Jantrix

I know it's just July, but I'd like everyone to put their thinking caps on and start kicking around ideas for next years Cannonball theme. Make sure it will appeal to a wide audience. The more you narrow a theme, the less interest here is. I now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

I was about to post that there wasn't anything wrong with it that a month in the purple pond wouldnt cure. then I looked at the rest of the pics. Man, was I wrong.

Perhaps just do the headliner in masking tape? Then paint that?

I dIg it! That looks like something I'd like to try. What was so lousy about the kit?

I like this. I'll eventually do a fictional sponsor stock car. But it will be something weird to make people go .

Yep, we can see those revenuers a-comin'.

Dann, this is very impressive. The reason I don't do large scale is because (IMHO) it takes a boat load of detail to keep it from looking like a Barbie car. Obviously, you are of the same mind. The boatload is on it's way.

There's not much to it. Use a round file to carve the notches and if you care about mechanical authenticity, add material to the top of the frame. Use Google images, there's lots of ways to do it.

Thanks guys. I'm torn on leaving the body alone or doing something like this. Opinions please.

I always have multiples in progress but NEVER more than one on the bench at the same time. That way lies madness.

Like most of us, I've dreamed of building a hot rod in my garage. I live in a dry climate and there are project cars to be had. However, last fall, my wife and I bought and moved out to a little 10 acre farm in a canyon. We have a creek that runs through it, it's a little slice of heaven. However, it is ten miles off a paved road. Once you get in our canyon, the roads get a little rough. Not something you'd want a low slung hot rod bouncing along. So it occurs to me I might have to tweak my hot rod plans. It might end up looking more like this. My current WIP. AMT '40 Panel, chassis (slightly modified) and engine from the Monogram 4x4 Ranger, with a few Ford engine goodies from the Revell '32 5 window. Wheels and tires from the AMT Jeep Commando.

Very unique. Great planning and execution. Well done.

I like it. Nice work.

Okay. This build is now number one on my hit parade after finishing my Willys. I got some time this weekend to finalize the wheelbase and carve up the fenders.

Perhaps its the difference of time vs. reward. If my models required thousands of hours to accomplish, for a static art piece, I'd never crack open a kit. These functional motors, 99% of the time, are static art pieces. And the 1% of the time they are turned on, the have no purpose aside to make noise. No doubt they are amazing from a workmanship and aesthetic standpoint. But if I'm going to spend thousands of hours building an engine, by golly, it would have a purpose beyond making noise and consuming fuel.

Am I the only one who don't really get the point of building such a thing?

We're gonna have to agree to disagree on that. This is the bomb.

Good effort. I think you could take the realism further. Torn metal would show siver in places where the paint was removed. Scorch marks also. As you can see from the bottom pic, there's a lot more going on in the structure of the plane than just torn fuselage. Add some wiring and cables and really bump up the realism.

That is very impressive.

Understandable. How will you be able to protect the woork? It seems to be the bane of every resin caster out there. And what kit would provide the engine / chassis?

Thanks Jim. Much appreciated. Thanks. That was a big reason why its there and why it has a turbo. I just gotta be a bit different.

I'd agree, but man that was a lot of work compared to building a taller pipe rack.

Excellent work, I like it.

Excellent advice thanks guys. Bill that looks pretty good.