mrmike

Nice Challenger!

I agree! The Hellas and Holli's look sooo nice! But, those alone won't get me anywhere. I've gotta finish the kit! Thanks Steve!

Thank you Tom! I made a set of seat belts using Tamiya Tape, a red Sharpie, and a set of set belt buckles. I am in the process of detailing the steering wheel and the dash. I made some spark plug boots for the plug wires. Now I can run the plug wires to the cylinder heads and install the exhaust manifolds.

Thanks Bruce, RRR and Terry! I don't think so. Why don't you try it?!!!

Thanks Marty! I did a mockup of the body, chassis, wheels and tires to check the stance and it's looking good so far. The engine is in progress of being wired and the interior pieces are in progress of being detailed.

Thanks Brad and Allen! Like I said previously, I couldn't locate one so I went with the FI setup. Thanks for the infomation though.

Thank you Randy, Bernard, and John! Sometimes, I want to just insert the wheels and tires and call the whole thing done just because of the wheels and tires! I really like the look with the wheels! This is my first pro-touring build, so I will be taking my time with it. It is for the 2018 CPMC Exhibition.

This my newest project, the '53 Studebaker. For what I have in mind, this may take me a while. This kit was given to me be Classic Plastic Model Club member Barry Fadden and it is minus the decals and the kit tires, which are of no concern to me as I am using two 19" Pegasus Hellas and two 23" Pegasus Hollis for wheels and tires. The chassis needs to be tubbed and the kit engine will be replaced with a Ford Cobra 289 and 4-speed trans from the AMT '67 Shelby. The front suspension will be modified as well. I am undecided at this point for interior and body colors. The body might be a metallic blue or metallic green. The body will be shaved of all scripts and the interior might have bucket seats from the Revell '69 Nova COPO.

I painted the interior pieces last night with Model Master Insignia Red. I will have to re-apply the embossing powder to the interior floor as some of it came off. The valve covers and the air cleaner base got a coat of Alclad II Chrome.

Thank you Jim and Steve!

Thank you Eric and "KNOCK IT OFF!"

you're welcome, Curtis!

Thanks Donald and Lee.

Thank you Jeremy! Well, I decided to play around with the camera settings and take some new pictures. I'm not 100% happy with them, but the pictures don't have that burnt look to them.

Thank you guys! Lee, the background is white, but my camera settings were off and tinted the background. I doubt I'll take new pictures.

I have finished my '62 Sinkhole Corvette and it is posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

On February 12, 2014 at 5:44 AM, a massive sinkhole opened up under the floor of the Skydome at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. Eight Corvettes were swallowed up by the sinkhole and it took several weeks for all eight cars to be recovered. The last Corvette to be recovered was completely destroyed. It was a privately owned 2001 Z06 Corvette modified by a company called Mallett Cars, Inc. and was known as the Mallett Hammer. It was not an historic car, but still, it was a special one. My build was of the third Corvette to be recovered from the sinkhole...a Tuxedo Black 1962 Corvette with a red interior. I painted my Revell '62 Vette with Tamiya TS-14 Gloss Black with a Model Master Insignia Red interior. I built this Vette OOB since I was unable to find a dual carb setup which the actual Corvette has.

Almost there! Just a couple more pieces and decals and it's done! I got the hardtop all assembled. Earlier, I had questioned why Revell didn't include the hardtop with this kit. I knew they might have another variant coming and this confirms that. These are the pieces to the hardtop rear window trim that was included in my kit and not listed in the instructions. I had gotten those pieces from fellow Classic Plastic Model Club member John Davison from the '62 Corvette Gasser kit along with the hardtop.

Thanks Tony! I was well aware of the decal issue when I had received the kit for Christmas and I did a little research on the actual shape. It was only a simple snip and repostion in my eyes, but I'm sure someone else would want and do more than that. Sometimes, it just that little things that mean a lot!

More chrome! More to come...

Wayne, that's interesting that you would find that color hard to find as it was right there in the Summit Racing catalog online. I just ordered a can and had it in a few days. Along with a free hat (it was their 40th Anniversary).

I had this in mind for the stock shifter. I took the racing shifter and cut off the T-Handle. Then I took the stock shifter and cut-off the shift ball. Using a pinvise and a drill bit the size of the shifter shaft, I drilled a hole in the T-Handle and then I glued the handle to the shifter shaft. I now have a T-Handle for the stock shifter! Paint the boot black and the handle aluminium and I'm done! More Mopar to come...

You're welcome John!

Thanks Jeremy! I'm hoping to finish it up over the next few days this week. So much to do, so little time!

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! The body and chassis are one and I have started adding the chrome bits and pieces. More to come...