charlie libby

sorry,i started this in the wrong forum.i will move it all where it belongs.

working on this in between paint drying and assembly.i am really excited to do this because of all that i have learned and discovered on this forum.i have learned something from all of you.francis,you have been so helpful and your pictures have shown me alot.thank you

i have finally got up the courage to attempt painting. final assembly is going well.

finally got some color on.painted the blue today,yellow 3 days ago.cant wait to finish it has taken so long.i have learned alot along the way. a lot from the forum and you you and your pictures pictures are a great inspiration.looking forward to a new project and hopfully it will happen faster and come out better thn this one.thank for your help francis

continuing final assy.have run into a couple of minor problems.nothing serious.making a new grill, the one that came with the model was in bad shape.

i love to scratch build .engines and wheels are my favorite.this is 1/8 scale.made every thing on the engine except the webbers,but i did make the screens.

i am getting closer to the finish.started on the dry sump oil lines and the fuel lines.in the process of machining the remote oil filter and a few more a/n fittings.a little nervous still about the paint on the body but i am ready to try.i will be two tone yellow on top navy blue bottom.hope to start painting on wednesday.

yes it is .has a few minor modifications .i am hoping to paint it this week.i have it in primer ready for final sanding. iam startin final assembly on alot of stuff.Ismael,looking at your camaro pictures ,i love it .the sunoco camaro tranam is one of my favorites and this corvette ia going to be yellow and navy blue.the yellow on the hood .thank you charlie

hi francis, its rustolem spray can and applied straight from the can.i think its great.it goes on nice and you dont need clear over it .i think i will try clear overit on a test piece to see what it does.it is a huge amount of paint for about 5 dollars.just looking at the pictures of your truck agin.i love it.what type o f glue do you use to glue aluminum parts to each other? I use 2 part epoxy.

have any of you tried rustoleum metallic. i think its great. thats what is on the headers and side pipes, very shiny smooth finish.doing all the details to head for the finish line. got my steering wheel machined and the seat close to finished. getting ready to paint the body.

i cant stop looking at your pictures francis. trying to learn from them.

i got them at teds modeling.thanks for the comment.i am doing my best to finish.i am getting close to losind intrest it has taken so long.my next project i am going to learn from studying yours and do a model project with a kit and scratch build parts of it .it makes much more sense.scratch from nothing is so tame consuming.i have another cmplete 1/8 corvette in an unopened box i ant to do as adrg car and i have 1/2 shelby mustang also in the box.i think it would only take a year or so instead of three.details are taking forever.sorry to drg on.look up teds modeling marketplace.com

somemore final assembly pictures . i'm glad mister tweez invented tweezers.this is tough on an old man with fat fingers,shaking hands and bad eyes.getting close to painting,thats got me nervous.i have practiced on a 1/24 1957 ford and it looks pretty good.

I just painted with chrome paint and sprayed flat clear on them.i have been looking at all your pictures and have learned a lot that has helped me with my projeact. I learn something everytime I look at them

I am adding a few new pictures .I am starting to do a lot of the detail work. parts are beginning to look more realistic I think.

I am putting my photos I wip as I should have done before .been out of service for awhile but am doing better now.i have been working on finishing parts and assemblies.i have also started modifacations to the body and some body work.i will put some pictures of the body mods and finish work in the near futtre

you r amazing ,I got nuthin for ya!wow again

what kind of tubing did use for your headers?

wow that dart is amazing!!! incredible work.wish I could see it close up

yes it is.i ned a new glass if any one might have one available.

here is afew later pictures.i think it is going along well.

very nice work pete ,it looks like you have done this before.

scratch built is a constant learning experience.i have some experience from my previous jobs its not difficult to to teach yourself.practice a lot.i love making wheels.grizzly has some great options as well.

here is a few picture of scratch built corvette I am working on. all parts except the body and webers are machined in my shop.somebody ask for a couple of picyures of my shop so they are here also. thanks for looking,please let me know what you think.

hi ben.just joined the forum. I live in florida now but I as raised in dover NH.this is my first time on a forum.i am enjoying model making in my retirement.hope to get back to visit NH. after the insanity calms down