OldNYJim

Way cool Bill! I never saw one of these built up before! Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

https://www.motortrendondemand.com/show/steve-magnantes-super-models-motortrend/17083/ I'm excited to check this out! "Steve Magnante is a car guy of epic proportions and a car builder of miniature scale -- 1:25 scale, to be exact. He'll toss the instructions aside to custom-build some of his favorite cars. Drawing from his encyclopedic mind, his vault of vintage magazines, and a near junkyard worth of spare parts, Steve hot rods ordinary kits to become extraordinary glimpses into automotive history."

I ordered from them before too after hearing good things - took about the same amount of time and they didn't have half of the stuff I ordered. Distributors looked nice enough, but not worth the wait versus just making my own...

I quite like how this one looks: http://speedhunters-wp-production.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/18145021/MG_8921.jpg (sorry, the site wouldnt let me paste the image) Ditto this one: But some of the coolest 'hot rodded' Ferraris I've seen are concept renderings... More from the same artist: https://khyzylsaleem.artstation.com/

This is the set I got (but there’s a bunch of different ones available): Mica Powder- Natural Powder Pigments- Epoxy Resin Dye- for DIY Slime, Adhesive Pigments, Bath Bomb Dyes, Soap Making, Etc. (15 Colors 10g/0.35oz Each) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JF89516/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_SSYYVWTZT12PNPMJM8A0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks for all the kind words fellas! I’m not sure about that either…but yeah, some wide fives would’ve been cool! Made some more progress on this one but hadn’t updated for a while so here goes… Got the headers painted and added some heat-stain: Got the engine together: No one cares to see me paint the suspension components I’m sure, but I got those done and got this thing on it’s wheels - couldn’t resist dropping the body on for a quick preview of how it’ll look: And removing the seam lines from the kit roll cage didn’t look fun, so I just remade it: Paint is drying now ready for when I get the to the interior: Oh, and my buddy that I’m building this for liked to often run a pink Panther decal on his car somewhere, and I couldn’t work out how to replicate that…then this weekend I found these nail art decals on eBay - perfect! Not sure where I’ll hide the Panther yet, but I was stuck on how to achieve that… More soon!

Oh, I forgot - a little vid so you can see the Pearl a little better… FullSizeRender.mov

Thank you sir! Yeah, I love that blue one too - I want to incorporate some tasteful Pearl into my build too. As for the black one, seems like you CAN go lower with a 57, but I’m not sure how good it is for the car… That’s about what I figured, yeah - good tips, thank you! Thank you! I’m not going wild with this one, just tidying up what’s already there a little… Thank you for your tips too! I think I’ll need a little C out of the frame to get the back down as low as I’d like (and still have it be plausible)… Ill try and act respectfully and mod wisely! Made a little progress on this one, and seeing as @crazyjim and @Dragonhawk1066 had asked to see how some Pearl powders I’d picked up worked out I figured time for a little update on this one… Got the body straight and into primer: And after a couple more rounds of sanding and re-coating I got it into factory-correct GM aqua this weekend: I wanted to go with a recognizable 57 Chevy color but with a twist, so I picked up a set of mica powders that had an aqua green powder in that matched the base color closely… And mixed some in with some Future: A few light mist coats gave me this: Looks ok, but I wanted to bring the tone down a little and make it a bit less bright, so I mixed a little gold from the same set and gave it a couple of coats of that too: Much more like what I was thinking! The green Pearl gives a nice flip to a lighter shade when the light hits it, and the gold gives a nice highlight in the shadows and over those curves. Should really pop in the sunlight, and even more so under some nice glossy clear! Plenty more to do on the body of this one, but I promised a little quick demo of how the pearls work to those coupla guys so here it is…more soon!

Gorgeous! I need to grab a couple of bottles of that! Thanks for the info buddy!

Ollie is back at it again, apparently: https://www.instagram.com/p/CP1Yp8PDB3S/?utm_medium=copy_link

It's a nice color anyway! Enamel pearl purple?

You'd think it would be easier to start supplying ethanol to existing gas stations than it would be to build an entire network of EV charging stations - but I'm sure there's a reason above my comprehension as to why electric is smarter. Beats me what it would be tho

I just mix them into Future and spray THAT over whatever base color I laid down, but I'm sure the House of Kolor stuff would work fine too, yeah!

I know ethanol is less efficient than gas, but I'm surprised they're not pursuing that avenue rather than electric vehicles. Seems like it would be an easier transition (although I'm no expert...)

I'm going to shoot some tonight so I'll post pics if it works how I hope (and there's no real reason why it shouldn't, I don't think)...I'm wondering if the flake will be larger and more visible than the Pearl Ex that I usually like, but I'm sure I'll find a use for them!

Huh! I never tried that before - I should get some to mess with! Thanks buddy!

Mailman (woman? person?) brought these today - set of mica pearl powders. About $11 delivered, which compares favorably to Pearl Ex’s sets...guess we’ll see if they work as well!

I love what you did with those window cranks - clever! Who makes the mould putty?

Nice! I knew a guy with a pro-street’d 50 pickup, back when pro street was a thing. Keep meaning to build a replica of that thing someday...

There’s some GREAT entries - spent an hour or so this evening going through them all (at least, the ones that have been posted already). So much eye candy!

Outstanding! That 8-track is so well done you wouldn’t know it wasn’t a ‘geegaw’ from a kit! Looks GREAT!

Oh nice! I’ve been watching for one of these - I’ll be following!

Snake Fu-it you mean? ??

That’s what I figured, yeah! Gonna strip it down and see if it has a piece of a geode or something stuck in it, or a really dirty comm. Came with a whole bunch of rocks tho! ??

Picked up this lil’ rebuilder from the local Goodwill for the grand total of 49 cents: Sure I’ll be able to have 49 cents worth of fun with it somehow... Also, grabbed this for a couple of bucks...wondering if I can tumble aluminum parts to give them a satin finish - or maybe tires to buff the shine off them? The motor doesn’t spin so I’ll need to do some disassembly and see why it’s not working...looked basically brand new when I opened it though, so hopefully it’s a simple fix...