johnyrotten

You can move the wheel all around the opening depending how you use this. Easy fix for some issues right here. Nice idea.👍👍

Had this view for a while this morning

That dealership emblem says it all

I heard it similarly, but bluntly, something about mouths, behinds and check cashing.

It's never a good time when our little buddies aren't well.

Fantastic detail on that alternator. 👍👍

Their tools are very high quality, and can be expensive. I look for them at swap meets and flea markets. Last year I picked up a three piece pin vise set for five dollars. I've got a collection of around 150 different machinist tools I use for work. Starrett, brown and sharp, and mititoyu are all very nice high quality tools. I live in the northeast, the Starrett company is only an hour drive from me, and this was a very industrial area back in the day. There is a lot of those kind of tools that show up in my area at sales.

I've got the cameo,older big flat box, I really like that '31. Nice haul.

Don, here's a perfect example of a rookie paint issue. This is testors enamel thinned with lacquer thinner. First time using that technique. The primer was smooth, but the thinner a bit too aggressive and I got a bit of crazing. Most of this body has smooth, glossy paint, half of the hood looks dry and a little textured. I'll probably end up clear coating it. I've got no issue with showing my goof ups.

Fantastic work,and a nice "alternative" save with the interior.

Absolutely 100% agree. I've got horror story level mishaps. When I mess up, I view that as part of learning, and as such the cost of that education. Figure out what went wrong, what caused it, and what has to be done to correct it. No better teacher than experience.

Great looking mustang 👍👍.

I stopped by hobby lobby, noticed that a lot of Xacto products were on clearance. A few of the knives and the standard #11 blades are basically half price. The revell 442 was also clearance, as well as a few iwata airbrushes. I stocked up on blades.

A guide coat isn't full coverage, it's a method used to check how "flat" the surface is becoming. It can be a powdered product,like I've used on full sized projects, or even a haphazardly sprayed contrasting color. Primer is just that. Primer. Used to promote adhesion and the last step in bodywork. Think of it like super thin spray-able filler. That's how I was taught.👍👍

I have a great interest in metrology and machining, I find many of those types of tools helpful. These adjustable parallels work well as a small square, and setting frame rails parallel, ride height ect

Building a radiator such as that would definitely fit the bill. Most have between 2-4 separate rows sandwiched to make up a "core". At this scale, steel pins or wire might be a better option than styrene.

The tubes inside an actual radiator are small diameter, and sometimes flattened. You'd have to run a series of tubes/solid either vertically or horizontally depending on the style of radiator. Between the screen. Tedious work.

Aggressive, more potent solvents. Hotter solvents are more prone to damaging plastics.

The back of an old #11 blade works well. Steady hand,light pressure to start.

Not really an allowance, I'd get handed small jobs in the shop and get a few bucks for it. That morphed into me becoming the "pull this or that out" guy, and more money. That money went towards models,clothes, bicycles and eventually my first two cars. Taught me the value of working towards something

More progress on this mess. Made a pair of coil overs and ended up scratch building the entire rear portion of the chassis. Getting the ride height where I wanted it was fun. I'm going for an street driven old school "altered" look,if there is such a thing. Fuel altered's are some of my favorite cars to watch. Waiting on the ten spoke front wheels to show up, those will really pull the look together, and I can set the front height. We'll see what that's going to involve. Thanks for looking. 👍👍

Interesting product. I see it has a laquer top coat. Looking forward to see if it dulls the finish like other products I've read about. Cheaper than molotow as well.

I had wrongfully assumed it was the Chevelle. Unless someone has taken on a project of this size, very few understand what goes into building them. At times you can only go so far,part A needs clearance for C and we aren't there yet,ect.ect. An old timer I assisted with a 48 pontiac when I was 17 told me "you build them three times". Mock up, assembly and finishing. Fixing others work only adds to frustration, work and cost of both capital and time. That Chevelle sounds like it will be a work of art. And a big plus having a good client 👍👍

Not mine, my wife has a small collection of VW items. She hunts for the old, original pieces.

I bet someone's upside down on that build, or close to it. By the way, nice work you posted elsewhere.