mrmike

Thanks Al! I finished the Chevy engine tonight. All wired and ready to go! I assembled the chassis and will paint the entire unit as one in semi gloss black and then pick out the details as needed. More Fleetside to come...

I have finished my '64 Fairlane and it is posted in Under Glass.

This is my '64 Fairlane Sport Coupe finished in Model Master Wimbledon White with a Model Master Insignia Red interior, 289 CID engine, dual exhaust, Ford Styled Steel wheels, whitewall tires and a center console.

Some work done on the Home Town Chevy pickup. I got the Revell wheels and tires assembled, the engine painted with Polly Scale St. Lawrence Blue and the distributor painted and wired. More Fleetside to come...

Thanks David! The stripes are on the decal sheet, so why not use them? After 4 hours in the dehydrator @110 degrees, I pulled the Fairlane out and started assembly. More Fairlane to come...

Thanks Guido and Randy! This was someone else's vision, but with a few touches by me. I have another '64 Fairlane to build with the 427/auto trans and a Modelhaas resin bench seat. I may follow a simular route with that build as I did with build. I have clearcoated the '64 Fairlane with 3 coats of Model Master Ultra Gloss Clear. More Fairlane to come...

I like this and it looks great! Great job on the detailing!

Thanks Carl!

I am nearly done foiling the '64 Fairlane. All that's left is the side moldings and window trim. I painted the doghouse with Tamiya X-18 Semi Gloss Black. More Fairlane to come...

I started foiling last night and I continued on this morning. This one spear took me about 30 minutes total time to do. More Fairlane to come...

This is my '65 Corvette from the "Stingray" 1985 TV Series rebuilt and painted with Tamiya TS-14 Black and with a wired engine.

This is my '65 'Vette painted with Tamiya TS-14 Black with a wired engine.

I have finished my '65 'Vette and it is posted in Under Glass.

Thanks Gary! I'll keep posting the updates for this 'Vette.

During Season 7, the final season, Malloy's Matador had black steel wheels and hub caps.

Thanks Gary! Here are some more pictures for you! I did a little painting and assembly tonight. More Stingray to come...

I gave the Corvette a bath tonight with some Dawn Detergent and an old toothbrush. I got the engine repainted and wired, dash, steering wheel, exhaust tips and rocker panel trim detailed. More Stingray to come...

I seem to recall a similiar setup used on a series called Chase (1973), another Stephen J. Cannell production. I have been picking away at some of the parts for this Corvette. I detailed the wheels some Aluminium Metalizer and a little black wash around the lug nuts. I removed the chrome from the front and rear bumpers, grille and the fog lights. The engine is in progress. I wasn't sure how the ignition wires were suppose to be lead out of the box shield, so I just routed them out from under and I'll route them to the cylinder heads. More Stingray to come...

I believe it was since my friend had used the Penske 'Vette to build a stock '66 Vette. He won several awards with it.

I believe there was four versions of this 'Vette. The Rat Trap, the Street Machine, the "Stingray" version, plus there is a stock version. I took this Corvette a bit further on deconstruction than I originally thought I would. The engine was deconstructed and now I have glued the halves back together and getting ready for paint. The interior was stripped of everything in prep for a bath! More Stingray to come...

Thanks David! The colors on the "Stingray" Corvette was black. Just about everything was black.

I have been in a retro mood for a while now. In my music, in the things I watch, in my writing, in my models. I have viewed a Youtube video of the opening theme from a show called Stingray (1985). It's about a man for hire who drives around town in a blacked out '65 Corvette helping people in return for favors. It was a series that lasted two years for 24 episodes on NBC and it was created and produced by the late Stephen J. Cannell. There was a model kit produced by Monogram in 1/24 scale and I had one, but I didn't build it like the TV car, but it is in need of a rebuild, covered in dirt and dust. Time to correct a few things...paint the model (it was never painted), find some fog lights for the front bumper, detail the wheels and tires, black out the grille and bumpers. Maybe I'll wire the engine, too. Let's see what I can do with this 'Vette. More Stingray to come...

Thanks guys! Trying to determine how I want this to look. No top, hood, but no hood sides. Back wheels and tires sticking out of the fenders? Maybe shorten the rear axle to pull the wheels and tires in? I guess I'll have to wait and see on that!

I figured that now is a good time to start this project for the upcoming Classic Plastic Model Club Exhibition Club Challenge in October. This is the AMT '32 Ford Phaeton and I will be building this straight out of the box in honor of the late Barry Fadden. I will be building this as a hot rod/street rod. My paints will be Testors One Coat Lacquer Mystic Emerald for the body and Tamiya TS-14 Gloss Black for the fenders. Barry had built a '27 Ford in a simular color combo and his model is the influence for this build. The instructions are calling for the same size tire all around and to me, it has to be big 'n littles. The engine will be a modern V8. Thank you AMT for including an engine stand in the kit! More Phaeton to come...

My parents owned Buicks when I was a kid, so I have a soft spot for them. Looking good!