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Tell me that the smoke from a burnout matches the tires.

They've only shown up at my goodwill once, but I always keep an eye out. As for price, I got change back from a five.

Found this at my local goodwill. Anyone have any pictures of one built?

This was my first year building and I finished 8. I have 4 or 5 others that were started and not finished (usually due to body paint issues/ me getting burnt out. And since the good doctor needs eye candy to evaluate my affliction, here are my symptoms of Acute Styrene Syndrome :

I would love to see a video of this! You did an outstanding job.

41 chevy with an LS9 Corvette engine and chassis (in progress).

That is one sexy Nova. Excellent work!

I don't think I've ever learned so much from a thread: I had always thought the V was decorative and I never knew the six-cylinder had a different radiator placement.

The reason I didn't was because I have 25 8MP pictures, and I know that posting a ton of huge pics could frustrate some of the members with slower internet speeds. Nonetheless, here are a few more.

Thanks! It is a little out of scale, I'll be working on that for the next go round. I saw a post from someone on these forums where he had a really small, tight rolling fire coming from the front and it looked amazing. Someday...

Thanks! There are plenty more angles in the album. The first two pictures show the difference a flash makes in bringing out the color.

I've been studying experts' advice and practicing a while on cardboard - this is my first realistic flame paint job on an actual model. Here's a pic and a link to the album. Thanks for looking!

It does kinda look like a PT Cruiser, now that you mention it. ....Oh, God - It looks like a PT CRUISER!!!

I'm looking for some advice/options for a grille for this thing: It started as a 41 Chevy pickup, but now has plenty of Corvette ZR1 parts (chassis LS9 engine, headlights, tail lights, etc). I've built up the front end to blend in the lights, but I'm in need of some ideas for how to work the grille.

He keeps saying "plastic," but all I hear is "curdled milk."

I'm so glad we're only talking about plastic! :lol:

That helps a TON! Thanks, Ryan!

I imagine hosting images of the vehicles would mean more costs for the modeling company (rights, licensing, blah, blah, blah). More costs for them would inevitably translate into more expensive models.

No probs, Jantrix.

Oh. Would you mind snapping a photo of yours so I can tell the difference? I can see that there is a difference, I just can't see which is which or where the linkage actually goes.

Does anyone have some reference pictures or pictures of their Starliner model's engine to tell me where the shifter linkage goes? The instructions leave a bit to be desired.

BMF makes a pretty good one too.

That is super clean. Nice work, Hugh!

Here's where the Elkie is after a long couple of days: Thanks for the glass tip, Jordan! I went for a good solid hit rather than a crack. I also added some rust streaks on some of the pits in the body and put a nice semi-glossy "wet" spot on the dented in roof. I put in three lonely spark plug wires that aren't attached at the other end. One (pictured) is laying on the distributor, and the other ones are settled on top of the transmission. Interior shot. I didn't detail the instrument cluster at all on this one Usually that is one of my favorite parts to do, however, I liked the way this came out with just some drybrushed dust and dirt. Next up, the headlights and bumper need to be painted and the front clip needs to be put on. The clip came out a shade darker than the rest (and nicer looking, too. I think the lack of salt residue and hairspray contributed.) so I'm thinking the previous "owner" may have put on a replacement at some point that he painted himself. Thanks for looking!

Here's my basic progression: 1. Wash parts while they're on the trees. 2. Cut every part off the trees one by one, trimming off excess and sanding mold lines and the like as I go. 3. After sanding a part, I put it in a plastic bag labled with the car and color that the parts need to be painted. I usually have a bag for flat black, gloss black, body color, interior color, metals, and other. 4. I put together like-colored subassemblies (engine, frame and suspension, etc) and sand off the glue lines. 5. I prime everything by color (to keep it organized) and spray bomb the flat and gloss black parts. 6. I hand paint the stuff that needs to be hand painted. This includes blackwashing the grill and anything else that needs it. 7. I assemble and detail the rolling chassis, engine, and interior. 8. I paint the body, pretty it up with wet sanding, clear it, and pretty that up, too. 9. Install glass. 10. Finish assembly. Each of these steps is also liable to have something like: 3b. Accidentally break something. 3c. Cry. 3d. Raid parts box to find replacement. or 8b. Mess up paint. 8c. Cry. 8d. Purple pond. 8e. Goto 8b. Repeat as necessary.