David G.

Ryan, Thanks for the links, they're awsome, they'll help tremendously with the frame details! I did several searches, but didn't find those pages. What did we ever do without the internet? What color do you plan on painting yours? I'm going to try to duplicate Ford's Orchid Gray. Thanks Tons, David G.

Hey All, I'm building Revell's 1960 Ford Starliner and the frame is cast as a channel frame. Since the front of the frame will be visible when the hood is open, I was wondering if leaving it as a channel frame would be accurate, or should I close off the top and box it. I don't recall ever seeing a car that had a channel frame in the front, but I've never seen a '60 Starliner frame either. As always, any advise offered would be appreciated. Thanks again, David G.

Ziinng! Maybe that's why they're called "Zingers"

Thanks, they're my favorite feature. For mine, I painted it brown first, let it dry completely, then covered some areas with dampened salt before I painted the red. While the red paint was dry but still soft, I cleaned away the salt. Some of the salt will want to stick and you may have to rub to remove it, just be careful not to rub the brown paint off. After I had the red looking mostly like I wanted it to, I drybrushed with flat tan and flat black. I then followed with a thin wash of black. I hope that helps, you can also cruise the Tips, Tricks and Tutorials section for some great ideas in more detail.

I've got the Chrysler and Nova bagged up and ready to go, I'll see you Saturday! Regards, David G.

Thanks for the positive feedback everyone. It's always a pleasure to post my projects here. Brian, I'll be at the swap meet on Saturday. I plan on bringing the Chrysler and Nova with me, if you still want to trade. David

I love builds like this that seem to have a story or a history behind them. Great job!

Folks have been saying that there haven't been enough pictures posted lately. Well, here's my entry into the Post Apocolyptic Community Build. It's also my first Community Build entry... ever. The Reaver is a dirt track racer that I knocked together in a few weeks. the front is from from the remains of the '58 Impala that I sacrificed for the Chevy Proton. The back comes from a badly warped '57 Chevy that I picked up on one of my swap meet sweeps. Twin internally mounted .50 cal machine guns Desert Dog off road racing tires The engine is a modified 688 cid gasoline engine adapted to run on hydrogen fuel. The access hatches in the tops of the fenders allow for loading and servicing the .50 cals. Enhanced tailfins The view from above Rear oil and smoke dischargers. Oil doesn't cause much difficulty on a dirt track surface... until you ignite it. Fans of Firefly and Serenity will identify with the name... and hopefully the tailfins, too! Thanks for taking the time to check it out. As always, please feel free to offer honest critiques evaluations and suggestions. Thanks, David G.

Excellent work on the Caprice, Brian. The dash detail is just wonderful. I learned to drive in these old supercars, and I still have one. I take it out once in a while and grind up a couple of Hondas then put it back in the garage. Maybe I'll drive it to the Phoenix swap meet on Saturday.

I just went back and looked at the progressive build shots in your first post on this project, and it's hard to believe that this is the same one you started with. You've turned a toy into a work of art!

There's a fantastic ammount of work in those rigs and all of it looks to be very well done. Excellent work!

All that detail on that scale! Wow, just thinking about it makes my eyes hurt, but you pulled it off well! Most impressive.

Well. That's it then, it's settled. We only need one section. The "If you don't like it, don't read it!" section. That way, everything fits under one easy-to-use category.

Last week I captured a Chrysler Turbine Car kit from the wilds of eBay for less than $30, shipping included. Yesterday, it came in the mail! From what little I know about vintage model kits, this one seems to be one of the early 60's releases. This means that the kit is about as old as I am! No UPC Barcode on the box. There's also no copyright date on the directions. Everything seems to be here. The only damage I could find was a broken steering wheel. The steering column and wheel are there, but only a few bits of the broken spokes remain. Aside from a bit of flash, this is the worst molding flaw I could find. There is a ton of documentation on this car, so build research will be fun and easy. I think I'll be shopping for paint this afternoon!

Yes. Make "General" a model-related only subject area but create an "Off Topic" category for those with ice cream issues.

It looks like an allergic reaction, and I thought the Cube was bad.

Last night, on e-Bay, I scored a Jo-Han Chrysler Turbine Car kit for less than $30-shipping included! I've seen these kits listed as high as $95! I can't wait until it comes in!

Congratulations and best wishes for you and your family's health and future!

Great build, very eye-catching! I wish there were more of these old wagon kits. I also like the "Dorothy" name, it fits the car's character. Did you pick the name or is that what the kit's called my the manufacturer?

I love those old dragsters, great job on this one. Do you have more pics from different angles? There's no other place to paint them! This machine's all business!

I didn't learn a lot about Bus model-year details. I was always a Superbeetle nerd. The first Bug I bought was a Super, and every one after that as well. That means, upon seeing a Super zoom by on the highway at 60 mph, I could tell you what year it was made. At 40 mph, I could tell you if it was built for Europe or export to the US. The last one I owned I built out of spare parts, it got wrecked a traffic accident in 2002. I really miss having a Bug in the driveway and there's a blue '72 Std. Bug just a few doors down that's been setting off to one side of a garage since we moved into our house in 2000. Hmmmm.. Thanks again for the kind words, David G.

Thank You. I checked out your update the other day and I'm really curious to see how your ideas develop. David G. Dang, if I'd known that I didn't need to put armrests in the back to be accurate, I wouldn't have gone through the trouble to laminate, hand carve and install them. Actually, I probably would have. The interior would look too bare without them. I also made a set for the front, but they seemed out of place, so I didn't install them. Kind of a VW philosophy of the time period. "Armrests? Why armrests, you're supposed to to be driving, not 'resting'!" Thanks for the kind comments and the cool story. David G.

It's nice to see some progress on your Bus. What you've done looks good! As I said previously, I'm interested to see where you go with your kit. It's hard for me to imagine Revell releasing a kit of a vehicle that basically has a glass top, and not providing at least a rudimentary interior. But yet they did, and I bought one! Had I known, I probably would have saved my money for the Samba, but at around $60.00, I'd almost be afraid to build it. At least I had the other one to practice on!

It was well worth all the trouble you went through, it looks great!

With a little patient guidance, a kid with this kind of courage could've (and hopefully did) grow up to be a skilled scratch-building kit-basher! Sadly, this kind of imaginative creativity is pretty much squashed in most kids before they become teens.