Darren B

Which store did you go to that may help and what department were they in. I'm sure there here Im just overlooking them.

I went to michaels and could not find the eyelets, do you remember the brand name for them, those stacks look as good or better to me than the aluminum ones.

thanks guys

Tom, yeah thats about all i get, is a pound of shavings. I have made a few cool pulleys but thats it. I could have bought a lot of aftermarket machined parts waaaayyyyyy cheaper. Justion, JB Hobbies, do they have a website?

Im referring to the aluminum pulleys mocked up on the engine in the top pic. If its not detail master or done on a lathe its very convincing paint. Reason I ask is I have a Sherline lathe that I'm trying to learn, I have made a few pulleys that came out ok but takes me hours fooling around with the particular cutting bits, just cause you have a particular tool doesn't mean your an instant master, boy did i find out after 900.00 worth of Sherline lathe and tools, Im trying to learn being a metal smith. I need to have someone train me on my lathe.

Yeah i have to agree, I had bought from my local model club 10 sealed nascar kits for 2.00 each i could not sell them for 5.00 each after a year trying i gave them away to a youth group so they could start building model cars. I know there are big fans in nascar but not the model building end of it. Id say he would be better off taking offers. I would take the regular cars and show cars out of the stash for what you can get for them then take offers for the nascar.

Is there a website for that company?

I like homicide doors better , gives new meaning to the term..........

That box is super cool!!!

Not a problem at all, just sounds like an awesome tut and I have never try floor mats, it may add a lot to a build....

No real updates but did get a chance to work on the final design for the walls of the bed of the truck, getting real antsy to finish this thing so im getting that bug to get it done soon...........

I am also not able to see the pics they are saying moved or deleted, sounds awesome thou............

oh i agree for sure this needs to be in the mag.

wow very flawless and intricate detailing will be following this one for sure..............

I love this thread, awesome ideas, I build mostly lowriders and my favorite are from the 70's, with rabbit ear antenna, fish tanks, and chandelier's . I use these to make the chandelier's. Just add fine wire and add more clear pieces to it, then glue to headliner.

almost done with radiator now, just need to add photoetch to other side then paint, will be pretty much still see thru after that.

No real updates, except I have decided on the final layout of the bed. I had to whittle the pyramid down on either side and decided to cut off 1/3 of the back of the pyramid to set it closer to the cab. I was at one point going to get rid of the pyramid all together but believe it ads to the over all theme. Will probably carve a design on either wall of bed wall for that carved stone look.

Man I wish I would have seen this build before I sold my two 1/8th scale deuces, I would have built one like this , your work is incredible, like a real one, thanks for sharing i will be watching this with great interest.

Awesome build, keeping my eye on this one, one question however, and I apologize if you already explain how you got them, are they detail master or did you lathe them yourself?

Christopher, actually the costumes and the brightly colored motifs are one of the biggest reason for the build, like this warrior, to me was to bright for battle but very intriguing , What I had originally planned for the grill was I was trying to carve out the Death Rebirth Deity that used to worship: but after so many attempts decided on the grill that I have now because it was easier to carve out, I have been playing around with different designs for the sides of the bed out of the foam to try to tie the bed ideas to the exterior but most of it just looks over powering.

Thanks guys, not a real update but, I was in a dollar store today and came across these plastic halloween rings, they are a rubbery type plastic so I am not sure if the paint will stick to them but was thinking I could use them for something on this build or another build. On the Aztec warrior was thinking maybe a fender cover or something....

This is the degree of the warp.

Thanks Chris, Ok I finally decided on a truck for this build. I was undecided for a while for a number of reasons, but have decided that the revell '56 ford will work, I like the shape of the cab and roof line for this project, plus it already has opening doors that will save me a lot of time creating working doors for this build. The only thing I do not like is the fact that after buying three kits to get a kit that is not warped in the cab or frame area, which in all three kits need a lot of work to straighten the frame and cab area. That sucks but can be overcome.

super cool thank you!!!

wow thank you so much for sharing great tut and excellent photos thanks again.