Quiet Eric

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.

A couple ultimate Bro-Dozer F250's with a Dodge doing the hard work.

Man, what a killer set of projects. Awesome work.

I saw this car a number of years ago at the Mecum Dallas auction and have been captivated by the color combo ever since. For the Stage 1 prototype, a one-off color, Fireglow Pearl with a pearl white interior and (originally) shag carpet. This is my attempt to replicate it. For the color, I went with Petty/STP Red with a pink pearl on top. It's a little too orange and the pearl is really hard to photograph but hey, I know what it's supposed to be. I wish I had replaced the door handles with some from Fireball and wet sanded/polished it but it looks ok in the case. Built from the GSX kit mostly box stock except for shaving the hood tach, getting rid of the chin spoiler, using Goodyear F60-15 tires from Mean Machine Models, and raising the stance out back slightly. This is the first in a series of '68-'72 GM A-bodies I have lined up to build.

Been chipping away at the '70 Buick GS Stage 1 prototype. The "shag" carpet is a bit extreme scale wise but I didn't want to not do it.

Thanks for all of the positive feedback guys!

Been getting the chassis on the GS knocked out and painted and detailed the wheels/tires. Need to re-chrome the lug nuts.

Looks like it's getting a coat of Testor's Flaming Orange, because that's what I came home with! And the bumpers will get a coat of Revell Chrome or Fusion Firm.

Very very nice!

I ran it under hot water while flexing it the opposite direction, then ran it under cold water to help it hold the "new" shape. It kinda worked.

I teased this one in the Mock Up thread a while ago. '68-'70 Javelins are one of my favorite cars. And the one in this ad from the Corporation itself is the bee's knees! So thats what I'm going to build. It'll be suspension, wheels/tires, giant blower sticking through the hood, and of course the zoomie headers. I'll probably do something similar with the interior too, but just by painting the floor grey, adding the one racing seat and a roll bar. I'm not sure about the center instrument panel. This is my first venture into a 3d printed kit and parts. Modeled by Andrey Bezrodney and printed by Brian Dutz. My observations so far...the detail, while amazing, is going to be really hard to bring out through layers of paint. Mostly the door handles and side marker lights. And similar to a resin cast part, anything flat or near flat has warpage. The chassis has an upward bow through the middle which I was able to correct mostly, and once it's assembled some glue will easily keep it in place. The hood however was pretty bad and in my attempts to fix that I snapped it in two. Brian has been helpful in sending me another one. In my attempt to get the front suspension parts off of the support structure, one of the strut rods immediately snapped, and then later I broke a rear leaf spring trying to tweak it just a little. So now I've learned exactly how fragile these things are compared to a plastic kit! So, moving forward. I've sanded the body down, it wasn't too bad except for a lot of waves in the roof, but its smooth now. These wheels and tires are from Mean Machine Models. The centers slip into the wheels and the wheels slip into the tires...but not tightly, so it's difficult to mock anything up. I'm going to go ahead and paint/detail these and glue everything together, then I'll be able to make the suspension modifications I want. I might end up gluing the hood shut if I can't get the warp out and cutting a hole for the supercharger...more "curbside". I think the color is 1969 "Big Bad Orange" but I don't need anything else from Scale Finishes so I'll just grab something close from the LHS.

Since YOU asked.....😁 Can the cowl lights and fog light, swap the headlights for King Bees, put a proper set of Firestone 7.50 and 4.75 (maybe 5.00) tires on it, then give it a 3.5" haircut...that'd be pretty close.