OldNYJim

Where in NYC? I've been considering one of these kits - good start!

I'm not sure it applies EVERYWHERE - but everywhere I've lived, the USPS will collect parcels from you for free every day, assuming you've got the postage paid somehow (either with stamps, or by printing postage). You just book a collection online, and the next day someone comes to collect from you! Easy! Wish more sellers knew about this

These are available to those of us in the US via Amazon - about $6 a bottle, shipped... https://www.amazon.com/s?k=tamiya+enamel+paint

You’re nailing it Bob! Love that interior especially!

Another big car meet near us this weekend - all kinds of cool stuff there! Hot rods, street rods, a coupla Bugs, hearses, minitrucks and more…a bunch of pics HERE

Thanks everyone! It would’ve been Boyd’s birthday today so I spent a couple of hours today working on some little bits… Masked the interior pieces ready for the green cloth inserts that the real car has: Studied the handful of interior photos I’ve got in my reference folder and mixed up some acrylic green to match: Then shot them with matte clear with a couple of drops of translucent black mixed in - tada! The tops of the doors and the dash are white as best I can tell, so I remasked and shot those this afternoon - I went for Createx pure white for these, because it’s a really nice high-pigment opaque white that covers really well: Once that was dry I shot the white with some Rustoleum clear lacquer to make them nice and shiny like the real parts…I’ll give those some more attention and detailing tomorrow… Whilst I’m messing with interior parts, one of my reference shots shows that the carpet has white piping, so I added that in the places where you’ll be able to see it: Then started working through and adding ‘carpet’ itself: Got lucky and found an embossing powder that was a good match for the reference pics I found…it’s technically silver, but its not particularly metallic-looking and it’s close enough for the girls I go with ? A few hours later: Couple of little touch-ups needed but nothing major… Here’s my best reference pic of the interior, for comparison: Still need to make those little pieces under the pedals… Whilst the glue’s drying on the carpet, started some work on the engine…got those distinctive Chezoom logo decals in place: These decals were REALLY fragile - I could see them breaking apart as I applied them, but I got them on there safely…and with that done, started adding some little bits of detail to the engine - added some PE bolts to the valve covers, PE bolts to the pulleys and a little detail to the alternator too whilst I was at it: Plenty still to do - more soon!

Got a tracking number today for my Tom McEwan funny car today - so I guess they’ve shipped this week… A guy on eBay had them for $23 DELIVERED, which seemed like a good deal.

For a future Boyd replica build:

Yeah, I read what you said - but they make (made) Model Master Pearl Purple in acrylic, enamel and lacquer varieties - you didn't mention which version you tried it over ?‍♂️. Regardless, if it works over the enamel - great! Thanks for posting your findings ?

I did read the thread; I didn’t see you mention that the paint you tried it on was enamel, was all. Cool that it works! ??

That stuff works over Testor's enamel?

Acrylic clear (Tamiya, for example or Createx) would be fine, as would almost any enamel clear. I would steer away from lacquer clears - they tend not to be compatible with enamels. If it was me, I'd use an enamel gloss clear - it's a nice easy way to get a high gloss clear coat with some depth to it that you can polish on. You'll need to be patient in letting it dry though, unless you have a dehydrator (in which case, bake the finished parts at 95 for 24 hours minimum)

Ohh, that’s a cool one dude! I don’t think I saw that before! Love the color…nice wheel and tire choice too!

So, are those rear fenders separate pieces on this kit? I assumed they were…

I've been collecting those boxes since I saw you post about this before - they are a PERFECT size for most projects, great tip Tom! They're also a good container for if you need to dunk a body in the Purple Pond!

I've noticed the slow-shipping trend creeping in lately too. The last order I received took ten days to arrive but showed an ETA of four days when I ordered it. It didn't move for the first six of those days then suddenly started moving when it was 'received at post office'. Ditto another order I placed last week - seller provides a tracking number at 10pm at night 10 minutes after I order and calls it shipped, but it hasn't moved since last Wednesday. Lots of sellers are gaming the system by providing a tracking number as soon as possible so eBay thinks they're fast shippers, and then they take their sweet time to actually drop the thing off at the post office. I wish more of the model companies had deals with Amazon Fulfillment, or their own Amazon stores so that you could buy on there. Atlantis Models, for example, has an Amazon store but doesn't update it too often - so instead of purchasing on Prime with free 1-3 day shipping (that actually COMES in 1-3 days) I'll end up purchasing on eBay and waiting 10-15 for some lazy seller to finally get around to mailing the stuff I paid for

My wife uses those and tosses the box! ?

Kinda - they’ll top out at around $50 on eBay sometimes, but more commonly they’re more in the $40 range, which means the sellers are probably making about the MSRP of what the new kits will be I’d imagine (after eBay / PayPal fees etc). If you think you’ll EVER build them, probably not worth trying to flip them if you’ll end up replacing them with the ‘reissue’ later anyway…

Thanks fellas! A little more weekend progress… Got the front suspension put together, with that scratchbuilt steering rack that I made earlier, home made sway-bar and some machined shocks: The wheels aren’t glued on yet, but I wanted to make sure everything still fit right… Got the rear suspension handled too: Then got some clear on the body: Gave it a 24-hours in the dehydrator to bake: And it’s leveled out pretty nicely overnight! Far from perfect, but good enough that it’ll polish out nicely I think… And finally for today, shot the interior parts with Model Master light gray, with some white mixed in. The interior of the 1:1 car was white, but I wanted some distinction between the glossy bright white dash and the parts that are supposed to be leather, so I went for a slightly darker shade for these bits: Next up I’ll figure out the right color green for the cloth inserts on the seats to match the real one: More soon!

Thanks fellas! Making some progress at the bench again today - I’ve got plenty of little bits of detail that I want to add, but right now I’m trying to get everything prepped for primer and color before I blow through it all again and add all the interesting stuff. Did some work on the dash, first off - it’s actually not THAT far off the real car - looks pretty simple and basic, but so does the real one… Added some little missing details and machined an aluminum center for the wheel to match the 1:1’s: That white block on the steering column will be for the turn signal lever - still need to make that but that’s a pretty simple part… Spent some time getting the body straight - only part that needed more attention than normal is blending the grill to the fenders to lose the seam that isn’t present on the real car: And then when it was all straight on both sides, I shot the whole thing in black: Then four coats of Chezoom teal, thinned: Then finally Pearl + clearcoat to give the blue flip that the real one has: Once those have dried a few hours I’ll shoot some clear (unless I get distracted by the car show down the street and go to that instead…) - found an appropriate clear to use on this one! More soon!

When I first moved to NY maybe 15 years ago my one friend told me "if you move there you'll either end up homeless or a cab driver". (I never ended up being either, for the record, but I still think I could do a decent job of driving a medallion cab... ? )

You're in luck...

What are you thinking of using for suspension on this thing? The Testor's Alumacoupe might have some useful pieces...

Has anyone tried this stuff over acrylics? I’m curious as to how hot it is - that finish looks GREAT! Looks like it self levels really nicely! Anyone had any issues with it crazing styrene or anything like that?

I agree