Foxer

Here's a couple of shots of the turn signals and sears as they progress thru my creeping assemble line .. The grey turn signals are the Frosted Extreme Detail material and the black is the new Black High Def Acrylate. I decided to prep both and apply Alclad to see who wins in the end. Despite the 'roughness' of the black in my photos they smoothed out much easier. The seats have one application of the white gel piping. Another will sharpen it so it really stands out.

the rear license plate looks gigantic on this little put-put. very cool!

I like it! Great weathering job! Good to hear lowering is an easy job for those waiting for me to do.

superb idea ! love it!

Good to see one of these getting built. The South Koreans are the only auto companies taking any chances with design these days.

Beautiful paint, wonderful textures!

That's some awesome paint detailing! What's the actual length of this?

I really like this .... a lot of tension in it and done right.

a '58 TBird in 1958 was the first auto model I ever bought, thou it was the AMT new release, so I have a soft spot for them. Open doors .. cool. I want to try getting chrome scripts with foil too but haven't started anything with scripts molded to the body recently (in last 20 years ... eheh). I will be watching

Little by little I've been scribing all the panel lines and noticed the leading edge of the hood doesn't come to a point to match the grill. So a .08 sheet was measured and cut and now sitting as the glue cures before filling to get a smooth transition.

That looks surprisingly good in monochrome! ... and it looks like it's the building skill that does it.

We look at pictures all day and incessantly help tell others how to build ... when asked Welcome to the forum and will be looking forward to seeing your builds, and talk if you have to.

eheh Vette City. They do look cool .. started staring at my favorite split window but that Purple polished vert has me googling.

Here's my take on any one part putty ... 1/8" too thick (for shrinkage and melting styrene ) 1/16" still too thick 1/32" might work 1/4" meltdown! Tamiya Putty is one part but it's MADE for polystyrene, and too expensive and hard to find for me.

I got the signals in the Black High Def Acrylate and they look good. There is a sort of ribbing on some sides and all along the bar connecting the two lights. Maybe just the orientation as I doesn't appear to be layer lines. I did a little sanding and it seemed to respond ... have to primer to see. The material had lots of very fine wisps off various places. I expect hitting with sand paper will knock them off. I is more like a rubber than the other material I tried. These photos are extreme close ups. Most of what you see can't be seen with the naked eye. They look smooth.

I love bodywork and have used many things since the 60's .. Plastic Wood, Plastic Steel (Plastic anything from the 60's) and still have a large can of Evercoat from the 90's that about 80% full and runny. I have green, white and and every other Squadron Putty color. They all worked with differing degrees of success. I now use Bondo Professional Glazing & Spot Putty exclusive. The 2-part because it's as good as Evercoat but comes in 3 oz tubes! The 1-part comes in 3 oz tubes also and is comparable to Squadron putty for shallow fills. These two tubes do everything for me and are even available in local stores here in the mountains.These are modeler's sized tubes so there's little waste and cost around $5 or less!

Everything comes together for a wonderful look

I have Nikon D5100 and a D80 but I use the old D80 for all my model shots. Your hardware is better than most of those here posting their models. I do use a macro lens to let me get close ... all my Nikon lenses have poor close focusing abilities. But it sounds like lighting is your problem. You should have some lights you use for close ups. I just use two reflectors with small bulbs to light mine and it works better than I ever did before. They are only small spiral CFL bulbs .. don't remember the wattage but they are intended for photography. I also made a diffuse box to surround the model from pvc pipe and a sheet.. The small aperture you want to use requires a strong light to get properly exposed results. I know my Nikons will just take a dark photo is the light isn't enough.

I didn't want to start anything either when my build of my daughter's van was moved at 8 paged into the build when this first started ... it is a bit commercial, being used to sell beads at many Grateful Dead concerts, and it is a van .. but it IS mostly her daily driver. I just let it go but I see it's still in progress. I'm happy with just one category called Model Cars and Trucks and Anything Else since I only view by 'New since your last Visit' so I never miss anything! And, I'm watching this one for sure!

Well, the bumpers have surfaced ... sitting in a metal bowl I recently got to put small parts in right on my bench! ... not to find my glasses .. I didn't go right to the Alclad as Shapeways has a new material that I ordered the turn signals in called Black High Definition Acrylate. High Definition Acrylate is made of a photo-reactive resin. It is printed using Direct Light Projection (DLP) technology which provides excellent resolution and accuracy. It is capable of fine details and is therefore ideal for miniatures and models trains. Additionally, the DLP process produces a smooth surface, making it well suited for painting. The material is heat resistant up to 120°C and is printed at 50 micron layer thickness. It seems like the new Go To for small model parts without the layer roughness ... we'll see when I get them back.

I do really like this idea and have one coming ... was one for under $10 I found. This is the first worthwhile idea for a change to the knife handle I've had since 1956!

Hopefully 4 hours is working on the pain .. I have never see ANY pill that last 8 hours. It's the paranoid government that makes Doctors try that first, when the Doctor KNOWS 8 hours will be too long. Best of luck with this.

I have been really hyped to progress on this build since getting the 3D Printed turn signals and they are all primed and ready for Alclad black and chrome. But, with a pile of small parts for this and other builds all mounted and hanging around, the TR4A bumpers have gone on vacation ... searched far and wide but they haven't shown up yet. I vaguely remember pulling all the parts needing chrome out with the intention of putting them all in one place ... where did I figure THAT place should be?? I think my mind is going ..

Beautiful!