Steamboat

Very nice! The taillights look perfect. Why didn't MPC think of that? I built one of them as a teenager. It was one of my favorite models. I eventually rebuilt it as a Petty stock car.

I love the stingray. The paint is gorgeous, and the Charger taillights are a great touch.

This started as a club Corvette build in April. Needless to say I didn't make it in time for the club build, but its finally done! It started out as two partial Monogram '57 Corvettes that I got in a trade. Although the rear of a '57 is beautiful in its own right, I wanted to do something different. The engine and wheels are from an AMT C6 Corvette. The K&N intake and the taillight lenses (clear red resin), and brake drums are 3d printed. The tailpipes exiting through the rear fenders are bits of coffee stirrers. Everything else came out of the box. The rear deck lid is repurposed from a section of the hard top. The rear of the body had to be sectioned and narrowed about 1/8" to make the lines flow, so the rear grille is missing a tooth! Paint is old school Testor's square bottle with Testor's clearcoat. I hope the Vette purists are not offended!

Nice! What is the engine in the chopped '32?

They're all great, but that trailer is fantastic!

Absolutely breathtaking! You knocked it out of the park!

That really looks great! Did you say that it's acrylic paint?

I have gotten good results with nail polish, but it takes a lot of experimentation to get the 'paint ' to flow out. I use toluene as a thinner because it dries slower than lacquer thinner. It's available at hardware stores. Always use primer first because either solvent will attack bare plastic. YOU MUST wear a respirator designed for automotive paints when spraying nail polish!

Beautiful!

You might be able to glue bits of a coffee stirrer onto the solder. I've used it before to make tail pipes.

Very nice. Excellent attention to detail and very cleanly built.

You might be able to start with a Gravedigger kit.

Nicely done! I believe Plymouth called it "Sassy Grass" green. Welcome back!

That paint is gorgeous! Can't wait to hear how you did it!

Like David said, it's not a kit I would pick at HL, but maybe I should. Yours came out great and thanks for showing us!

Very nice. Cleanly built and great job on the figures.

I didn't think of that. It's probably pretty similar and readily available. After all the slicing I did on the hood, it doesn't lay flat. The Monte hood may be a good option.

Thanks. I've got an original Mule Skinner pickup but it would be a shame to part it out. The exhaust manifolds are not that obvious from the top, but the connections to the y-pipe on the bottom will look better this way.

I have an old Badger dual-action that I've used for 25 years. I've shot enamel, nail polish, acrylic and even Future through it. I clean it immediately after use with a q-tip with most of the fibers pulled off. I use the thinner appropriate for the paint when cleaning, and leave the nozzles soaking in lacquer thinner for a few hours before drying them off. I used an Aztek twice and threw it away!

I got a little more accomplished on the Chevelle. Below is a photo of the stock exhaust manifolds for a 2-bbl v8. You can see why it only made 130 hp! I started with a set of manifolds from a Monogram C4 Corvette. The one on the right has had all the bumps removed. Here they are after modification.

I've been using the bare metal (under paint) method on my latest models with great results. I used a small q-tip and lacquer thinner to gradually remove the paint. I've probably built 100 models using paint, Molotow or bare metal over the lettering. I wish I had learned this earlier!

Super nice. I love the blue with the white interior.

I like to clear coat over decals to keep them from eventually falling off and/or yellowing. That being said, there is the downside that the clearcoat will yellow over time if you use enamel clear. Another downside is that some lacquer clears can cause the decals to wrinkle. Since it's been so long with your model and it still looks good, I'd leave it alone.

Nicely done. I like the monochromatic look.

That Impala is so awesome!