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Excellent color combination, looks great! David G.
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Biggest pet peeves on builds.
David G. replied to LL3 Model Worx's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
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Four very good builds! Your detail work is fantastic! David G.
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I do remember the challenge of masking that interior, you pulled it off well! The colors look great too, some chrome trim in there will really make them pop. David G.
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Woo Hoo! Paint day is a great day. Best of luck for a stellar outcome. David G.
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Looks to be well worth the effort. Can't wait to see it all together. David G.
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Excellent rust effects, Well done! David G.
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That's a lot to accomplish in one year, all of it well done! David G.
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Wow, that's a lot of great looking Cadillacs! David G.
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An interesting mash-up well done. It reminds me of the custom cars that I would see at the Auto-Rama shows in the seventies. David G.
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Excellent looking models! The diorama is great too. I love the burnout marks, I may have to borrow that idea when I build my dio. David G.
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A nice collection of unusual subjects. The all look great. David G.
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Thanks Guy! I plan on putting a rivet strip between the sides of the front segment and main body just ahead of the doors. My intent is to help hide the joint between the two areas so I don't have to spend as much effort to smooth and shape it. ;). Regards, David G.
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Thanks Dann,. Great minds and all, right? No worries Mattias. In fact, I'm quite impressed by your observations- the way you tie all the design elements together. As I was piecing this heap together, I honestly didn't give it that much thought. I guess my design plan came together on more of a subconscious level. Now that you point out the way the individual elements work together, I can see what you mean. The rear wheels are actually supposed to be driven wheels. As I was building the chassis, it seemed to me that the propeller alone might not provide enough of the right kind of thrust to effectively move the vehicle, so I worked in a gear box between the radial engine and VW transaxle. The idea being that the radial engine is primarily used for driving the rear wheels and the builders decided to use the prop as a power supplement, an extra push if you will. That, and... well, it's a car with a propeller, does there need to be another reason? Based on your idea, reducing rolling resistance for a solely prop-driven vehicle makes sense. I see the merit of your suggestion but I do like the mags as they are. Thanks. I probably should close up the gap between the radial engine shroud and the gear box. I think I remember that cartoon Luke. Was that the one with Penelope Pittstop and Snidley Wiplash? Thanks for the compliment too. David G.
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Thanks Guy, I'm glad you like it. David G.
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There's some really excellent work so far. I tried my hand at one back in 2012. I think it came out pretty good. For those who may be interested, I have a build thread on my personal web site. Here's a Link Thanks, David G.
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70 Plymouth HEMI GTX 1/25 Scale
David G. replied to AmericanMuscleFan's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
It's almost too much for my mind to grasp. ? David G. -
Thank you Guy, I hope you enjoy it. It's not nearly as sharp as yours is shaping up to be but it is the first one I painted with an air brush. Thanks, David G.
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Not much progress to report. I'm still working on shaping the hood and it's a slog. I'm spending almost all my time on the hood because without this, nothing else works. I tend to over build then reduce to fit. It's getting there. Thank you all for your support and kind comments. David G.
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I love the custom roof paint and decals, top notch work. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this one. Something about this car just calls out to be painted purple. I built one of these some years back as a tail-dragger. I wasn't following any particular customizer's work, just using some of the bits in the kit. It's not nearly as nicely done as yours is looking to be but I used a similar paint method, laying down silver first then a purple top coat. If you want to see it, I think I can drag up a photo and post it. David G.
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Cool custom work! I agree. In this case, less is more. David G.
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66 ford gasser
David G. replied to zaina's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
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All of them look great but the paint work on the Torino is particularly eye catching. David G.
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Good work. It's nice to see unusual subjects. David G.