Jonathan

Any Tom Daniel inspired 'Vette Street Machine would be cool, in my book! Here's where I am so far. I've been sanding away the tube glue smears under the rear louvers and under the chin. I'm rebuilding the "t-bar" that will be under the roof louvers, although you won't really see that. When I acquired the TD Vette, it didn't have a hood. I recently won a small auction on eBay that included several hoods, but the only one I was aiming for was this one: And, I do have the louvers for it. My TD Vette Street machine is missing the nerf bars for both the front and back. The original owner had tube glued a rather gaudy (but I'd liked it back then!) chin spoiler to the body. So, I've been cleaning up the tube glue, and I decided to fill in the slots that are underneath the body where the nerf bars would be: As you may or may not be able to tell from the following couple of pictures, the interior and chassis are glued together with what I am convinced is several tubes of glue! And that's where I'm a little stuck. I think I'd just like to substitute the chassis and interior from another kit. Perhaps the engine, too. And, it'll need sidepipes! I thought the innards from the '79 pacecar might work, but not so much. At least now without much chopping and whacking. So...anybody think that the Monogram Corvette Street Machine (the UGLY one) might be a good donor? I do have the '65 Penske, so I might could do something there, but I need an interior that would go along with the TD Corvette era. Thoughts? Thanks!

Is the 1965 "black rat" and the recent issue of the Penske Corvette the same as the 1965 Revell / Monogram kit you're talking about?

Think the interior from that kit would work?

Sorry, no pictures at the moment, but I suspect y'all could help me a little bit w/ advise. I have long had in my stash of projects a nearly complete Tom Daniel California Street Vette that is missing the hood and the associated louvers that are on the hood. I got this off of "that auction site" some time ago as part of a lot. I recently acquired a hood, complete with the louvers and I thought I was ready to go to town on finally building this car. I've got the hood and body clean, sanded, preparing for primer. I've started working on the rest of the car, and this is where I've got a little problem. The interior is glued to the frame in a rather unglamorous fashion. I've tried to remove it - even going so far as to freeze the parts and hope to pry them apart that way. No dice. Just too much tube glue. The suspension is rather warped, and parts are glued on (securely!) pretty crooked. So, my question - what will provide a good chassis, engine, and interior to this car? I know the "Corvette SS" was basically the same tool, but the only one of those that I have came in the same lot, and is in the same condition. Besides, I'd like to restore it, too. So, is there a readily available Corvette kit that can donate the innards and underparts to the TD Cali Street Vette and the "Corvette SS"? Thanks much!

Impressive General Lee! I realize this is an old thread, but I wanted to ask....where would one get Hazzardous Decals? I searched the web, and the only website I could find appears off-line. thanks!

Impressive detail! It looks real.

Let's say I were thinking about a painter's van from the 70's. Wooden ladders? Aluminum? And yes, everything above is impressive!

Anybody tried to make a scale wooden ladder? Like something you'd see on a painter's van or truck? Seems it wouldn't be too hard, but I'm not sure whether to try and use styrene strips and the like, or should I get some small bass wood? Thoughts? thanks!

It is one of my favorite kits to build. I like that blue over black.

Very nice. And Oscar, I'm in Durham. Any chance there's a model club about?

I've only talked to him via the web, but after doing so, I placed an order for some decals, resin wheels, and resin tires. I'm very impressed. He has a large selection of tire decals, and I suspect he'd do something a little "custom" if you needed him to. As an aside, your work on this kit is most impressive!

Try Fireball Modelworks. Joseph is the fellow running it. I have been very impressed with his decals. http://www.fireballmodels.info/

Beautiful work! And I agree, "...if I had an F40 I'd drive that mother into the ground". Amen to that!

Awesome, clean build!

I like that color, too! The Graphite Dust and Silver Dust are among my favorites. That's a nice lookin' Viper you've got going there!

Wonder how this one is turning out?

I'd just like to say that I bought some decals and some tires and wheels from Joseph at Fireball Modelworks. This guy is OUTSTANDING! Great communication, fast shipping, and excellent communication. Two Thumbs Up!

As a RX-7 owner, I must say, "Oh, the humanity! Avert your eyes!" Nice work, though.

I'm a big fan of that Diamond Dust color! Nice work so far!

Tom and Sam - those are some sweet looking '63's! They are great kits. Fun for all ages, I think. I may have to pick up another.

I just thought I'd throw it out there as "food for thought". I think your build is off to a great start!

This is looking like excellent work - of course. I'd recommend against using flour. It can go rancid after a period of time. A very good, and inexpensive alternative is "embossing powder". While not as dirt-cheap as flour, it is both inexpensive and stable in that it is not an organic food product. It has a similar texture and can be painted just like your flour. That said, I think you've got a really cool project going on.

Yep, the wheels came w/ the kit.

Thank you.

My attempt at weather with pastels. Smart or not, I don't know. But, it's done.