Andy Oldenburg

A very interesting Model and well built? I hope it won´t turn out to be black. Would make it look like a funeral car. But that could be cool too...

This is a Revell kit, looks like for the European market. Maybe it is available outside Europe with a different packaging. The quality is superior: no flake, all parts fit and the detailing is crisp. The front wheels steer too. I was in the mood for a "simple" stock build with no body work. I just exchanged the wheels for stylish wire spokes and added my details to the engine, interior and undercarriage. Oh yeah, and the spare wheel. This color mix was not standard. A popular mix was light blue with white, but I discovered this scheme while looking for ideas on the web and fell in love with it. Paint is Molotow creme white, turquoise I mixed with Schmincke Aero Color Acrylic Airbrush. Chrome details are bare metal and top coat is AK crystal clear. The interior floor and the trunk are flocked. Seats belts are custom. The kit contained an option of building the engine with a classic carburetor or fuel injection. I chose the carb and let myself get inspired by images on the web. The fuel injection I used on a following model. On the undercarriage I added some more detail with the brake lines. Thanks for taking a look!

Thanks everyone for your kind response!

Very good build??! Everything from color to details make your model a hottie. Did you print the engine as one part, or how many parts to fit together? And are the tires, rims and spokes printed as one piece? Seems I might have to think about getting into printing....

Really good paint choice and execution! Chrome trim done very neat. A classic built so often but always nice to look at. If I had to choose one classic from the 50´s, it would be a tri-5 Bel Air.

This AMT kit has a medium skill level, which was OK for me because it left much room to customize. The missing parts I was able to craft myself and in the end the parts fit quite well and had only little flack. This build has taken longer then any of my former models. After trying out one opening door on my last Hudson Hornet I went all in and decided to build a model with both doors, trunk and front hood on hinges. Cutting came quite easy because most cuts were straight. The paint job was inspired by YouTubes I saw from car shows. I mixed two different greens out of Schmincke Aero Color with 25% metallic fluid. The silver stripes were masked with 1mm tape after laying a base coat of silver. I started with the light green on top over most of the body and then gently moved from bottom to the middle line with the dark green. Then covered with three coats of clear, in between Bare Metal, and a polish in the end. I eliminated all logos and emblems and even sanded the bonnet flat. The Wheels are custom, aluminum rims with epoxy spokes, from my favorite supplier. The design is Foose Nitrous II and I love the looks! Maybe you can see the steel brake discs and the green calipers. Getting the hinges in the correct place was tricky, but it all fit in the end. Time consuming was filling the hollow places in the doors, rockers and the trunk. I gave the trunk a sound system after flocking the floor and walls. The interior has a flocked floor and custom seats. These are Viper buckets with added seat belts. This model was originally an automatic but I added a shift and the clutch. Steering wheel is from my scrap box. The kit contains hardly any decals so I had to do my best with the dashboard. The engine is mostly stock, but of course I had to add lots of detail. Instead of the stock air system I opted for more "power" and a custom intake. The undercarriage received a special treatment as well. Brake lines and a mild weathering. Thanks for taking a look!

Looking cool again? keep up the good work!

Looks great! Show us mooooore!? (please)

Wonderful build with cool details and a clean workmanship? This car looks perfect!

I´m finally coming to an end. The body parts have received the necessary bare metal and I sanded down all of the labels at the start, so no decals are applied. Three layers of clear coat and a good polish. The fireboard is installed and all the hoses, wires and lines are connected. The chassis and body actually fit at the first try. This does not happen every time and therefore one worry less on this build. Next I had to take care of the rockers. I grew a few gray hairs on this because the panel for the back bench was too far forward and I didn´t notice it before I glued the body and chassis together?? Some open heart surgery was necessary to cut out as much as possible without wrecking the body, rocker or seat. I´m satisfied with the result and will take better care on the next project. The trunk I built with 0.5mm sheet styrene and flocked in the same color as the interior. I customized it with a sound system and so far the hood still fits. Next step will be connecting all the moving parts and I hope they all still fit the way they were supposed to. Big suspense! The final images will be shown "under glass". Thanks for watching!

Looking really fine? Is that Bare Metal or do you paint the the frames with Molotow?

