David G.

Thank you for your kind words Michal, I'm glad to know you like it. I've never been to Cuba, I live in the States and, until recently, our government really didn't like us to visit there. I hope to visit Cuba some day, I hear it's a beautiful country. David G.

Hello Michal and welcome to the Forum. Your Chevy looks great! Beautiful paintwork and a nice color scheme. I like the contrasting colors of the interior. I built the convertible version of this a short time ago and had some difficulty with the front inner fender alignment and fitting the front bumper/grille properly. As I recall, I had to grind away some plastic from the bottom of grille to fit it up under the hood properly. If you're interested, here is a link to the build thread for my 51. And one for the finished model. Thanks for taking the time to share your work with us. I'm looking forward to seeing more. David G.

Nicely done. David G.

Thank you Curtis. No, no plans for a dio, at least not in the immediate future. I do have enough plexy lying about to fashion a custom display case for it. If I go that route I will make a proper base. I guess that that would serve as a diorama of sorts. David G.

Here is the final update. Throughout the entire build cycle, this model has been rather difficult to photograph. Placing it against a somewhat darker than usual background seemed to help a little. Although it doesn't show very well, the color is actually a dark black-green (Tamiya XF-27) over gloss black with Tamiya XF-63 German Grey highlights. The claws are Molotow chrome applied with a brush. I used some RTV silicon to add "dripping saliva" to the jaws. It took a little bit of effort to bring this kit past the point of just looking like a plastic model kit of The Alien but I'm rather pleased with the way it came out. The classic Alien Profile. And of course, my obligatory Display Case shot. Thanks for taking the time to look and as always, please feel free to comment. David G.

Volkswagen Beetle, first generation air cooled. David G.

Welcome aboard Tim. David G.

I remember seeing photos from back when you were first working on this one. As I followed your build progress, I was, and still am very impressed with your scratch building skills. It was so close to completion that I'd always assumed that you had finished it. In any case, I'm glad to know that you finished this one. It was well worth the wait. David G.

Excellent weathering! Are there any photos of what's in the basket on the bed box? David G.

Spectacular work! David G.

Thanks for the update Si. I am continually amazed by the level of detail you keep adding to this model. David G.

Nice work so far. David G.

Nice work! Love all the little changes you made. David G.

Very cool! There are some good wrecks there. David G.

Using Pledge Floor Care Acrylic and black paint, I also mixed a translucent gray tint for the head carapace. I think it looks much better tinted than clear. More like it should. I also finally got the seams on the body taken care of and sprayed it with the basic gloss black. The next step is detail painting the body and organ pipes, or pipe "organs" and installing them. Thank you for taking the time to look, I always appreciate comments, hints and suggestions. In the ten years that I've been a member of this community, the feedback I've received from all of you has been a tremendous help in developing my model building skills. David G.

Thank you Rusty. I was able to work out a tint for the helmet. I'll have more photos to upload soon. No Ricky, unfortunately no Sigourney Weaver figure. I'm sure that there is one out there somewhere. But I am glad that you like the Alien one though. David G.

That turned out nice! Love the back story and the color. David G.

I spent some time detail painting various bits and getting the head pretty much completed. I finished up the skull detail and further defined the teeth with some chrome and black paint. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Very cool. Nicely built, love the color scheme. David G.

I hear that that one is a difficult kit to build well. You did a spectacular job on it! David G.

Thanks Bruce! I've made a bit more progress on this one and should some more snaps uploaded soon. David G.

That is Suh-Wheet! Love the color and stance. David G.

Excellent work! David G.

That came out nice! David G.

Basic assembly and painting. There was flash to remove, gaps to fill and a little re-sculpting but here they are in shiny basic black. I have the body halves glued together and I'm working on smoothing out the seams. I also found a suitable dark green for the main body color, Tamiya Black-Green XF-27. I painted the arms with the green. It's very subtle but it's there. I also got some more detail painting done on the head. I hope to put a light gray tint on the "helmet" to add some depth and mystery. Yeaaaahhh, the teeth are a work in progress. I'll get them looking much better by the time this I'm done with this. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.