RockinRoller

Thank you all!

Hi there, this is not really a NASCAR... it is a look-alike moviecar from the 1981 movie "The Cannonball Run"... Remember Mel Tillis and Terry Bradshaw jumping the car in the pool... 😁 (Source - Google, IMDB, YouToube screenshot) As a big movie-car fan and especially a fan of THAT movie, I always wanted to build this! And I thought it would be an easy job buying a reissue Laguna NASCAR and a decal-set from "Mikes Decals"...but as ALWAYS it turned into a fight! But the Community build contest keep me keeping on! As you can see, the base kit was not really looking the way it should...wrong front, rear-panel, no taillights wrong bumper, crappy fit and a horrible chassis! nooo... don´t look good - try myself. You remember from above...: A friend 3D-printed me some nice taillights: Added headlights: I made the missing decals needed, by taking the shape of the body with masking tape, scan it and work on it with "corel draw" (so if someone needs them -> rockinroller@gmx.de): You see the set fro mike´s decals up/left, but it don´t fit the movie-car... Body was primed with Tamiya pink surface primer (especially for red paint), zero paints "Starsky & Hutch" Torino red..., Automotive clear-coat with hardener will follow. The whole kit-body is too low on the side walls and the whell openings are rounded out for Racecar-tyres... the movie car is a stock-model... so I had some difficulties to fit the decals in the right order above... you can see that over the front wheel-opening... "Good Year, NASCAR and Daytona - Talladega" should fit under that fender line... but you see, why all that stuff takes so long for me - because I care for that. Some clear-parts customizing... no fear for it: use wet sandpaper 600-800-1200-2000, the micro mesh 400, 6000,8000,12000 and Tamiya polish coarse, fine and finish... takes some time but worth the time! But this car gets some details, referring to the movie, that most people doesn´t recognize... like the trailer hitch (!), chewing tobacco, Budweiser Beer -> "The man does not live on bread alone..." look for it on YouTube... Mhh...M....M... More to come, Greetings from Berlin/Germany, Oliver 😄

Thank you for that link... but that didn´t even match my... as I said "quality wishes"...

Very very very nice work and detail-depht!!! That´s the way! Greetings, Oliver

Hello evryone interested in this stuff... I was longtime searching for a nice Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) - figure for years... many years! Finally I decided to ask an 3D artist todo the digital sculpting. And after many discussions of "how I need this and that..." she finally made a fantastic job! The artists name is: "Ginger.LvA.3D" (https://www.artstation.com/gingerlva) The file is made for me and can not be downloaded - if there is any interest, contact me: rockinroller@gmx.de Greetings, Oliver

Hello, I bought a 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Aerosedan 11 years ago... then came marriage, house, daughter, work... and little time, but steady step by step work on the car. Completely torn apart, frame-off, Chassis Engineering Rearend kit, with a 1979 Camaro 350/TH350 and rearend. Mustang tank replaced trunk floor and safe room underneath for exhaust. Body/Frame got stripped by hand and media-blasted... Complete bodywork was done by a professional for "hurting-much-money" -> but perfectly done! Molded in fenders and a completely reworked trunk area! Nice gaps al around! Chassis and front suspension was also reworked by me... god bless GM is documented as a VW Beetle... enough repair books are available! Engine is rebuild professionally at the oment (Had 89K miles on it when bought!) Collecting all the parts, trim and stuff to say it is a 99% complete car - 1% missing original steering wheel... Hope to get it painted and reassembled within the next 3 years. But I´m also willing to sell, because it is a little too much for me at the moment - maybe trade against a driving 1976 Laguna or a 1954-...Olds. -> If someone is interested: rockinroller@gmx.de (Berlin/Germany) My second 1:1 ride is a 1957 IWL "SR56 Wiesel" (Stadt/Town, Roller/Scooter, `56 first year, Weasel) Bought: Restored... everything inside/under the body is like new, changed to that also original paint "skin". First year `22 2024 with new rear-body (better original paint!) and seat (bouquet leather...) Greetings Oliver

The waiting has an end! Look for "Andrey Bezrodny" on Facebook or YouTube or the usual websites for §D-print models/files like: CG Trader 3D Export or Cults 3D! These are NEW TIMES for us kitbuilders... watch out! I´m very impressed what is possible now...

