David G.

That's a great looking set, love the color on the Impala. David G.

Beautiful work! I'd have to say that I'm partial to the chopped Deuce and the '49 Coupe. David G.

Excellent work,I especially like the cut-away Lotus. David G.

Oops, that was a typo. I fixed it. Thanks. And thanks everybody for all the other kind comments too! David G.

I know that there are a couple of models in this set that shouldn't be featured in the general "Under Glass" section, but I wanted to keep my complete set together in one place. If the Mods are unhappy with this topic, please let me know and I will remove the improper photos and replace them with links to separate topics. This Revell 1968 WV Beetle was a birthday gift from my son. I started this one on November 22, 2017 and finished it on January 8th, 2018. The total build took about 42 hours. I chose to build this Bug as right-hand drive but I thought giving it British number plates would be almost cliche. I decided instead to give it an Australian, NSW circa 1968 registration. I bought this Revell "Batman Forever" Batmobile at the 2017 Desert Scale Classic. This is my absolute least favorite Batmobile. It's too flashy, too glitzy and way too over the top. It's more Bat-glam than Batman. This one was started on April 14 of 2018 and finished on May 14, 2018 with about 20 hours invested. I started this Revell kit back on April 24, 2011 and finished it on May 21st of 2018 with an estimated 72.5 Dave-hours burned. When first I opened this kit I found that the roof had been squished and twisted to one side. So I began having problems, literally, right out of the box. Add to that an interior that required extensive modification just to fit properly into the body shell, multiple re-paints and a number of other fit and alignment issues, it's amazing that I was even able to finish it. All that time invested and all those issues earned this one the name "Hard-Luck Impala". I even made an Arizona "HRD-LUK" vanity plate for it. I started the Pacer Recon with the "Road Warrior" universe in mind then switched to the "Car Wars" universe. "Car Wars" is a board game from the 80s in which manslaughter has been decriminalized and auto manufacturers offer accessories like machine guns and smoke screens. I began working on this MPC kit on January 15th, 2018 but due to a number of fit issues, it made several trips back to its box before I finally finished it on July 15th with 57 hours on the clock. This is the "WWII" Jeep kit by MPC. It's a generic 1942/55, Ford/Willys Jeep provides a good representation of its intended subject. This is also the donor for the .50 cal MG on the Pacer Recon. The bumper markings I painted on this one mark it as Third US Army, Medical Battalion, Vehicle 4. I worked on this one between June 17 and August 13 with about 31 hours logged. This is another birthday gift from my son and quite probably one of the coolest models I've built so far. It was nice to step outside of my comfort zone and build something that presented me with an entirely different set of challenges. I had three naming options and I chose Potemkin over Constellation and... uh, Enterprise. The kit is by Revell of Germany and took me about 45 hours from August 20th to October 26th. I gave the completed model back to him for his birthday in December. And a bonus from our Special Effects Department. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. Also, let me know if I need to cross-link a couple of these pics. David G.

Wow, excellent paintwork on all of them. Great Set! David G.

Excellent mix of subjects, all very well done. David G.

Great set! Love the Merc and the Deuce. David G.

Great looking trio! David G.

Nicely Done! David G.

Hello everybody, it's time for another update. I've decided to eliminate the rumble seat and use fill area with some appropriate steampunk machinery. I plan to replace the floor with wood and clad the sides in some kind of metal. The fenders have polished up nicely but I have some concerns about the area of the body behind the seats. There's a lot of glue scarring there. Using wood veneer I'm working to create a deck cover/luggage rack for that area. The image I have in mind is that of a Chris-Craft boat. We'll see how that works out. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please always feel free to comment. David G.

Looks great, what's the story? David G.

I scrapped the factory exhaust system in order to create something a little more "Steampunk". This meant that I had to realign those characteristic Duesenberg external header pipes in three dimensions with engine block as the only firm attachment point. Simultaneously, I was also creating the attachment point for each of the four header pipes with the collector, as well as keeping the collector in a workable relationship with the chassis, *and* making sure that the header pipes would properly pass through the ports in the fender. Mission accomplished! I also got some proper looking paint on the engine. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to share any comments. David G.

Cool video, thanks for posting it. David G.

Nicely done, great weathering! Love the diorama too. David G.

Very Cool! It looks like something that Holden could have made back in the day. David G.

Thanks. What's a 9"? David G.

Clean, crisp and sharp! Looks great. David G.

OK, a little bit of an update: I got the frame stabilized and the suspension bits mostly sorted. The engine suffered a painting mishap so I decided too strip it and start over. Now on to the body work and other details. Thanks for looking! David G.

It's terrifying! I love it! David G.

Still Mind-blowing! David G.

Thanks guys, I'll try not to disappoint you. David G.

Cool! David G.

OK, I've been working on this one in fits and starts, but I've decided on a build direction: Steampunk! I have the front wheels sorted and some of the chassis detail started. Next task is to stabilize the frame and work in the drive line. And, of course start searching for all types of cool Steampunk artifacts to incorporate. As always, thanks for looking and please feel free to comment. David G.

Thanks John. I thought about doing that and I love the idea, but it's a bit beyond my current skill set. I'm glad you like it though. David G.