David G.

One of my all-time favorite cars, very well done! BTW the background you use for your photos, is that a diorama or an image? It works very well and adds a bit of realism to your photos. David G.

Very Cool! It looks like a Lambo concept car in that color and still kind of works as a Batmobile. More of a Saturday morning cartoon show Batmobile but it still works. As is said in the Film and Photography industries, it kicks light well. David G.

Hello everybody! I'm working on some of the final phase test-fitting and I wanted to make sure that the glass was going to play nice with the body and chassis before I went much farther. Also, I finally got some color on this car and I wanted to see how it looked as a whole. Pink is not one of my favorite colors but I believe it suits this car and the time period it was designed and built for. Though I'm happy with the color, I'm not pleased with the way the paint went on. This is exactly the reason that I avoid Rustoleum paint. This is the worst spot but most of the rest of the car has similar issues. I can fix this but I'd rather not have had to. Also, please feel free to offer any tips or advise on what causes this and how it may be avoided in the future. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Good looking van! You got very lucky with those decals. To such large decals go into place properly and look as good as you got them to look is no small feat. As was mentioned by others, I may have considered masking and painting the stripes but I think I would also like the challenge of making the decals work. In either case, you made it work. David G.

Smooooth and Deadly. Nicely detailed too! David G.

Nicely Done! Excellent color combination and great looking paintwork. David G.

Still watching, still impressed! David G.

Thank you for the compliment Trevor. I remember when I was in school we had Metal, Wood and Auto Shops as well as Band and Home Economics. That was a long time ago and most of those are gone now. Here in the States a majority of public schools have long since done away with Shop Classes, do schools in Canada still offer Shop Class? David G.

I can't wait to see what you do with these. This should be an interesting ride! David G.

Alright, I got these bits done. The creeper and engine stand. I didn't do much detailing on the bottom because they'll likely never be upside down. While, the creeper may lean against the wall sometimes, if the engine stand flips over there's a whole different set of problems there! And of course a shot with them in the service bay. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Very Cool! I don't think I've ever seen anything like it. David G.

Thanks David. I think I have the primer on the scallops smoothed out about as well as my skills and patience can get it. I plan on masking and painting today. At some point you just have to sat it's good enough and move on. Regards, David G.

I think the grille badge looks fine but if you want to punch up the brightwork details on it, maybe a few passes with a very dry drybrush of chrome silver could pick out the details. Nice recovery work on the trim piece for the hood (sorry, bonnet) . As George Bernard Shaw said: "England and America are two countries separated by a common language" David G.

Okay, most of the re-prep is done. It took longer than I thought it would because, doesn't it always? I used Pledge Floor Care, Future... Shiny... whatever they're calling it this year, as a barrier over the casting flaw on the roof and it... helped, sort of. After two generous coats were allowed to cure there was still an indication of the flaw. I decided to proceed and mask and shoot the roof as I didn't want to chance getting too thick a coat of Future and blurring the lines between the roof and the trim moldings. I should be able to sand out most of the texturing from the flaw. The rest are just test fitting shots. The ride height seems to be about right. The continental kit looks great. The way it mounts to the body, it looks like it can be installed so I can swap it with the stock bumper if I want to after the model is completed. After priming I also discovered some contamination issues on the side scallops and rear facia which required some additional meticulous sanding. Gotta love that late Fifties profile! Zoom! That's all for now. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

That is an impressive amount of greebles! Maybe a gob-smack of greebles? I don't know if there is a collective term for greebles but if there isn't, that should be it! David G.

That is Spooky Cool! David G.

Love the color combination, great work on the custom striping. David G.

Excellent work so far, I'm enjoying watching your progress. David G.

A very cool concept. It reminds me of NTrak herein the States. This diorama system would also help cut down on the visual overload of having the display tables with so many models packed shoulder to shoulder. Thanks for sharing this. David G.

Absolutely fantastic work on this one! David G.

You have put an amazing amount of work into this and the results so far are impressive. I can't wait to see more. David G.

Send a PM to Dave Ambrose. He's an admin, he should be able to move them for you. David G.

...but are dioramas ever really finished? David G.

Good color combination and nice detail painting, especially on the interior. Though right now I mostly build cars, I also build Science Fiction, Dioramas and other types of model. I don't like to limit myself to just one subject. Essentially if I think it's cool, I'll build it. As you probably know, this board has sections for Science Fiction models and Dioramas so please keep us posted. David G.

That came out great! Excellent color choice, especially with the vinyl top and pinstriping. The red interior does make it pop. I like the details you added to the engine bay. I used the curbside option on mine simply because it was offered and it was something I hadn't tried before. David G.