OldNYJim

That looks great!

Quick trip to the Lobby of Hobby today…I don’t need another Revell Beetle but for $9 it was following me home… Plus, I didn’t need superglue debonder particularly, but for a dollar that followed me home too ?

Super clean 55 Chevy, just sitting under a tree:

I’m envious - I’d love a scanner! I’ll be interested to see how you like it, and see some results!

I picked up one of these kits at a model show last year, and this project has been rattling around my brain for long enough… Actually, I got taken on the first one of these I picked up - it was sealed with tape and allegedly complete…and it was, besides the interior pieces, chassis, a tire…some crucial stuff like that. Still, I was impressed enough with the quality and detail of this self-proclaimed Snap Kit that I REALLY wanted to build one, so I picked up another, designed some decals and here goes nothing… As any model builder knows, following the directions is CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, and step one was gluing the engine halves together: Once I’d done that, I lost interest in following the directions and jumped ahead to painting the body ? I regularly (daily, in fact) use a Pantone swatch book for my work; a Pantone book is a color chart used most commonly in the print industry to match colors, and when I was still living in NY I made notes of various colors in the city’s color palette for projects like this. Having that reference number allowed me to mix up some Createx to get really close to the proper 90s NY taxi color: Whilst that was drying, I got back to what I was meant to be doing and prepped and painted some engine components (more on those after the weekend, most likely): And then last night I spent a ‘fun’ hour masking up the body to shoot the black trim: I like Createx black for projects like this - it shoots super smooth and clean, clean-up is easy and you can touch in any flaws with a brush. Just a little clean-up required here and then I’ll shoot some intercoat before the next steps. And…that’s about as far as I got so far…not a bunch of progress so far but I’ve got the idea in my mind that this one will be realistically used and weathered but not TOO much…a nice clean cab still, fairly early into it’s probably-long career. More soon, soon as I’ve done more!

Agreed! I'm just starting to dig into one of these now too, and it's well done! The engine suffers from simplification the most, it looks like, but so much of the block is hidden anyway that I THINK it's not worth re-engineering it completely or finding other parts to swap in.

Yeah, I'd like to see the full kit especially get another go-around...prices are pretty high these but I'd like to complete my Boyd collection...

Bear in mind too that there's Snap and Full Detail variations of the Chezoom, Aluma-Coupe and I think the Hauler too? I haven't done a TONNE of research, but was the Vantastic actually anything to do with Boyd? Showrods lists it as being designed by Dave Carlock of AMT...was there ever actually a 1:1? http://www.showrods.com/showrod_pages/vantastic.html

Thank you!!! Haha, that's perfect! The Li'l Hotty! Thanks Dan! And thanks to everyone who followed along on this thread - some finished pics here:

I had started a couple of different T-bucket builds earlier in the year, but neither of them quite were hitting the spot for me...so third time's a charm! To nail the T-Bucket I had in my head, I started with an AMT '23 T body, scratchbuilt a frame, used a parts box front axle with Atlantis hairpins and spring, a Revell grille and radiation, AMT T lights leftover from some other project, a Parts Pak Small Block Chevy built out of the packet except for wiring and fuel lines, a scratchbuilt brass windshield, scratchbuilt interior, steering wheel from a Boothill Express, a resin cast skull shift knob, a 3d print gas tank with a Revell '29 Ford wheel nut as a cap, a single scratchbuilt tail light, an AMT early Ford rear axle with an Atlantis leaf spring and linkages, parts box front brakes, 3d printed rear drums and 3d printed 36 Ford wheels and tires. Paint is Createx for the black parts, silver base with Tamiya Candy red for the numbers and flames, Hyperchrome for the chrome parts and Citadel Oxblood for the interior. Glad to finally have a T-bucket that I'm pleased with on my shelf...and now that I've built one I've got about a hundred more I wanna do...probably one with a shorty pick bed next. Thanks for looking - build thread here, for anyone interested:

Nice work Scott - I've been following this one on Instagram, but the larger pics really show off the quality of your work. Great build!

Spotted online today:

I found that my wife’s hairspray works well for that too, when I don’t feel like breaking out the airbrush

NICE!!! I’ll be picking this one up!!!

GREAT find! It’s Prime Day (Days) tomorrow and Wednesday, so I’ll be interested to see what all else ends up discounted

Final update on this one, because once everything was painted it was just time for assembly. Got final polish done on the body (still in progress here): Assembled the engine and got it in the frame: Tires mounted to wheels… I like how the frame looks, assembled…never used so much black on a build! Then it was just a case of getting the headlamps in place, install the seats and gas tank, and glue the body to the frame for good: And once all THAT was done, final job (because it’s delicate) was getting the windshield glued to the frame with some canopy glue and then get that attached to the body…and…it’s about done! I’ll take some better photos and post them up…but that’s about a wrap on this one - thanks for following along everybody! Appreciate all the nice comments!

I would recommend Rapid Tac: https://a.co/d/dftzdqR It’s a solution made for the sign industry to aid in exactly what you’re asking about. You spray a little on the surface, apply the sticker, move it until you’re satisfied and then use a squeegee to remove the excess fluid from underneath whatever you’re sticking down. Won’t ruin the glue, have used it hundreds of times myself, doesn’t hurt any paint or plastic I’ve ever used it on. DISCLAIMER: I would test it first and practice before using it on a prized project - but that goes for any new product we use

Add me to the list of people who LOVE this stuff! I have a whole photo album full of pics of 60s-era model builds that I have saved for future inspiration. Thanks for continuing to share some of your ‘classics’ Tim!

I don’t know which seller that is…but…you can try adding multiple items to your cart and then see if the shipping increases. I got my $18 ‘30 Coupes today! Well packaged by Overstock Hobbies…and came way before the estimated delivery date:

This is a really impressive build - nice work! Those extra details you added really bring this one to life!

Yep, same here...the stuff we print is (generally) so small, I gave up on printing anything hollow to save some resin. Even with holes, I found it was tough to get the parts cleaned successfully so that they didn't keep weeping resin out of the holes...solid prints save me all that hassle.

Nice clean paint…and those flames look awesome!

Yes…but…if you do what I said in the post and scroll down to the other sellers: I think they show the $24.25 price because that particular seller is offering free delivery, but if you check the other people selling the same thing you can buy multiples at the lower price, contingent on paying $5.25 on top of whatever quantity you order…

Yep, I had one arrive like that…box a little damaged but the contests made it ok: Yep - had that same experience too!

Awesome! Thanks Dan!