Dr. Cranky

You found a treasure trove. Wow.

That's looking very good, Alyn. Keep it going.

BTW--John, where did you get the six-shooter?

LONG LIVE RUST! LOL!

That looks good. JF is taking no prisoners. I like that.

I'd love to see some pictures of what good examples look like.

More, more, more . . . please.

Cool, Ryan, take your vitamins and keep it going!

LOL!

I am painting a few more elements of the body, and then I am going to let it rest and turn my attention to the work on the engine. Once I get the engine and chassis done, I think I will feel more relaxed about this one!

LOL!

Wow, it looks like you are about to play Dr. Frankenstein!

Nice fabric, and it looks in perfect scale! Nice!

Very cool colors, I like it.

Cool model. I like it.

Excellent model. Congrats.

I think it's a good list.

Thanks, Mike and Brad . . . yes, I still have to add a million and three details all over the place. This is just the fresh paint job out of the booth . . . I think I will keep it toned down (not shiny) in most of the build . . . but this is, I think, a build that's going to have lots of different contrasts . . . and probably lots of color . . . we'll see. Speaking of papyrus, I just bought a sheet of it because I want to build a display base for this one with a few other elements, just for a little extra fun. Now I have to cut tape in scale for the mummy wrapping! The fun just never ends, does it?

I wanted to capture a variety of colors here, but I am sticking with gold, yellows, and orange for now, although I will put in some turquoise accents . . . This is a great kit and I've noticed that it's a tight fit the space between the engine cover and the radiator casing and front grill, so I might display the build without the cover this way I can clear coat the whole build, otherwise I am afraid the paint is going to be way too delicate. Some of the texture is not coming through in the pictures, but the cheesecloth did a nice job . . . I think you can see it in the above picture better . . . I am also thinking of adding some mummy-wrap touches with tape in the front fenders and body sides . . . I think it's going to bring out the whole EGYPT thing a little bit better . . . I am making progress, slowly . . . .

I started out with the chassis and fenders and painted them Sparklescent (AUTO AIR COLOR) and then fogged in a little ORANGE CANDY . . . The body is HOK TANGELO fogged over cheesecloth to give it a bit of texture, then Rootbeer candy was sprayed along the edges . . . all the emblems and the tail are going to be HOK Cocoa Peal, including the grill skull (not painted yet). The stinger has a variety of HOK pear colors, but the skulls and other details will be dry brushed with silver or old later . . .

I think I am getting too old for these kinds of raw-nerves paint jobs . . . But hey, it's my fault for always coming up with impossible ideas . . . Here's where I'm at after a day and a half of painting, masking, painting . . . etc . . . now I don't know if I should clear coat or leave it suede but glittery. Egypt was all about the bling, right?

Sure, the Lab-RAT-ory is a-cranking on this Halloween:

I agree, the details in those Galaxie kits is AMAZING, but you know the 50 Chevy Pick UP is an AMT kit, and that's one of my favorites, including lots of Revell. I don't know what they were doing over at AMT back in those days, but the got this one right. And the new release is a wonderful way to build up stock for the winter months. LOL. Keep it going. All right, it's time for me to really get cracking painting. Back later.

Love the murals . . . I think you did a nice job.

Nice, yes, I'm about to hit the paintbooth too! Keep us posted. This is one of my favorite kits, and it should paint up nice.