Andy Oldenburg

I can literally feel the pain of all that senseless work trying to heal the paint job. In the end, you seem to have found the out door of that horror house. The body looks very well now! Your color scheme looks very good and that blue/white interior hits it. I´ve had that rattle can lesson myself and have sworn not to use any DIY rattle cans any more, not even well known brands. It´s not just the quality of the pigments and solvents, it´s also about the nozzle being able to atomize the paint fine enough. My first choice is Tamiya. I do wonder why you spray your parts on the tree. Yes, it is convenient, but it also means sanding "finished" parts and touching up with a brush, meaning spots that look different. You can place toothpicks in most parts with a hole in them and spray all around. No offense, just friendly advice. Looking forward to see the final result. Good luck with your rod!?

Your making good progress and I like your color choice. Hope to see more soon?

Thank you everyone for your kind response! Yeah, I wish I had this one in real life.

I discovered a ´56 Ford with this color scheme at Volo Cars for sale and it inspired me for my build. I had a few ideas on top and this baby was real fun to build. On the other hand, after doing a Revell kit, switching back to AMT can be quite sobering.... The molds seem to be worn out and the major parts like the dash, the tub and the doors needed some working to fit at all. Several parts just didn´t exist (rear view mirrors, decent decals...). But body and undercarriage were straight. I chopped the roof by 5mm and didn´t have to add any styrene. Even the windows would fit in the end after getting cut shorter. But all the "glass" needed intensive polishing in the end because the were unprotected in the box and totally scratched. I had planned to build this model with opening doors and was happily surprised that AMT had already done that job for me! Although the kit has the option for the Crown Victoria I opted for the "simple" Fairlane version. I just do´t like that heavy fake rollbar. The offwhite is Molotow grafitti spray black line, which I used as a primer. The orange is a mix of Schmicke AERO color acrylic airbrush paint with 20 % metallic fluid. The wheels and disc brakes with the calipers are from Scale Production. I sliced the front wheels (aluminum rims, took a while) to make them fit into the housing and steer. Otherwise just about everything else is from the kit. I did give the engine and the bay a special treatment with extra details, some home made. I really am happy about the grill. those are 0.5mm brass rods. They are placed to the left and right in micro U-shaped brass profiles and super glued. getting the correct angle for the kink was the easiest part. The shine is Molotow chrome pen. All the other chrome is Bare Metal a a few dips of Molotow. Thank you for looking! You can watch the video with this link: https://youtu.be/A7zmomysLZ8

Hello Sidney, yes, a very fine build! Color fits well to the era and you did a good job on the details.? Yup, the stance is frustrating, I can believe that. Could be several reasons. Usually there is a bit of space between the tub and the undercarriage. The fit of the dash or the windshield could be a problem. Sometimes one has to grind or sand off a few millimeters. Diamond files come very handy for this, they have different shapes to even get into a half build model. It could also be the firewall, my first choice. Yours looks like it doesn´t fit correctly and keeps the chassis from sliding into place. One could grind/sand/cut small slices off the firewall until it fits correctly. In the end don´t be afraid to alter the stance by setting the wheels into a different position. There are a lot of opportunities to work the suspension to make it fit better. Styrene loves to be cut, drilled and rearranged. Keep up the good work!

Hey Steve, one fine ride come to a beautiful finish! I can´t imagine what the problems were, everything turned out perfect (although, an AMT kit... I can guess). The wheels are awesome and the color makes the difference.?

I love the continental tail! Very accurate craftsmanship and just the right color. I would like to see more details! I´v put this kit on my shopping list, a have-to-build!

What more to that hasn´t been said, but beautiful mild chopping and the color matches perfect!

Nah, that´s not fancy at all.... ? Wish I could get to that level of "not fancy". Good luck at the show!?

Hi Matti, great ideas and a very good build. Keep up your enthusiasm and surprise us with your next model!?

Hey, Eric! I can´t stop laughing about the plate? You are the first to notice and I never stumbled over that, good grief.....?? OK, I will put a different decal on this one! Thanks for your keen eye?

Thanks everyone for watching and your friendly response!?

