R. Thorne

Then spent some time (too much) removing the paint off the bmf on the windshield, back glass and emblems with lacquer thinner and various types of q-tips. The soft tapered ones worked the best as I believe they retained the most thinner for gentle scrubbing. Overall, applying foil before painting turned out ok, I guess. Tried sanding it off with less than stellar results. Probably hard to see the chrome with this color, anyway.

Well, after painting the cast tires, didn’t like the looks of them. So, dug some out of the parts box. Then, shortened the metal axles and trial fit the tires and wheels. Also, was going to use the slicks that came in the box, but, not enough clearance, so went with my normal Stocker (9”) Goodyear tires. Blackened the blue streak. There wasn’t enough gloss on the paint, so put a couple medium coats of Mr. Super Clear on.

Thanks, Ace. I need to stay focused and finish what I start (sigh).

Clipped and sanded some front tires I made and cast with no sidewall markings. Decided to use the wheels and rear tires that come in the kit. Next is rubber black paint. Will post pics tomorrow.

Mike, I got it on July 2 from Amazon, but it is not currently available. Wait a few days, but be careful, as they will try to sell you the gold instead of the liquid silver leaf.

Thanks, Mike. Back after a lull. Some engine work and trimmed the frame for some vcgresins Hooker Headers after experimenting (there’s that word again) with some Fusionfirm chrome. The brush came with it as did some clear (didn’t try that). Very impressive stuff.

Is this one next?

Lots of work there. Sweet!

Ohhh!! I like ‘em!

We shall see, Bill. I hope so, Mike. Not going to put a lot of time and money into this one. Put a little Mr. Hobby clear on, looked at the chassis, and decided against trying to remove the exhaust system. Not thrilled with the small block that came in the kit, but it will have to do. Put some orange Tamiya on, then a silver marker on the trans.

Geez, starting another one when I already have 2 or 3 started on here. This will be a 327, perhaps 340 hp afb carb version, something like Tony Hernandez’s car. Cleaned up some seam lines on the venerable amt “parts” kit. Put some bmf on the emblems, then decided, what the heck, put the bmf on the windshields and chrome trim, too. After the paint job, they will be rubbed off with alcohol or thinner. No primer, put some Tamiya gold on tonight, will put some clear on tomorrow.

Very nice work. Don’t forget the windshield(s) lol.

Outstanding! Wish I could stay as motivated as you on my builds. I always get distracted by another build.

Thank you. Believe it or not, that was one of the paints that I was scrounging for and found yesterday. Tried it out and it looks pretty good. May try thinning it a bit. Say hi from me to Gary next time you see him. A little better pic of his car.

My next “job”. Try to duplicate this color. Scrounging my supplies for something similar to zinc dichromate. Any suggestions?

Thanks, guys. First trial fit on the Revell 50 olds chassis.

Truly outstanding work. I am very familiar with this carb as I used them on the 53 Olds and, later on, my 1966 Chevelle 283 race car. The linkage, fuel inlet, choke housing, and four center vents are, of course, dead on. Thank you for making these available. Got a little done. Cut off the 2 barrel seat on the manifold. Will build a short 4 barrel stand for the carb to set on. Worked on the 50 Olds frame and the rims.

Nice work. Curiosity got the better of me. Will you use the “NASCAR” four barrel version? If you’re not familiar with it, Arvid Svendsen’s nice article on HotRod.com has 92 pictures that might help.

Scrounged up some engine parts from miscellaneous amt parts packs. Then dug out the Rochester 4GC that I got last year from Texas 3D custom. The most realistic 4GC I have seen and the size looks good even though it is supposed to be 1/24 scale.

Have fun! Great Lindberg kits. Errr, the stockers can be addictive.

Wow! Beautiful! You sure do good work with my kind of cars. Suggestions for the next build: smaller plug wires and “connect “ the exhaust pipes to the headers. Hard to tell from the pictures, but most people in those days had them bolted to the headers.

This from MCW:

Some of the mcw resin kit’s parts. As that engine is coupled to a stick shift (my car was an automatic), I am using the engine from the Revell Club Coupe kit and may also use some parts from the Olds Custom kit.

Speaking of bit by bit, some small progress on the body. Sanded off the hood ornaments. Tedious sanding, but necessary. A look at the great instructions in the box. Next major body work is to turn it into a 4 door sedan.

If you are considering Dspiae tools, by the way I have had good results (and better prices) dealing with the Dspiaestore.