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On 11/13/2023 at 10:07 PM, Sam I Am said:
Great job bringing this one across the finish line.
On 11/14/2023 at 6:15 AM, Zippi said:Haha...that's pretty kewl looking tom. I remember you showing me that body at the Model car show in Ownensboro. I like the foot out the back.
4 hours ago, Sledsel said:Sweet looking build. I have one of these in my stash but am sure it will not come out this nice.
On a kit note, Revell made some really heavy duty steering linkage!!!! LOL
Thanks guys!
Yeah, that is probably the body support bracket you're seeing. It is pretty hefty. The steering linkage was not that beefy, however, I still managed to thin it down a bit for more realism.
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Gorgeous build! I jist read through all of it and your mods were perfect. Love the color and stripe pattern too.
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Looks like you have an excellent plan and are off to a great start. Can't wait to see the following updates and your finished product. Great work!
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Wet sanded the body yesterday and sprayed the new mix on the body. Hard to tell the difference in this light but it is considerably darker. Now to let it sit a couple of days before clearing.
I figured I'll throw in a pic of the PE I added to the grill. I should have thinned the back of the grill a bit after opening it but once I get the Molotow and black wash on I think it will look fine.
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3 hours ago, bill-e-boy said:
Only sometimes things are available then they all of a sudden disappear and become "no longer available"
Sounds like what we deal with at Costco here in the states. Just about the time you get hooked on a product they stop carrying it.
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Thanks guys! Just got home. Going to wetsand the body and hit it with a couple light coats of the new concoction.
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Gorgeous color! Always been a fan of the 67. Your build is coming along nicely.
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6 hours ago, CabDriver said:
I think the STOCK car looks 100x better than what Barris did with it - it’s such a beautiful, elegant design
I agree completely! I think rounding the wheel wells was a big mistake on his design. Just my opinion.
Yeah Nah- as for your plan- a perfect idea!
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Now that my Miss Deal Studebaker is done (Under Glass Drag section) I am building this for a FB build-off. I am using the PE set from Model Car Garage. The grill was a pain to do but once I molotow and black wash it I think it will look fine.
I drilled small holes where each PE piece will go to help locate them and then sanded the emblems off.
I don't believe the holes will be able to be seen after paint and PE.
I primed the body and painted a couple of light coats of Tamiya Metallic green prior to the nail polish.
For the nail polish I mixed some black nail polish in with the green to darken it, about 70/30. I sprayed a couple of coats.
Then I decided that I want to go a bit darker. So, I remixed the polish to about 50/50.
Tomorrow night I will sand a bit of trash out of the body and respray a couple of coats.
I also have managed to spray all of the chassis and associated parts in varying shades of black and I'm begining to get the chassis together.
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Thanks fellas!
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3 hours ago, ewetwo said:
Looks great. I love the foot. LOL
Thanks. I knew I had to paint it up like a real foot.
2 hours ago, TonyK said:One of the better versions I've seen of this beast. Nice work.
Thank you!
2 hours ago, Bernard Kron said:Gary is the master of fade paint jobs so he's the ideal person to have done the body. You took it up from there and the result is a really sharp rendition. It shows why this is such a classic kit.😎👌
Also, for me, it's on my list of all-time great parts kits!
Gary is an amazing painter and a great guy to talk with.
Thanks for the compliments on my part. I love this kit as a parts kit too.
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14 hours ago, 250 Testa Rossa said:
Looking for some parts for the Revell Ford Thunderbolt. I need parts 20, 06, 59, 61, 42, 40, 54, 55, 60, 62, 57, 46, 38, 45, 43, 50, 37, 32, 39, 31, 35, 47, 36, 12, 98, and 90. Not sure if I can buy these parts, but basically, this kit was robbed of its parts by the previous owner. I would like to make this a nice, complete kit. Please let me know if I can get these parts!
Thanks
I have a bunch of leftover parts from a couple of these kits. Let me look at my instruction sheet and see what I have.
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Love the work you did on this! Great color and wheel choice.
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Thanks for the replies guys. The "reactions" buttons don't seem to be working.
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6 minutes ago, redscampi said:
I have to admit I wasn't sure about this one. Lots of odd design elements to pull together. However, it does look like you're getting there!
Thanks! I appreciate the honest opinion. I doubted (and in some ways still doubt) it myself. Part of me still wants to toss it aside and start on another project but I also want to see how it will turn out. I mean, I did spend $3 at the dollar store to buy glasses for bubble tops! Can't back out after an investment of that size.
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Man, talk about bad timing....I just got rid of 7 of these at a model show Saturday. Had them for several yars and sold them in a bulk sale. Sorry.
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27 minutes ago, TarheelRick said:
I really like full customs and this one is going to be a pleasure to watch come together. You have some mighty fine ideas, keep those updates coming.
Thanks! Not sure how much of a pleasure it will be to watch and if they are GOOD ideas but it will get built! Lol.
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Thank you!
I got just about all of the chassis painted and the bulk of the interior. Still need to assemble the parts and detail everything. Progress has been slow this week. The seats are just sitting in.place for now. I bought some metal polish yesterday in order to polish the PE pieces to a chrome finish using my Dremel. Hopefully I don't bend them up.
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