OldNYJim

New car kit announced this morning - presumably the old Miss Deal kit?

Haha! Not as much as most of the cars I see in the Midwest now I’m here…some of them have more holes than car ?. Thank you sir! And thank you too! Today’s tiny bit of progress was getting the body straight and into primer. The nose took the most work, but it wasn’t terrible… I’ve got some semi-complex airbrushing ideas that I’d like to try on this one, so I’m getting a jump on the body before anything else - laid down a base color of that nice Testor’s Ice Blue as a starting point: And then after a shot of intercoat to protect the blue, I got to start taping up for some airbrushing fun… Got a bunch of ideas for this one…hope I can pull off what I’m shooting for…I’m excited to lay down some more paint tomorrow! Thanks for looking!

It’s cool when you build Mustangs and Broncos and wagons and stuff (and a balanced diet is important)…but I LOVE your hot rod builds. I learn so much from them…great work so far buddy!

The concept makes me think of this, too left, from a 70s Hot Rod magazine: Certainly won’t be easy to pull off - but the idea has some potential I think! It’s hard doing something new with a Deuce!

Last year I came up with my take on what the whole Cal-look Beetle trend would’ve looked like if New York got there first and built this: I tried to think what an east coast bug would look like compared to a west coast build - probably a little more ride-height for those potholed city streets, less emphasis on performance and less drag influence - and I figured the cars would look a little tougher and would probably need those bumpers front and rear because people park by feel, not sight, in the five boroughs. Anyhoo, I enjoyed building that Revell kit and wanted to do a companion piece - kinda the same but a little different. Here goes… I’m gonna use the same 356-inspired wheels I used last time - I like the ‘jewelry-ness’ of them (I know that’s not a real term) but I want to fix a couple of things I didn’t like about the Revell kit. The kit engine is built in two ‘layers’ - and it looks ok-ish when it’s done, but the construction is a little weird to me…anyone who’s built one of these will know what I’m talking about. So, I’m ditching the kit parts and swapping in a 3D printed version from Blackbox STL: First job is to drop the kit suspension some - I’m not going for ‘slammed’ here, but a realistic practical-ish drop. To go that, I had to separate the rear trailing arms and reglue them, whilst narrowing them a little in the process to fit wider wheels, and do a similar process on the front axle too: It’s all a little wobbly here but I tested with some Elmers and it all works how I hoped. Ride height check: Going to drop it a smidge more in the rear, but it’s close to what I imagined… Next job, use this handy dandy template (also from Blackbox…): To open up a moonroof: The interior on these kits is so nice, it’s a shame to hide it… I’m going to try and really push myself on the paintjob for this one and try some new stuff…more on that later, but it’ll definitely have some sparkles: And that’s about how far I got so far…more soon, soon as I’ve done more!

My local HL got a restock since my last visit - still doesn’t have any of the Revell 55 Gasser kits; but I had wanted one of the Revell 37 Fords so that followed me home: Plus some lacquer, a new color of a wash I’ve been enjoying experimenting with lately, and some acrylic for a diorama piece I’m working on…

Mailcall! I’ve been wanting to build one of these: Funny thing - I forgot I had ordered one of these already, so I had two arrive from different places a day apart ??

Ohh, this channel looks great! Something to watch tomorrow during Saturday bench time! Thank you!

That’s a great way to look at it! Love the wheels, they look good from where I’m sitting

That color looks great @jaymcminn! Im gonna build a NY taxi, so I needed to draw up an sign for the roof: Not ‘real’ modeling work I know…but it will be once I print one and glue it to something!

Thank you sir! Speaking of extra touches, final part of this build was finishing up the windshield…firstly, painting the rubber gasket… Then printing and painting a windshield wiper… And once that and the little chrome divider bar were fitted to the front glass that’ was about a wrap on this one: Far from perfect, and if I did it again I’d change about twenty things - but I learned a bunch and had fun! Thanks for following along and all the nice comments!

Not the most fun process...thanks for the info on the decals! Appreciate the info Bill!

I do not - I was planning on ordering a set from SOMEONE - how was the quality on the ones you received? Thanks for the heads up! I can mask and paint the bigger graphics, but I would need a sheet for the smaller stuff anyway so I'll probably end up picking up a set...

Got tired of waiting for Hobby Lobby to restock so I ordered online…excited to build me a Badman!

I apparently missed this the first time around…outstanding collection Bob! You should be proud! I always enjoy seeing your work - and you always present it so well! Kudos!

Thank you! Tamiya polishing compounds are my current favorite - they do nice work! Man, I hear that - right up until I started piecing everything together and doing some assembly I was thinking I’d made a mistake, even though the color is just what I imagined. I think seeing it with the white and chrome really helps bring it together. That said, I may hate it again tomorrow ?‍♂️? That’s actually the strip of LEDs in my photo booth, if you’re talking about the photos with the blue background…although I do like similar ones on my workbench because they’re so ‘clean’ and white Thanks Bob! Thank you!! Steal all you like - I stole most of the ideas myself anyway… Couple of little bits of progress tonight…got a chance to try my custom printed bumper stickers for the first time, plus got the license plate mounted and the taillights in place. For anyone building one of these, you need to remove about half the material from the back of the taillights in the kit to make them mount nicely…plus I got the door and trunk handles attached: I need to do some touch ups on the red lights and give them a wash once they’re dry… Machined a fuel filler and cap, and got the spare tire mounted… And I’m close to being done…needs some little touch-ups and some washes and some little bits but I’m almost there now…thanks for looking! More soon…

That’s my vote…always ? This is gonna be good!

It’s true…if I ever feel like buying something but haven’t got a kit in mind I order some scratchbuilding materials. Your future self always thanks you for having ordered that stuff (especially if you keep it organized like you have ?)

I wish Aldi sold kits here - would make getting groceries less tedious ? Great start - love that low-low stance!

Ohh, cool project Mark! I had something VERY similar in mind myself, but didn’t get to it yet. Great start!!

I kept going back every week to pick up a 55 Chevy and a 37 Ford and they just never had any stock…in the end I relented and got smart and ordered them on Amazon. It was a few bucks more, but I already spent a few bucks more in gas hunting them down anyway. I too would like to see fuller shelves and more of the new stuff, but I’m sure their management know what they’re doing (or are under that impression)

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone! Some more progress this weekend… Polished out the body: I wasn’t quite done when I took this pic, but my favorite reflection test came out ok… Then masked and shot white on the rubber foot steps (whatever those are called…) With that done, I got the frame under there, mostly finished up the engine and got the wheels mounted: Next up, got the interior together. I could’ve gone more complex and detailed on the interior but I’ll be happy if everything just fits together still when I’m done… Another test to make sure everything still works - man, I love these door-open shots… Next up get the grill, and front and rear bumpers installed plus the headlamps: And with that we’re starting to get down to the little stuff…headlamp lenses (found that Revell 32 ones fit like a glove), taillights, radiator cap, fuel filler tube and cap, door and trunk handles…bunch of little stuff, but it’s coming together! More soon, soon as I’ve done more!

Like a couple of others have said already - outstanding CRAFTSMANSHIP. Really beautiful work

That looks amazing - nice job! Great job on the paint and decals especially. So, is the window mesh make of vinyl on these? Or styrene? Nice tough in modifying that to be 'open'...

There’s a great thread here (with advise from sources I consider trustworthy) - I’m not sure how much of this crosses over to the Model A tho…