Scale-Master

Against All Odds. The 308 plate is a give away.

She’s up on her wheel’s…

We are on the same page Robert. Nice to know it can be done at this point... I guess I have bad luck with Monogram/Revell kits of this era having the tires packaged up against the glass. The worst part on this one is on the driver’s side of the windshield. Two other smaller spots are on the side windows of the same piece. (The rear glass is also affected with a small indentation from a tire.) I filled the deeper etched spots with some CA and allowed it to dry without accelerator then I wet sanded and polished all the defects out.

Thanks, I'm going for a mid 70's look.

Cleared and ready for final polish/wax.

After giving the body a once/twice over with 600# to smooth it out and address the fit issues of the nose and tail, (relatively minor), I shot it a mix of Testors Orange and Yellow enamels. (I didnt have enough of either for a base coat, but the two together worked out well. Darn near a match to Camel Yellow.) I let that dry for about 90 minutes and lightly wet sanded it with 1200 to smooth out some debris and give it a nice tooth for the final pearl color. (Still damp in the photo. Thats more water spots than orange peel.) The color coats were sprayed, Testors Pearl Orange and the body was set aside to fully dry.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Paul

Mr. Holland's Opus

It isn't that delicate with those temporary A pillars. Also the way the kit was packaged was with the chassis inside the body for additional support. It has a slight warp to it, but I think once the glass, interior and chassis are installed it will be fine.

Im not building this one as a replica of the iconic car, but instead with a loose what if it went into production theme. And maybe a little earlier than the real life time line could suggest. According to the instructions, the nose and tail are supposed to cemented to the body after the chassis & interior are installed into the body, but I want to see if I can mount those exterior parts and adjust the fit before painting the body and still fit the guts in. (It looks like the front OR rear can be glued on and still get the guts into it. Id suggest gluing the nose on over the rear due to the better fit of the rear.) To try to pull that off, I cut the front from the chassis And slightly modified the two holes in the rear that fit over two pins inside the body. Then I committed to a one piece affair by permanently attaching the nose and tail to the body. The little fit issues can be seen here. I am going to fill in the lines between the (Endura?) bumpers, as was somewhat commonly done to Corvettes back then. Even if someone wanted to leave the panel lines to be correct for the AeroVette, once the parts were sanded to fit the lines looked like they could be scribed in uniformly without too much effort.

The foil is a bit heavy, but I thought I'd give it a try. It won't replace BMF, but it has some uses. The wheels are installed in the finished pants, and they roll great on the brass axles.

True Romance

Thanks guys. I used a heavy foil tape for the blades and a mix of gray and aluminum powder for the hub.

Super 8

Thanks guys! Rear panel ready for final installation. And permanently installed…

The dash, shifter and cowl edge pad are installed.

Animal House?

Yeah, it's gettin' there Pete. It has a fire extinguisher, might as well have a First Aid kit too. The First Aid box contains magnets to make it easier to open the trunk lid with another magnet from the outside.

Thanks Dan! The tail light panel is almost all wired up and a bit of dusty dirt has been added. I’m not sure this will even be visible once installed.

This is the license plate and back-up light. It has a clear lens with white fluting on the inside.

Hello Betty!

Thanks. And I've already done that. It's in my garage under a cover begging to be driven more.

Thanks guys! I attached the canopy to the fuselage before doing the frames; it was easier to hold that way. Frames done…

I'm actually hoping to put her on it sometime today!