The wheels have finally arrived, beautiful pieces. I have a supplier here in Germany that copies original wheels, usually racing and custom. These ones are Foose Nitrous II and fit perfect to a low rider. I added the photo etched brake discs and painted the calipers to match the body paint. The interior is moving on too. I didn´t want to have the seats and panels in a body color and remembered show cars with a complete light leather finish. So this design I chose for my interior. I discarded the kit seats and replaced them with racing seats. In this case "original" Viper buckets and also added standard three point harnesses. The paint job is inspired by show cars I saw searching the net. After priming I sprayed a base coat of metallic silver (Molotow black label). On this I added thin coats of Schmincke Aero Color. I mixed two different greens to match my taste and added 25% metallic fluid. Schmincke Aero Color is originally an artist color, but it´s very fine and even passes through a 0.1 mm nozzle, much finer than say Createx. I´m quite happy with the blend from dark at the bottom to light and lime on the roof. Next step now is the clear coat and bear metal. Thanks for watching!

Hello Kimmo, good job and a bit heart moving to hear that you and your son have (or had), a common hobby. That is quite rare and you should cherish those memories.

Hello Steve, a very inspiring build, lots of details and very well crafted??? I´m waiting to see where and how this will end!

I´m not into military at all, but the models you have shown are very impressing! Looks like the real thing, your weathering skills are awesome. Cars should come easy for you. You just build in your usual way and polish the bodies to glossy... not. ? Looking forward to your next builds!

Thanks for your response! Ummmm, I thought pickups were more like,... cars?? I haven´t been in the trucks forum, but thought in there would be the BIG stuff, like TRUCKS.

This is an old Monogram kit and one of my favorite builds. The roof is chopped by about 1cm. The gold metallic paint is Molotow covered with 3 layers of crystal clear. The wheels are custom, aluminum rims with epoxy insert and rubber tires. The boards, the interior floor and the bed are covered with real teak veneer. I wanted the give this pickup a "big truck" look and let the exhaust pipes run through the bed. Made the system out of 2mm styrene rods leading into 4mm tubes. The pipes are covered with aluminum grid. I traded the bench for racing seats and had fun making the chain steering wheel. Unfortunately one can hardly see the interior now due to the chopped hood. The engine was pimped with much details, especially the filter stacks are an eye catcher. Thanks for taking a look!

With the engine finished i´ve moved on the the chassis and body. Chassis is ready, but i´m still waiting for custom wheels. I´m building this one with opening doors, trunk and hinged hood. So far, everything fits?. Thanks for taking a look!

Great job? A classic on the street and your model would be an attraction on a classic meeting. Like the color and your work in the engine bay!

Hi Michael, you put me in shock and awe! I´m stunned because I haven´t seen something like this before. What a great job and so much creativity necessary to get the job done. Keep up the good work! ?

The Cobra is one of my favorite sports car. Even more so, after I was able to take a good look at even 2 of them at a car meeting this summer. On most images I encountered the Cobra in a light or medium blue. I decided for a metallic blue. The base coat and primer is a metallic silver, the blue is Aero Color Airbrush acrylic with a 30% part of metallic medium. I chose to make the typical white stripes much bolder than the original stripes. last coat is AK clear and a polish with Tamiya polish creme. The original wheels were not polished chrome so I had to spray the mags in a dark silver. The kit tires I replaced with much better detailed tires from my scrap box. Same goes with the sidepipes, which were not polished chrome. I found those real looking headlights at one of my suppliers. It seems to be clear epoxy on thin sheet steel. The interior I pepped up with sheet rubber on the floor and metal rings for the gauges. Plus racing seatbelts, although back then I believe they only had simple hip belts. Carrol Shelby offered to sigh my models dashboard?not... As I had predicted, there is not much to see of the engine once the model is assembled. I was wondering where the battery was placed and learned that they either packed it in the small trunk or tucked it behind the shotgun seat. A really cool legendary car with lots of stories to tell about. Thanks for taking a look!

Thanks for your friendly feedback? I´m working on the body now, but it will take a while. I going the long mile with opening doors and trunk. Will be showing images soon.

Hello everybody! ? Thanks for your response and the friendly comments! This RS is one of my favorites.

Thanks Robert! Magnified that much one does see a few flaws. Your opinion; do the hex nuts make a difference?

WOW! Great job done, impressing shop diorama too. Looks almost real ??! The rod is rad, but your shop keeps distracting me because there is so much to see. Lots of details and a very good used, dirty patina to everything. How long did you take to build this? What manufacturer makes the rod? I´d like to build one myself, but seems my German importers are not offering anything like that.