Alyn

V, you certainly got the Midas touch. Rarely gold, but always high value. Another priceless gem.

Mike, I'm speechless

great work so far, especially on the wood work. Make sure to knock the charge of that capacitor, otherwise you little 1:24 will get shocked when they wash their hands

Hello again. Time to give my recently completed paint booth a workout. After letting the silver set for a few days, I finally got up the nerve to shoot some color. This is my first airbrush paint job and the first time using fingernail polish. Before shooting the body color, I lightly wet sanded the top with 1000 grit to knock off some minor specs. I wanted to shoot some clear on the color coat soon after painting, so I wanted the top to be ready as well. The top was then masked off as the decision was made to leave it in silver metallic. Here's the finished results after several coats of silver metallic, about 8 coats of color and 3 more of Tamiya clear. The plan is to wet sand after a few days of drying and then possibly shooting more clear. . The sanding marks were visible on the silver prior to shooting the clear, but I thought they would disappear once the clear was laid down. Guess not. Now the top will need to be sanded again with 600 to 1000 grit and shot in silver again. Next time I won't wet sand the silver, just follow up directly with clear. The colors by the way, are Model Masters AMC Sterliing Silver Metallic, Sally Hansen "Hard to Get", and Tamiya TS-13 clear.

Love the way you toned down the finish on the aluminum to a satin finish; really makes a difference.

what a wimp! Man up and do it in 1:26 scale

Oh Yeah! getting up on wheels really brings her alive. Great creation, Ira

Our friend and fellow KC Slammer webmaster, Ellis Kendrick finished getting around 400 pics uploaded today. Well over 100 photos from the Elden Titus Model Kemp Spectacular and several hundred more of the full size rods and customs that are everywhere you look. If you need some inspiration for that next cool build, you should be able to find it here. http://public.fotki.com/kcslammers/kkoa-leadsled-2012/

pictures don't do it justice either. I just saw it in person and man-o-man what a cool piece it is; a little further along, so stand by to see it get even better.

Thank you sir. I appreciate you taking a look.

I appreciate your input and comments, guys, thanks! The Bonneville is getting down to the final fitting of parts and paint. I can't get over how parts fit so well when you're first starting and then towards the end of the build, all kinds of little problems pop up. Between the top chop and final fitment, the window glass is getting quite a work over. The bumper is a pain, and despite all the work I did to the suspension, the whole car just doesn't sit as nice as it first did. Here's a mockup with the body sprayed with the silver base coat. This car looks so good in silver that I almost wish I'd picked this color. She could be just a clear coat away from a pretty nice paint job. The roof may end up staying this color. All the front end parts are just mocked up. I have some rubber snubbers that will bring the hood up to where it belongs, but they're in place yet. The bumper will get tweaked to bring the sides into alignment. I also need to deal with the area above the headlghts. It may just need some flat black paint, or more. That remains to be seen.

Really nice direction to take this body. The chassis is looking sweet, especially the front axle.

no suggestions, I think you got it handled. very nice and cohesive concept

The billuminum parts look quite adequate, Bill. I trust you'll have them at the KC Slammers meeting tomorrow carry on

You're right, Corey. I live in Shawnee which is in the greater Kansas City metro area. Years ago, on a Jeep trip to Moab, Utah, I took a detour to find Mt Sunflower. At 4,039 feet, this is the highest point in the state of Kansas. If's just under a half mile from the Colorado boarder, and very close to the lowest point in the state of Colorado. Here's a picture of the peak (older low-res digital camera). By definition, Mt Sunflower doesn't actually qualify as a "mountain", but apparently someone had a sense of humor. It is kind of a cool place to be, though. Under the wide Kansas sky, you are humbled by your insignificance in the universe.

Very adequate work, Bill. Carry on.

Another beauty from the Teresi model factory. The look of polished and dull aluminum could not have turned out better. Your mastery of Alclad shines through inside and out. Another eye catcher for sure. Is it safe to look at this car in full sunlight without eye protection ?

It's a tribute to your skill. One of the very nicest 150's I've seen. Nice presentation as well. Your paint and detail work show well in the natural light.

thanks again for the great encouragement. Just got back last night from the KKOA LeadSled Spectacular in Salina, Kansas, so I don't have an update. I'm working on final fitment of the body to chassis. The windshield glass is a major battle in the effort to keep the front end of the car low. I could of swore it fit before ...

Car count for the model contest was up this year. The Titus family and the Kustom Kemps of America are to be commended for their continuing commitment to include the model contest at this event. Congratulations to Andy Lesiak (Zaina on MCM) for taking the top 777 Award (and $$$) with his beautiful black 49 Merc. My photo doesn't do this mile deep, glassy smooth paint job justice. Steve Barns was a big winner as well, taking four awards including the Elden Titus design award and picks by Mike Alexander (yes, of the Alexander Brothers) among others. Here's his Little Deuce Coupe. George Barris seems to like the "theme" style builds. Here's his pick based on a Piper airplane (sorry, I don't catch the builders name) About 1/2 dozen very well known custom car legends picked their favorite. The plaques for these awards are autographed as well. Way cool! Rod Cook's winner for best interior (Duh, should have picked a better angle) Danny Downs didn't receive any awards at this show, but his totally scratch built 1:48 scale models are works of art. All of these are completely hand made in brass with many parts hammered over miniature steel bucks. The bucks probably take more time to make than most of us spend on an entire model. Once I get my pics to our KC Slammers club webmaster, he can upload them to Fotki. I'll get the link posted once that happens. Hope to see some more of you in Salina next year. It's well worth the trip.

We had a great time at the KKOA LeadSled Spectacular in Sallina, Kansas. I heard there were over 2,000 rods and customs at the event. I did tons of walking around the Oakdale Park venue and can guarantee that I didn't see them all. Elden Titus was the "Big Dog" at this show until he passed away a few years ago. At that time, he left his latest creation, The Vibrasonic 1/2 done. It's been completed over the last couple of years by some of his peers, and was at the show this year. Hot Rods, Hot Rods everywhere Pretty cool to watch a car get sectioned right before your eyes One of a zillion exmples of old school hot rod eye candy on display Hope to see more of you there next year.

Wow, John. Looks like you found the way to duplicate the aluminum-on-aluminum look of the full size car. You are the Alclad master.

thanks again for all your continued interest and great comments. Big congrats to Andy Lesiak "Zaina" for taking the top award (and $$$$) at the KKOA LeadSled Spectacular in Salina, Kansas. His 49 Merc with a beautiful black paint job won the 777 award. Great looking model with subtle blue flames, clear a mile deep and really nice foil work. Very well deserved. more KKOA here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=60489

A well deserved honor. Congratulations, Ken

LOL ! touche' Mike