spencer1984

Wow, beautiful job bringing this back to life!

Wow, awesome job on this!

Thanks, guys! Got some more detailing done on the cab today, so I decided to throw some paint on it:

As some of you may know, one of my ongoing projects is realizing all of the original 1984 Autobots from Transformers figures as 1/24(ish) scale models. One of the last few remaining is Huffer, the orange truck that was either a superdeformed semi or a yard tractor: I decided to consider it the latter, and am making a yard mule using Lindberg's Dodge L-700 as a base. I cut the chassis at the ends of the spring shackles to reduce the overhang, but otherwise built the frame box stock: Nothing really close to the cab design exists, so I' scratch building that from styrene It's a bit of a weird project, but this little hobgoblin of a truck has been fun to work on so far. I'm hoping to get the final details on the cab and get some paint on it this weekend. Any comments/criticisms are welcome!

Beautiful work, that looks great!

Nicely done, that color looks great on it!

Incredible, the mods and weathering are fantastic!

Excellent job on this, it's a great no-nonsense rod!

It was somehow both better and worse than I expected. Nowhere near as bad as the MPC '67 GTO, which is my current high water mark for "why did I attempt this?" The interior was all sprayed with Duplicolor black primer in an attempt to look like faded black. The dash got a couple more light mist coats to give the plain surface some texture, then it was buffed with a dry paper towel to both shine and wear it a bit.

Beautiful work across the board, I especially like that Daytona Spider!

Thanks, guys! Yeah, the front fenders didn't necessarily want to go on straight, but using the hood for a guide was a big help: I taped that down, taped the fenders to it, and glued everything together from the inside. After about a week of letting it set, I went back and filled in the worst of the door seams, cut new ones that followed the lines better, and block sanded everything to level it out. Sure, which part?

I always liked the look of these, nicely done!

Nicely done, that looks great!

But as for King's car literacy...yeah, not his strong suit. I almost think he was giving a nod to that in From a Buick 8, where he was intentionally describing the car as an impossible prop.

That was one place I missed...I painted the shocks Monroe yellow, but should have done them Gabriel white!

Excellent work, the weathering and rot look absolutely authentic!

Thanks!

Nice clean work, that looks great!

Nicely done, this has always been one of my favorite Porsches!

Very cool, the two of them look good together!

That's awesome, I like the look of it!

Thanks, guys! The movie used a Skylark in place of the Nova, but left out all the stuff that made it cool (as much as he often gets the little details wrong, Stephen King can add personality to a car like few others) The roof was one of my main areas of concern, thank you for your earlier help letting me know what to watch out for. The left C pillar is probably the worst remaining offender, but seeing the problem was nearly impossible until I got it in paint. Now I know what to look for, though, so it should help on my next go at this kit. On this one, the extra "dent" can be excused as more of its character.

Nice clean work, that's a real beauty!

Very cool, love the colors and the stance!

I always liked these kits, and this is is a good example of why. Nicely done!