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  1. Alex Flint

    1955 Chevy Suburban 4x4

    I call this one ZEUS. The body is a Jimmy Flintstone resin body and I used an AMT 1955 Chevy Cameo Pickup kit as my donor kit. The body is hand painted with a Sheer Metallic Blue acrylic craft paint color. The suspension is from the donor kit. The transfer case is pulled from a Ford Bronco 4x4 kit. The driveshafts are made from scratch. The rims are one of my 3D designed TIS 547 Off Road rims and 3D printed with some Z Force Model Works bogger tires that are also 3D printed. The rims are painted with Molotow Liquid Chrome and the tires are painted with a flat black acrylic craft paint. The frame and suspension are painted with a metallic silver acrylic craft paint. The grill is a Big Guys Garage custom 1955 Chevy Pickup mesh grill and painted white. The interior is modified from the 1955 Chevy Cameo Pickup kit interior. From the front seats on back is all made from scratch. The transmission hump is made from a scrap piece of plastic I ot from an old shaving razor box. The seats are salvaged from a couple of parts kits. The steering wheel is from an AMT Ford Phaeton street rod kit. The interior is painted the same colors as the body but reversed. The windshield is the 1955 Chevy Cameo Pickup kit glass. The engine is a 3D printed Hobbi Werks Fuel Injected 632 cid Big Block Chevy engine. The inner front fender wells are trimmed a little to fit the headers. The hood is also salvaged from the 1955 Chevy Cameo Pickup donor kit. The inner fender wells in the back are the ones that would have been used on the 1955 Chevy Cameo Pickup. Even the rear floor is actually the truck bed with a sheet of styrene laying on top of it to smooth it out. The figure is a 3DP Miniatures design and is 3D printed. The Bulldog is 3D printed too.
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    1950 Ford COE School Bus

    I named this build SCHOOL'S OUT. It's a Jimmy Flintstone resin body. The body also came with an interior tub. The paint job is a Krylon Stained Glass Canary Yellow over a Krylon Shimmer Metallic Pear color and cleared with a Rust-Oleum Lacquer Gloss Clear. The grill and nose trim came from a 1950 Ford Pickup kit. The interior floor is real wood popsicle craft sticks I got at Hobby Lobby and stained with a real wood stain marker I found at my local hardware store. The seat, steering wheel, and fire extinguisher are salvaged from some spare parts I had laying around. The wheels are Pegasus 23" Magnum wheels. The license plates are scaled down from real license plates I found on Google. The taillights are actually painted with nail polish that glows under a blacklight. This is my most expensive resin model I've ever done. The body alone cost me $50. And that doesn't include the money it cost me for shipping which was around $10-$12 extra.
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    1955 Chevy Bel Air Sedan 4X4

    I named it SASQUATCH. The paint is a Rust-Oleum Light Blue with Flat Black weathering sponge painted on. The bumpers have been eliminated. The KC off road is lights and the roof rack are 3D printed. The grill has been detailed using black acrylic craft paint. The 4X4 leaf spring suspension is 3D printed along with the wheels and tires, the transfer case, and the u-joints on the driveshaft. The shaft part of the driveshaft is made from scratch using a plastic straw. The engine is a 3D printed 572 Big Block Chevy engine. The battery is a 3D printed Optima battery. The interior is painted Satin Black. The carpet is some black craft felt. The seats are 3D printed Sparco racing seats. I 3D printed a NOS bottle and mounting rack to go between the seats. I also 3D printed the radio face, the steering wheel, and the steering column. I added three twin speaker pods to the rear window deck. The 3D printed accessories on the back seat are a milk crate, a 6 pack of soda cans, and a pair of headphones. I also 3D the bare foot gas and brake pedal. This is one of my favorite builds I've done.
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    1964 Plymouth Belvedere

    I named this one ALPENGEIST which is a German word meaning GHOST OF THE ALPS. I airbrushed it with acrylic craft paint that I thinned out using windshield washer fluid. It works perfectly and doesn't affect the color of the paint. The colors I used were a Shimmer White base with an Ice Blue fades. The front seats are salvaged from a different kit and upholstered with a Light Blue craft foam with White diamond dots to simulate snowballs. The rear seat, door panels, and the dashboard are upholstered with extra fine glitter White craft foam and Light Blue craft foam with White diamond dots to simulate snowballs. The piping is a Light Blue string ribbon I got at Hobby Lobby. The radio is a photo etch detail part. Instead of fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror I decided to make snowballs out of some crystal bead I painted them with a Shimmer White acrylic craft paint. The string on them is a thin piece of White embroidery thread. The carpet is White craft felt. The headliner is a Light Blue craft felt. The rear window carpet is a White embossed craft felt. The inner headlights were purposely left off to give the look of cold air intakes. The license plate is one I custom designed for this specific build. The chrome details on the taillights are painted with Molotow Liquid Chrome using a toothpick to apply it. The wheels are Pegasus Sovereigns. The engine is fully plumbed and wired. The spark plug wires are Light Blue bead wire. The plug wire boots are tiny Black beads. The battery terminal connectors are gold crimp cord ends. The battery cables are Black bead wire for the negative side and Red bead wire for the positive side. The fuel line is a clear stretchy bead cord with a White tube bead used for a fuel filter. The brake lines are Light Blue bead wire made into a coil by wrapping a tiny screw with the wire. The ignition wire is a Light Blue bead wire and the ignition coil is a piece of aluminum tubing. The radiator hose is a Silver braided bead wire. The carburetor spring is a coiled Black bead wire and connected to a couple of watch brackets make it look more realistic. The exhaust system and the suspension is painted with Molotow Liquid Chrome.
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