Just Jim

Thanks for the pictures. Both cars look good. Are the rear wheels on the white one glued in place or mocked-up? Once they are permanently in place can you post a picture of how you lowered the rear-end? I wanted to lower the front and back of mine but the intricate rear suspension proved to be more of a challenge than I was ready to take on. Would like to see how you handled it.

Thanks neighbor, I appreciate the reply and encouragement. Are the models you mentioned above on the forum? I looked through your profile but didn't see any pictures of them. It is possible I wasn't looking in the right spot.

So not much love out there for the old Thunderbird ? but here's some updated pictures for the Captain and anyone else who may be silently following. Just about ready to call this one finished. All that's left is to put the bottom, middle and top together. Maybe one more picture here later this week and then it's under glass by this time next week...I hope!

Looks cool, turned out great! I can't believe you were able to find a Maverick. I can't ever remember seeing one for sale.

Looks great, beautiful color!

Nice car. Really like how the front grill turned out with the black on chrome and the small red badge. Those tiny details (like the FORD on the hood) are the kinds of things I'm still struggling to get right. Thought about picking this one up several times. Your build may finally inspire me to pull the trigger. Of course I will probably pull-in and smooth the bumpers, lower it, and put drag slicks on the back. Just can't seem to get past that little kid in me that wants every car to be a race car! ?

Challenger looks great. I have seen several models like yours where the chassis was over sprayed with body color on the edges. Is that a late 60's / early 70's GM thing? I admittedly haven't spent much time under many old cars so I've never seen this in real life. However, I do have a 69 Charger and a 70 Challenger working their way to the top of my build rotation so would like to get it right.

Been working on this for a few weeks now. Mostly OOB but I am going to lower the front end as far as I can without doing any major body mods (i.e. not planning on cutting out the wheel wells). The gaps in the seats are driving me crazy. Looks like going forward I'm gong to have to become one of "those" guys who bondo's over the unnecessary lines. The peer pressure of looking at all the professionally built models on the forum is causing me work to up my game.? More to come, thanks for looking. After receiving some inspiration from another thread here on the forum, decided to try my hand at making the exhaust look a little more realistic. ? Painted the interior portion of the body. Did a quick mock-up to ensure everything was fitting like it's supposed to. So far so good. Would have put the wheels on but the paint on the suspension is currently drying.

Looks great, thanks for sharing!

This is a kit bash between an MPC Datsun Scavenger Monster Truck and an AMT Gremlin X. I used the truck frame to create a Gremlin Monster Truck. Now I’m attempting to build the truck on the Gremlin frame. Since this was kind of a throwaway project, I decided to try my hand at weathering. Attempted to weather the windows (shout out to Dr. Cranky for the excellent YouTube video). Would have turned out great except I forgot to mask the inside of the window when spraying the dull clear coat.? Thus, it's hard to see the wiper marks especially in the pictures. Paid tribute to its Gremlin heritage with decals of gremlins on the truck bed and the gremlin license plate. This was a large undertaking for me with lots of firsts. In the end I think it turned out okay. As always, thanks for looking.

Uploading these last few pictures to the WIP thread. Once I have the wrecker stuff in the bed I will post a few pictures in the under glass thread. Keeping the truck bed sides steady long enough to dry was a real challenge for me. In hindsight, it would have been smarter to build some braces to square it up and then place it on the chassis to dry. Well, I’ll know for next time. This was a large undertaking for me with lots of firsts. In the end I think it turned out okay. Definitely not great but not too bad either. As always, thanks for looking.

Okay, got the front clip and cab on the frame. Tried my hand at weathering the windows (shout out to Dr. Cranky for the excellent YouTube video). Would have turned out great except I forgot to mask the inside of the window when spraying the dull clear coat.? Thus, it's hard to see the wiper marks especially in the pictures.

Your engine looks amazing

Awesome idea. Can't wait to see how it turns out. Any car with a big engine and slicks in the back has my attention!

Sharing what I got done this weekend. My first time rusting a model. Still have a fair amount of detailing to do on the cab but I’m happy with the initial result. Thanks to all the MCM members out there for their inspiration and encouragement and the Youtuber’s for showing the way.

This is what it looked like when I picked it up about 5 years ago for 3K. It ran (not well), didn't stop, and the interior was in pieces. Not going to admit how much I've spent on it since then. It's about the love for my first Corvette and not the money spent or value (or at least that's what I keep telling myself). ?

This is fantastic! Thanks so much for taking the time to post all the pics. Just found one online for a "reasonable" price but wasn't sure what I would be able to do with it. Now I know it can be awesome.

For reference, my factory stock (except for the color) 1977 Corvette. This was the last year for the vertical back window, the year engine color changed from orange to blue, and the year the Vette lost it Stingray badge. She’s not going to win any car shows or races (sadly my Honda Accord has more horse power) but she’s mine and I love her.

Did a quick mock-up to see how well the body fits my newly stretched chassis. Truck bed is going to sit a little higher than it should but shouldn't be that noticeable Finished the front clip. No rust just dirty since this part would be fiberglass Engine Installed Drivetrain Installed So far so good

Thanks guys, much appreciated. Per Slimguy's request, I have posted a few more pictures and a picture of the kit used. I didn't post them originally due to the poor quality so sorry about that.

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome and words of encouragement.

This is a kit bash between an MPC Datsun Scavenger Monster Truck and an AMT Gremlin X. I used the truck chassis to create a Gremlin Monster Truck. Now I’m attempting to build the truck on the Gremlin chassis. Since this was kind of a throwaway project, I decided to try my hand at weathering. Comments welcome

Remembered starting to build one of these as a kid but couldn’t remember finishing it. About ½ way through this one I realized why. Very few things fit the way they should. Putting it together was quite the challenge. I would have never had the patience to rework all the parts in my youth so I’m sure it got sidelined never to be revisited. However, I was determined to persist this time around and feel it turned out pretty well.

Box stock build in memory of my son’s car which was sadly destroyed by a deer.

Wife asked me to build a 4X4 Gremlin to put on her desk at work. This is a kit bash between an MPC Datsun Scavenger Monster Truck and an AMT Gremlin X.