OldNYJim

Got a CVS or a Rite Aid near you? My local store prints photos for 35 cents...and their printers are WAY higher quality than about any desktop machine. A UPS Store or a Staples can do it too...but they're usually more expensive...

Really inspirational work Rick - very cool! Can't wait to see more!

Here's a fun little resin piece that I picked up - I figured it would be fun to show the steps I'm doing to paint this...despite it only being one piece there's gonna be a decent amount of work in getting this painted really nicely I think! There's also going to be a lot of waiting for paint to dry so this won't be the most action packed thread, but I did the first couple of steps at least so here goes... First up, I gave this thing a GOOD wash with some Dawn dishsoap. There's a lot of little nooks and crannies for mold release to get stuck in and I didn't want any surprises when it came to painting and masking this thing. Then, I shot with some Walmart grey primer, checked and cleaned a couple of little mold separation lines and so on and then shot with Createx white sealer as a base color: Next, I thinned down some Createx opaque black (that stuff seems to take forever to dry if you don't), and added some shadow detail in the places where shadow would naturally fall: And on the back too! As you can see, there's a tonne of little details that you can give some attention to on this - the skull guy's tongue hanging out, the hand's nails, the various rings, the stitches on the hand...lots of detail to mess with! It's a really nicely done piece! Once the black had dried, I thinned out some clear yellow and built up at bone-color tint to the skull. The clear yellow will allow the black shading to show through still, but I also like to build up the yellow some more in the darker areas and leave it a little lighter in the high spots: I'm not worried about getting some yellow on the hand at this point - the entire skull part will be masked off when I'm done with it so I can paint the hand separately...I think the hand is going to be a creepy Frankenstein green of some shade perhaps? Anyway... more soon, hope this wasn't boring so far!

Beautiful work Art - this is the best one of these I've seen built, I think! That wood looks AMAZING, and I like the candy red on the frame. The Alclad came out great on the motor too, really nice job!

MY wife got me this for Christmas (good wife!!): Make a little start on it this week - tidying up some parts for primer, and so on. Started with the engine, as is tradition: Modified the intakes a tiny bit to make room for a resin distributor mount from RMCoM: Assembled the chassis (which wasn't a huge job seeing as this step is only two pieces ) And re-made the floor part because the kit one had some HUGE ejector pin marks in it...it was easier just to cut another one out of some styrene sheet: Anyone built one of these? Anything to watch out for? More soon!

I WOULD like wires for the front, yeah, that would be cool...I'm trying to at least use a FEW of the kit parts though Couple of little updates this week. First up, finished the lapbelts on the seat: Picked up some embossing powder and Elmers to flock the floor: Came out OK I think! Chromed the kit gas cans with Molotow and added their mounting straps: And did one last quick mock-up of the body before paint: Cant wait to get some clear on this soon! Running out of stuff to paint so I think next steps will all be assembly! More soon!

Ahhhhhhhh! Thanks bud!

Cool project and a great start! I'll be watching!

These look GREAT! i don't really know what monofilament is though - where do you find such a thing?

Love seeing your builds - great job!

Good for you! Amazing looking build so far John!

Did some work on the dash this week - got the toggle switch and key in there: Made some plug boots and got the engine wired (except for the coil, which I still need to paint), having added the aluminum inspection cover (held on with RB Motion bolts): Used some more of those RB Motion bolts on this bit too: Those little bolts are addictive to use! I added some detail to the trans too, with some linkages and bolts and stuff to replicate the 1:1...most of this will be hidden anyway but I thought it would be cool that if you DID turn the model over or look down the trans tunnel you could spot this stuff anyway: This side I'm particularly pleased with...about ten parts on this side alone! And today I'm going to watch the Formula 1 and work on finishing adding the other belts for the seat and getting the interior tub painted. More soon!

That Model A is crazy, I love it

Brilliant scratch building! I’ll be watching!

Maybe it's a satirical take on the on-every-street-New-York-classic the graffiti beater van? Some slightly more exotic stuff I saw on my street this week: And some other stuff that caught my eye:

More money than sense, I guess...

Not sure - caught my eye though with that paint! (Or wrap, if that’s what it is)

Thanks fellas! I've spent the last week or so prepping all the parts for paint - so nothing super interesting to show for the most part, but I'm getting to the point where some parts are in paint and drying or about to be in paint...so it'll start coming together now! I got the frame painted - went with a gunmetal metallic for that: Got the dash painted (and fitted that tiny speedo and fitted the tiny PR ring around it): And I used these photetch seatbelt parts, and this Michael's ribbon... To make some seatbelts: The color of the ribbon material was a little light for my liking, so I used this knock-off Sharpie from the Chinese pharmacy near me to darken them up a bit (bottom one is original color, top three are the Sharpie'd color): This weekend's project is to get the dash finished up with toggle switches, master cut off switch, and ignition key (with key fob!) More soon!

That chassis is incredible, what a work of art

Stunning work Eric! You're a real artist!

A little more progress on this one... Added some linkages and detail to the trans to get it looking a bit more interesting - most of this will be hidden but you'll be able to peek inside the trans tunnel and see this stuff a little anyway: With that done, I could finish the floor (and fabbed a dash whilst I was at it) The dash is going to have a couple of micro toggle switches (I figure it would need one for the starter and one for the lights): And the bottom row is going to be for an ignition key and a master power switch hidden under a little cover: Next up, I made a seat: I went with a square 'fabric' pattern to reference the seat in the back of the Rommel's Rod kit. I made a couple of little brackets to mount the seat, drilled out so I can bolt seatbelts to the mounts when it's done with paint: With the seat done I could figure out where to put the parking brake lever and the gearlever - the parking brake has a separate brass sleeve to aid in painting it, and I made a tiny little grenade for the top of the shift lever: Last up, I tried making some rear wheels from scratch but couldnt make them strong enough to stretch the tires over without damaging or warping them (at least, not with the tools and materials I have to hand here), so I designed a couple in 3d design software and had them printed - they just came yesterday: They'll look cool when I've finished adding the detail to them that I want to add and cleaned them up! More soon!

Very inspirational work Daniel

Actually yeah, you're right - that was unfair of me. What I meant was closer to "I need a pair of these and don't wanna buy $18s worth right now" ?

Got a few more bits done this week...made some simple hex fittings and figured out some of the plumbing: Made a magneto - the wires are attached to a small metal sleeve so that I can slide it into the body of the mag for easier painting: Did some work on the pipework for the intake / exhaust setup: Started making a radiator... ...so that I could mount the grill shell (I fabricated a couple of little taps that attach to the chassis, and the shell will hold in place with some micro bolts) And I've been contemplating these as rear tires, maybe? This Saturday's project - fabricate a floor and trans tunnel...more soon!

These look interesting Greg! Are you planning to sell them? I LOVE the ones that Bill posted above, but they're not super cheap...