Paul Payne

David, I wanted a bit more of a classic front end, and what more fitting than a classic Deuce grille?

This has been one that has been kicking around for awhile. Mating a sectioned Deuce grille to the front end. The rear is an old continental kit with a Corvette ZR-1 rear valence.

That is a serious resin stash, and some wild ideas! One question- who made the Bugatti T57SC Atlantic, and what is the scale?

Beautiful hot rod! Love it!

Seriously nice hot rod! Not too much chrome and plenty of go!

Maroon is great! Build is great! Nice job!

Also has a great trade with Michelle- will trade with her anytime!

Thanks, John! Good luck with your own rebuild!

Progress! Paint! Detailed the dash, constructed door handles and window cranks from 1/8" rod, 1/16" rod, and 0.030" x 0.030" square stock, since the engraved ones would be impossible to detail, painted the interior tub with Testor's garnet pearl metallic, and painted the body with Duplicolor dark garnet red. Once the body is dry, it will be clear coated- then the crucial decision- chrome pen or bmf? Hours of fun ahead, that's for sure!

With 3 cats and 2 small dogs this is a never ending battle, finished and works in progress. Years ago I acquired several clear styrene shoe boxes and I also pick up clear plastic display cases whenever I see any at a model show flea market. I have one of Betsy's make up brushes and also a natural bristle painter's brush for dusting. Right now the model room needs a deep cleaning but it interferes with building.......................

Joe, go to wip light commercial and look for truck, boat, and trailer.

Love it! Wanna race?

Jay, this sounds promising- would like to meet you and talk (and look at) models! Not real familiar with the area between Shelbyville and Columbus- but I have been to Greensberg several times- Can you suggest a meeting place? One problem- my work schedule is very irregular so suggest a time and I will see if it will work.

More progress on the restoration. Chassis has been painted. Tires are clean, white walls refurbished with white paint marker, inner wires washed with flat black, chrome touched up with chrome pen, and new knock offs from the stash. Upper axle holes used for a nice low look. Rear bumper and front grille re-chromed with pens, headlight lenses added over existing lenses after painting the existing lenses with steel. Need to buff away a little more wash to make it pop. Rear tail lights are in the process of being fabricated from various parts in the stash. The windshield frame is starting to be rebuilt- the part from the center to driver's wind wing was one piece, then broke and had to be glued together before installation. Same with the rear wind wing pillar- started as two pieces, broke into three, now back to one, soon to be installed. Will reinforce everything with small diameter brass rod and super glue. Windshield glass had to have the wind wings cut off- totally unsalvagable. Needs more polishing, and will also make new wind wings with acetate. Yankee thrift led me to use up a can of paint on the interior- ran out, so I am stripping it for a repaint. Dash was stripped and new paint applied. Now for hours of fun bmfing the interior and detailing the gauges- what I call fiddly stuff!

I try to reduce clutter as I go. Four tools always out are two tweezers, an X-acto knife, my eye loupe, and a pin vise. Everything else is in a tool holder I built from super gluing pill bottles together. Jar paint is in the bench drawer, spray paint in the closet. My biggest problem is dust and pet hair- very hard to keep up with. I use a cookie sheet to build on, or at least set out parts. My dad was a certified master watchmaker and I inherited his bench and some of his tools. I also have "stations" which are trays I do putty work and sanding on as well as sawing, grind sanding, and weathering. Parts are mostly stored in parts bins or plastic bags. Shelves store reference material , unbuilt models, and built models on display. I would love to have more room, but I'm thankful for the space I have, and most important, my very supportive wife, Betsy- supplier of wire, jewelry finding, and enthusiasm for my projects!

Bruce, the ropes are just to hold the boards over the heads. Cables actually hold the ironmongery!

Charlie, I have always been very partial to maroon over maroon.

Progress! Decided to use a white paint pen to freshen the white walls after a good scrub. Broke out the chrome pens and touched up the wheels and chromed the steering wheel- now to paint the rim. Also found some knock offs in the stash. Shot primer on the chassis after removing the insert for the lower portion of the engine- this will be primed and detail painted. One rocker panel had a lakes pipe glue bombed in place- been working on smoothing this out. The area of the fenders around the wind wing widows was badly damaged by glue from attachment of mirrors and antennas (or spot lights). So- filing, sanding, flat black, filler, repeat until happy (model building is FUN!) The is still a wip- glue damage and a cramped area to try and fill and sand- plus there is a Lincoln logo there as well as other chrome trim- we shall see! Any ideas on detailing deeply recessed gauges and the chrome trim would be appreciated!

Rick, I do have a 65 I am customizing, may use the glass as a donor.

Ken, The 1/2 roof Lincoln is the 1961 I'm restoring to stock, but with wire wheels and different tires. Still have the 1/2 roof, but no plans to use it. The 1962 in the pic will also be restored to stock. I I love the 1961-1963 Lincolns- really great American luxury cars with fantastic clean style.

Rick, thanks for the encouragement!

I picked up this one a couple years back but have been working up the courage to restore it. Lots of fiddly places to sand and fill- especially around the windshield posts and vent windows where the mirrors, and I think spotlights, were glued. Windshield frame is broken but repairable. Glass is poor- anyone out there have a replacement or repro? White walls might be restorable but I picked out some replacements from the stash just in case. Dash, which I had to saw out of the interior bucket, had a phone glued in, and the original builder meant it to stick! Great news is that the grille and rear bumper are in good shape needing only chrome touch up. A fellow forum member very kindly made resin copies of the rear grille which was missing.

Thank you all for your interest and positive comments on this build! Definitely a change from trying to lay a shiny paint job! Betsy gave me an old set of pastel chalks years ago and they are perfect for weathering!

Finally finished! The load is a big airplane engine on its way to be rebuilt. This was great fun to build- used both scratch built items as well as bits and pieces repurposed to create something new.

It's Done! Sneak Peek! Lots more in Under Glass!