[Revell Evil Iron Trike]

Marcus

blessings to your mom for building with you!  She gave us a heck of a talented builder.  Nice work Brother.

[A couple 1/87 houses]

Joe these are fantastic!  Nice weathering.

[Where do you find sunshine in winter?]

Greg,

clever idea and well executed!

[Big Beautiful Doll (P-51D Mustang)]

Keith,

this is a stunner!  Nice job.

[Evil Iron Trike]

John this is fantastic!  Nice work.

[1/8 Revell Triumph Tiger]

John your spokes are such an improvement over the kit wheels!  And the rest of the build is phenomenal.  I have this kit and no, mine will not come out this nice!

[Do people post custom model trains??]

Nice looking trains here friends!

[1/6 scale Suzuki Katana...FINISHED]

Marcus
your paint work is phenomenal. And the rest of the build is just as impressive! Nice job.

[1968 Dodge Charger R/T]

Thomas

Sehr schon!  Despite your decal issues you got it done.  Very impressive work.

[MPC Olsonite Eagle]

Gustavo,

Way to go, brother! Beautiful build.

[1/24 1953 Chevy drag car]

Nice job Dave!

[1/12 Kustom bicycle]

Amazing work Frank! I love the colors.

[2023 Ford Mustang mach-e rally]

Wow Michelle!  Very clean assembly and I love the color.  Nice video too- Mark

[1960 Chevy Fleetside Pickup]

Harry,

your hard work paid off!  It really jumps off the screen.  Well done!

[Resin Caster Needed for 1/25 Scale Bodies]

Charlie you might try Ron Andrews at Resin Model Ranch

 

rmrmodels@gmail.com

[‘64 Cadillac convertible mild custom]

Oliver,

I hope the chemo is going well.  I know it’s no fun.  Stellar work as always and as a nod to Spike’s comment I would like to add… das ist sehr schon!

[Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC]

Ville,

very clean and crisp building on this!

[Revell 69 Camaro]

Very nice build!

[Bringin' Home the Bacon.]

Very well earned victory Steven!

[Fire Fighter Corvette FC]

Very cool Johnny.  The MPC funny cars may not have been as detailed as Revell offerings but they built into nice pieces nonetheless.  Really nice example you got.  Thanks to Gerald for showing us the source!

["Bring Out Your Dead" Snake Tribute Car]

Way to go Tom!  Richard would love it. 

[1980 monte carlo]

Joe,  I hope you are recovering nicely and rapidly.  Very nice building skills you possess!- Mark

[Natural Metal Finish Deuce 3-Window]

Fantastic work Jim!- Mark

[Chopped 3-Window Hemi Deuce]

On 1/12/2024 at 2:25 AM, Straightliner59 said:

This is such a cool project, Jim! I haven't dived into trying this with any seriousness, but Dave Abell was a local guy, here in the Denver area. He built this bulldozer in 1989, or so--this photo is the only one I have of it. He did all the hard-facing on the blade assembly (you can see the welds on the arm) dabbing Floquil paint with a tiny brush. I can't imagine how long that must have taken! Obviously, Floquil paint is no longer made, and I am not sure of an equivalent there is, now. It was lacquer, which I think would be important, because of the rate at which it dries. The finish on this thing was unbelievably realistic. I think he may have rubbed some metal powders into it, as well. Unfortunately, he's been gone for a number of years, so there's no way to pick his brain about it. Since you're doing a natural metal finish, I thought you might find some interest in it.

Amazing work Jim!  
Daniel, I recall seeing Dave’s work on the pages of the magazines. He also did a pro Street 65 Chevelle, which was very nice(blue with multi colored stripes if I recall).  And I agree with you, the finish on his bulldozer was amazing, especially for the time at which he built it.

[1971 ford mustang widebody]

That is one nice looking Mustang Michelle.  Very aggressive and tough hot Rod.  Well done! -Mark