David G.

That's pretty wild, you sure do know how to work styrene. Changing the rear wheels must be tricky, though.

Yeah, there's something to be said for the "tuners"... no chrome!

For those who may be interested, I posted a new update yesterday. Most of what's on there has been shown here at one time or another, but there, it's all in one place. daveag.com Feel free to let me know what you think. Thanks, David G.

Pretty cool!

This is a skill level I hope to reach someday. Awesome work!

Absolutely beautiful!

Hi Howard, welcome to the forum.

This one just cries out for a restoration. The paint looks pretty smooth for a brush job. Thanks, I agree the foil is worth the effort.

Thanks for the comments. If you have any pictures, feel free to post them. Maybe we could make this the "Pink Car Thread!"

Good Heavans! How did I miss this one? This is completely awesome! I' apologize for dragging up such an old topic, but wow!

On my last build, I felt intimidated by the ammount of chrome trim, so I tried using paint instead of foil on the chrome trim. It turned out alright, but I know it would've been better in foil. Since the '55 Chevy has a fair amount of chrome trim, I decided to use it as my "foil trainer." After making several attempts at each section, I finally got the foil work done to my satisfaction. I know it's not anywhere near perfect, but I've pushed my learning capacity to the limit for this round. The next one will be a little easier and a little better. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and feel free to comment and/or offer any tips or suggestions. Thanks, David G.

Nice save! I've learned more from the mistakes I've made that from the successes I've had. I've been watching your progress on this one, and everything's coming along nicely, keep up the good work.

Excellent work, the level of detail is fantastic!

Forgive me, but I don't know what MV lenses are.

Great engine and interior detail, I can't wait to see the rest of it.

Wow, looks great!

Awsome! Thanks for the link.

Thanks for the tip. I've got a '58 Edsel, '57 Hard Top, and a '93 Ranger single cab I want to convert to a '98 on my "to be built" shelf. This could be a very useful resource. David G.

They do look good in black, don't they? Did you foil all that trim? I painted mine with Testors Metalizer, it's not bad but it's not as shiney as I would have liked. If you're interested here's a link to mine. Looks like your paint came out better too.

Wow! Very nice. What kit is that? I'd like to get one of those.

Great work, especially the bottom, rear bumper and engine bay. Subtle shade and tone variations within a particular color pallet are the key to convincing weathering, and you've nailed it!

Do you have an extra guitar string? The B string is usually best. I'd offer to send you one, but I play bass and all the strings I have are wound strings. Even the thinnest flat-wound string I have would be about as thick as a 1/25th scale garden hose. In the right guage, steel bailing wire might work. There's also bead wire, though I've never worked with that. If I come up with other options, I'll let you know. Regards, David G.

Brian, that antenna is huge! You might want to think about replacing it with wire or something. Seriously, it looks like a sidepipe on top of the fender. Other than that, what you've done so far looks really good.

Must be the boss. A very cool concept well executed. It looks like a set for one of those "how to" shows.

Very Cool! The more I see these, the more I want to build one. You said the pics are old, do you still have the diorama?