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I agree with the bottle. The 5lb version looks much more in scale. Have you tried sanding the 3D printed material already? How does it sand, I mean is it really easy to sand or hard? I can't wait to see more, this looks fantastic!

Thanks for the kind words fellas! I really appreciate the comments. I'm happy how it turned out, too, even though it's not perfect, but still I like it. The engine detailing took lots of time, but at the end it was worth it, even if the parts are not perfect either. I'm really glad you guys like it too.

Very nice as always! You did a great job of putting the body together and smoothing out the seams between those separate body parts. Smooth paint and fine detailing, especially the wheels look spectacular. I have the same kit too, but the wheels just slow me down, they don't look good and I don't have enough skills to scratchbuild more realistic wheels either... But your build makes me want to try again.

Thanks Guys! It means a lot. At some points this build was a tough one, and at some points it fought a bit back, but it feels good to have it finished and of course it's a great bonus if other people like it too. Now I got started with Jo-Han '61 Oldsmobile that will be a Custom, but I might try to finish my '62 Impala Super Stocker, too.

Yep, we changed it since we thought it looks much better like that. We used '76 Skyhawk chrome trim there.

I bought this exactly two years ago as a Glue Bomb. Pictures of the starting point can be seen Here. So it is Jo-Han's Sox & Martin kit, which I decided to build as a Pro Stocker that could run in Nostalgia Events nowadays. First I took the whole thing apart and stripped the paint. The actual building process started from the engine, where I filled the metal axle hole in the engine block. After that I painted and assembled the engine. Those Spark Plug Wires were a real pain, since I've never liked making them and now I had to install 16 wires! Carburetors are original Jo-Han parts, but I drilled out the Carburetor Throats (?) and added the Nozzles (?). The carburetor linkage is built with Detail Masters' Photo Etch parts and metal wire. For the Chassis, I added a separate Front Axle system from my Parts Box. It fit with some cutting and slicing. Wheelie bars were added, too, as well as brake and fuel lines. Otherwise it's Box Stock. When I glued the engine on place, I built the fuel lines. They were done with Pro Tech Braided Line (Great stuff!). Those fittings were built from plastic tubing. Fuel Pressure Regulators were also scratchbuilt. The body needed some work before paint. I glued front and rear panels on place and smoothed the seams. Same thing with the Two-Piece Scoop. The hood pins were removed and later on I installed Photo Etch parts there. Paint is straight from a spray can and same thing with the clear coat. After those, I polished the body, but when I was removing masking tape from the body after polish, part of the clear coat came off just over the Hemi Decal. Luckily decal didn't damage, though. Windows are sheet plastic and I had to modify the rear bumber to make it fit. I added some length on the sides of it so it would match the body better. The chute is from Lindberg's '64 Dodge and I detailed it as well as I could. Also the Chromed Headlights were painted to make them look a bit more realistic. Well here are the pics.

Great build, Bruce! I always enjoy seeing your builds. This is not an exception, very nicely done with great paint and color choice and fine detailing. I like the opening trunk lid and doors, too. Excellent job.

This turned out super nice! The weathering looks great, just like it was found from a barn or something. Great wheel choice, too. With a non-modern engine, this would be one of the coolest Dusters I've seen. But it's very cool like this, too. It might be that I don't make it to the starting line with my Torino Talladega, but I couldn't beat these monsters anyway. :lol:

I got these from a Local Model Car Show. I bought the Jo-Hans and they were for sale with a good price. I got the '55 Chevy in a trade and that bike came to me as all Junior Modelers were given a free Model Kit, and I got that one. Hopefully I can trade it for something that is bit more in my comfort zone. And then those little parts were also bought, with a cheap price of course.

Woo Hoo great to see these 3rd Generation Chevelles being built! Excellent job on the paint and decals. Very nice work otherwise, too. Excellent work.

Great score! It is a Promo Model I guess? It looks very good, and it's even the same color as dad's '79 Skyhawk was when we owned it. I got Missing Link Resins' '73 Chevelle a couple of days ago.

Yep, the shipping was surprisingly fast, usually it takes a bit longer for goodies to arrive from the States. Thanks Again ! Not yet, the real one is '74 Chevelle so it has some differences. But at some time I must build a replica. At least it's easy to get reference material.

