David G.

They all look great, your paintwork is excellent! I especially like the Chevy. David G.

Great looking set Steve! David G.

Thanks Randy. Yeah, foil is going to be the way on this one. It's not as bad as some others from this era but it still has its share. It took me a moment to figure out what you meant by "BOC". But yeah, it's one of their best albums, from before they were pulled into the overproduction undertow of the Eighties. Thank you David, your kindness is appreciated. I was able to get some of the ancillaries cleaned up and painted yesterday, getting me closer to that final assembly stage. Thank you Gareth, I'm glad you like it. Thanks also for wishing me well, it's actually a rather serious injury and the recovery is very slow up to this point but I'm going in for a procedure this morning that should help to speed up my recovery. Kind regards to you all. David G.

Hello everybody, I know it's been a while since I posted anything but I suffered an injury in September which has been effecting my ability to build. I was really hoping to finish this one this year but that doesn't look likely. So I guess I have a jump on next year's builds. I finally... Finally! Finally! Finally! ...managed to lay down a paint job I can live with. Using the same process as last time (color sanding, decanting and airbrushing) I achieved much better results with the airbrush in proper adjustment. I also found that I needed to thin the paint a little bit too. Typically one shouldn't have to thin paint that has been decanted from a spray can but my initial test shots showed a clumpiness similar to my prior misadventure but this time the effect was much more indicative of paint that was too thick. So I thinned it by about another ten percent which seemed to do the trick. I also sanded and reshot the black to bring it up to the same appearance level as the pink. Being just standard Tamiya TS-14 rattle-can black, that was much easier. There are a few small ticks and a couple of other imperfections but by the time I get all the bits and bobs fitted, most folks probably won't notice. Besides, at this point I'm honestly a little averse to try correcting any more paint flaws. As a bonus, here is a shot of my project shelf. It's where I store my ongoing projects and one of the ways I manage my work load. I don't allow myself to start something new unless there is room on the shelf for it. So if I want to start something new, I have to either finish something that's on the shelf or box it up and store it for completion at a later time. "If it don't fit, I gotta quit!" . You may notice that in addition to the Edsel there are also some welding tanks and a desk and chair. These belong to my other current project the Fujimi Garage and Tools diorama which I've been working on sporadically for some time now. Here's a link for those of you who may be interested in checking that one out. That's all for now. I hope you all have a happy Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year, if I don't get to post here again before then. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Excellent work on that! David G.

Thanks for the update Si. It's amazing to watch all this come together. David G.

Nicely Done! Somehow your mods make it look a little more European. Maybe like a type of Citroën copy of a Volksie. David G.

Very Cool! David G.

You've done an impressive amount of work on this! All of it done exceedingly well too. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us. David G.

Looks great! Love all the hippie flowers. David G.

Beautiful engine detail! I also like the grille and interior work. David G.

No hurries David. Feel free to post a couple here when you find them, I'd love to see them. Good one Charlie! But I actually keep my car in my 1:1 garage. The Fujimi Garage however is only about 6" X 8" and much too small for all but the most petite of import cars. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and I do appreciate your comments. David G.

Thanks David. Do you have any photos? Thanks Danno. I still have hopes of finishing it up this year. David G.

What a wonderful tribute, well done! David G.

Well, I got a little more done on this one, so here it is. This is the desk, office chair and telephone. I added a handset cord and supply cord to the phone. The desk was originally intended to have the drawers glued directly to its underside but I was going to have none of that. So I made and installed a lower portion that would capture the drawers and allow them to function as drawers should. The knobs are heads cut from from straight pins. The desk blotter is from an image I borrowed from an office supply web site which I printed out then backed with index stock. The chair is painted and assembled as straight from the kit. And here is the desk, phone and chair amidst all of its companions. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Wow Si, you've made excellent progress on this! From what I see, the base like your Star Destroyer will certainly not lack for detail. Thanks for posting these. David G.

Thanks Gareth, I got a chuckle out of that! David G.

Wow! That's a tremendous amount of work and quite well done so far. I can't wait to see more. David G.

Nicely Done! Good, solid looking build. David G.

Thanks Randy. It's like I said earlier, if this is the worst problem I have in my life for the rest of this year, I'll be doing great. I'll just smooth it down and polish it and move on. Thanks Gareth, that's pretty much the plan. I just needed to set it aside while the paint (and my attitude) cured a bit. Thank you both for your comments. It's good to know that somebody is watching. David G.

Beautiful work! Nicely detailed and very solid looking. David G.

Nicely Done! Great work on the figures. David G.

Thanks for the luck booster but unfortunately things didn't quite work out according to plan- well, at least not my plan any way. I decanted enough paint to shoot through my airbrush thinking that I would have more control over the thickness and smoothness of the paint layer. Just to be sure, I even did a couple of test shots on some plastic spoons and things looked pretty good. I decided to paint the underside of the hood as a start and I was satisfied with the result so I started painting the body. That's when everything went to rubbish. The airbrush immediately started spitting and spurting. Needless to say, I was a bit upset by this. I probably should have stopped right then and there but I thought, "Well, it doesn't look that bad, maybe it will flatten out as it dries. At the very least, I should get enough paint on it so that I can smooth it out... again, if I need to." So I kept on and this was the result. The photos are a little dark because though the glare was necessary to show the texture, I had to cut it back to keep from blowing out the image and obscuring the texture. After I felt that I had splattered enough paint onto the body, I tore down my airbrush for cleaning. That's when I discovered the likely reason for the entire misadventure. The needle adjusting sleeve was not only loose but only threaded in about half way into the barrel of the brush. It seems that the last time I cleaned the airbrush I hadn't completely reassembled it. Oops. ? So from now on, there will be a preflight on the Ol' AB before each session. Though I had to set it aside for a few days to let both the paint and my attitude cure a little, I plan to smooth it out and polish this weekend. It's not any more work than I've done on it twice already. If this is the worst problem that I have to deal with in my life for the rest of this year, I'll be doing great! David G.

How tiny those mirrors were! The cars were much bigger though so maybe they balance each other out. Spectacular work on this Geoff! David G.

Amazing work on this one! I'm well beyond impressed. David G.