spencer1984

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!

Nicely done!

Definitely an odd design, but I always kind of liked these Revival kits. Great job not only restoring, but improving on the look of it!

Very nicely done, looks great!

Nice clean work on this, I always liked the look of the 962 and you did this justice!

Beautiful job on an all-too-overlooked subject!

Very clean work, that looks great!

Nicely done, and count me in as well if it ever gets reissued.

Wow, awesome job on this!

Thanks! That was such a cool scene, I just watched the pilot before starting this build and it still holds up 34 years later.

Great looking Super Bee!