Mine arrived today. It is Top Notch quality! Also the body shapes look excellent to me. Shipping was very fast, less than a week to Finland and Kevin is a nice guy to deal with. Everything looks perfect to me. Here are pics of the parts that the kit includes. http://public.fotki.com/NostalgicDrag/missing-link-resins/ I will be posting a WIP Thread in Drag Racing Models soon. I have the donor kit on my bench already. I will post a link for that also when I get there. Thanks You, Kevin!

I've been watching this one closely since the beginning. Very nice work with the engine, interior, frame and body... Everything looks really good to me. Nicely done GTO, I'll be watching this one.

Thanks Guys! I have been taking a break with this one. I'm trying to finish my '71 Pro Stock Barracuda for the Model Car Show next weekend. Also the Cannonball Torino for Cannonball Run CBP is in progress. Once they get done (Hopefully) I'll get back to this and a couple of other Drag Car builds. I've done little Bondo and sanding work on the frame rails, though and with the inside of the body, but there's really nothing much to show yet. I've been thinking of posting a WIP of the Barracuda, but I'm bit hurry with it now, so it might be that I only post the finished pics when it is done.

With the combination of Chrome Reverses and that stance in the second last picture it'd be perfect. It looks very good with Cragars, too. That stance reminds of those old Stockers, which is why it looks so good. This is going to be awesome.

Don't know about that, but at least AMT '62 Super Stock Bel Air kits have Z11 engine parts. That's the kit I'm trying to find with reasonable price to use the engine in my '63 Z11 Impala. That, decals and interior parts are the only things I'm still missing. This looks very interesting. One of my favorite subjects and very nicely built so far. Keep it going.

An interesting project for sure, my dad owns a '60 Impala Coupe (Since 1987) and I have always liked the car. I'd go with the original steel wheels, but leave those hubcaps away. They'd fly around while racing, I guess. Or then Chrome Reverses in the back and regular Steelies in the front. Also the little nose up stance looks excellent.

Yes that's true. The liquid goes in all of those grooves and areas between the grille bars automatically, so there is no need to wipe off excess paint. Thanks for the compliment regarding the Plymouth!

This turned out super as I thought during the build process. Excellent work overall, really nice and smooth paint job with sharp details and nice chrome parts. Really nice build.

I can't help with the clear-brands since I live here in Finland and I'm using a "Hobby Spray Paints" (Or what should I call them anyway...) called Maston, but I don't know what stuff is available in the States. I've heard many guys using the Tamiya, which should be good. I have one bottle of that stuff too, but haven't tried it yet. For polishing kit, I use this: Again, it was easy to find here in Finland, which is why I bought it. But it works really well. Though there are more and I guess that there are better ones also. Oh and BTW Thanks for the comments regarding the paint on that Hudson!

:lol: I thought the same thing when I saw that picture. Now there are decals to build 17 General Lees... That would be a nice bunch of them in the display cabinet. I got these a while ago from Teds Modeling Marketplace. Great stuff and great place to deal with, cheap shipping ($10 from Florida to Finland) and great service. I highly recommend this place.

First off, Welcome, Clint! I haven't used much Acrylics so I don't have experiences of them . But the basic way that I paint is that after prepping the body I shoot primer (Straight from a Spray Can). Once that's dry, I do a light sanding to the body before the color coats. All color coats are painted at the same time, I mean that I don't let it dry between the color coats. Some people do, but both ways seem to work. Then decals and then clear coat, and again those clear coats are sprayed just like regular color coats. After that I polish the models and it gives pretty good results. Do most of you primer the body before laying down your color(s)? I always do. The primer shows all flaws that need to be taken care of before paint and it gives a good surface for the paint where to stick. Do you need to smooth/sand the color coat before clearing? No. Do you sand/wet sand in between clear coats? No. Anything else I need to watch out for? I recommend the polishing after painting... It gives a great shine and smoothness to the paint. And it's not as hard as I thought before trying it, you need to watch out that you don't polish through the paint. There might be some guys thinking that what I do is way wrong. But I can tell you that this way works, at least for me.

Beautiful Funny Car Corvair. That paint and detail looks very good to me, and nice photos also. It could very well be Real Deal in those pics. Very nice.

I've never tried the other colors, so I have no experience from them. But at least the black stuff is top notch, makes black washing very easy. This Grille was Black Washed with Detailer's stuff.