The Creative Explorer

I never go back. Working with the AB is so much quicker, better and cheaper, that i can not find any arguement to use a rattlecan.

I'm sorry, I had the B in my head, but ofcourse it is the GT and GTS, thanks for noticing haha.

Thanks guys for the compliments! @Doc; so I've seen. Waiting on how the paintjob is going to turn out!

Correct, they GTB came in early and latter and the GTS only in GTS. But the set can be used for all three, just some parts need to be or discarted. but most is the same. @Simon; Nice work so far, what color are you going to use?

That is actually incorrect, his other son still even works in Ferrari management.

IT is not completed to this day. This is by far the worst kit ever and it is such a hound to work with, it really demotivates you every single step. I wish you good luck haha! and someday.....mine will be done too.

I made a small TFT-screen in the 'livingroom'... I didn't want to use the kit-exhaust, so I made my custom exhaust from some tubing. ...And I added a big TFT-screen in the 'bedroom'. Finished! Look for more pictures in Under Glass.

The kitpart for the mirror was quite course and I replaced it with some metalwire. I also made little hooks, which can be seen in use in a couple of pictures. With a lot of hard-pressing, the body fits the undercarriage, it was a very, very tight fit. This is why I made those hooks, they can hold the chain. Which is sometimes used on shows to keep people outside the van, while being able to look inside.

With the rearlights in place, it starts to look like a finished model I added some seatbelts and glued the seats in place. I glued the huge sunroofs (with very poor fit) in place

The last update! I will upload the finished pictures soon too, but for now the last little bits. Since the engine was a disappointment, I didn't think it would pay off to detail it. So I glued the cover in place and got the dashboard glued in as well. This is what you can see of the engine, not much. To prove it really is there: here's the proof. The undercarriage in the rear. And some windows glued in place.

And? what's wrong for someone to have pride in their work? If you don't like to look at it...fine... just look another direction. you don't HAVE to look at them

Thanks guys! @Stu, the bed itself came with the kit, but I made my own satin bedding.

For now... nighty night and I close the curtains... :mrgreen:

I finished the dashboard, I decided to make it black and make it stick out from the rest, just to be different in this. The kit pieces that had to ressemble wood looked terrible, I tossed them and went into my garden and cut a few dead branches up. It does look so much nicer. I got the side-doors in place and the glue is drying overnight. I hope it will be strong enough And another dru-fit, with these kits you cant have too many dryfits.

I finally finished polishing yesterday and usually it is a sign that better things will happen; assembly time! I added both grilles and colored the lights. Since the headlights were molded in the grille, I decided to give them a '70s look by turning them yellow. I also added some BMF I think the BMF really sets off the paintjob. and the paint is so shiny, you can hardly see the airbrush art in this picture. I worked tonight a little bit on the detailling, I wanted to create that 'shag-feeling' a bit more, and how perfect are satn sheets? I found 2 colors of satin and make that into bedding.

The rear wheels are serious wide, the body wasn't put on proper, so it looks extra wide in this picture. The interior is starting to take shape, I flocked the floor, but also added to that 'shag-feeling', I flocked the sides as well. The bed, ready for a couple of romantic nights..... And this pictures makes it so obvious, how bad those mold-lines were. I wasn't able to get it nice, so I decided to hide it with a curtain. During a modelday near the border of Germany, I could get some devoted work done to the van.

Well, some time has passed and I didn't really got into this project, but it needs to be done before next week thursday, the day after I am heading for the show in Belgium (about 4,5 hours from where I live) and thiss will be the first time I attend with my own booth, so a little bit excited. In the last 2 weeks, I have mostly worked on the clearpaint. Having a van this size, is a pain in the buttocks to get it nice and even. It took me a couple of days to get all the little smudges polished out. I will tell some more along with the photo's. With the kind donation of Casey, I was able to get the matching rear-tires and get myself a rolling chassis. I did used the wrong propshaft, so I need to paint the right one, in the right color. A dryfit, to see how well the dashboard fits against the body, I wasn't unhappy. Note the rough clear paint, obviously before the polishing. Same dryfit, but now shot from the inside out

Anything found yet? And how can you use overhead transparency film? Isn't there a special film required?

This is my first Bel Air, made many, many, many moons ago.

Thanks everybody! I am quite proud on this one too, all the bodywork was so much trouble, i couldn't get rid of the seemlines, but eventually managed to get it decent. And I just got me a bright moment with those curb-feelers, I don't know what triggered it, but I just wanted it. @Mike; they are made of thin needles, like acupuncture needles, they are ideal for this, very sharp too, so be careful.