Oldcarfan27

I have the roof remains of a Johan Cadillac Ambulance and a couple 65 Pontiac Bonneville junkers. I'd like to build a Pontiac Ambulance. My question is this.... Did Miller - Meteor ever do any ambulance conversions on the Pontiac chassis? I've seen their bodies on Oldsmobile and of course the Cadillacs, but I haven't found any on Pontiacs yet. The bodies I have seen on the Pontiacs (Superior Coachbuilders) look completely different from Johans body. Anyone have any advice? Superior Coach. Miller Meteor.

Great Idea! Make sure you display it with the other 1/8 scale rods when you're done. That would be an impressive sight for sure.

That Caddy's awesome. Resin kit? From where? Looks like one of these.... 76 Cadillac El Mirage.

Ok, I gotta know - MPC, Monogram or Revell?

I had an airbrush, but I guess I didn't clean it out correctly and messed it up. Either that or I mixed the paint incorrectly and it didn't spray right. After that disaster, I've been reluctant to try to use one again. I have seen the great jobs that others have had with theirs. I may have to get back on that horse and try it again.

I like to work on my projects as little bite size assemblies, I'll start by just cleaning up parting lines. That's all, just parting lines, I make it therapeutic. And as I'm doing it, I'll analyze the parts of the kit, the shape of the body, the design and fit of the interior and chassis, where other parts will go. Cleaning up the parts is just one step beyond plopping parts together - it needs to be done anyway, so why not just do it as I'm looking to find imperfections in the kit. Correct them while in the initial stage of the build so I don't have to try to fix them AFTER they're already glued and painted. I do the same then with building subassemblies. Just fitting and gluing parts that will be painted the same colors or won't be easy to glue after they are painted. Engines complete except for chrome and parts that wont be easy to detail after it's painted. Chassis frames with differential, springs, shocks, control arms, spindles all glued up ready for black paint. Interior seats assembled with seam smoothed out, dash and consoles prepped and tested for fitting ready for interior color. Testing the glass and chrome for proper fit. At this point parts are assembled but nothing is painted. Now comes the fun part - dry assembling the the subassemblies to an almost complete car. If everything goes together well then I can feel confident that the final outcome will be easy after paint. It's after that that I run into snags. Consistently good paint jobs is a skill I've never mastered. I can paint chassis, engines and interiors - but bodies? It's my Kryptonite. That's usually when it goes back in the box. When I've mastered painting, then I'll have a LOT of projects to finish!

I'm so jealous! Why did AMT have to ruin that beautiful car? I want one so bad!

That's funny, a surfboard that never touches water! Next, how about a skateboard with no wheels. Very creative project.

Anybody have a body close by for reference? I'm sure the body is heavily modified, but is the roof area close to stock with window frames and driprails? If it is, I'd like to graft the roof to an AMT Stude to make a coupe variation. Any info?

I itch to do as many "scratches" as you do!?

Uh oh, better get Maaco.

From what I have read, there were a lot of coach building companies back then and they would build anything you wanted from the cowl back. So who's to say that somebody back then DIDN'T have a sportster body made for their merry Olds! I'd suggest going with the bugeye headlights and keep the period theme going. Also suggest no metallic paint - keep the colors somber and dark. Fancy vibrant paints weren't available until after WW2.

I just checked camaro69s website, he DOES offer them for sale and they look awesome! Keep it up Rico, I know you're going to be the next "Modelhaus". Can you try copying an old part to reproduce?

Bummer, but hopefully Shapeways can offer parts like these for sale. Hint, hint. This is the new cottage industry of the future - model parts on demand. No stagnant overstock, only make 'em when they're ordered. Imagine what the Big model companies can do this way. They can DESIGN anything and only run it when there's an order. No more tooling up failing kits, the only setup they would need is the computer design information for each kit. They could even redesign old kits and run them again, and since they're only selling as many as the market wants, they can only make them when there's an order for it. Sounds like a win - win to me! This is just the tip of this new technology iceberg. I hope this happens soon. Besides, we know that as modern technology becomes commonplace, prices go way down and it becomes affordable to the common man. Just like home computers, color printers, cellular phones and big screen TVs. It'll happen - someday.

Wow, amazing! I'm looking for a way to copy scripts to use on other projects. I don't think I can do it that way, though. That sounds hard!

I see Chevrolet script on the nose that looks like it was added. How did you do that? It doesn't look like photoetch.

Yeah, but at least the red plastic didn't bleed through the paint.

Has any one had success making their own parts from a 3D printer? I'm intrigued by this new technology and was wondering if the quality is good enough for what were doing. If you have a good unit, and it makes usable parts, please post some pics so we can see 'em. Also give us specs on the unit you're using, so we can compare. This might be the threshold to a new cottage industry.

I still have that exact set from my childhood! It was cool at first - being able to change lanes. But it didn't stay in that lane, especially in the turns. G force automatically pulled it to the outside lane. And a lot of times the didn't quite make it back to the lane it was supposed to be in and would get stuck in the middle of the road and get hit by the other cars. Then you'd have to stop, get up and go fix it. That got old real quick! The box made it look exciting, though. I used to like setting up obstacles like cones, barrels and ramps and go to town. That was fun!

I know, that thing is cool. Even if it exists, they probably never will reissue it. Most people under the age of 30 won't even know what that is! My 7 year old daughter asked her mom "What's that?" when she walked up to a PAY PHONE! ??? I told her it's an analog cellular phone.

Did anyone already mention the scale phone booth molded in clear, included in th IMC Touch Tone Terror Dodge A100 truck?

I want the bike, but I don't need another SS El Camino. I wish they would tool up a regular EC nose for it! Bench seat would be good too, if they're listening.

I agree. Same with shiny engines in factory stock cars, when they're too shiny they look like somebody poured maple syrup all over them. Original engines had a flat to satin gloss finish on them. Save the high gloss paints for the street rods.

I love fixing, those hopeless cases! It's like a challenge for me, take a look at the pics I just posted on this thread, yesterday.

White seat is from the AMT mid 70s Camaro. Probably the AHC t-top version, going by the age of the other 2 seats. It was issued around the same time. This is fun, it should be an ongoing game. "Name that Part"