sjordan2

You're from Tulsa, huh? That's where I was born and raised – graduate of Edison High and OSU, though I haven't been back there for nearly 20 years. Small world.

Something about the way the door doesn't line up with the rear quarter window glass, plus rumpled texture on the floor shadow, tells me this is a model.

Houston, we have a problem.

Thank you for your eloquent thoughts.

You might check, but I think they charge extra for mounting parts.

I think it's great that you want to share this tip with us, but I agree that this post is extremely hard to read and understand. Unfortunately, you're not the only one who posts copy like this, so I thought I'd do just a tiny bit of editing for capitalization, punctuation, spelling and breaking up sentences that make it easier to read. No offense meant, but I think everyone will agree that this makes sense and is very readable: So you thought this was going to be about old Mopars from the 1950s? Well, it’s not. It’s about cutting the spokes off the rim's ring. OK, this is easy but a little bit hard to do. OK, you start with any rim with 4 or 5 or more spokes on the wheels that comes in the kit of any model you choose. You can either use scrap rims you have no use for, or the ones in the kit you got. I like to use the stock wheels for trim rings as custom hotrod or drag racing styled rims to fit bigger and wider tires, especially rear slicks for hot rods and dragsters. But that’s just me. Anyway, you can use an X-acto knife by heating the blade up with fire so the hot blade can melt and cut through the plastic easier, or a tack with a sharp point and poke holes in the spokes to cut off the ring. That’s what I did. Sand the rings with sandpaper and, finally, glue them on other old or new rims for a cool new look. They’re also great for big & wider rear slicks for the new hot rod or drag racing look. Note that some model kits might already have them as attachments for custom model car and truck kits like the new kustom chopped-top 49 Merc kit from Revell.

Superb stuff.

Speaking of a nice color, it seems to have a good metal flake for this scale. What paint did you use?

Nice build. But here's a REAL low rider. (Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I just got a Photobucket account and I'm on a roll.)

I truly wish someone would offer a more workable Bugatti Atlantic body (plus disc wheel covers) than the diecast body in the Bburago kit.

Outstanding creativity, with a "Eeewwww" factor of 6.

Having faced licensing issues time after time as an advertising professional, I can only add that, when negotiating terms and prices, you have to negotiate (and pay more) for, and distinctly spell out, the nature of every additional usage. It's very unusual these days to get a blanket license.

I don't think there's much new here that we haven't heard of before, but it's a recent video news report on the state of 3-D printing (rapid prototyping) with some interesting applications I haven't seen before. http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2010/06/28/t_tt_3d_printing.cnnmoney/?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin

Speaking of multi-piece bodies, I see from this forum that one of Revell's upcoming reissues will be the Austin Healey 100-6. In spite of its smaller size, it still presents many of the same frustrations as the Cadillac. Be brave or beware. Just for a glimpse of what's involved, here are the instructions from Drastic Plastics: http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/instruction_sheetsh/instruction_sheets/revell-4/revell-austin-heale/ And if you want to open the doors, good luck.

Very cool. Reminds me of a blinged-out red Coupe de Ville pickup owned by Evel Knievel that I saw in Las Vegas many years ago.

That is an extremely tough kit that I gave up on once upon a time and yours came out great.

Uhhh...please tell us or give us a tutorial about the wicker seats. This is a perfect example that can help TreeHugger Dave with his Auburn build. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19694&st=160

I owned my '84 944 in Houston and had it maintained by the book at the authorized local dealer. The rubber drive belt was recommended to be replaced at 40,000 miles. In '89, it broke at 36,000 miles, destroying the camshafts and all the valves. Got it back $3,500 later (not bad at today's prices, but a princely sum then). Other expenses involved a couple of clutches, a couple of water pumps and MUCH more, and I am an experienced sports car driver. One summer day in 90-degree Houston heat while using the air conditioning, it started blowing out hot air from the heater while 25 miles from home and could not be shut off. Turned out to be a broken 50¢ switch that required a $450 service to take out and replace the center console to fix it. Still, it was the best-performing, most pleasant-driving car I've owned, including my beloved and similarly unreliable Alfas.

I had a 944. How can you afford the modeling hobby after three of them?

My skills and equipment resources are small – nothing at all like the thread we've seen on building a custom wood steering wheel. I'm looking for convex O-rings with flat backs and various thicknesses, from teeny to 1" OD. I have a number of uses for this item: • Steering wheel horn rings • Instrument bezels • Stone guard frames to hold mesh for 1/12 Bentley headlights • Vintage wheel disc trim for Bugatti Atlantic I know that there are fully round O-rings out there in plumbing supplies and hardware stores, which can be sanded for a flat back side, but I was hoping to find something with precision and consistency I can count on. Thanks for any suggestions you have.

I, too, would like to know. Sadly, most aftermarket parts in the large scales are mostly nuts, bolts and other hardware that can transfer among scales. I'm sure you know that these are typically found on eBay. I don't do F1 or Le Mans-style, but that seems to be where the very few detail accessories and PE pieces are. Stephane Pedaggi at Scale Details concentrates mostly on Pocher kits, but has just a few specialized (and expensive) aftermarket parts for 1/12 and 1/16. http://www.scaledetails.com/3135_otherscales.asp

Well, this is just ultra-slick and a fantastic example of the hobbyist's craft. Superb.

I am in awe of this awesomeness.Keep it coming.

Where on earth did you find a coupe kit? Who makes this?

Based on the fine detail and something about the upholstery, I'll go with real.