mrmike

Sorry, but one picture is not going to cut it. We need more pictures of that nice looking build!

What's wrong with the Del Rio Wagon? They look fine to me especially when lowered and have a good tire and wheel set under them. Thanks Carl! I hope the '56 comes out great...

Well, let me tell you a little story, The Daisy Duke Jeep you are converting is a CJ-7 model. The CJ-7 is a completely different beast compared to the M38A-1 as it is too new of a model. The kit I have is a rare kit that has never been re-issued as the Korean Conflict Jeep CJ-5 and Trailer. It has been re-issued as several different types of off-road CJ-5 with roll bars, big lights, a CB radio and antenna minus the trailer. I didn't want the Hogan's Heros Jeep as that was too old of a Jeep for my intended purpose due to its flat front fenders. I do understand the irony between yours and mine though. Thanks! After watching the opening credits again, I noticed that the windshield has wiper marks on it. I grabbed a sheet of Post-It Notes, measured my spacing and with a compass, I made these. Unfortunately, the wiper motors are at the top of the windshield and Sam Cade's Jeep has them at the bottom. Oh well...I told you I was going to take some dramatic license with this build! Last night, I got out the Tamiya X-18 Semi-Gloss Black and the Tamiya XF-10 Flat Brown and painted up the M-1 Carbine and the Thompson Sub-Machine Gun. A mockup to see how this CJ-5 is coming along. Much to be done-flat clear coat the hood and weather it, weather the Jery can and the spare tire, and finish assembly. More to come...

Thank you Jeremy!

I have a '57 Del Rio Wagon in the stash and this '56 Fairlane Victoria that I am working on. The '57 looks long and low while the '56 looks shorter and more upright. I prefer the '56 over the '57. I'm looking forward to spraying the GoMango and Pearl White soon!

Thanks guys! I've had this kit in the stash for several years and my first intention was to build it mostly stock, slightly lowered, with a resin continental kit for a '57 Ford that I had acquired. I went looking for pictures on Google Images of a similar car with paint colors that I had in my stash. That all changed when I found this picture with orange and white paint and Cragar SS mags and I knew I just had to build it. I will attempt to have opening doors with a rare earth magnet and a sliver of metal in the door jambs to keep them closed. This should be fun!

I airbrushed some Model Master Acryl Flat Gull Gray onto the body for a dusty looking body. I'll dry brush more paint on later. I found two blank star decals in the decal stash and applied them to the hood. I placed the hood in the dehydrator to dry for an hour. I had heard of someone doing this and they had good luck with it, so why not? And, again I have to make seat backs for the bucket seats in the Jeep. Why do they do this especially when the seats are plainly visible? Time to get out the sheet styrene again... More to come...

I must have ADD because I am starting another project. This time it is a '56 Ford Fairlane Victoria. I have seen more than my fair share of Tri-Five Hot Rod Chevys, but rarely do you ever see a Hot Rod '56 Ford since most of them are stock. They are out there, just not as common as a Chevy. My first car was a '56 Ford Customline 4-Door Sedan and I truly enjoyed owning it for 4+ months so I have an affinity towards a '56 Ford. I sold it so I could buy a '63 Ford Galaxie 500, but I can never forget that '56. This is the only picture of this car that I could find and I found it on Yahoo Images. I'll be replicating this car, but with a few minor changes. This is the kit that I am using, the AMT/Model King '56 Ford. The body has been assembled, but I think I'll add a small rare earth magnet and a sliver of metal into the door jambs to help keep the doors closed. The 292 CI Thunderbird Dual Quad engine is mostly assembled and in the process of being wired and the transmission has been replaced with a Ford C4 Automatic trans. The body will be painted in a two-tone of Model Master Go-Mango roof and lower body with a Tamiya TS-45 Pearl White hood, trunk, and upper doors and a Tamiya TS-65 Pearl Clearcoat. More to come...

I painted the CJ5 this morning with Tamiya TS-48 German Gray which is a flat color. I may add a coat Tamiya Semi-Gloss Clear to the body and hood after they have had sufficient time to dry. I may just skip the Semi Gloss Clear and weather everything since this Jeep has spent most of it's life out in the open desert and the body and hood are not glossy. More to come...

I added another coat of Tamiya TS-26 Pure White to the roof and doors. When this has had sufficient time to dry, I'll mask off the doors and roof and paint the fenders, hood, and trunk lid with Tamiya TS-14 Black. More to come...

Well, after sitting on my hands for a week or two, I decided to clear coat the Dart GTS this morning. Two mist coats and two medium coats of Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear. I may do one more coat of clear and then wet-sand the body and hood. More to come...

I did a little work on the Jeep this morning. I sanded the Bondo spots smooth. Next up is primer. There were two holes in the back of the Jeep and I filled them with a couple of plugs made with styrene rod. I used a black wash on the lug nuts and the wheel slots. More to come...

Sorry Randy! You have been doing so many restos lately, I thought this was one of them. I like it!

That is a sharp looking 'Vette Randy! Good job on the restoration!

Thank you Christian! My pleasure!

Thank you Dirk!

I finally got foiling done on my Dart GTS. Now it's off to the paintbooth for clearcoating! More to come...

I didn't like how the front end of the Fury was raised, so I figured out a way to lower the front slightly without the Fury looking like a 4X4. I cut off the retainers for the chassis at the front of the car and added some styrene across the top. I added some styrene to the forward edge of the chassis. This will move the edge of the chassis and front suspension up into the body. Now the front suspension sits where I want it. More to come...

Thanks guys! Ed Daly, Jon passed away back in December 2017 from complications of diabetes. He was staying at the VA Hospital.

Looks real good! I just got this kit and was contemplating a grille guard for the front end. You've given me some ideas...

Thank you Tony! I've been looking at the car since I posted the pictures and I don't really care for the raised front suspension. I know that the chassis was set up as a battery powered car, but I am changing all that. I need to figure out a way to lower the front suspension without taking it all apart.

A mockup to check my work. The chassis is nearly complete. Just a couple of things more. More to come...

Unfortunately, I have placed this build on the back burner for a bit. I'll get back to it shortly.

Looks great! I just finished one of these a few months ago. Plan on using strips of Bare Metal Foil in place of the kit supplied metal strips. They won't stick at all!

I noticed the lack of the seat back after I had started on body work and was looking through the rest of the kit. I was a relative easy fix on my behalf, but really? No seat back? What were they thinking?!!!