Claude Thibodeau

Hi! Had that type of "bubble strings" when I used WLC in too heavy a coat... out of lazynes, I guess, hoping to have it flow smoother and therefore... not have to spend so much time to get it ultra smooth via polishing! The first coat tries to gas out tru the top coat, and that locks the bubbles in. Humid weather often accentuates that condition. You CAN get rid of them, but only tru sanding, as outined by other members above. But the one you have along the roof drip molding are tricky to sand. I prevailed in similar circumstances by wet sanding with a folded 400 grit square of HIGH QUALITY automotive paper. Those usually have som flex in the bonding agent, and the fold won't get jagged, which would only agravate the spot by carving scratches over the bubbles. Fold the paper TWICE on itself, therefore the "radius" of the fold will be OK to "carve" tru the string of bubbles. After sanding and letting it dry a couple of days, you will need to fill the micro-craters (sanded bubbles) with one more coat of WLC. I doubt you will get rid of them tru sanding and polishing alone, but you may if you have extreme patience, a stedy hand, and good nerves! I had this problem on the Willys in the picture, at the junction of the hood side and front fender. As you can tell, it's gone. Good luck! CT

Hi Sir! It certainly conveys the "power" image that Lincoln tries to project with it's grille design, name nomenclature, etc. Good suggestion! Anyone else before the jury deliberates? CT

Interesting! Do you have any pix of this very 32 roadster? Might be a good subject foir my next salt flat car build... CT

Lucky you to have had that experience! CT

Hi! Thanks for the comments and the input on the design stage of the 1/1 car! CT

Hi Geoff! Well, great play of words. That may very well be it. Any other monicker, anyone? CT

Hi guys! Come to think of it... I can't remember any "well known" Bonneville car being "sponsored" by a beer brewer... Do you? CT

Hi Robert! Ah... I stand corrected, then. My knowledge of medieval weapons is limited, I must admit. But your idea still fits the "elongated" pointy front theme! CT

Hi Robert! Thanks for the suggestion. Is it a maritime term... like the long bow of a ship? If so, it goes well along names such as Lincoln Navigator... CT

Hi! The rear profile looks a bit like some concept prototypes that Mopar dealt with in the early stages of the 1970 'Cuda development... Nice color! CT

Hi Barry! Let's just say it is on my... bucket list! CT

Hi! Since most Lincolns are dressed-up Fords anyway... why not imagine what a 1938 Lincoln "SUV" might have looked? Typical Lincoln grille & al. Lindberg's Vantastic, with much scratch: 1939 Mercedes looooooong fenders and molded running boards, with side skirts added, and 32 Ford front fender tips molded on, to keep a familiar look to it. Opened rear door (with Lincoln logo), complete interior with loading floor, 41 Willys' buchets, custom door panels, side-opening hood, Shelby Mustang modular engine, IRS, scratchbuilt front axle and suspension, parts box frame (heavily modified), etc. Tamya's metallic + Testor's Wetlook clear. Care to submit a "Lincoln sounding" name for it? Open to suggestions! Hours of fun with styrene! CT CT

Hi Geoff! Interesting read. I had an old Car & Driver that ran a feature on the design and construction of the coupe version (with a real motor train), but nowhere did it mention the input of Mr. Foose in said article. Yours goes further. Interesting to see old concept cars fetching so little (60K$) in comparison to their construction cost! These two pups must have cost close to 600K$ in all. As the experts said: "money spent on marketing is never lost, it is INVESTED". And Henry Ford himself said: "to cut marketing to save money is like... stopping your watch to save time". Amen. CT

Hi! Thank you Mike for the praise. Salt flats devotees are few and far between, but I keep mining that vein, and I'm not finished yet! Thank you Mr.Woodruff. Since we are on the subject of genealogy... any relation with Len Woodruff, the famous modeler from Texas? If so, it would prove that styrene fever runs in the family... CT

Hi! Thanks for the comments. To Robert's point... The paint design was actually copied from a beautiful car I saw for sale on Ebay. It is in the Las Vegas area, I think. See pix below. CT

Hi! Thanks for the numerous comments. From now on, I will not hesitate to build a curbside once in a while... even if I prefer fully detailed builts! CT

Hi! The front section is the stok GTX, with extremely dropped spindles (for the rake), the rear tubs are slightly modified Matt Hay's Revell TBird rear tubs and tail panel. CT

Hi! Nice built, and distinctive color combo! What is that mesh in the front grille? Was it in the kit, or did-you source it elsewhere? CT

Hi! Mash-up of the iconic '66 Nova body with Revell's '87 TBird pro-stock chassis & hood scoop. Some modifications required: shortened rear floor pan, recontoured upper tubs to adapt to inner quarter panels, molded bumpers,etc. Since I did not want to end in front of a Chevy purists firing squad... I removed the Boss 429 valve covers and scratchbuilt "experimental" twin-cam heads and covers for this "reborn" Chevy engine... They looks vaguely like the famed Aardena units first seen in the 70's. Finish is Testor's pearl white, purple and green lacquers, with Wetlook clear. Hours of fun with styrene! CT

Hi! Thanks for the comments. You are right, Mr. Woodruff... As you can see, the front axle had to go in front or in the back of the front crossmember... so I located it forward, to keep with the "longer" wheelbase theme. Agreed that it is a bit excessive... The wood framing color was specially mixed to complement the kit's decals and the overall color. Ended up using Testor's Inca gold under blotches of brownish "knots", with added joint lines between wood sections with a micro-fine brown ink pen. Hours of fun! CT

Hi! Iconic design. Do you intend to chop the top, ever so lightly? CT

Hi Craig! Actually, the way the 32 Ford (or 32 Chrysler Imperial in this case) hood tapers in the front... it would make it difficult to clear the front of the valve-covers with the hood side panels. Event with the relatively "short" Hemi V8... I needed to mold bulges on the lower edges of the hood sides, as you can see in the picture. Alas, a V12 would cause issues, unless you run with opened hood sides... I felt it would counter the "visual lenght" obtained with hidden cowls and longer side-panels. CT

Hi! Thanks for the comments. To Carl's question: the interior is a Tamya acrylic custom mix, some sort of IVORY that I mixed until it looked good with the exterior color. On closed car, I try to stay on the light side, otherwise, you loose all the detail work cause it's too dark... CT

Hi! The paint may have fought you... but the gloss is certainly here! Great finish! CT

Hi! The so-called "fuselage" styling gave birth to one of the most striking version of Plymouth sporty intermediate: the GTX. This one has tubs and monster meats, molded bumpers, shaved body, opened grille, side-exhausts and removed back-seat to clear the tubs, between which is nestled a NOS bottle. Finish is Testor's HotPink & Wetlook clear. CT