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I went looking too, but the "mini-Walmart" near us had not one Johnny Lightning .. not to mention a Stude,

Here's the instructions for the Starliner

Welcome and those are some good looking Staties there! Being from the other end of the state I can say the color looks perfect!

Nice job on this ... It's great when you can do a car from your past like this.

Coolness! That definably is the Minicraft TR3 as I have that and the Gunze one that have been acting as donors for a TR4A build I've been working on. I ended up opposite you using the Minicraft frame ... I'll have to come up with a use for the body as you have. I love your use of the body! Nice job so far fitting that chassis. Those monster slicks look awesome

I've always liked the bullet-nosed Studes and never knew this 1/24 die cast was around. I just may have to visit Walmart. I'll be keeping an eye on this .. and thanks for the head's up.

I admit, I had to look up "board track racer" as I first thought it was to be similar to those in Olympic racing. This is very interesting!

Those are some nice curves starting up there ... yummy!

That is one beautiful build!

That is a commendable job ... those tires look fantastic!

I just love the way the nuke nestles between those '58 fenders!

Don't push me, Charlie! :lol:

The 1/32 Airfix TR4a is a good looking kit ... even an engine in it! I've actually been looking at it for a guide on some of the missing 4A details on this.

An amazing job you did on this!

The back slope of the front wheel wells was sloped rearwards to get it behind the body. The donor TR3 has straight sides on the wheel openings. I just cut the corner out and added .06" sheet plastic epoxied in place. final finish sanding hasn't been done yet. The frame was fit better and the wheels now look better centered.

I'm enjoying this build immensely. The idea of improving some pieces and scratch building others as you feel it should look drives my enjoyment of this hobby also.

Amen!

That screen is HUGE .. talk about in your face!

WoW .. nicely done!

hahaha Tony .. ! I think you defined it .. and thanks for the gracious comments.

I must be getting excited about this one .. had a 2nd work session this afternoon! I fit the wheels (from the Arii kit on the Arii chassis). The Arii tires are slightly larger than the Gunze but still a scale 1" too small. They do look right though. The vertical fit is good .. a few slight adjustments to shim the chassis which is what this was all about. It looks like the chassis is rotated slightly as the left rear wheel is too far back and the right front too far forward. Needs a slight clockwise rotation in the body. All in all it all looks good.

I get the idea of mixing glues for an in-between consistency, but, isn't that exactly what Testors Liquid Cement is? In any case, I'd never let the old tube glue in my house to start! :

That sounds interesting. I have some textured paints I was considering, but spray adhesive ... now where's that 3M can to try out.

More interior fitting with the wheel wells in place today. Lots of grinding again, but it's very close and I'm happy with how it should end up. The dash needed a lot of grinding but this resin disappears fast with a sanding drum on the Dremel and set at 6000 rpm! Resin is nice to not melt under heat. The windshield was scored on the dash as seen in the photo in pencil. I ground it away to about a sixteenth of an inch and it's about right. I'll probably be adding small plastic pieces to close the fit of pieces and construct the floor right on the frame. The convertible top boot from a '51 Chevy will need to be cut down in width and also sanded to reduce the thickness and shaped but I think this is going to work. After all that I will need to find a way to get the vinyl texture back. Maybe a vinyl top material.

I especially like those wood running boards!