I can´t find words to describe my praise that the others here haven´t used yet. Just beautiful! I have always wanted to start a project like that and now I know much better how to do it. But you have raised the bar very high! Thanks for sharing the step to step pics!

I can´t get enough of it! Beautiful shop, sooo much details/stuff, must have taken months to build. Then I discovered the "story" and I can´t stop laughing! Wonderful

I wanted to turn this Revell AAR `Cuda into a real racer and tried out some new things. The base color is Aero Color Airbrush acrylic covered with 2 layers of crystal clear by AK. The baby blue fades into a darker turquoise to the bottom half. Next I applied the black stripe (bare metal black) and the chrome bare metal. After that I sprayed 2 more layers of crystal clear over the bare metal. First time I did this and the result is stunning: The bare metal is unremovable! I can grab the body in any way and no foil edges will peal off again. I can highly recommend this method. And, the shine still remains. For the racer looks I beefed up the hood with a bigger intake and added spoilers to the front and the back, all made of 0,5 and 1mm styrene. The sidepipes are homemade out of styrene tubes, wrapped with thin aluminum grid. This grid material I also used for the front grill. The engine is not the kit version. I had enough parts on hand to build a hemi. The air filters are styrene tube material wrapped with a fine mesh. For this engine I employed a different technique for the pulleys. I cut the wheels out of sheet and tube styrene and stacked them to resemble the real thing. The belt is cut from 1mm rubber mat. I found this at my crafts store, but in the meantime I´ve found a 0.8mm mat, actually a placemat which I "borrowed" from a restaurant. The interior is designed for racing too. The rear seats gave way to a rollbar (4mm styrene). The buckets are fitted with 4-point racing belts. Here you can see the sidepipes a bit better. I built this ´Cuda about 2 years ago and it still remains one of my favorites. Thanks for watching! You can see the video with this link: https://youtu.be/dGDqUmWWpro

A cool build! Paint job very fine and the color fits perfect. Nice ideas around the roof and engine. And the bench looks sharp!?

Beautiful build? I love your details on the interior and the smudge in the engine bay. Very well executed!

A really fine build! Nice ideas and good details. Will you give it a used and weathered look? Straight from the race?

Your turning the gluebomb into something classy! I like where this is going.

Shock and awe.......... Beautiful build, wonderful craftsmanship, very creative solutions......... Did I forget something? Love it!?

Thanks everyone for the kind response!? Makes me happy to know you like my build. Next project to start soon. Let´s see, how long it will take.?

The 442 was one of the last classic muscle cars. Enough power to rip up the 1/4 mile, but in contrary to other models a fine cruiser too. My aim was to build my 442 as a reminder of the ´70s in a mildly revved up version. The stance is jacked up a bit. Used, but in a well looked after condition. The mustard yellow paint is Aero Color acrylic airbrush that I mixed myself. The color fits well to the era and this is my first attempt at a vinyl roof. The Tamiya pearl clear coat adds a bit of sparkle to the finish. The kit wheels I replaced from my scrap box and I also wanted to avoid the loud tire branding. The bumper grill is cut open to accommodate a mesh metal grill. The headlights are custom by scale production. The bonnet has the mesh chicken wire to keep the leaves from entering the air filter. The interior has a flocked floor and added seat belts. The dash I enhanced with trimming made of 0.4mm silver wire. The seat buttons are added and the window cranks are hand made. Knobs and levers on the dash are 1,5mm glass beads. and 1x1mm styrene. The engine is basically kit, but I added lots of detail and goodies. The pulley part was deconstructed, meaning that the pulleys are attached with 1mm brass rods to the block and the belt is 1mm thin rubber. The distributor is my own custom build and all the wiring was as close as possible to original. Plus the correct amount of weathering. For the undercarriage I added the brake and e-brake and the fuel lines. The kit "springs" were replaced by wire springs. Here too a bit of weathering. Thanks for looking! You can watch the video with this link: https://youtu.be/NQuqoi_zy8c

Now that´s something special! Perfect execution of a very creative idea. Would this drive in real life? I hope so. ?

The matt black makes it look classy. Fine clean build?

The color and the wheels make the difference! A very nice job and happy that it isn´t just "boys" building cars. ??