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Well I painted the body and started detailing the motor, But when I went to take pictures the camera died.....

Great tutorial! thanks for sharing this.

I have heard of it being done that way, but every time I try it I end up breaking the center piece off because I bend it too fast

I use Nason urethane $45.00 a quart with hardener. And I do use a respirator.

I just made a cowl hood how-to PM me if you think it would be of any use to the magazine.

Now that is creative thinking! Too awesome for words...

Here are a few other hoods I did using this technique 2002 Camaro ZR1 pro mod Glad I could help!

At this point you could fill in the gap in the front and have a smooth scoop or you could use some half round strips to make a body line down the middle like I did here Then use your favorite filler to clean up the edges and you can prime and paint it Hope this helps, let me know if anything doesn't make sense......Billy

Well I figured I would show how I make cowl hoods for my projects, This is by no means the only way to do this but it usually works out well for me. What you will need: .040 sheet styrene Ruler Hobby knife with sharp blade (scissors will also work) Half Round styrene strips. Here is the hood that will recieve the scoop Start by marking the center line of the hood and where you want the edges of the scoop to be with a pencil or sharpie Now cut out the area in between the outer lines (this will be the opening under the scoop) Now measure the length of the hood and figure out how tall you want the scoop to be, and cut the side profile of the scoop out of sheet styrene twice (one for each side) Next glue these pieces to the outside of the hole in the hood. After that is dry, cut a piece of styrene to fill in the space between the sides of the scoop.

Heres my 62 Impala as of yesterday morning...... And here is where I am at now...... I painted the chassis with gray primer followed by body color overspray (Black) around the edges, and then masked and painted the frame rails gloss black, and to add a little bit more detail, I sprayed black in a textured pattern in the wheel wells to simulate undercoating And here is a mockup of the ride height which will be lowered some before it is finished. We've got some awesome builds in this so far, I cant wait to see how they all turn out!

Looking good!

I find it ironic that wal mart won't let me buy a can of spray paint, but the local automotive paint shop lets me buy basecoat and clear for my models and 1:1 projects all the time.

My prayers are with you and your family.

HL = Hobby Lobby......(I think?)

I'm going to say Real!

Looks great! I'm a big fan of using modern motors in classic cars.

Glad to see you moved this here, Slant! I can't wait to see this years builds. You can count me in with a 62 Impala that will get a good dose of shiny

Well I have been hard at work on this one lately, I decided to open the doors, and once they are hinged they will be suicide doors. I also made a wood bed out of some thin strips of balsa and "C" channel styrene. Thanks for looking, next up will be functional front suspension!

Thanks, I was trying to figure out what chassis to use under mine. and mine was also exteremely thick in the front around the hood which made it take almost 2 hours to get it opened and many more to thin it out. To match the thickness of the rest of the body.

Lookin Awesome so far, What chassis are you using?

Thanks! I'm glad you guys like them.

My local Kmart has carried kits for years.

I usually use Nason Select Clear, it's a 2 part urethane that most paint shops carry.

70.5 Camaro built for a CBP on another forum 49 mercury built for the Revell/Gearz contest earlier this year 51 chevy with C6 Corvette running gear and interior I have 2 more that will be finished this week, I will try to post get some pics of them up. Thanks for looking, All feedback welcome!