David G.

I built one of these a few months ago, it's a fun kit. You're adding a bit more detail to yours than I did to mine- looks great so far. David G.

You're off to a good start. David G.

Nicely Done! David G.

Very cool! David G.

Looks great! David G.

Excellent work on the snow! David G.

Nicely done! David G.

Wow! Just Wow! David G.

Nicely done. David G.

Fantastic work Geoff- Paint, detail, everything looks great! David G.

For those who may be interested, here is another update. I painted the exterior wiring with flat white acrylic to provide a better base for the colored fine-point Sharpies I plan to use when detailing the wires. The damage that the masking tape caused to the finish can be seen on the rear quarter. I have a plan for fixing that. I'm also not too pleased with the appearance of the nose and tail clips. I may clean those up and respray them. The panel lines have been detailed and the bumpers, belt-line impact strips and aprons have been painted. This one is finished and can be found in the Under Glass section, here's a link. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and always feel free to comment. David G.

Thanks Fabrizio, I'm glad you like it. Thanks Dave, it's nice to know that the extra work is worth the time and effort. David G.

OK, I've decided that the interior is done. There is an almost endless amount of detail that I can add to it, but most of the people who see the built-up model in my display case probably wouldn't notice the difference and probably wouldn't care. If you have to point out the extra things you've done, is it really worth the effort? On to the chassis and body. The chassis will detailed through masking, painting and weathering. Here we see Testors Metalizer Aluminum Plate and Tamiya Ocean Grey with a black acrylic wash. Application of some earth-tone pastels and a few more washes and we're done. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and always feel free to comment. David G.

Another update. Here's the assembled interior. I think the TFC Drive Circuit came out fairly good. For the wires on the dashboard, I painted them with flat acrylic white then used fine-point Sharpies to color them. I also made wire bundles from bead wire colored with Sharpies. Dash detail. I'm thinking about adding some wires to the rear bulkhead. It just seems a little too plain. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

The interior is nearly done! I have completed most of the detail painting and fabrication of the additional bits and bobs that I want to add. For the black handle on the TFC Drive Circuit I laminated a couple pieces of sheet styrene to get the right thickness. Creating the main bit of the Time Circuit took a bit of imagination. I used clear styrene rod. After cutting it to the proper size, I sawed three grooves in it and painted the grooves with bronze paint. The handle I carved from the laminated styrene, painted it, drilled it and inserted a wire to help hold the whole assembly together. Here's the interior foundation ready for assembly. As always, thanks for looking and please feel free to comment. David G.

Wow John, you've given that kit much more than it deserves! David G.

I've been plodding along on this kit, working at a slow but steady pace. The front and rear clips have a different finish than the rest of the body. I presume that they would be a type of flexible impact plastic as was common on cars of that era. I have a gray paint that I hope will give me the look I want. The gray color turned out a little too light, but I can work with it. The problem here is that the masking tape has pulled bits of the finish from the body. I'm hoping that a re-application of Dull-Coat lacquer will correct this. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Nicely done, great paintwork! David G.

Youch! I had that done a few years ago, I can sympathize.

I was at one of my favorite LHSs when I saw one of these! Heck yeahs I grabbed it! David G.

Thanks Mark! Will you be at the ModelCon Saturday? If so, maybe I'll see you there. David G.

The Back To The Future DeLorean Time Machine. Aside from the Batmobile, one of the most iconic movie vehicles ever! I thought Deloreans were cool from the moment that I first saw one so you can imagine what effect this movie had on the DeLorean's coolness factor. I've been working on this for a few weeks now and finally have some progress worth posting. This is a Snap-Kit. The pieces are intended to go together much like a 3-D puzzle, they snap and click into place. Realistically, I could probably assemble this kit in less than thirty minutes. The main focus of this kit will be on detail painting and adding little bits and bobs to increase the visual interest. The first bit I want to address is the TFC Drive Circuit. In the movie it's shown as a set of discs arranged in-line with a clear cover, reminiscent of an old style TV tuner. There is also a handle on the end that Doc Brown cautions Marty not to confuse with the gearshift. The TFC Drive Circuit I want to replicate is on the right. Don't ask me what TFC stands for or what the Drive Circuit does, I'm not that much of a geek. edit: I eventually figured out that it means Time Flux Capacitor. The first task is to remove the old bit. While I work out how to make the TFC Drive Circuit, I'll attend to some the more simple matters, like painting and carpeting the interior. The "carpet" is embossing powder. I masked and painted the floor, sprinkled the powder on the wet paint, waited for the whole mess to dry, then painted the powder. With the "carpeting" now dry now I can start on some of the detail painting. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Looks great! Excellent decal work, those had to have been a bugger to work with. David G.

Nicely Done! David G.

Still watching, still amazed! David G.