ford. What show was it on?

That is some deep black paint, I love it. I'm kinda partial to these 70 Chargers, I have a 1:1 in the garage waiting for some tlc.

Great job on this, it's perfect! These are great kits, I just wish the hood was designed different so it would open.

Thanks Greg, It's amazing what a few hours in a zip lock bag and that sophisticated finishes stuff can do. It turns years into minutes.? Thanks Phil. Thanks Jeremy, I've been wanting to do something different for a while and when I saw this resin cab I had to have it. The weathering is just my lazy way of doing a paint job. "When", not if I screw up the paint I just add more rust.?

Um, WOW! ?

Thanks Steve, if it wouldn't cost a small fortune to ship it to you I sure would build you a shop. It's pretty easy to make. It's just 3/8 sheetrock, drywall (whatever you want to call it) with the paper removed from 1 side then block scribed into it. The interior is just full of cheap diorama stuff, nothing fancy at all.

Thanks everyone for all the great comments!

Thanks Steve, high praise coming from you, your stuff is AMAZING too. I didn't know I had something in the contest cars issue. 1st time for me, What is it?

AMAZING!!! I'm glad to see you finally got it finished, it was worth the wait.?

Thanks Francis, I only wish I had just a taste of your talent. Me being able to ruin a paint job isn't that impressive. It's finally finished & in the under glass section. Thanks David, I finally managed to finish it and it's now under glass with some better pictures.

Thanks Riley! Appreciate it Al! Thanks Mario!

Great combo! I love everything about it.

Amazing job on the rust! I love you backdrop too. Thanks for sharing it with us.

I started with a RMR resin cab, used a Foose FD-100 running gear, interior and built my own bed. Decals from a 50 Chevy just for fun with one of my rotten paint jobs. I'm glad to see it finished, hope you like it.

Thanks Jerry, I'm just about finished. I have some touchup to do, tail lights, mirror & plates. I'll get some pics and post them under glass soon. Thanks again to everyone who commented and helped with this one.

DANG! That looks like a car again, impressive work!?

Alright, I finished the interior (didn't come out the way I wanted) but it's done. I used some blue shop towel for the floor, I just thinned some white glue & water to lay it down. The dash kept cracking in half where cut it to narrow it so when I finally got it fixed I ended up opening the glove box. I really don't know why I did all that extra work but it opens & closes. I had to make my own windshield and rear glass and that was a huge PIA too. It's about finished, which is good because I'm getting tired of looking at this thing.

Does your machine fill quickly with just cold water? If not, it will make a buzzing sound because the water can't get in as fast as it should. If you have it set on cold rinse it will do the same thing. If it's set on "warm" (fill or rinse) you wont notice the sound because it's just pulling more hot water than cold. I would check the cold water line. Sometimes you pick up dirt in your cold water and it gets stuck in the screen in the back of the machine where hose connects. Turn off the water and take the hose off the back of the machine. Use a small screw driver and pull out the screen , if it's full of junk just wash it out and replace it. DON'T leave it out or dirt can get in the valve and make it stay open and the water wont stop coming in and flood everything. This was common 30 years ago when I did it for a living, but man, things have changed a lot since then. Our washer just died after over 20 years and it got used every day. It was a great machine that was easy to fix, but the transmission finally gave up and blew oil all over. The new one has all sorts of electronics so when this brakes I'll be calling someone to work on it. Good luck!

Looks perfect! Great job.

I'll be watching for sure. I still have to finish mine.

Yup, This is what I'd do.