OldNYJim

Aww yeah, this is gonna be a cool build! I love the wheels, and the effect that the Tamiya smoke gives over the bumpers is really cool - storing that tip away for the future!

I never saw those photo etched ones before - those are NICE!

Like most all of your builds...I love it! Would look killer with a Winfield fade - I'll be interested to see what color combo you come up with on this one! I really like the reshaping of the headlamp openings too, that was really nicely done

Honestly, at first glance I thought that's what it was until it got closer ?

Out of curiosity, what are the other 4? I'm guessing the Revell 32 is in there somewhere...

C’mon Ace, we all know you could whip up a GT40 if you wanted ?❤️

I’ve heard of people doing this before, but never tried it. Here’s one such example (with a layaway plan available if you don’t want to spring for the $3 upfront ??) http://www.hobbyworld-usa.com/Store/index.php?id_product=1161&controller=product

What a GREAT idea! Love them!

Interesting! Thanks fellas!

Nice work Tom! Looking good!

Absolutely! She’s awesome - she sends me pics if she sees something I might like, brings me kits from the Hobby Store...lucky guy! Now if she’d just let me trade our 2010 Civic for something dangerous and impractical... ?

Amazing! Congrats! ?

Exciting! Thanks for the scoop Tim!

Rear angle of the Pontiac is better than the front, for me: My wife was like “hey look! A Miata!” Close enough ?‍♂️?

Love it!

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You’re not wrong... I decided to label by category (gewgaws, engines, lights, whatever) then underneath that a more specific description (Geegaws - stuffed animals, lights - red colored etc. etc.) and then alphabetize the drawers...it’s gonna take a while tho! ?

A few random sightings from today’s run to the hardware store (mostly taken by my long-suffering wife because I was driving)... I know of at least 3 new Vettes near us - and spotted another today. They’re eye catching! A little more in my price range... Would also enjoy trying one of these on for size... Too nice to be hauling lumber at the hardware store: Followed this moron for 15 minutes whilst she took a FaceTime call until she accidentally blew thru a red light because of, you know, taking a FaceTime call whilst driving ?

I’ve been wanting to organize my multiple boxes of spares into something, well, more organized - been looking for a good solution and found these in Menards today: Got 103 spots to sort everything into now, and the price was right too. Smaller rack was twenty bucks, the other twenty five. Had to order some new Dymo tape for the label maker already tho...but it’s nice to have a spot to start laying down some of my sticker collection ??

I labelled my geegaw draw on my new organizer rack after this thread ?

The 30 Ford! Finally!!! I’ve been really looking forward to that one! Was this on Revell’s Facebook page? I’d love to know when we’re likely to see that one...

Love these AMT decals! They missed an opportunity by not having any I ♥️ NY bumper stickers included tho...

Great start, this will be a cool one! Do you know what those piecrust slicks are from? I have a set of those here somewhere but never figured out where I got them...

You did it the wrong way round - shoulda kept the car and chucked the wheels ? It really would! They’re fun kits aren’t they? I’d like to do a full-detail version...I think the Testors Aluma Coupe (not the snap kit, the one with the engine and interior) would be a good parts donor too... I would love to see that build Claude! I’m a big Boyd fan, and that sounds like a really interesting one! I’ll do some research! Thanks for the heads-up! Actually, yeah, that would’ve looked cool too, you’re right! I always liked that ‘wheel at each corner’ look! Thanks buddy! That would be cool too! Definitely has a kinda marine look to it! Had a busy week, but got a little more done on the paint...first up was designing some flames. I want the main color scheme to be dark with blacks and purples and have a bright neon flame cutting through them, so most of this neon green will disappear when I’m done... Laying out flames in Illustrator: Ended up making a smaller version that runs back out of where the headers will mount but pretty close on the original design...I have an idea for color on the nose and decided the start the flames further back... Next up, a base color of Createx black sealer. It laid down a little lumpy tonight (didn’t notice my moisture trap on the airbrush was full) but this acrylic always seems to level out nicely after a few minutes: Now getting to start the fun stuff...I wanted the color scheme to be a kinda galactic space scene, with starts and pretty purples and blues and all that kind of stuff. Started off with some white patches, and a light mist of splattery white: Doesn’t look too good here, but it doesn’t need to - just looking to add some contrast to build candy layers up on top of. Next up, shot some candy red on the nose and tail, and a little candy blue in the middle. Now, I want the middle to have more of a blue tint and the front and back to be more purple but you can get more depth and contrast by layering the candies than you can by just shooting one layer... Next up, some blue over the red to make purple... Starting to add some more light blue fades to add some different hues: And that’s the end of my fun for tonight - need to let the paint setup a while before the next steps...more soon!

This kit doesn’t look anything like the box art, but it sure is tasty!