Foxer

I'm glad too that this is back. Whatever you want to label them, these are all about creativity and individuality (even though many act as inspiration for other builds .. just like hod rods in the '50's!) Cars are about fun for me and these ARE fun to see!

I like the dash swap ... reminds me of my favorite dash from the '59 Chevy ... very appropriate.

Here you can see the tail light surrounds better in primer.. I'm happy with these filling in the vast wasteland from the widened fenders. It's looking more and more like a license plate shroud will be appearing.

These are getting developed fast .. soon 3D printers for the masses. Now I'm going to have to look into what I have to do to the hundreds of 3D auto files I've collected over the years so they can be used on a 3D printer!

Welcome to the forum. A drive in that Chevelle must be rare with your gas prices. Even here they are just for fun.

Your positioning of the cars makes a spectacular shot! The base looks as much also!

That's one of my favorite grills of all time ... and what you did just makes it SHINE! Very nice!!!

I'm really enjoying this. Looks like an Airfix kit alright .. All Finicky. Seems you've used every Popsicle stick on hand in this build.

I love it! So nice to see one of these built up and a very nice build it is!

Here's a shot halfway through framing the tail lights. I have two stand-ins marked red with a sharpie and am bending a triangular extension of the body molding completely around them. The actual tail lights can be seen below made from clear red sprue ... they are not cut to length yet. The rectangular shape seems to reflect the boxy shape of the wide rear end to me. The molding will be sanded and will be body color. I might make a shrouded license plate cover but waiting for the lights to be done to see.

This made me realize that my snail slow building method is inbred! I always had a dozen kits built half built modifications and parts in the box from other kits. The first thing I ever did to any kit was scrape those ugly mold marks off ... this was the familiarity process. This all was in my 8 to 16 year old building slot and it remains to this day. Model kits should never be rushed ... that's what they are here for .. building and rarely finishing.

One of my favorites ... I love just the nerve they had putting those headlights on .. and that's one beautiful build of it!

I had a thread I started about the lack of detailed carburetors not long ago ... Revell just shut me up!

Neither the profile "threads or posts" or the search engine here will turn up much ... maybe things from the last month if you're lucky. Best is to use Google to search this site. Past this into Google: site:modelcarsmag.com John Teresi

When you say it like that, joist ends, I understand fully!! That would work well as they would be part of the body .. glued secure .. and would sand to shape easily.

I'm having a hard time seeing the downward slope but I just has to be the photo angles. If the holes are correct raising the top and a little piece in the bottom should be all you need .. assuming I'm understanding the problem correctly. It could have been a lot worst.

I'm frightened ... that pile of engine parts looks GOOD!

That it does! I assume you're not making fine writing paper. I used to design high density tanks where you may store your spit balls.

I want to thank you all for the suggestions and discussion. I ended up using a combination of boiling water and the old dry 'elastic limit' bend that was really all it needed and it stayed as I epoxied it in place. Sanding showed that it is flat all the way across .. nice .. and I'm a happy camper.

I was on a run today ... ended with the first primer over the rear end after a little putty for the rough spots. Now I can sit back and ponder tail lights and maybe a bumper. The two body moldings at the trunk sides will be extended to the bottom of the body to break that wide expanse. And suggestions will be appreciated for tail lights. I'm overjoyed at getting the fender end curved to match so well!

That's almost scarey to think about making, Charlie! Just getting some rod to the shape of the grill may be beyond me. I like your idea of vertical slats, though. I'm thinking about vertical sheets that would complete the rounded shape of the nose. That might be easier to handle. Five slats maybe and .03 or .04 thick that could be molded to the body and body color. Just thinking out loud ... that's a lot of work too.

I moved on to the back and epoxied the sheet to extend the rear fenders across the back. This was done after some great ideas in a question I posted here asking for recommendations. It's just gooped with epoxy underneath with a couple sheets of brass over the joint. The curve should get more apparent once further work is done when the glue fully cures and some primer applied.

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This could be the eureka! for me. It would have to be lowered more for sure though. I even have some of those Packard tail lights somewhere. edit: I've seen the tail lights are completely custom. Still, '54 Packards would look good on this .. like the photos Ace-Garageguy posted on the first page.

This is looking really good!