Jantrix

I'd be interested. Count me in.

Wow. Some serious work going on. Fantastic.

Wow. That is some serious painting awesomeness. Fantastic.

Would love to know how you did the leopard print.

Hmm................

Okay you've got my attention. Show us whatcha got.

I've seen some of the Mirage paints used on models but never the 'Ice' shade. I've been sitting of this for a while and I think it's time to give it a try. Has anyone used the 'Ice' Mirage paint? If so tell me about your experience and for Pete's sake some pics please!

Thanks much guys. I really appreciate the support and the feedback. Helps lots.

This is some of the chrome treatments I was thinking of. I like where this is going.

After taking a look at the Monogram Badman 55, and how badly it was molded, it really let the wind from my sails. So I've chosen another victim. As well as being my entry in thie CBP, it's going to be my box stock build for next years Jaxcon, a catagory I've never entered because I don't build box stock. However this kit has got a lot of custom options and I think it's going to hold my interest. And lets face it - you just don't see this one very often. Which is the point of this one right?

Wow. That's some fine work. Would love to see the WIP shots. Got any?

Is this kit a retool of another kit or was this later retooled into....? Reason I ask is that there is exhaust molded into the chassis for no particular reason I can see.

Why not make a post and see if anyone has some extra parts to help you out?

Okay- NOW it's finished. I took care of the coolant hoses and the licence plate. And then I get a bit irked at the open space on the passenger side of the engine bay. The drivers side has so much going on that the other side looks empty by comparison. So I build a battery shelf and added that to fill in the negative space. I'm happy now. My sense of balanced has been appreased and all is right with the world. She is done. NOTE- didn't use those wires. Too big.

Great news!

Well I was figuring the tubes wouldn't be for exhaust but rather to bring coolant to the reactor core. Don't want to over heat do ya?

Event Date: 09-October 10 Florida State Fairgrounds in conjunction with the NSRA Southeast Nationals plus, including 1600 cars outside, swap meet, music, car vendors, Make it Take it 1pm. TWO-DAY EVENT This a show put on annually by MAGS, the local car club. I'm going to be there. We can both get more info there about the club.

Wow. I'm really seeing a styling difference between this and your Stude. The Stude looked very modern and would have been right at home in the 5th Element. This one screams black and white 1940's sci-fi movie to me. I'm really enjoying watching this come together. I'd like to see more art deco influences here, I think it will really fit the build. Maybe some Cord/Mercedes exhaust tubes from the hood sides through the fender and some Delahaye style chrome around the lower edges of the body.

The bright colors sure scream 1980's to me, but it really is a nice clean build up. Well done.

Wow. Just...............wow.

Thanks very much guys. I've gone back and added my coolant lines and licence plate. I'm real happy how it turned out. We'll see how it does at contest next month.

Chuck, my next planned weathered ride is a '69 Cougar what will be done up in that classic 70's beater fashion. Rusted rockers and quarters. Mismatched fenders. Jacked rear suspension. It'll be seriously tacky now, but we thought it was cool then. It's a couple builds down the list so not quite sure when it'll happen.

Now that my 37 Chevy is done, I'm starting The Mongram Badman 55 Chevy. A few of my more recent builds had a problem where the hood fit just fine prior to paint, but not after. I guess a couple coats of primer, a coat of undercoat, three coats of paint and a coat of clear build up on the sides of the hood and fenders and then .... nothing fits. I'm going to try hard to avoid this pitfall this time around. What are some methods you use to avoid this?

I like it. Looks very authentic. Nice work. The headlight is a great touch, as is the trim removal.

Thanks very much for the ataboys guys. And Hans is quite correct, the Stovebolt bow-tie is from this kit, but I had to sand it big-time to get it to a realistic thickness. Most everything about this kit, screams 'old-tooling'. The plastic is half again as thick as it aughta be. The kit glass = awful. I did the glass out of blister pack material. The only problem is that it isn't as reflective as styrene, so they don't stand out and sometimes look as though there's no glass. The tail lights were an after thought. Body was painted etc. I hate the stock tail lights and there really isn't a great surface for mounting a larger lamp except the trunk lid. The rear fenders are more narrow than the Fords of the time. The wheels. My thought on the car was this. An old car guy passes away and this old custom is found in his barn under a mountain of hay bales and what not. Sold at an estate auction, the new owner replaces the tires, hoses etc, rebuilds the carbs, replaces the fuel pump and gets it rolling again. Maybe throws a little Rustoleum on the rims. Also this sort of thing is popular in the rat rod community right now. The car can look like heck, but the wheels and tires are perfect. Thanks for all the ataboys on the exhaust. Since it is a inline six, I wanted single exhaust (the kit comes with split headers too) and to make it a focal point of the build. Harry, Mark thanks very much. I take pride in my work and it's important to me to get better every time I sit down at the hobby table. I can't do that without feedback. And I'll learn more from critisism about what could be done better. Someday I'd like to attend an NNL, and really feel like my work belongs there with the best builders in the world.