Kanada Kustoms

Glad you guys like what I'm doing to this Hudson... Thanks for the good words!

It's awesome that you guys like it! Thanks for the good words... Always appreciated! Just gotta start filling holes, sanding and more primer... Don't think I'll get it into color before the weather turns though!

That came out awesome!

Thanks for the good words guys, always appreciated! Made a little more progress. I started cutting the hood for the process of sloping it: I just eyeballed where the fenders started to slop and tried to mimic it on the hood. I cut the hood into two segments to make the slope gradual: And the front cuts. They slope down in the front. I just went with the shape of the hood: And the hood with the pieces cut free and fitted up: And the pieces that were cut free, they need lots of filler pieces and shaping: Just an aside, I had to add .020 filler pieces to the top of the body as the fenders weren't lining up. They'll be shaped later in preparation of mating it to the main body. In the back you can see the two hood pieces that were cut free with .030 sheet attached and awaiting shaping: As I shaped the hood pieces, it was quite apparent that they needed thicker filler pieces to fit up again. Here, the .030 sheet has been shaped. I sanded down the filler piece on the middle piece too much and will have to add more filler pieces later. The rear piece has .020 sheet added to the ends to get it back to where it was stock: And here is the middle piece with the .020 sheet on the ends shaped. Not the clearest photo, I had trouble getting the camera to focus on what I wanted to show, but hopefully you get the point: And here I have filed the filler pieces on the ends of the middle piece to a wedge so when I glue it up, it will be on a new lower slope than stock. The back side had to be filed on an angle too to mate up with the main hood at its new angle: Here the middle piece has been attached. I had to add a .010 filler where it attached to the main hood. Then a .040 filler where the front piece attaches. It still needs shaping of course. The front piece was fiddly and I had to work it with a file very slowly from side to side to get it to fit just right: The hood all glued back together with filler pieces shaped. The shaping of the front piece was subtle and it's slope is slight but it now matches the fender tops: A side shot of the hood with its new silhouette. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of it in stock form, but I assure you it is now a much more relaxed slope to the front: The hood on the car. It matches up with the fender tops nicely: Different lighting. It's not a perfect match but it's very close to the fender tops in shape. Some file work and the slope will be seamless with the fender: There's a bit of a discrepancy between the two hood pieces that were cut free and the lower hood. I'll file what I can to get it to match up, the rest will need filler pieces, most likely along the sides. To follow are a few photos of the new lower hood fit up to the body: Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

That looks sinister, nicely done!

Another great build, love the copper!

Great build... Love the extras inside the boat!

Cool looking mini, ready for the track!

Awesome build... Love these cars!

Fantastic paint work... Really looks awesome!

Roof rack and interior are looking good!

Nice Comet... Good job on the interior too!

Nice in two-tone blue!

Cool build... I love the scallops!

Great build... Love that engine and the paint is fantastic!

Again, such a cool build and great execution... The grill looks great!

It's my pleasure Greg... I just enjoy showing my work. I like to have a reason for what I'm doing when Kustomizing, otherwise it's just change for the sake of change! I also like showing how I do stuff, because the magazines and online forums that show how to do stuff are what got me started. I think everyone learns from each other so showing how I did stuff is my way of contributing to that system/process that was so valuable to me developing the skills I have now. Again, thanks for the good words bud... It really keeps me building!

Not much progress, but a little. I measured and tried to cut the same angle and location as the other side was cut at. This would be so I could use the joint lines to compare from one side to the other during final shaping to get them to match. It worked ok, I didn't get it exact but was still able to use the joint lines to compare and shape. You can see a couple of big chunks of plastic glued in place on the passenger's side awaiting shaping. I always add more than I need. Lots to remove! And some pictures of it shaped and some comparison shots showing side to side symmetry (or as close as I could get...). I actually made a template of the curve of the fender top of the one completed, and carried it right down the front of the car. I used it on the other side to get the curve of the fenders to match: And lastly, I had to add some plastic back to the wheel well opening. I originally cut it to try and match the silhouette of the fender but it didn't look right so it is back to stock. As always... Thanks for looking!

The three I'm currently working on: 50 Olds 53 Hudson 59 Plymouth

Nice build... Came out really good!

Nice looking wagon... I dig the orange glass!

I got some grey primer on this today. Everything but the interior as it will be white. Nice to see it all one color. A couple of shots to show what the front looks like without the chrome: And a bunch or shots of it mocked up in primer. I'm planning to use Revell's Chrome spray paint for the chrome bits: Thanks for looking!

I got some grey primer on this one today. Everything but the interior as it will be white: How the front looks without the chrome installed so you could see the pan I made: And a bunch of mock up pictures in primer. Nice to see it in grey. A little body work to do but it's not bad: Thanks for looking!

Cool build, very creative... Great photos too!

Nice Wildcat... Cool wheels!