OldNYJim

Beautiful - those shocks look GREAT!

At least they found a good place to advertise, I guess:

The AutoArt models of this car show that assembly bring bare aluminum, versus black in the Gulf liveried cars. Not that they’re necessarily a reliable reference though...

That is a benefit of flocking and embossing powder, it’s true - no issues in going over trans humps or curved sections or whatever

Incredible craftsmanship - really inspirational stuff!

I love it! Great looking build - you did a good job de-billet-ating it! ?. Nice color choice too!

I thought the same thing! I’d love to build one like it, what a cool idea!! Real creative! Some great stalled builds in this thread!

That looks really good! I picked up this self-adhesive sheet of fuzzy whatever-it-is from Michael’s last time I went there to bring home and compare to my flocked and embossing powder efforts at carpet - I think it looks promising! Not super deep and fluffy looking like felt sheets which don’t look realistic, and a little more carpet-y than some of the embossing powders I’ve tried...I need to try some on an actual build and see how it looks with the other components but it might work out ok I think;

On my block this afternoon;

If my Crazy Glue that I ordered in the 1st of the month from them (on a 2 day shipping service) ever arrived from 30 miles over I could do that! ?

My wife ordered a ceramic plant pot from Amazon this week...they put it in a padded envelope. Now we have a fun 3D ceramic jigsaw to play with whilst we wait for the replacement to arrive! ?

Thank you sir! I did think about a little chop too, but I’m managing to resist so far...just... That’s REALLY helpful, thank you! I didn’t know about the sleeves - really interested to see those! They look GREAT under that Willy’s! A little more of the boring type of progress on this the last couple of days - getting some clean-up done, including fixing all the usual stuff you need to fix on these frames: Looks a mess with all that Bondo ?. Got the devil horns fitted to the rear inner fenders pretty nicely after some fettling (they’re actually better than they look in this pic, but I didn’t have enough hands to hold them in place AND take the picture) I spent some time thinking about engine options and most what I have here is too traditional for this build...then it occurred to me I’ve never actually built one of the kit SBFs and that would probably be a good choice. Not original, and I kinda wish I had something more exciting - but it’ll work great, the optional fuel injection setup is cool and I have at least ten of them looking for a home ?? Im trying to get all the mock-up and fab done in one go for this one, especially where I’ve changed a decent amount of this thing, so next job was the interior tub which I needed to section down (after left, before right): That shorter seat is from the Revell 29 and looks a little less Grandpa’s Armchair than the kit one so I think I’ll go with that... And finally, another quick mock-up for my own motivational purposes...more soon!

Last unbuilt kit to sell on eBay sold for $77 - but it included a Kylo Ren figure of some sort, so you’d need to subtract whatever he’s worth. A built-up sold for $13, and an empty box sold for $15...so somewhere between $13 and $77! ?

Wow, those Hoosiers must be pretty soft - you can see where they picked up the diamond plate pattern from the trailer! Really enjoyed watching this build come together — stunning building skill on an interesting subject! I wanna make one too!

Seeing more progress on one of your builds is like a new episode of a favorite show, Steve. Great work!

Nice work as always Donn I saw on one of the groups that you have a new DVD coming out - what’s this one about?

I’m not allowed to use crayons in case I eat them ?‍♂️? This is SO cool man!! I LOVE it! Thank you for sharing! I love these crazy old builds! 3D Scale Parts does a set too; Had a delay on this build whilst I waited for a chance to pick up some paint - Michael’s reopened here but then they didn’t have what I wanted so I picked some up on Amazon instead - I wanted to try a metalflake silver kind of look for this one, for my own amusement: Now, I KNOW this isn’t a scale flake, but the alien isn’t to scale either and neither is the moon base that comes in the box...just having some fun with this one. Three coats over a silver base: And some clear, to bury the flake: Some Testors clear really helped level this out! IMG_5144.MP4 And a shot in the sunlight...more soon, soon as I’ve done more! IMG_5148.MOV

I think you’re right...unfortunately it’s the Model Master ones I just got good at painting with ??

Why would you renew a subscription to a magazine that doesn’t exist?

If you’re interested in making models of aircraft, tanks and fantasy stuff like dragons, sure! Ill be interested to see how they incorporate the automotive stuff into FSM, but I can’t see it being more than 3 or 4 pages worth per issue

I’d be interested to see what size they are, if that’s not too much trouble - thank you! Do the wheels match these Foose wheels pretty well so I could mix and match maybe? Where I bobbed the back of the rear fenders to put that curve you mean? Just drew a round edge with a circle template and sanded to that edge to get them even and sanded to the line - nothing too complex! I’ve got some more ideas for those fenders that I’d like to try still - more on that soon! Thanks Matt! A little more on this in the last couple of days - did some research and found this production air-suspended frame (actually for a Model A, but close enough for what I’m doing): And used their design as a jumping off point for my own suspension setup. I made the frame with brass, soldered together: And added some bracketry and mounts to the stock frame to attach it in such a way that it’s nicely hidden from the side and front - mostly anyway - for a nice clean look: That’s most of the complex stuff done on the frame for now, aside from some detail work. Speaking of which, I chopped off the rear fuel tank which left me with this ugly back end on the frame: I had the idea to have the rear of the frame kick upwards to meet the rear edge of the fender, so I made some little “devil horns” as I’m calling them now like this: And they’re on the frame now drying ready for some shaping and smoothing tomorrow once the glue sets up; Finally, went hunting for the smallest headlights in my stash that would work with the sectioned grill I’m using - turns out after 2 hours of measuring and comparing that the smallest I had were the kit ones ?. I think I’ll mount them something like this: Oh, and as you can see I slapped a load of Bondo on the edges where I sectioned it just to make sure the join is as clean and flawless as can be before I get to priming...more soon!

I just got an email to that effect about my print subscription - they’ll be sending me FSM instead.

Yeah, that’s a real shame. I know we’re on the competition’s site here, and I apologize to Gregg and the mods if posting this here is inappropriate, but I was sad to hear this too. I’ll miss Ken Hamilton’s Tips and Tech column and Tim Boyd’s always-excellent articles in particular but all in all it’s a huge loss for the hobby I think. Very sad indeed

https://scaleautomag.com/off-the-shelf/hobby-faq/2020/07/discontinuing-scale-auto-magazine

This stuff isn’t a good as Tamiya tape - it’s a little less tacky so it won’t make for a nice crisp edge as well. BUT, you can mask a nice edge with the Tamiya tape and use this stuff for some of the less-critical areas where you just need to cover a larger area and don’t want to waste a bunch of the more expensive tape. I read on here once that this tape is made by the same company as the people who make Tamiya’s tape: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JD5SCM7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_xPVdFbFVJT2C0 I picked some up, and it really does work just as well as Tamiya’s stuff! Just the right amount of tacky, makes a nice edge - works perfect! Ohhh, GREAT idea - I’m always looking for boxes and packaging to make molds with! Good thinking!!!