Luis Ayala

8) Just a small update on the engine progress of the 63' Impala. I am very busy at work, so the proyect is sitting on the table for days until I have some spare time to work on it. Not much detail on it, but just wanted to share a couple of pics with you. Hope you like it... :wink:

Hi Greg, I can mail you the originals via USPS priority mail, so you can have a nice shot, if you wish. Drop me an email with the address and I will mail them to you right away. :wink:

Congratulations Ismael!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks like you had a lot of fun... :wink: hope to be there next time :roll: :roll: Like I told you, I was working the whole weekend. :evil: :evil: :evil:

WOW!!!!!!!!! EXELENT work Peter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I could be there at the NNL to see those beautifull builds in person... :roll: :roll: Beleive me those years on the HO trains didn't hurt a bit... Your skills are amazing... Welcome to the board!!!!!!!!!!! :wink: :wink:

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That build looks GREAT!!!!!!!!! Post like this should be seen more often, like hookedonplastics says, it is fantastic to see youngsters getting into the hobby. She is doing an EXELENT work, again CONGRATULATIONS to both ... :wink:

OK, time for another small update on this project. I have been very busy at work and too many things left to do at home ... The interiors have been painted and laid down a couple of cow skin decals. The engine is painted and clearcoted but soon I will post some pics of the engine assembly. Hope you like it and thanks for looking...

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: That is totally awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations, you have done a true Master Piece... your skills are amazing...

Here are some pics of our 4th "MC Tonight Scale Model Contest" held by: " The Small World of MB" at Caguas Puerto Rico. This was a small family and friends get together, where we we had a lot of fun!!!!!! There were "15 Top prizes" for autos and "10 Top prizes" for military models, as well as one "Best of Show prize". Special thanks to Mr. Miguel Barbosa who hosted the event... http://public.fotki.com/papin1967/mc-tonight-2007/ Hope you like it... :wink:

I just wanted to share with you some pics of one of my unfinished projects from 2006. This one is an Italeri Bugatti Coupe Napoleon. The one thing I love about this one and other similar kits, is that you have to set up the body, chasis and wheels piece by piece like a puzzle. :idea: Here's the first look at the parts trees: Next thing is the wheels... This is the Upper Body Assembly and some test fitting. To prep the parts for primmer, I used a flat sanding stick to scratch the surface and reveal the lower spots. I don't use putty often so I preffer to wet sand the whole thing and level the surfaces where the plastic is thick enough. Here you can see that the hood came molded with the top portion of the body where the windshield is attached. If you were to display the engine, you will have to remove the whole piece assembly wich is totally wrong for the real car. Now it looks better... Now that most of the ruff look of the upper body is sanded I lay it over the lower piece to match and glue all parts together. All right, now lets move to the chasis... All parts are line up and clean, so I lay them over the lower body, did some test fitting, sanding and glued all together. Here are some pics of the finished chasis sub assembly. All parts fitted nicely and as you may see the kit stands up right and all the wheels match the table. That's as far as the build went last year. It is already primmed and ready to paint but as I told you I moved to my new house and things are going very slow. I will take some pics later this weekend so you may see how the body work ended. Sorry for so many pics... hope you like it... :wink:

:shock: :shock: WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks great barbo!!!!!!!!! Now I have to start another project... :roll: :roll: :roll: :wink: :wink:

While searching the web for some reference pics, found this gallery of pics from japanese auto shows. http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/gallery.html Enjoy... :wink:

Outstanding Build!!!!!!!!! Nice color man... :wink:

Hi Ismael, The Body painting was done using spray cans. I used a " Tamiya Silver Leaf " base, with two "mist " coats and two "wet " coats of "Tamiya Light Blue Metalic" on top. Then finished, with two coats of "Boyds Clearcote" with airbrush. :wink:

Not at all, it is a pretty straight forward build. Beside a couple of mold lines the only isue I found was a little fitting problem on the rear windshild. But a little sanding took care of it in no time. The kit is fantastic and the best part is the decals!!!!!!!!!! (made by Cartograph) Awesome decal detail and some very nice "photoecth" parts. If you like it, go ahead an grab one; beleive me, you would not be dissapointed. :wink:

Here are a couple of pics of my 1970's Custom Van. This is my dream Van :roll: Hope you like it...

Here are a couple of pics of my 1934 Duesenberg. Hope you like it...

Here is another of my favorite builds. The Alpine Renault A110 car # 28 driven by Ove Andersson & David Stone, winner at Montecarlo Rally 1971.

Daniel, Tambien puedes ir a a este "link" en "Google": http://www.google.com.pr/language_tools?hl=es Solo escribe lo que necesites en español y lo traduces en ingles. Luego lo copias y lo posteas aqui. Cualquier cosa me llamas para lo del "bare metal". :wink: Exelent work as ussual my friend... Hey Bill/Marcos, I am planning some weird stuff for our 3rd "Muscle Car" contest so stay tuned... :wink:

OUTSTANDING Build Brian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Average Build???????????? :? :? :? Man it stands out and the detail on the engine is GREAT!!!!!!!! You should be proud of it... :wink:

Seguro Mi hermano, si vas al "MC Tonight" de Barbosa podemos inventar algo :wink:

8) Good to see you around here my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the good work!!!!!!! :wink: :wink:

Very Nice color Ismael, looks very sharp!!!!! The interiors look great, keep it comming !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wink:

I build this 62 for a good friend about a year or so. Hope you like it !!!!!

Thanks, Marcos/Bill for your hospitality!!!!!!!!!!! If all goes well I will let you know... :wink: Here is a litle update on what's going on with the 63 Impala. I have all parts prep for primer but haven't got a chance to do it lately. While the painting is on hold, I decided to make and cut all the upholestry patterns. First I used Tamiya tape to lay them out and cut. After that I carefully removed the tape and placed over card stock paper to reshape, trace & cut. I use card stock instead of transfering the tape directly to the decal paper because it's easy to trace & correct without messing up the decals. Now that all the patterns are ready I can paint and start working on the interiors. :wink:

Just wanted to share with you a couple of pics of our second: "Muscle Car Model Madness" This year we had a challenge; "Muscle Vs Japanese". Beleive me, we had a LOT of fun with friends and family. This event was held at Gurabo Puerto Rico and hosted by : "The Small World of MB" Special Thanks to Miguel Barbosa who is alwayas available for our beloved hobby. :wink: :wink: Hope You Like them... http://public.fotki.com/papin1967/muscle-car-model-ma/