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This may stir a hornet's nest- But you may want to check out Harbor Freight. They have a dual action nice airbrush for $15 on sale, and a single action for $10. I bought one of each, the dual action looks alot more expensive than it is and works good.

That IS really cool! I missed something though?? When you make a scan of the part, form the 3D copy, you still have to take it to the machinist to have it made in metal. Why not just take the machinist the original? I would imagine someday, soon probly, that a similar scanning machine will produce exact code to be fed into a CNC machine and made from the final metal to be used from the start. I have been a machinist for about 16 years now, and when I first started I daydreamed of machines like this. And laser micrometers that would measure a part still spinning on the lathe. Really neat video, thanks for sharing that. My mind will be spinning all day

Look up the ALSA Corporation. They have a product called Mirrachrome. Whatever you are painting gets a black base polished to a mirror shine, then the Mirrachrome misted on to look like a mirror when properly applied. Hold on to your seat though because it isnt cheap. There is also a product called Alclad from Dupont but I am not familiar with that one. Hope this helps

WOW!!!! What a masterful work of art! That is absolutly incredible! Excellent craftsmanship with an expert sense of style and flow. I can only imagine the amount of work that has gone into that. Keep up the good work and keep us posted.

That is quite an undertaking! But you could try and work with clay to make a buck, then make a mold from that and pour a resin copy from that. Or you could use a wire form to start then covered by Sculpy clay and bake to harden it. You didnt mention the level of detail you were going for, or how much you were planning on spending, but they do have those 1/4 scale actual running V8 engines.....................

I was fortunate enought to have worked for Ram Mosher at Ram's Rod Shop in Dover DE at the time the purple 39 Lincoln "Scrape" was being built. The car was owned by Terry Cook, now resides in the Peterson Museum. From there, Terry went on to design and build in my opinion some very cool stuff. I have been heavily influenced by him and his design style. I hope you enjoy the link: http://decorides.com/

Check out Speedway Motors website. They sell Posies quarter eliptical springs and the mounts. And have a picture.

The front bumper is molded in, to be painted with mirra chrome, the roof is from the Chezoom kit, 59 Impala interior, extended hood, Corvette grill from the parts box, reshaped fins, scratchbuilt "fishtail" exhaust tips, ets, etc, etc. Hope you like it so far. Gary

This is my ongoing Kaddy project. I'm having trouble with the pictures again so I'll try more later.

It WAS a dream job when I was a kid, right up there with the pudding taster at Pizza Hut. I would however like to see the whole process some day.

Thanks Guys for the info. The box art has always been a huge inspiration. "To someday build it as good as the one on the box" I guess thats why I gave up on that and started cutting them up! LOL

When I was a kid, that was my dream job. To sit around and get paid to build the models that were pictured on the box. Ahhh what fun it would be to build the very first one, plus have all those kits at your disposal to cut up when you didnt have to build "box stock" Anyway, I am curios who builds them. What the process is of design, moldmaking (I am a machinist by trade) and the paint and build of the model you see on the box to the photography. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I am looking forward to learning about this. Thanks Gary

Looking good man! Hey- is that a '57 Caddy back there with a Chezoom roof? I dig it! -Gary

Depends on the day and the weather, but these are my rides. The 66 pictures are when I first bought it, fresh from the barn. Its since been rebuilt and rally wheels put on it but pretty much looks the same. 55 Chevy truck and the dune buggy: Another shot: More pics of this in the 1:1 Reference section:

In the summer this is what I race. Yes its fast, and yes you have to be a little crazy. I thought maybe someday I would build a replica of it but that probly wont happen. Maybe it can inspire someone else. Hope you like it.

Very Nice. What are those tail lights? They would look killer on the '59 Caddy project I've got goin.

Is more time in the beginning but I prefer to use the very least amount of filler as possible. It takes more time to make parts fit just right, it pays off in the end by not spending the extra time messing with the filler. There are times of course when you must use it and it is a very valuable tool. I like to use the evercoat 2 part glazing putty. Goes on like butter and is easy to sand. Or the old superglue and baking soda trick works well too.

I've been messing around with the '59 Caddy model, dropping the rear as low as it will go. In doing so the rear frame need C notched. Easy enough to get the notch in there but it left a gap in the molded frame rail. I used some aluminum tape cut, burnished in place and the excess cut off. Behind it I put some superglue to reinforce it. Seemed to work pretty good. Its kind of a pain for me to post pics but I guess I could if ya'll would like. The reason I did it that way was because the tape was easy to form, but stong enough to hold its shape and it stuck itself. Hope this helps somebody. Gary

Have you tried NON Acetone fingernail polish remover? Seems to always work like a champ for me, and in record time. Just make sure its the NON acetone or you will have a melted mess.

I feel your pain. I too went to the big W to look for models and after aimless wandering of the toy section and catching concerned glances from mothers, I asked an associate for what I was looking for. They hadnt carried models in about a year. In the 2007 phone book I had available, there were 8 hobby stores listed and only 2 left in business today. Those 2 cater to trains in one and R/C in the other with very little for the model car guy. No scratchbuilding suplies, slim model selection, so I am forced to mail order everything. But being the dedicated model builder I hope to be, I'll do what I gotta do to keep on doing what I do.

I just signed up to have MCM mailed to me regularly. Now I'll something else to look forward to in the mail! Just felt like sharing my excitement I guess.

Just wanted to tell everone to have a safe and happy new year. No wild partys for myself this evening- those days are over. Probly hole myself up in the model room and sniff glue and bondo fumes

Hi, I have several old magazines as well. Rod and Custom, Car Model, Cars. There are alot of articles about shows, tech how to, new releases etc. Most are from the early sixties forward to the early 70's. If there is something in paticular you would like more info on I would be happy to look for it.

Thanks guys I'll give it a whirl. My biggest fear was it would somehow end up a big, half melted, glob of goo. I'll let you know the results.

Has anyone stripped a body that has been painted with enamel paints and plastic filler underneath? I'm curios what will happen with the filler underneath the paint. It was Evercoat if that makes any difference. Thanks Gary