johnyrotten

Pretty interesting looking beetle. Looks better than the "ute" conversions I've seen on both new and old. Good call on the p.t. cruiser roof, perfect shape.

As someone who love all things mechanical, and vehicles especially on occasion I see something way out of the ordinary and I'm not talking car's or trucks. Like this ford tractor. I've also seen a diesel powered go-kart made from a lawn tractor. Anyone else appreciate this stuff?

Good to see someone keeping them on the road. I had a '90 gti when i was 19-20, probably the most fun I had with a stock vehicle. Those things just seemed to stick to the road. Slow cars driven fast= good time

I worked industrial maintenance for 13 years for a recycling company here in NY. Your story is all too common, big company buys up little guy, drives up the price, ect ect. I actually left that job due to the "corporate culture " I watched unfold in front of me. Seems like the mob ties may be gone, but the practices remain. Lol

Welcome William, there's a spot where you can post your mock-ups. Model a's make for some sweet street rods.

Welcome to the forum and back to the hobby Alex.

I've seen the bondo brand spot putty mentioned here, I assume a higher end glazing putty would work out the same, yes. I ask because I have a tube left over from my last motorcycle build, and I'm sure it has a shelf life.

I did as well. Pen tip stopped working, had to improvise. Thanks for the compliment.

I just looked your build up, very impressive. I like what you did for the stance, I may just steal that. I'm really trying to push my skills with this kit, the level I see a ton of you guys build to is unreal. Glad I picked this hobby back up.

A bit more progress on the interior, I'm impressed with the molotow ink pens. Never used them before.

Thank you again, this kit was bought already started, and has to be stripped of testors enamel that's been brushed on. That'll be a whole deal in itself I suppose. It is the only camaro I really like though.

This is good to know as I just picked up this kit myself. Thanks for the accidental heads up.

This car sits perfect on those steelies. I like it

I believe George Carlin had a bit about "Average intelligence ". Seeing people attempt things like this falls in line with what he said. Not to mention the fact of placing rescue personnel in the situation when the worst does happen. There's been some flooding over here due to the recent hurricane, I haven't yet seen any stories from it, I'm sure they exist. Luckily I'm a few hundred miles away in Ny

I shot my with cheap touch and tone primer that i decanted . It seems to do the job, mine is all craft paints and a thinner I mixed up. Even that was an experiment.

Here is what I'm looking to build

I agree the kit's a little crude, the window cranks are almost non-existent (such a pain to try and paint them). I'm gonna try to get as close to saddle bronze as possible with the exterior, using craft paints. I enjoy a challenge and so far this has been a fun experiment.

Thanks, after about 30 years keeping my expectations vs skills in check seems to be the biggest challenge. Plus I like to take the hard road and try new things right off the bat, working with molotow tonight has been a learning curve.

Thanks for the reply, I used it when painting my motorcycle (that's my first "pro-level" paint job. No rattle cans involved) I found it really helped get everything leveled out and straight. I've read about different shade primers while blocking out, seems at this scale that may be a better option.

Drag and drive nova I have in the works.

More progress, I got the bulk of the interior painted, and started detailing things out. This is my first full build since I was a kid, figured I should brush up on my skills before building something I really like.

It's a good idea. Some brands/types of paint have "hot" solvents and can cause problems, and certain kinds of paint like cheap craft paint almost "require" it for any kind of adhesion. It will also help find flaws in bodywork, sink marks and such. I use cheap hardware store primer that I've decanted.

Very nice work. Looking forward to more

Welcome to the forum

I've seen some absolutely beautiful paint jobs done by some of the members here, I'm wondering if anyone used a guide coat product while sanding out primer or is that just overkill at this scale. I've used it on my 1:1 projects, and it works great at least for me.