Quiet Eric

My first 3d printed kit, of course there will be some deviations.

It might not make them look aged, but I usually hit all kit supplied chrome pieces with a light coat of Tamiya Smoke. It gives them a deeper, more realistic look.

Looks great! Good color choice. I too recently got my first 3d printed model and am excited to see how it goes.

Great looking hot rod and you nailed it on the wheels.

Thanks for the info! I've been using Fusion 360 for a while and have plenty left to learn but this would be a good reason to do so.

Thank you for removing the bananas!

Got initial bodywork done on the front end using superglue as filler. Fit the headlight/grill assembly (they always fit horrible on this kit out of the box) and finished carving away the original hood scoop and filling in the front area, then added the base of the new scoop. Filled in the sides of the cowl and firewall, removed the molded in door handles, did some cleanup on the body and added trim for the vinyl top. The fender to door gap is going to need a lot more work. I also got the hinge adapted to the front clip and have it functional. First round of primer this morning. Gotta sort out the engine soon.

Very cool!! I built the Perat 3w years ago, but with steelies. I love that car so much. Very nice work on the Gary Meador Tudor.

I am fascinated with the idea of finding good enough pictures of a subject and sending them off to someone else to design the print. Looks like that worked out very well here. I love the subject matter and the commitment! I'm excited to see the finished product.

Thanks! Yeah...I cut the hood open on the provided scribe lines and didn't figure out how bad that was going to look until it was all done. But I figure that's how a kid would have built it when the kit first came out and I'm sure they still thought it was cool!

One of my favorite '57's, and my favorite version of that car! Nice build.

Currently (and hopefully for a long while) it's this '24 Maverick XLT EcoBoost lease return I picked up in February with about 7,600 miles on it. It's a pretty good little almost-truck as I like to call it. But prior to that I drove this XBox for a year and a half...I see they're pretty popular vehicles here! It was bought new by my grandparents and handed down to me. I ruined it with lowering springs and wheels/tires. It was a great car but I needed something with a bed.

Nailed it!

Turned out really well, and I love the style. Nice build!

I just finished an out-of-box build of the Revell '66 Malibu kit, but as soon as I started it I decided I wanted to build the same kinda thing, but with a '67 GTO. I got to work on it this morning. So far I've cut the nose off of the GTO, glued the hood shut, started shaving the factory scoop and began fitting the snorkel scoop. I trimmed the firewall and chassis from the Chevelle (both were much wider than the GTO) and fit them in place. I also trimmed some off the front of the floor/frame section so the rear wheels would line up with the quarter panels. I had to cheat a little with the front axle, placing it a little farther forward on the front springs to get those wheels centered in the fender. It's not quite "right" but I'm not shooting for accuracy. The wheels are Aoshima "American SS" and they are perfect for this with the wide front wheels. The next round of work will be filling in the cowl, bodyworking the nose, and fitting the Pontiac engine. Haven't decided if it'll have a tunnel ram or a supercharger. This will be getting side pipes like the Malibu too. It's going to be '67 Regimental Red with a black vinyl top.