@Mattilacken wasn´t able to response faster, because the website always shows an error trying... I restore a 1947 Fleetline Aerosedan for 12 years now... but I would trade against a Laguna to create this one in 1:1! So call me if you are interested (I´m in Berlin/Germany!). I put so much work to make the chassis fit... I guess I keep it, because this won´t be seen anymore when it is "under glass" or on display. I want to create a "childhood memory" as usual with TV- and movie vehicles we are in danger to push it too far with accuracy - and then never get it done. Must learn that over the last 35 years. 😉 Have to make some additional decals and sculting a new rear-bumper... opened the lights and grille to make it more stock. So this on goes way too far already. But who knows, where it leads me with my personal issue of "not being able to keep a build simple". 😄 Sooo much filling and sanding to do... rear bumper is in a resculpting process to create the cutout for license plate area... tinytinytiny... Greetings Oliver

Hello from Berlin/Germany! I´m in with my 1975 Laguna Hawaiian Tropic car... that jumps the pool in the movie... First time starting this build I thought it was a easy-peasy buildup... but as usual it turns into a expensive and time-consuming drama... but who cares - that´s the hobby! 😄 I´m a TV- & Movie-Vehicle (model)builder and a collector... so the original MPC box stays unbuild and I decided to grab one of the many issues of that kit. The kit is absolute cruel... and as more as you dig into the moviecar, you see, it has nothing in common, only the base-bodyshape... much to do and a benefit to join my first community build! God bless 3D-printing... Greetings, Oliver

Hi, use my advice or not... have fun!

One thing... vinyl-tops...: Have a look in my cloud... I mostly documented my work-steps for my guys over here. https://magentacloud.de/s/T2YXpYxzmyKC5jg Greetz, Oliver

Hello Michelle, I guess with all the "nice"..."well done"... comments you will never grow in your skills. The the picture of your finished model(s) don´t impress me much - and I don´t want to harm you or offend! (Sorry - I´m German, so I don´t always find the correct words in your language...) What bugged me most is the window frames painted by hand with silver paint... it don´t matter how well everything else may be done - that ruin the looks! My suggestion here: - Prep everything well before and be sure the surface and structures are clean, crisp in detail and "there"! That means - if you lost tiny details by sanding (we focus here on window frames) re-scribe them with a sharp "scribing" tool and use sturdy tape for guidance. (Search scribing tools on YouTube) - So you are ready for primer (use no automotive stuff -> too much too agressive) -> use Tamiya fine-surface primer - Paint your model after that... (I prefer oldschool solvent-based colors or automotive colors for my airbrush) if you want a rattlecan -> Tamiya TS! Or use Mr.Hobby "C" colors (dark blue sticker) - let it sit for a week... don´t look touch or whatever! Now whe finally came to the point -> window-frames (and other similar stuff): - buy Bare Metal Foil "Chrome" NOT "Super Bright Chrome"! - buy surgical knife(s) (Amazon) Use BMF for these frames... look on YouTube for tutorial, there are many! After all use clear-coat... Model-Clear Coat!!! I use Mr. Hobby Topcoat -> pricey but effective!!! -> Let dry 1-2 weeks minimum!!! (Topcoat is easy, but so damn slow drying...) - NOW apply decals, make black washing into door gaps, blower here for example, grille... rims... (use "Oilbrusher from MIG AMMO" and white spirit to remove everything you don´t need after a day or two drying. Don´t worry these stuff doesn´t stick to the paint! - Now give it a final coat of clear to seal everything... or "flat" when desired... or "semi-gloss" for making the look perfectly vintage, because thermo-paint/laquers back then wasn´t that shiny than todays finishes! You will be amazed by your own work then, trust me! And don´t feel angry - many years back a guy told me that and more on a model-club meeting in front of all other guys... his words where much mor harsh and cutting - but do their work on me putting that "extra mile" in my work! And don´t forget - using the "right tools" for the job - saving time by using "something" to get it faster done mostly ends up in "more work" or "crappy work". And a last thing from my side is - focus on what is important for you! I glued hoods to the body for years, because "I" have no interest in detailed engines, when the car sits in his clear-case after being done. And that is the point - getting things done and focus... It was a big thing for me to let this in my brain! By the way: nobody looks under a scale model... 😉 -> clean build, flat-black, a bit drybrushing... done! (Look for "Drybrushing" also... 😉 ) Enough now - If you need advice, have questions, feel free to contact me: rockinroller@gmx.de Greetings, Oliver

Got it too... build it 1 time, sell it 2 times and still ahve one here to build! It is a very nice and well fitting kit! The fact its resin is no reaso to miss it! Very nice... and I say that from a point building kits for 35+ years!

Very nice - thank you for another possible source! But I guess the resin-casting days are over... nearly everything can be downloaded, reworked and sla-printed in such a great quality... takes a bit of the romance of days gone by - but opens a "huge" door to so much more possibilities! We will see, how this will work out... Greetings Oliver

I´m also into this project for years/decades... start the build... sell, start again...sell - house, doughter,job...buy a third set of Movin On Truck and 2 trailers... now I´m looking for all the correct parts - especially the trailer-mural! Everything I found from Tamiya to other decal-manufacturers is not matching my "quality-wishes" some are much too "hard" and some are way too "soft/milky" (sorry for not finding the correct English word sometimes - I´m German). So can anybody help here? Greetings from berlin/Germany, Oliver