chris731

Thanks, its Model Master Metallic Turquoise.

Thanks! The tires and redlines came with the kit. It also came with whitewalls if you wanted to go that route.

Thanks for the comments!

Thanks, and thanks for watching my video's. I enjoy making them. Even though I'm not good at it, I have fun with it.

Revell kit I recently finished. Thanks for looking.

Thanks! I tried to capture some elements from the original Mobile Units. I'm happy how it came out. 8-tracks, hah. I still have mine, and my Panasonic 8-track home player. Your build sounds really interesting. I hope you do build one. It's refreshing to see someone builds when they deviate from the norm.

Imagineering...heh, I like that.

I finished it last by spraying it with dullcoat. I had fun on this one and going to do another SHADO vehicle. I think the next will be replacing that little blue transport they used to shuttle around in. Well anyway, thanks for looking.

I don't have any WIP pics. I have a couple of it sitting on my desk.

Ah, don't worry about Mike. Nothing wrong with helping someone out. I think it was called Uniform Grey. I got it from Home Depot a few years ago when I was building my 1:1 Phaser kit. It's not that glossy, I'm not sure why it photographed that way.

Thanks! I just finished decaling it tonight. I used decals from cars, planes, and whatever I had in my stash, but tried to make sense in decal placement. Once the decals dry, I'll install the rear doors then dullcoat it so it's almost finished. I don't know why someone would poopoo creativity. Anyone can mimick, I have more fun doing projects like this which is what any hobby is supposed to be about. Let the puritans be puritans. I'll take creativity anyday. I build for me anyways.

Got a lot done tonight, got the wheels on, did some paint detail, installed antenna, added some weathering, and added the SHADO decals. Still have more paint detailing and decaling before shooting it with flat clear. Still need to put the rear doors on but it's shaping up.

I working on a Italeri LAV-25 Piranha that I'm building as a SHADO vehicle. I just painted it last night, so when it dries, I'll go back and add the detail colors, black wash and SHADO decals. Still have to do the wheels. It's painted Dupli-Color Avignon Blue. My next 3 or 4 builds will all be SHADO related. A what if SHADO really existed, what would they use 30 years later using today's vehicles. The Piranha would be taking the place of the old mobile units. I loved the old UFO show.

Try this link to the pics. http://public.fotki.com/chris731/sci-fi/

Thanks, none I can think of. It's not a bad kit, a little bit of sanding here and there. I think the next build of the Enterprise will be the ISS version, I'm putting in a fiber optic kit to light it. But right now I'm having fun taking a break from cars and working on my SHADO builds.

Pretty much right out of the box. I used Paintshop Pro to put it in space. Nothing really special. I'm currently working on a SHADO vehicle, a what if SHADO really existed, what would they use in 2011 to combat UFO's using todays current military vehicles. My first SHADO build I'm using a LAV-25 Piranha. I'm building about 5 different SHADO vehicles in all, and Strakers car. I was a big UFO nut as a kid. Still enjoy watching it. I like doing Sci-Fi, nice break from cars. Well here's the TOS Enterprise.

Came out great, don't see many of those. The little butterfly decal is a nice touch. I'll have to remember to look at finger nail decal sets. Never thought of those. Are those a rub on type?

Thats is really a nice looking Satellite. Great job!

Thanks for the comments. There's more pics at the link below. http://public.fotki.com/chris731/chevy-builds/faster-chevelle/

I finished this up tonight. Used AMT 70 and 72 kits which are terrible. Tried to copy as much as I could of the beauty car using pics of the 1:1. Thanks for looking.

Zingers are so cool. I loved them as a kid and still get a kick out of them. Great job!

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Thanks for the comments. I wanted it to be as accurate as my skills allow because of what this car represents to me. I grew up around the 383 Road Runners, and this car was the car slugging it out on the streets more than the Hemi's. Hemi's were the exception, 383's were the rule, in my part of town anyways.

Thanks! I found the vynil tubing at a craft store called Pat Catans. It's like Michaels. I did the same thing you did and drilled into the firewall, cut the hoses long and ran them through the holes. Your motor compartment looks great by the way, really nice detail. Your time spent has paid off. Mine I used memory of what I owned, lol, so I hope I didn't forget anything. Thanks everyone for the nice comments.

I'm not aware of one. You could use the wedge hood with some sanding and a Dremel router bit. Draw out the U with a pencil, then follow the line with the router bit. I would use masking tape for a guide going down the hood, free hand the u part. Thanks for the comments.