mr moto

As mentioned above, card stock is great for making templates, patterns and mock-ups but I would use styrene for the actual construction. I used Evergreen strips (don't remember the size) to adapt a resin Studebaker bullet nose to an AMT Speed Boat hull. It worked great.

That's amazing! Really original and great work.

All Model Master products have been discontinued. If you find any of what you want buy it now because it is no longer available.

I always use laquer clear coat over my BMF. It protects it from damage over time and has no bad effects. My models tend to be transported a lot to contests and displays and it prevents future repairs.

I have an Auto World catalog from 1961 and it shows Pyro kits of the Harley with and without the sidecar and also a BMW. A black and white version of the sidecar hog artwork is shown and it's the same as the ITC box art. So Pyro may be the original source of all that tooling. There's no word on a scale but it says approx. 9 1/2" long.

Laquer thinner. It removes any kind of paint - usually even if it dried on the brush.

Great work as always! So good to hear from you again.

You have a resin cast of the Revell hood. Mark is saying that the MPC hood should fit.

You get extra points for great presentation!

Thanks to everyone for all the kind words. Looking at all the builds on display in the "Under Glass" section right now I'm reminded of the awesome amount of talent in this community. It's an honor to be included, let alone appreciated.

Holy Moly! That's amazing. I don't know if l should be inspired or scared☺️. That's brilliant work.

Beautiful job. That's a handsome beast from a different time.

That's a superb piece of work! It's hard to believe it's your first time opening doors. Those would be a challenge even for the very best - I think you belong up in that category. Great job!

I've never done this before - put up an annual recap, that is. Don't know why but all the cool kids are doin' it so why not. It looks like I got five done this year and here they are in no particular order. AMT '32 Ford Phaeton: 1934 Ford pickup: Aurora Maserati 3500 GTi: 1963 Plymouth Melrose Missile III: And last but not least, my '57 T-Bird tribute to Mexican wrestler "Blue Demon": I hope you enjoy my five and happy building to everyone in 2021!

The other boat kit offered by Round2 that comes from Lindberg tooling (and actually, Lindberg got it from Palmer) is the 1959 Century Coronado. It's not a very good kit but I picked one up not long ago and it seems it could made into something pretty good without too much extra work. The Coronado was a really flashy 50's style heavily chromed "dream boat" that was billed as the "Cadillac of boats". It's amazing they didn't sink from the weight of all that chrome. It was designed by mid-century modernist designer Richard Arbib. He was a really interesting guy. Probably worth your time to look him up. BTW, the kit comes with a poorly detailed V8 engine that looks something like a Chrysler hemi except that it only has six spark plugs! Most of the real boats actually were powered by Chrysler Firepower hemi marine conversions so there are lots of sources for a more correct replacement piece. Round2 has also released the AMT 3 in 1 boat kit that was first issued in 1959. Don't know if that's anything that you might be interested in but you could check it out and see. They're readily available.

Truly excellent build. It may even inspire me to build the one I've had hanging around for years. Never imagined it could turn out like that. Great job!

Wow! You sure took that ancient kit to the next level. Great work.

That's a great story, Tom, and a great looking build. A Johan 62 Lark was also the first model I built when I returned to the hobby and I painted it white but with a blue interior. I'm a lifelong Stude enthusiast and also built the first release of that kit back in 1962. It got painted red that time.

I'm very glad your 1963 vintage build has survived! That's true old style model customizing and I love it. Looks like a great candidate for a restoration.

Here's my contribution. It's a Vicky that was heavily cross-pollinated with an Ala Kart. I'm planning to build another Vicky soon with a more conventional street rod look. The great looking models in this thread has already been a source of inspiration for that future build so show us some more!

It's doll house carpet. See my earlier response up above for a little more info.l

Revell had the Jag roof that you're looking for in their old XKE roadster kit - at least In some releases. There's a very slim chance you might find the Cobra roof from Revell's mid 60's slot car body.

Try googling Scale Equipment Limited. Their line isn't quite as extensive as it once was but they have a lot of that kind of equipment and good quality and service.

Doh! How could I forget the Hudson?

AMT's ancient customizing speedboat kit has a Chris Craft marine conversion of a Hercules six. It's poorly detailed but might be worth saving. The only other flathead six I can think of is in the 1941 Plymouth kit.