Daniel Peterson

Yup, for mooring ships. They have this thing called a dictionary, and I actually broke down and used one for a change! I wasn't thinking "dictionary" yesterday when I asked the question. I gotta say again, I dig that tu-tone!

Color me curious...what is that?

Why aren't you in school, lad? :twisted:

Very nice job on one of my favorite subjects! Outstanding!

A white interior would sure work, given the vintage of the customizing style. Maybe some blue piping or accents of some sort to tie it to the exterior? I don't build customs, but boy do I like seeing them done by others! Add to it the fact that it's a restoration of a dog-meat built-up, and there's the one-two punch that really gets my attention!! Great work!!

I guess that's not bad. You know, if you like a ridiculously super smooth black finish and crisply executed traditional flames. And Mustangs...you'd have to like Mustangs, too. :wink:

We meet on the second Friday of the month, usually getting underway around 7 or so. It runs well into the evening, but I usually bail around 10PM. The meetings are held here: Trappe Fire Company 20 W. Fifth Ave Trappe, PA 19426 You can "mapquest" the address for directions. Depending on when you want to get there, some of us meet for a bite to eat in Collegeville before heading to the hall. It'd be great to have you show up!

I echo Andy's comments. Body armor and a HazMat team on call is a good idea with CSC. It will go through the oils in your skin faster than the fat lady through the dessert line at Old Country Buffet!! It works great, but if you let it get on you and you don't remove it fast enough, it leaves your skin almost devoid of any oils, and the result is the nastiest, most painful chapped, cracked skin you ever imagined. Careful use and common sense must be the order of the day. However, if you are talking about a resin body as opposed to a styrene kit, stay away from the CSC. Depending on the type of resin used, it may actually rubberize the resin. This, from experience. For resin, try oven cleaner. The resin tends to hold up fine and the paint gets gone pretty thoroughly from what I understand. The high percentage alcohol works great on prepainted bodies but I have never tried it on an enamel or lacquer paint job. Testing on scrap might be a good idea. There are also specific strippers for removing paint from plastic models, and I beleive one of the sources might be Floquil.

My trek to Greenbelt started at 4:45 in Winston-Salem that morning. It was worth it, but only made it harder to use the normal 2-hour drive from home as an excuse for not attending more meetings... As you can see with Cruz's little hottie, even the older imports need big money to get them up on four wheels. And another incomplete hot rod from Lyle...notice how it still only has 2 wheels? And this poor fella couldn't remember where he parked his models. (Psssst! Randy, just a little to your right! Try chirping the remote!) More stuff, stuffed in da link http://public.fotki.com/DanielP/scale_auto...ows/mama-12007/

:shock: Nice concept and even better execution! I really like the roadster look!

Nice! It sounds like it was something you may have mentioned before, but I guess I wasn't paying attention and am not familiar with your project. Is there something special (other than the fact it looks great) about the build-up?

Oustanding "real" muscle car build. Nice tu-tone, too! Great work as usual, from the House of Wyatt!

What I like most about this is the subtleties...nothing too over the top color-wise, and all complementing everything else. The chrome wheels and painted brake calipers are enough of a pop to break things up a little, and the lines of the car have always been a favorite of mine.

I didn't realize that was your project when I saw it on the table at the CPMCC meeting. It is a really neat, uncommon subject. So it's not a textbook typical muscle car...a cool car is a cool car. This is a cool car! 8)

Dr. Frankenstein I presume? I get a real charge out of your resto work. Nice saves, all of them!

Hmmm...I just finished a 3 hour drive between points in North Carolina (in the rain)...with plenty of time to think... I've wrestled with it and agonized over the Ghia being unibody in real life and on the verge of being rendered so errantly in scale. The abhorrent contradiction between reality and art is so glaring in this case...so...so irritating that I had to take some sort of drastic and immediate action just to get my head around the gross disruption in the time/space continuum that results from such a farcical representation of a Ghia. So I have decided, that in spite of the fact that it contradicts all that is true and believeable in our little scale Universe, I will simply tell myself that it is a fiberglass replica of a steel body. There, I said it. I am now able to move on and freely revel in the progress of what I am sure will be an absolutely ripping good model... I have found comfort in my new outlook and am now very much at ease. You may proceed.

It appears you know your way around a model...and a camera for that matter. Very nicely done on both counts!

Outstanding! I love it!

Unusual? Uh, yeah, it is. I really like the stock version of this car to start with, but this treatment is sweet! Nice work, Irv!

I don't get it. Can anyone tell me why even though these are great kits, and I love the subject, I have never cracked one open? What the devil is wrong with me?! Your project is looking really good so far, and the little touches (like the paint detail on the heads) are already paying off. As it is, travel is keeping me from the bench--again. At least I get to enjoy the great work everybody here has underway. Thanks!!

Take a bow, man! They are both pretty darn slick! As nice as your work is, you could really use just a little more light in the garage, at least for the photo shoots...unless Mr. Payne-Diaz insists on you working by candle light. A constructive observation, nothing more. Cool subjects, and very nice craftsmanship on both!!

Beautiful work! These goofy motorcycle kits are inspiring some of the most creative work I have ever seen! Anybody else think the 2-wheelers are candidates for kit of the year?

Thanks for sharing the photos...might want to hit one of these meetings...if you'll let me in the door, that is.

Boy, the green and beige really compliment each other! Looking verrrrry cool!

Heavens to Betsy! I never saw a Mustang of that vintage built that way, but man it turned out nice! Love it!