TopherMcGinnis

BEAUTIFUL

There are some very nice resin suppliers out there. I've bought a bunch of Jay's wheels off Ebay. Super nice quality. Ice Man has killer engines. Are you thinking Black everything, or maybe black-cherry, or black with a blue hue?

Thank you for the detailed explanation. I'm not a painter by profession, and did not realize the 2k clears are safe for the acrylics. I tried it on a whim and it turned out great.

This is PPG 2k over Createx Blood Red Candy over Createx Cosmic Copper base. No issues.

I painted one with Createx, cleared with Tamiya and it reacted. I dunked it in purple stuff, the paint would all come off. I used brake fluid and it took all of the paint off. Cleaned it with Dawn dish soap and have it primered with MCW lacquer primer. I need to sand it one more time to make smooth for for paint.

My big fingers say......

I too suff....er, uhm.....enjoy MADD: Modeler's Attention Defecit Disorder.... I have WAAAAY too many "under construction" I counted north of 45 ? a while back

MCW for the win again.

Lil sunshine pix

Paint Shack Saturday Night! I must say, MCW paints are AWE SOME! The colors are Spot On. Here's the Coronet in her Turquoise dress. I used Alclad Klear. I really like lacquer paints. I'll let it sit a bit then see how much buffing needs done.

These look pretty cool.

What paints are you using?

The more I look at that Blown 392 the more I like it!

I've got the upper control arms mounting figured out. Hacked the frame and lengthened it 1/8" to get the front wheels more centered in the wheel wells. The back seat fitted with the tubs as well.

I love that old tin! It's amazing how small they are! That will be awesome when finished!

Those are cool cars. I had an '87.

Here's the preliminary mock up. In the Tradition of our Beloved X, here's a Blown Hemi sitting in the engine compartment. It's not glued in place, so keep your pants on. I wanted to get a feel for a '60s Blown Fueler Vibe. Can't you just see Baskervilke wringing his hands in Excitement looking at this????? I used one of the '66 Nova chassis to put those wide wheels in the rear. Still PLENTY of carving and gluing to do....

On this one anyways ?

I think the interior looks AWESOME!

I restore wiper motors for a living(www.headlightmotorman.com), and as I was perusing the Big Rig section, I remarked that some guys are SERIOUSLY talented with their detail work. Running lines, harnesses, putting the tubes on the condenser, and even putting studs on to put nuts on to hold cables! My wife said "Why don't you make a wiper motor for the one you're building?" I said that most of the cars have them molded to the firewall. So I pulled this out to look, and it's nowhere CLOSE to resembling a correct B Body firewall! What to do? What to do? Most of you guys are SERIOUSLY talented!

Beautiful craftsmanship!

Sharp! What brand of paint are you using?

I'm with you. Being a '70s and '80s kid, it was a GREAT time for a young fella to work at a Phillips 66 station! These cars were sill being driven! The owner of the station had a few '63 Impalas. SS hardtop, and a convertible as well as a 9 passenger wagon. Good times!

Not like I "NEEDED" another '57 in the stash, BUT, when a sedan jumps out at you and you start remembering ALL of the cool articles Popular Hot Rodding did with that car back in the '70s and '80s......MAN!!!!!! What a cool car!!!!! Let's see some Project X builds!