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Super nice job on this. I too love the paint job, and that view from the rear is awesome!

This is the lowrider kit. The paint job could have used some polishing, but I am pretty sure it would have wound up in the purple pond instead.? Other than the horrible tail lights that I replaced, it went together quite well.Paint is Tamiya LP-47 and LP-38. Build thread here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/132921-64-chevy-not-too-low-rider/

I recommend getting a dial caliper. They are super easy to read and calibrate, and can be had for about $20. and up. You also don’t have the expense or reliability issues of the batteries.

Thanks for spotting the typo. I don’t have the fly tying wire and I’m not 100% sure it comes in a small enough size. That is just what I read on another website and may be worth searching if someone was in need of larger amounts of cable. This copper one is made using six strands of the Cat 5 cable, each of which is .007” diameter. The darker one is the picture hanging wire. Finished diameter of the cable is 0.023”.

I didn’t know what to use for cable on my winch so I tried some elastic thread that I hoped would look like synthetic rope. I then switched to some picture hanging wire (.034” diameter) that I had. It looks better but it’s a little out of scale. After I had it permanently mounted I figured out how to make a more accurately scaled one by twisting the copper strands out of some CAT 5 cable which came out to .024” diameter. After a bit of paint it looks pretty good. I just discovered on another website that fly tying wire also comes in these super small diameters and comes in a tin plated style which forms easily like the copper, but would not require painting.

Finished the bumpers for the Jeepster.

I finished up the bumpers for this thing. The front one is a reworked Wrangler kit piece. The clevises and hooks are from Olson Brothers, and the winch is home made. The cable is a little out of scale, but I couldn’t find anything smaller. I also widened the Wrangler flares to better cover the tires.

Nice work on this. It looks like you’ve got those auger flights figured out. Scratch building, although frustrating at times, is also very rewarding...and a great way to while away the hours. ? Carry on!

Wow, those look great! Is that 1/25 scale?

HOLY Mackerel! ?That’s a lot of holes.

I was trying to think of what I could use. The stores here are on lockdown and only allowed to sell necessities or curbside pickups...so no browsing at Michaels.☹️ I decided to use some small elastic thread I have and call it “synthetic rope” that is all the rage for winches now ( it doesn’t have the potential to kill you if it snaps). After reading your response, it clicked on me that picture hanging wire would work. It has very little “memory” and should be able to wrap around the 1/8” drum. Thanks.

Welcome to the forums Wylde.

I made a winch for the Jeepster, since the one in the Wrangler kit doesn’t look like any Warn model I could find.

That is one beautiful paint job! Too late now, but I have spray painted flocking to give it an even color with pretty good results.

This is an easy was to find the centre of any round rod for when you need to drill a hole in the end of it. Find something that is very close to half the thickness of the rod. Butt the rod up against the spacer and scribe a light line with a hobby knife. Rotate it approximately 90 degrees and scribe another. Do this four times and you will have a double set of crosshairs straddling the exact centre. A light rubbing with a pencil will make them more visible. To get a relatively centered hole clear through a short piece, I drill from both ends and let them meet in the middle. This is likely as close as you’ll get without a lathe or drill press. YMMV.

It looks super nice in the video! I like that silly putty masking trick too.

Very clever!?

It is removable, and I trimmed the bulkhead slightly so I can angle it into place I think. I’ll make some pins or plates to cover the holes when the halfcab is on. That said, I think the full top looks best also.

The screws are part of the Wrangler kit and worked great while getting everything finalized. I have now glued all the pins in place on the suspension, so it no longer comes apart. The shorted interior panels somehow escaped my attention. I will have to look closer to see if the half cab will still work if I extend them. The bulkhead would definitely require modifications. I want to be able to use both tops so likely not.

I got the interior finished today using the seats from the Wrangler. The center console needed the most attention...I scribed the cubby door into it and added the latch for it. I moved the clock forward to where it belongs and made a new shifter (oops, forgot the t/c shifter?). The speedo and guage cluster I printed on my ink jet from a photo I pulled off the net and coated it with flat lacquer.

Yep! And this is from that movie also. One of the greatest car movies of all time in my opinion.

I got the paint and foil done finally. The body is Tamiya LP-47 Pearl Blue, and the roof is LP-19 Gunmetal. The whole thing is cleared with Testors Aztec gloss. The decals were old and didn’t want to stick very well, so I messed them up a bit. The small Impala one on the trunk is cracked and missing a small corner, but I will have to live with that.? They are all nice looking decals, except for the “Impala SS” on the rear fenders....the font is a little off and should be chrome and the “SS” should be red and chrome. Oh well. Under Glass pictures here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/157711-revell-‘64-impala/#comment-2334707

Someones likely posted this one already, but...”Who cut the cheese?”

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