Dr. Cranky

I never use balsa wood because it is too soft. I use stuff I get from the railroad section, a company name Keppler.

Thanks, Sam . . . stay tuned in for more pictures . . .

It looks like you are getting super results with that paint. Looking forward to more.

Thanks, friends . . . the new beast is fully painted, and the chipping is about to start but this one is a bit more complicated then the last two . . . Lordy, it seems like the last two weeks have gone by scratching a millimeter of paint every other hour . . . I'm getting cross-eyed.

That looks like a clean, well-build model, perfect for the collection.

Wow, I'm floored, that's a gorgeous combination of colors, and it's one of the cleanest 55s I've seen around. Congrats.

LOL, diorama. Who's got time for a diorama when there's yet another 38 Ford waiting to be finished. You heard right, 3 in a row, but hum . . . what is the last one gone to look like. Stay tuned in for a thread titled: The Many Faces of a 38 Ford Pick Up!

LOL, any embossed type of TP will work, or paper towel . . .

Hey, Marty, you just won the jackpot with 777 in the number of posts!

Thanks, Sully, and Ken, go for it . . . finish 'em, you'll feel better you did!

Very cool. All these vintage 20s vehicles remind me of the great show BOARDWALK EMPIRE.

I love how the engine turned out, and I like the color. Keep it going, chap.

Thank you. This kit is lots of fun.

Thank you. Here are some more progress pics . . . enjoy . . .

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!! WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!! WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!! Okay, the reason why I can't speak is that I am currently doing the Curley Dance on the floor. Wow, what a beautiful job. Concept = Excellent Execution = Excellent. You've done a great job, and this model pushes the envelop forward. Thank you for this great build.

Wow, great job on cleaning up the body and many of the parts, quite a transformation.

You then take electrical tape or duct tape and cut it down to scale, then you simply add it around the edges or over the whole. With you handy tweezers you pull up a bit of the material. There's no wrong way to do this so you do it until you like the results . . . The idea is to add interest to your interior and provide yet another detail to keep the viewer's eye fixed on your model . . . Give it a try, it can't be any easier and please share your results . . .

But wait! We are getting ahead of ourselves here . . . First you cut the toilet paper to legth in the general shape of the seat, and you place it on the seat and then put a drop or two of diluted glue to anchor the seat, then with the brush you slowly drip a drop here and drop there until the whole toilet paper tissue has been moistened. Allow it to dry . . . Then you place the cotton (I used a bit from the head of a Q-tip) and you put it through the hole and push it up through the dry upholstery . . . Here's another angle . . .

Hello, maties, Dr. Cranky tuning in once again to show you how utterly easy it is to add a bit of flavor to your interior seats . . . Follow along singing the torn-up song! Okay, so all you need is toilet paper (yes, the pattern kind), some diluted white glue, scissors, a brush and tweezers . . . Drill a 1/4 or 1/2 inch hole in the spot where you want to show your torn seat . . . Like in the example on the right . . . The idea is to make the holes large enough for the impending cotton or fiber to fit into . . . Like this:

Here are a few more . . .

Made a bit more progress with the rusting and the weathering process . . . this one is getting close . . .

I love the way the paint is turning out. This is going to be an eye-popping model. Keep it going, chap.

Ooh, I likes it. I love fat fendered Fords.

Sam, it's a WARHAMMER bit from the spares parts box, I think it's from a Skaven army set. I believe it's a rat's head with goat horns . . .go figure.

LOL. If only. I still have ways to go before I catch up to Nature's great job on weathering!