bryan_m

very cool cranky!! i cant wait to see what you do with this kit! i gotta get a couple of them......my b`day is comin up, maybe ill get lucky! LOL ive been wanting to do the one from fast n loud, i think that car looks great, and i have some pics of another one i will post, its very smooth, and black... cheers bryan

Very cool! ive been thinkin about building this one for along time, but never got around to it......i would also like to do the ice cream truck from "nice dreams" keep it goin, im lookin forward to more of this. if i can help with any questions about the weathering let me know.... not that im an expert or anything, but its pretty much the way i build everything...... cheers bryan

Thanks David! cheers bryan

Hey Bruce! how ya been? cheers bryan

thanks corey. yea a little work does go a long way... i have used that same technique on quite a few grilles as well, and they look so much better sanded out! cheers bryan

thanks Rob! i think the problem on the second one was that i had the dremel turned up too high, and heated the plastic too much while sanding......ill try it again on a shallow one and see what happens.... cheers bryan

thanks Rich! my throat n nose are still on fire from that!! these wheels sets have 2 deep, and 2 shallow wheels, unfortunately the shallow ones are way too delicate to do this too......i knocked about 5 of the spokes off of one of them, but thats ok, ill just use 4 deep ones! cheers bryan

thanks guys! i have no idea what kit they came from, but i have 2 sets of them here. theyre not so delicate that they will break under the weight of a car, they should hold up really well. im workin on the other 3 now, so after its all said and done, ill have about 2 hours in all 4 of them.....thats worth it i guess. cheers bryan

thanks Eric, it took me about 30 minutes with a dremel, sanding sticks, and files.......it wasnt too bad. cheers bryan

Here they are tucked under a 59 impala, i am really liking them now. what a big difference a little work can make! time to do the other 3! thanks for lookin bryan

oh man! that looks so cool! very nice work on the engine bay, im diggin it. cheers bryan

thanks Bob. heres a couple more shots.......they still need cleaned a bit more, but it will be well worth the effort. i shot this first one against a light so you could really see that the plastic is gone.. here it is mounted in a nice whitewall tire..... cheers bryan

yea my buddy had one of these cars, and the trunk was tiny! barely room for a spare..... keep er goin corey bryan

ok guys, i was diggin through my wheel stash, and i came across these wheels......as is, i really didnt like them, they arent very nice at all..... i trimmed up the outer edges, and i thought, "i could make these look better"......ive been wanting some decent wire wheels for a future project, so i grabbed my grinder, and some files and here is what i ended up with. so much better without all that nasty plastic filling in those spokes!! it took me about 30 minutes to do this one wheel, they end up being pretty delicate....i still have to clean them up a little more, but im really liking them now..... thanks for lookin! cheers bryan

Bill, what Brand machines are you using to do this? i would like to gather some more info before i go off half cocked and buy the wrong machines when i get my cash in a couple months..... thanks! bryan

wheres all the progress Ray? do i have to send you a tankard of iced tea? LOL cheers bryan

very cool! the frame looks awesome, and so does the stance! cheers bryan

I really cannot wait until i can get a lathe and a mill.........hopefully in the next two months i will have them. youre work has really inspired me bill, i have to learn how to make something like this..... keep it goin, its amazing bryan

INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!

cool subject! lookin forward to seeing more of this. cheers bryan

Thanks Cranky! im goin to the bench in a bit, stay tuned cheers bryan

its official Rich..........i hate stinkbugs more than anything else on this planet! I drank one last night!!!! it was in my iced tea, i was sittin here watchin TV, and grabbed my tea for a drink, and i felt something hit the back of my throat, and i thought...aah, its just a half melted ice cube...........well, half melted ice cubes dont try to get back out of your throat....i couldnt get it out, so i just rinsed it down with more tea! gross man!.......now my throat is on FIRE! and my nose is running so bad.......man i really hate stink bugs!!! Bryan

holy cow!!!!! you just keep raising the bar Bill.........i dont even know what else to say man...im at a loss for words. my jaw is on the floor cheers bryan

GO RAY GO! cheers bryan

wow! that is a beautiful color, and great paintwork too. glad ya fixed the chips cheers bryan