bill-e-boy

Has this bad boy got an engine?

What they all said - what else can I say.

My latest build. Tamiya Mica Red

What they all said - sharp as a tack

Looking Good And the Molotow touch ups are what is done - well at I do it too

Shrink tube can be made to stretch a little some the wall thickness can be kept down. The amazing thing about HS is it will normally shrink to half of it's original size Being an industrial sparkie I use it all the time

Heat shrink idea is cool I have used it to make 4n1 header collectors in the past

The older aircraft modelers that I know refer to clear coat as varnish and is most probably what they used back in the day. Typically varnish dries with a yellow cast which gets deeper over time. The older enamel clears had a finish like that and were most probably a form of varnish. The modern clears like Tamiya and Mr Color are acrylic (enamels and lacquer) clear paint and don't yellow over time and would be a better bet to use for modelling IMO stick with paints designed for modelling as they have finer pigments and clears are just that

My old 39 Dodge had a 3 on the tree and I think it may have been on some earlier models too A funny story - a group that I belong to went on a shed raid and this old geezer has a 28 Chrysler coupe that he converted the shifter from a floor shift to column mount - his story for doing this was so that the ladies could get closer to him. This would have been done in the early 50's going by his age

Pix of 4 sources for future reference L-R Revell 29 (R)PU, Revell 29 Roadster, AMT 29 Roadster (Mod Rod, Ala Kart) and top the chrome AMT Ala Kart (original version) The Revell (R)PU is the most accurate although the top half is attached to the body. The others are all just wrong for a stock 28-29 A-Bone

Been messing with the motor-gearbox interface as I was not happy with what I had. I could not resist the temptation to line up a few flat motors that I have L-R - Motor for this build with 3x2's, Thickstun valve covers and 6 speed manual, repop with Ardun heads, repop with Offy heads, Revell 40 heading for a 26T pickup which I must get back onto.

Pix of some 1/25th flat motors L-R Resin repop with 3x2's and Thickstun head covers, resin repop with Ardun heads, resin repop with Offy heads, Revell 40 Ford Closeup of motor with Thickstun head covers - headed for a chopped 32 5w coupe Closeup of the 40 Revell motor headed to a 26T pickup (converted from a 26 Tudor)

Good job on the glasshouse. My wife builds similar models and has now quite a collection. It was good for her to find something to while away her retirement hours. I get roped in when there is an issue and to do the wiring (I am a sparkie). Will be good to see the 32 Phaeton project up and going again after the hiatus. The AMT 32 Phaeton was the first car kit that I built so I have a soft spot for them. Sadly it is not a survivor - or maybe not.) And I hope your health issues are sorted

Nice build Ron. For a "quickie" it turned out well

Nice build David. Good to see some well executed effort to fix up some of the shortfalls of this kit. Colour choices are cool too. And that hot rod stance.