Foxer

I started with ships, planes and armor at age 8 in 1956, but went total autos in 1958 with the first AMT kits. It wasn't constant though as I stopped at age 16 until 1990 .. a 28 year break. Then I later took a 6 year break as I got into 3D modeling. Been back for 3 years now and don't think I will be stopping! (of course, I may not be finishing either ... ) I guess that makes only 17 years .. eheh

There are many brands of liquid mask, but I've never used any. You should ask this in it's own thread so everyone sees it. I'm sure you'll get many responses.

Looking good .. this is one beautiful body!

This sounds good .. I'll be watching closely.

I had a '51 Plymouth I would have liked to bore piston sized holes through the head ...

Now, this looks like fun!

wow .. that was a long time. Glad to have ya back!

I wouldn't call you lazy if you masked off those flames. It all looks great and nosed would be my way also, rather than doing a "Dexter search" for the ornament!

There was a set of 8 lug wheels in the MPC 1077 Dodge Pickup Truck Longbed 4x4 that I originally started looking for, but these are deep dish and would have needed to be un-dished. They might suit you if you can find one. Those wheels were being sold on ebay at exorbitant prices when I was looking.

oops .. should have thought of Fred's Fred's Resin Workshop That's THE dirt track racing parts shop and a good chance there may be some Hoosier decals.

I'm glad to hear things are improving for Ed. He has always stepped up to offer help where he could.

Thanks for all the responses. Looks like it's all for the bottom smaller tire. They are different sizes so I'm not gonna use one of each, at least not considering it now. I do agree that the sidewalls and front/rear tires are different. The bottoms have a 17mm ID while the tops are 15mm, so the same rims aren't going to fit both without some work. The OD is listed as the same for both on this page, but the 50's tires are slightly larger. I ordered the top tires, the "a 1 Ton truck tire", as the one that seemed to match my "scaled" sizes off the photos. The bottom ones, called "a 50's style 1 Ton truck tire" as a second chance being close in size. From Ma's Resin.

That Caddy wagon makes me want to invest in air sickness bags if they're bringing those back. I would love to be cruising in it though!

I'm hoping Ryan Silva will have the 8 lug wheels done. He posted some photos back on page 7 in this thread. They are exactly the wheels on the 1:1. I thought of making some but after seeing Ryan's the van may be on blocks for a little bit. and, black primer will take care of that scratch

I really like the look of that engine!

Are you sure this won't start up once it's done? Thanks for enlightening us with this build post. What an incredible job TDR has done on this!

Clean building works even on junkers! I love the look of this truck

That's all looking really great! clean as can be

I haven't been slacking but doing a lot of slow weathering and working on small detail parts. The big thing is arrival of tires from Ma's Resin! I have more of a choice to make than I thought. I got two sizes that seemed close and either would probably pass. I have a mock up with both that I did with the scanner. Don't pay attention to the tire at the roof as that was what the body was leaning on to keep straight. The bottom set does have a slightly larger ID/rim size and the 16.5" rims I expect to use might not fit. The rims in the photo are just from the A-Team van kit. I'll be glad to hear any comments as to which tires I should use.. top or bottom. I think many of you have a better eye for these things than I do. I'll pop a side view of the 1:1 here again too

Modelhaus Ma's Resin two anyway ...

Corrugated siding in the real world is finished off with a piece of flat sheet metal. It would be bent up behind the siding with a turn down lip on the outside for flashing and drainage. You could just use a strip of plastic along the bottom, assuming you're talking about the bottom of siding.

Lots of subtle touches and weathering .. I like it!

It certainly looks good in that outfit.

That's an artful weathering job!

I've seen those lids a hundred times ... what an idea! It's defiantly worth some lab experiments .... no matter HOW much caffeine it takes!