spencer1984

Nice looking Nomad, that color really works with it

Nice clean work on a tough kit, it looks great in that color

Turned out great, nicely done!

That's a great looking truck, nice job!

Very nice work, I also have one that never got anywhere...seeing this I may have to give it another look.

The chassis is now finished except for the front driveshaft. I'll install that once I get the engine in:

Thanks, guys! The main rails are assembled from a few different widths of 0.080" rectangular stock. The biggest sections - between the axles - were .188" wide and taper cut on each end. Then smaller pieces were glued to the tops of these to create the raised sections over the axles and even smaller pieces were used to make the short sections at the ends. So each rail is made up of about five pieces, more or less arranged like this: I had considered cutting each one out of a single piece, but decided against it since it seemed like I would waste a lot of extra material that way. Plus, doing it this way I know that where I'm going to mount the body will be absolutely level and dimensions would be guaranteed to match side to side.

Very nice, not a color you see on these too often but it looks great!

Beautiful job on this

Nice clean Chevy, looks great!

Nice clean work, and a perfect choice of color for this car

Outstanding work on this!

Thanks, guys! Got a bit more done, with axles and the front of the body starting to take shape:

Very cool work on all of these!

I always liked these Plymouths, beautiful job on this!

Thanks, guys! A little more progress tonight, got the tub fully enclosed. The door cutouts are pretty much always drawn as simple loops, so I copied that look here. Next up will be the front fenders and firewall...

Very cool, nice work on the scratch building!

Beautiful work on this!

Very nice work, love that color

Growing up with the "classic" comics, Beetle Bailey was a staple as far back as I can remember. I wanted to make a tribute to this strip in scale, but with something that more closely reflected Mort Walker's art than a box stock Jeep. So I'm doing a full scratch build and aiming for somewhere between the full detail of Hasegawa's Willys MB (which is serving as a guide for me) and the simplicity of the comic art. The frame rails are .080" styrene with various other sizes for crossmembers. The bumper is C channel, and the springs are layered .010" stock. I'm building the body from the inside out, mostly using .040" sheet styrene at this point. I've got some filler on the seams, and once that's set I'll sand and start adding the outer body panels. The grille is something I drew and had 3D printed at Shapeways, and the hood is a section of .375" tube sliced in half and grafted to a flat piece of .040" sheet. Since this is going to be a curbside, I added some extra bracing under the hood to prevent cracks in the filler. As always, any comments/criticisms/suggestions are welcome!

Nice clean work, these look great!

Nice set, that tractor is awesome!

Great looking Ford, and beautiful color for it!

I really like these "period builds," especially when they're so well done - thanks for sharing the extra pics!

That turned out great, nice job!