OldNYJim

Anyhoo, this looks GREAT so far - just bananas! I love it! So much potential for what could go in the bed too! ?. Keep getting after it!

Or an Allison (the engine, not a girl)

Ohh bummer Pity people can’t stay in the spirit of a thing like that

Really useful info - thanks Snake!

My tool came! Didn’t actually do any scribing with it, because by the time the courier came I’d started working on something else ? Just a couple of little bits today...had to fill this gap between the roof and the body, which I hadn’t been looking forward to handling: I taped the roof in place and laid some tape inside the body and marked the gap out so I could make an insert piece: those little dollar store clothes pins are super useful for clamping stuff like this to dry! I need to make a little piece to sit underneath this new ‘slither’ that I’ve made just to make sure it’s secure and won’t crack or move further down the line when paint’s on there and I’m polishing it. Next thing I wanted to tackle was making a start on filling this opening, which obviously would usually be hidden by the bumper: I like that subtle curve that the rear end has, where it bulges out in the center and then revolves left and right with a little flick outwards - so to preserve that I made a piece that can sit inside the body that matches the shape as close as possible and will allow me to glue the ‘outer’ filler panel nice and secure: More on this soon as the glue and Bondo dries ?

Those both look great! Thanks for posting, Snake! How is the surface of the flake-y one? I’m guessing it’s real flat and will need a few coats of clear to bury the flakes?

I LOVE that paint! Looking GREAT!

I love the idea of that kit-swap thing! What a cool initiative! This will be a cool build - I’ll be following!

I strategically bought a different type to the one I have - so when the other one turns up I’ll have two different kinds at my disposal ?

Geeeez ⬆️?

Haven’t been able to find my good scriber for, ohh, a year so I finally relented and decided to buy another so that the first one will come out of hiding ?? Never used the Tamiya one but apparently it’s decent...ordered at 12pm and here by 3!?! Incredible service - I can’t even get to the local hobby shop and back that fast ?

The NYPD has for years! I’ve seen a few of these around - they’re somewhat easy to spot because they usually have two big guys in Mets hoodies sitting in the front ? Slightly off topic I know, my apologies

The postcard idea is really cool - thanks Tom! Just need to Turtle wax my build and I’m all set I think ??

Well now I WANNA see it ???

Needed to scribe some panels but can’t find my scriber - was going to run into the city (we’re in South Brooklyn here) to see if any of the model stores carried one, but Amazon had them for SAME DAY delivery (?!). Placed my order at 12pm, let’s see if it gets here today like they said!

Some great tips here guys, thank you!

Really impressive and inspirational building - enjoying this thread! Keep it coming!

I like that technique for making the tubs! Clever!

I just asked my Magic 8 Ball and it said “geez, someone’s in for some tricky masking to detail paint all that stuff” ?? Looking great so far dude!

Ohh yeah, that paint looks GRRRREAT

A little progress today, but nothing too substantial either...turned out I didn’t need to do much sanding to make the kit glass fit - just had to run up to the Sharpie lines marked here: Fits in ALMOST as a snap fit - oughta fit real nice with a coat of paint on there! I’m still not totally sold on the idea of using the thick kit glass over just replacing it with acetate sheet..definitely needs some polishing either way. Scratchbuilt an interior mirror from a half-spherical bead from the scrapbooking section in Michael’s... And did the ol’ trim and door handle remove to get us from this: To this: Will need to re-scribe those doors (plus the windshield detail that has Bondo over it still)...couldn’t find my scriber since I moved but luckily Amazon will bring you one the same day ?? More soon, soon as they bring my tool ?

Nice kustom Sam! I like the color scheme - pretty close-ish to what I’m thinking!

Looks good to me! Like was said above, some plug boots would really add to the look - just find a larger diameter wire and strip a little length off for each one ??

My kit arrives next week! ?. I was trying to think “what would Impalow build?” and come up with something wilder...but you’ve gotta drink some pretty strong coffee in the morning to out-concept this guy ?

I really like seeing the AMT / MPC Deuces being built - they have a character all of their own! Good start, I’ll be watching!