mediamonk

Excellent work, especially for your first build. I second the notion that this forum has a great wealth of knowledge for both the first timers and old timers.

Thanks for the heads up. Any advice on overcoming it?

Welcome back to the hobby. You'll like the MAD distributors. If you don't have one, get a pin vise to drill the really small holes in the engine for the plug wires. I think SG would work just fine as a filler. You could also use putty (Testors works for me for small holes), fill the hole, sand and re-drill it. Good luck.

It rolls...and it's carpeted. Black embossing powder from JoAnn. Should have the seats and center console, if not the whole interior in tonight.

I said model ,and forgive me, but what car am I looking at here?

Small update...Wheels, Tires and Seats

This is my modeling community (for the short time I've been a part of it) and for me, being part of that community is posting my work. I generally comment to give an atta boy when I see something particularly cool or different.

Here's the paint. Duplicolor Indigo Metallic on top, charcoal gray metallic on the bottom. More purple... More blue...

Nice. There's something about the body lines on this that I really like, especially lowered. Have fun!

Love the color, and I like the "then and now" type pairing.

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm in process on spraying the body, so more pics soon.

I'd probably spray the satin black over the clear. Thinking outside the box (for me), what if you painted the whole thing gloss, masked off the stripes, cleared, reverse the masking and spray with a satin clear. My 2 cents, ymmv.

As a Hot Wheels collector I love this. I can't wait to see the finished product.

I don't have any tips on the wash, but I had to comment on the furniture. That is too cool!

You guys that take on these major challenges intrigue me. This should be interesting to watch.

So, my first WIP has a couple firsts. This is my first shot at wiring an engine, and opening doors. The holes in the heads aren't exactly straight, but pretty good for my first go 'round. Hopefully, they will pass muster. Constructive criticism is always welcome.

Sean, I've gotten back into modeling after about 15 years off and have been adding more detail to my builds. For me, I've started small, adding bits of detail here and there. Pre-wired distributor from MAD, fabbing exhaust out of K&S aluminum tubing, making an Optima battery, etc. Nothing real special, but each build gets better and better. For online retailers I use Megahobby.com, but I'm sure the guys here have other sites they like as well. My 2 cents, YMMV.

I went with model.

Thanks for the quick answers. I hadn't thought about the cutting vs. removing plastic aspect.

Hi, This is my first post here, though I've been lurking for a while, so it might as well be a question. I'm back in the modeling game after close to 15 years away and want to up the detail level of my builds. I've seen many articles on opening doors here, but wondered why you use the back of the blade to cut the door open? It seems that the sharp side would be more effective and take less time. Is it a control thing? Thanks.