Kyle

Thanks again for all of the nice comments. I'm waiting for the paint to cure a little more before I polish it, shouldn't be long now.

That exhaust looks really good. Are the tips scratch built? The paint looks good in natural light too.

One more picture. The next pictures will be in the under glass section. Thanks for looking.

Well I'm almost done now. I got the hood to fit and painted it. I will polish it tomorrow or Friday. I have most of the p/e badging on. I made the air cleaner top, put the wheels on, and added a turned aluminum rad overflow bottle. Now to just polish the hood, put the rear bumper on and make some liscense plates (any ideas for a custom plate?). Pics.

Very good start. Nice and clean.

I tried bending the corner down, but it just seems to spring back after a few minutes. I'll try the warm water though. Thanks for the tip.

Thanks again for the comments. gilsdropshop1 or anyone else - if you need any custom turned aluminum parts, send me a pm and I'll get back to you. Here are a few new pics. I started to work on the resin hood. It didn't fit very good at all, and I only got it this far after about an hour or sanding, bending and adding plastic. This side is not too bad (notice the p/e grille too). But this side is much worse. I mocked up the front wheel for this one.

Thanks for the comments. Anthony, I'm just going plain jane on the steel wheels, no trim rings. I will put long studs using a thin guage of a wound guitar string.

I got some more work done on the Chevelle. I put the windows in, interior in the body and did some work on the chassis and engine bay. I made some exhaust tips, a rad cap and a washer fluid cap on the lathe. I also chose some wheels and tires. Thanks for looking.

Cool build Pat. You sure did your research on that engine bay. I can't wait to see the completed build.

Very cool build so far. I love me some rat rods. Here's a tip for skull shifters. There's a hotwheels car (can't remember what it's called) that has skulls for headlights. They are a pretty good size for 1/25. Here's a pic of one in my 32 phaeton.

How about some more pictures? Too bad they'll be hard to see on the completed model... Thanks for looking.

I started to build Revell's 07 Shelby GT500. I have put some of the motor together. My eyes are still spinning after making all 13(!) pulleys and a cap. I also used some p/e bolt heads and philips screw heads on the blower and valve covers. This one will be painted Duplicolour Ford dark blue with white stripes. Here are the first 7 pulleys. Here is a close-up of the supercharger. And the other 6 pulleys added.

Thanks for the comments everyone. Ron, I don't think that you hijacked my thread. It's always good to see a nice clean model. In fact, I'd like to see more of it. Do you have a link to more pics? Jody, using the medical tape as a filter looks really good in the close-up pics, but it's hard to tell to the naked eye. It just looks like white paint. Bob+Bill, this is the Revell California Wheels '66 Chevelle. It's a good kit so far, everything fits together nicely and the mold is fairly clean. I'm just working on the undercarriage now, so there's no new pics. I also started on an '07 Shelby GT500 which I'll post in another thread soon.

Thanks for the comments everyone. I really enjoy working with the lathe. I make as much as I can for my projects, give some parts to friends, and even sell a little at my local club meetings. Pat, thanks for the tip about the Chevy spark plug locations. It's those little things which make all of the difference. It's too late to change them now, but I'll keep that in mind for the next bowtie build. Ron, that is too funny. Great minds think alike, eh? I'm going with steel wheels and a cowl induction hood. I might make a tach for the dash. Here are some interior shots. I painted it with Krylon semi-flat black, flocked the floor, added p/e pieces (steering wheel inner, keys + keychain, door handles, window cranks, ss badge, lock cylinders, pedals) Thanks for looking.

Here's the big block motor. I'm making a 3 piece air cleaner for it. I have the base and filter complete, and just have to make the top. I also turned the pulleys, oil filter, coil, carb body, starter and solenoid. I'm not sure if I'm really happy with the scratchbuilt carb, but we'll see if it stays. The distributor has the correct firing order. To make the air filter, I turned it on the lathe, then added white medical tape for the actual filter, then added the p/e mesh that came in the MCG set. I painted the inside white, but it needs touch-ups. Thanks for looking. All criticism and comments are welcome.

I've been making some progress on Revell's '66 Chevelle station wagon so I thought I'd post some pics. This one will be for a local contest in December, but I am notorious for not finishing kits, so I decided to start early. Aftermarket parts include Detail Master flocking, Model Car Garage 66 Chevelle photoetch set, and my own turned aluminum parts. I have the body painted, polished and foiled. I can't remember what the colour is called, but it's a Dupli-colour laquer. I just need to put some flat or semi-gloss paint on the battery. Here's a single master cylinder and brake booster that I turned on the lathe.

Thanks guys, I always forget about Ebay.

I just started building Revell's 2007 Shelby GT500. I'm planning a detailed build with lots of p/e and aluminum. I also want to plumb and wire the engine bay as much as I can. So I could use some good reference pictures. I found a few on google images, but I could use some pictures of the coil packs, how the spark plug wires are routed, the fuel lines and injectors, and some pics of lower in the engine bay. I appreciate any help.

Nice Deuce. The cheater slicks are awesome, whoever came up with that idea must be some kind of genius.

Schweet Willys! I like the blue and the decals look great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY

A small update. I am using the rear slicks from the model king reissue of the 51 Anglia gasser because they are the only ones I have that are a suitable size. I found that the rubber was quite soft and didn't take to sanding very well. So I used my lathe to get the finish that I wanted. I also got some front wheels and tires from my buddy Mike (lilscreamer). I think that they come from the 41 Willys SWC gasser.

I saw this article yesterday in the Free Press. I belong to the Winnipeg Model Car Club and I am pleasantly surprised to see our club getting the attention that it deserves.

Thanks. Your J looks awesome. I think I may go with the injected Hemi.