Quiet Eric

I shared these in the mock up thread, but now the real work starts. I was initially just going to do nice paint jobs on them and build mostly out of the box, but I couldn't leave them at that. The '70 is an original MPC with wheels and tires from Mean Machine. The '68 is the new "Craftsman Plus" kit with a standard grill from Iceman and wheels from Fireball. I'm using the AMT '69 Cutlass chassis for both of these and also have a pair of engines on the way from Texas 3d Customs. Each took a little bit of work at the rear wheel wells and the rear quarter panels to fit but I'm pretty happy with the match up. I need to get the stance on both up a little and work on the track width. Even the firewall is a good fit on both with minimal work. The '70 will be black with a black interior and maybe a black vinyl top, while the '68 will be Verdoro green with Ivy interior.

Whoa! Looks very promising.

Passed this Toyota HiAce on the way home yesterday.

Steve Magnante did a few a while back similarly and called them "funny car folk art". I built a '65 gto altered wheelbase the same way, zero paint. I don't plan to make a habit of it, but it was a pretty fun and quick slumpbuster! Yours are pretty darn cool.

Lots of stuff arrived at the same time today. The Corvette's will become a '66 Bill Heilscher drag car, the Chevelle will be an LS6, white/black stripes with dark red interior, the Cutlasses are chassis donors for my '68 and '70 GTO projects, and the Comanche is a fresh 3d print that will be built as a sport truck similar to a GM Syclone.

This is a great thread, I see a lot of better ways I can organize. I have a small space that is actually a closet, but it's just enough room. Of course there are kits stacked all around me on shelves.

The ebay seller ghosted me after he said he'd send another hood...never showed up, then he "was away" on ebay for a month. But I didn't push it either. Then I cracked the hood -again- trying to tweak it and decided to just glue it all back together on the body, bodywork it in place and forget about any engine. The blower and hat are from a Revell Charger funny car. I cut the hole in the hood then glued a piece of styrene to the bottom side to support the blower. I filed the intake until it sat at the right angle and added a pulley/belt piece from the parts box. The zoomies on the car in the ad are certainly fake (I mean, the blower too I'm pretty sure), so I didn't feel bad about just cutting the ends off of the headers from that same funny car engine and fitting them to the floor of the car. Added shackles to the rear springs. Finished sorting out wheel mounting, but I'm still not happy with the wheel offset or tire size on the front. Might keep working at it, might roll with what I have.

AMT '62 Bel Air built when I was still in my teens. Very slight wedge chop, LT1 engine/trans from the Beatnik Bandit II kit, not sure what Corvette the IRS came from. Revell '32 wheeels and tires. '64 GTO hood scoops and tailpipes.

I used chatGPT to come up with this and have since found and ordered a 3d printed Comanche to build it. Ignore the "syclone" on the side.

This is looking really good. I think the front fender treatment works extremely well on this car, much better than it does on a Buick Sedanette.

Holy cow.

I hear what you're saying, but the end result is pretty nifty. Good build.

GTO #2...picked up an MPC '70. The wheels and tires from Mean Machine came today, 15x7 and F60 fronts and 15x8 and G60 rear. I feel like '68 was still narrow tires, hence the redlines and "stock" wheels but by '70 they started getting pretty beefy. So I leaned into it with the wider rear wheels. These are supposedly 1/24 scale too so that helps make it look a little more filled out. This one will be black on black.

You nailed it, really nice!!

Getting started on a couple more GTOs. The '68 is on the bench now...using the kit tires with Fireball wheels. Raised the back end a little bit, and added a standard grill from Iceman. I've never liked hide-a-way headlights. This will be Verdoro green.

Really nice! Great subject matter.

A couple from Sunday...

Great wheel choice and I really like the detail painted chassis!

Thanks for that tip!

You do some really nice work and your style reminds me a lot of Steve Boutte or Janne Kutja. I'm excited to see all of these projects finished.

Amazing execution and the chop looks just right.

I've realized that the chassis on this is garbage. The front suspension is pretty good, but it's nearly impossible to modify being made all one piece per side with the control arms, strut, spindle, and shock all printed as one piece. The rest of the chassis feels very generic and more like a toy. Therefore, I decided to get the stance right by whatever means necessary, regardless of accuracy. So after a little bit of hackery, this is the result. I need to space the front wheels out some but I dig it. I also need to paint the spokes a darker shade. This is the blower setup from the Revell '55 Bad Man kit I thought would work but it's just too oversized and cartoony, so I'm still hunting for just the right setup.

Nothing new on this one but the body has been in clear for a while now. It's just setting on the shelf waiting it's turn to be wrapped up.

This guy shipped his car over from Sweden and has been driving it all over the US to shows and such. He was at the Gathering at the Roc in Oklahoma this past weekend and stopped by to buy some parts I had for sale on Facebook.

I shot it with white Tamiya primer, then the "interior pearl" from Scale Finishes, followed by some Testors Dullcote.