David G.

That's a paintjob to be proud of Bob! And the decals just bring it to life. David G.

Thanks Bob. Now's the time to be especially careful with the panel scriber. 😮 David G.

Nice progress on this Daniel! David G.

Hello Everybody! Here's more on the Cord! The first round of color sanding for the crummy paintjob that I got from dropping it on the patio before I painted. I also decided to re-scribe the panel lines to enhance them a little. It's going to need at least one more sand-out and another coat. But I'm getting there. I may do one more pass with the panel scriber. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to sign the guestbook on your way out. David G.

Holey Moley Greg! I've tried using a soldering iron and/or wood burner to weld and modify model kits in the past with mixed results. The factor that gave me the most difficulty was the seemingly random dimensional changes due to the shrinking and compression of the styrene. It seems that when a lot of kits are molded, the styrene has a lower density initially and heating it with a soldering iron causes the styrene to "lose some air". The styrene becomes more dense and shrinks. You seem to have a handle on that, well done! I admire your courage. David G.

Hello Everybody! After several attempts at removing the weird texture/coating on these wheels, this is what I ended up with. This one is especially stubborn but the others are passable. At some point one just has to quit fussing with stuff and move on. Mounted they look... okay. I'll use them for now but I'm keeping other options open. Here's another option, a forgotten set of wheels from the junk yard. So I'll break 'em down and clean 'em up and see what I have. Luckily it looks like the previous builder painted the wheels before assembling them making them easier to dissemble. As always, thanks for taking the time to looks and please feel free to comment. David G.

Thank you Germán. =D-

Great work on the truck Steve, it definitely has that Plowboy feel to it. Thanks also for posting the images of his builds, it's nice seeing Roger's work again. We would all be lucky to be memorialized in such a way. David G.

That is really cool Chris! It's kind of what Stardew Valley might look like in real life. It has a great feel to it. David G.

I think I remember seeing that tractor before. I especially like the wheels you selected for it. Yeah, I do the Neosporin and bandages or "mummy fingers" almost every night. It seems that as a couple of the splits a few new ones start in other spots. It's an ongoing struggle for many of us this time of year. =D- Thanks Steve. You should crack into those truck kits! They're fun to build but make sure you have a large work area, especially if you plan on building any trailers. Thanks again, I'm quite pleased with how the tanks turned out. David G.

What a cool photo! =D- I'm glad you found me Steve. I agree, I'll build anything that strikes my fancy. Not only is the challenge fun but I usually end up learning a thing or two. I tend to think of myself as a model builder who builds Model Cars, Mostly. I'm glad to have you along for the build Steve. David G.

Very cool! David G.

Most interesting! Count me in for the ride Greg! David G.

Hello Everybody! I've worked out the tire problem! ....mostly. As I'm sure you all remember, the kit tires came with a significant warp that caused them to seat incorrectly on the wheel sets. All the tires had this though some were worse than others. @BK9300 and I seemed to come up with the same idea at about the same time, thanks for that! Cutting along the webbing about halfway around the tire help alleviate the warp . When mounting the tires to the rims, I stuffed the warped sections with some rolled-up paper napkin to help round them out a bit. The cutting and stuffing, along with some smooshing and massaging of the tires corrected almost all but the worst of the warps. As always, thanks for taking a look and please feel free to offer your tips, comments and questions. David G.

Thirty-five years! 😮 By now, it's a member of the family! =D-

Thank you. That's a nice set of Chargers Topher! I have a couple myself, maybe you noticed them in the display case. A white 2013 Charger I built as a replica of my daily driver and the green 1971 Charger I built as a companion to the white one. Cheers! David G.

Yes indeed Len. I usually do at least two coats of paint with wet sanding or polishing in between. This one may take three. Thank you Greg, I think I've seen you do better though. Thank you Ken. Thanks Carl, I'm glad you like them. David G.

Here's a quick color-check mockup of the 37 Cord. David G.

That looks fine Steve. I first thought that "Plan B" was to just go with the horizontal bars as a custom option but you've come up with a nice workable solution. David G.

Hello Everybody! I finally got the body and fenders blended to my satisfaction so I decided to give it some paint. The result? A crummy paintjob that's completely my fault! While holding the car upside down to paint the inside of the body, it slipped off the clip stand and fell to the patio floor. I picked it up and since there was no paint on the outside of the body yet, I thought just blowing the dust off it would be good enough. A little voice in my head said "Go wash it off, let it dry and then paint it." Yeah, I should've listened to that voice. In spite of all that, I do like the color choices I made. Here's a mockup I made to help me feel better about the whole incident. 😃 As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to post any comments you may wish to share. David G.

Thanks Dan, that's kind of what I was thinking too. As far as filling it up, I have more tan enough builds, it's just a matter of deciding which ones to use. This is from about ten months ago, I've added a few more since then. =D-

That looks about right, I think body color will work. At the angle they're sitting, those intake tubes remind me of the smoke dischargers on an army tank. David G.

You? Over-thinking things? You're kidding, right? Often the simplest answer is the best one. I think they look great Daniel. David G.

Thank you Germán. I'm eager to see them together as well. That thought has been floating around in the back of my mind Dan. I've been leaning toward loading a number of my "decent" builds, ones that are "good" but don't quite deserve their own place in the spotlight. These are the first three that come to mind when I consider that. My 1960 Starliner The 1963 Impala and my 1965 Galaxie Thanks for asking Dan. David G.

Thank you kindly Gary. I remember the amazing work you did on a couple of the rigs you built, so thank you. David G.