OldNYJim

My local store actually had some new stuff and moved the Gundam stuff out of the model aisle and into clearance. Shelves were well stocked with some of the newer Revell releases that they haven't had before. Not much on clearance worth shouting about, a few cans of the Testor's Glitter and satin enamels, plus four or five of the little bottles reduced in price but nothing that I needed.

That's even more helpful! Couldn't ask for much more than that - appreciate it Robert!

That’s really helpful to know, considering I’ve been debating whether to drive to Merrillville and see if they had anything I wanted. Thank you!!!

I've seen a number of Japanese builders use Oyumaru for quick 'n' easy mold making - it's actually available on Amazon but I haven't picked any up yet. I should, because it looks like it works great!

I, too, would like to see a WIP on this one - I never saw this kit before!

Funny think about the Badman...it's what we consider to be a typical looking period gasser, looking at it with today's eyes...but the box art at the time referred to it primarily as a funny car: (I know this box is from the more recent reissue, but the copy is the same)

Those stencils are a GREAT solution to laying down tire lettering - nice work!

This video might be helpful: In fact, the whole series is really good - definitely worth watching IMO

Leave the maker…take all the mugs

"Plywood"

Nice score!

Yes - 1/12th is the same as 1:12th Or, in architect’s scale, that’s 1” = 1’ or “one inch” scale

Thanks fellas! A little more progress this weekend, after spending the week priming and painting about everything that I hadn’t painted already…got a real yard sale coming together! None of the bits I had left to handle were of any particular note - lots of satin black, but the wheels did get a coat of satin clear to dull down the chrome a little, plus a light black-wash and some weathering on the tires: Polished out the body - I didn’t go NUTS on it, because it’ll be getting some weathering and really isn’t meant to be show-car shiny…just got the orange peel off it and gave it an in-scale sheen: One kit part I WON’T be using is the kit’s taxi sign on the roof - it’s not accurate for a NY car so I 3D modeled one and printed it today: I got the few decals (actually stickers) applied to the dash and fare-meter - they’re all I’ll be using from the kit’s sheet: Apparently the driver of this cab is named Shah Duzy Mahmou, which I guess is feasible ? And he just got a $38-and-change fare: The interior literally snaps together, as you’d hope from a snap kit, and everything fits beautifully - this kit was really a joy to piece together so far: After test fitting everything I un-snapped it and got the engine glued in place - one of the few parts I felt NEEDED glue, to be safe…I love how this underside turned out! Next up, getting the interior tub, frame and body all together for the final time… And now we’re down to some of the final little details before I can add a light layer of exterior weathering and wrap this thing up…I’m excited to do a little airbrushing and some washes to add some subtle grime and use to this thing… Thanks for looking - more soon, soon as I’ve done more!

I need to build one of these!! Love those old green ‘n’ black NYPD liveries! Figure we’ll be seeing more of these built (or at least purchased) now Ollie’s has them…doesn’t look a bad kit from the pics Casey posted there

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I read the producer Rick Rubin’s book on creativity this week, and a paragraph in that book made me think about my own building habits: I could definitely relate to that…I want to do my best work all the time, and not rush, but it’s easy to start to slow down (and sometimes stop) if the process starts taking too long. I’m working on my build-process to help me work in a smarter way to try and finish more builds (but without sacrificing quality…)

That color is GREAT! I need to try that paint! And you’re right - great kit - the way the engine assembles is a little weird to me, and it feels like they sit a little high right out of the box, but there’s a bunch of nice detail and they basically fall together!

It looks great! I bet it was no walk in the park to print either - but well worth the effort! That's awesome!

Oh wow, that grille!

Thanks for the replies, fellas! You ever notice how you spend all your time on these simple kits doing masking, which takes longer than just painting a bunch of individual parts in the first place? Good thing I like masking… Did a tiny bit more on the interior tub (also the engine bay): Silly putty to the rescue again! The interior of the taxi-spec Caprices was a dark blue, apparently, so I found some reference pics and shot the main components ready for future detailing (and picked out that washer bottle too)…plenty more stuff to paint on these bits… Next job, get the frame assembled (or at least the suspension and exhaust…): I’m pretty pleased with the general look (at least for what is MEANT to be a quick easy snap-kit build ?) Just a mini update - more soon, soon as I’ve done more!

This is really impressive and masterful building - great work on the 3D modeled AND scratchbuilt parts alike!

Bondo sells a smaller tube of their two-part stuff, with an even smaller tube of activator right in the box…that’s the one I like. AutoZone or places like that usually carry it…

Oh, and Honda's version of the same idea - if you had a hardtop it's almost like a baby NSX! Mid engined too!

I sat in one of these at the NY Auto Show a couple of years back - and, yeah, they're tiny: 3 cylinder, 660cc (I think?) engine - I bet it's super fun to drive! Reminded me a LOT of a shrunk-down version of my 2nd generation Miata, particuarly in looks. I'd drive the heck outta one of those

Thank you! I seem to remember seeing a resin Checker cab at one point, but I’m hazy on who made it… I will do! So far it was gray primer, a yellow base, the ‘actual’ yellow, then a light coat of clear lacquer to seal it in, followed by Createx for the black. I’ve got some more steps to do when it comes to the weathering tho. I’d bet there’s more taxi cab kits out there, but I’m no expert… I don’t know all of the mods, but there WAS a ‘taxi package’ Caprice offered. In NY in the early nineties the requirement for a cab be that it was a vehicle that, when registered to the livery commission, had less than 500 miles on the clock - so I’d guess most of these Caprices were brand new off the showroom floor. A little more progress today… Applied the decals I had printed, and ran some Tamiya panel line into the panel gaps… The engine bay needs a few stages of painting and masking to get all the details correctly painted, so I did the next step on that today. Silly Putty is a LIFESAVER for masking tasks like this… As you can see, the engine bay is also the interior tub, so this part is going to get a bunch more attention before I’m done… And I got the frame into paint…I’m going for used-not-ruined as my guide for the weathering on this project, but bad as the five borough’s streets are, even a fairly new car is going to get beat on pretty hard…first step was Createx black, followed by a healthy dose of drybrushing and then a little airbrushed Vallejo brown to bring out some of that nice detail: Then, once that was all dry, I used some washes and did a little more airbrushing to add some visual interest…I’m pretty pleased with how the frame turned out! The exhaust got much the same treatment; Vallejo dull silver with a couple of shades of brown airbrushed to add some grime and wear: I’m excited to see these bits all together…but I forgot to paint a couple of the suspension pieces so that’s on hold for now… And, that’s about the progress for today…plenty more to do…more soon, soon as I’ve done more!