Jim Dodson

That episode came to mind the instant I saw this one posted, but the 1958 Chevrolet shot down my thought! LOL

Thanks to all who offered feedback on my question. I have not done any work whatsoever on the old kit chrome. All of my efforts on this old swap meet find have been on planning/executing a kitbash between this 1959 annual glue bomb and a recent issue Monogram 1959 Impala convertible kit chassis. I had to stretch the Chevy chassis to match the Buick wheelbase, but otherwise the mechanical 'arranged marriage' looks to work.

Recently sold into indentured servitude to buy my first can of the Revell Chrome spray. The post above states no gloss undercoat required and then goes on to imply I can simple spray right over the 1959 AMT annual Buick kit's deteriorated front grill/bumper assembly as is. Am I misreading the poster's intent?

That rusty patina begs the question...Is your tetanus shot current?? Fantastic weathering work. Really enjoying this build.

Sleek customizing work there. Really looks right out of the "Rod & Custom' days.

Except by the Spelling Nazis, right Bill. LOL inanimate all in jest

Really diggin' that black over blue 56 Chebby. Don't recall ever seeing that color combination, but it works and works well. Clean masking job on the color separations. Well done! Oh yeah, welcome to the forum!

Sweet piece of work!

Terrific airbrush work! You say the 'box' was scratch built? That deserved a WIP all its own. Fantastic model Mario!

Tuff lookin ride!! Well done!!

Love the 'rot through at the front bottom corners of the cowl, very realistic! Has me wondering how to create the appearance of chicken wire and bondo repairs in scale... 0000 steelwool and GreenStuff?? neither smoothed nor finished LOL.

Thanks for the info, I have multiple very old/decrepit annuals with very degraded chrome parts needing redone before the projects can progress.

Steve, how were these chrome pieces done? Sprayed or chromed? If chromed, who offers this service since Chrometech stopped operating They look excellent!

That canopy looks amazing. How did you do that?

love the weathering effects on the exhaust pipes/mufflers! Well done!

My craziest was when I would have to hike to the intersection of the Active runway with the SAC alert pad taxiway to check on our ground reflectors. Made no difference how closely you coordinated with the Command Post a security detail would come screaming up in their blue pickups and I would be facedown in the grass feeling that M-16 muzzle pressing my Atlas joint and listening to the SPs giggle! Yes, those were the days LOL

Bob, thank you for your service. Love your duct tape comment in your signature block. What was your career field in the Air Force? , also, USAF veteran ATC Radar maintenance and ANG C130 hell hole avionics type.

Andy, just saw your posting yesterday about Ollies having the Cal Drag Combo so of course I got out this morning and visited the two Ollies convenient to me and got the last one on their shelves (Store #1 did not have any and Store #2 had only one left. I'm a sucker for anything '64 Galaxie! Thanks for your post! Jim

Welcome to the forum Scott. Really like what you have going with the Edsel. Who offers that body? Is it cast resin or printed? Jim

Is that a Buick Nailhead up front? Looks great where did you get the Nailhead?

IIRC Tom Hamks is a model builder

Whenever I see topics about filling seams I flash back to my young and stupid days, you know yesterday LOL when I used too much solvent based putty in one location and by the time it had dried I had a massive warp in the piece. Be cautious with any kind of solvent based solution.

Love the treatment of the hood nose, thinned edges look very realistic. Great job all around!

That interior is 'Striking'!! Love it!!

At first glance, I thought this was to be an element in a wreck diorama...untimely meeting with a harvester combine out in the Midwest flatlands while running flat-out. That would still qualify as a CBR entry wouldn't it?