64SS350

So I borrowed a tire from a set I had, now I have a spare! Also made a kinetic recovery rope for interior detail. I have a few more additions for the roof rack coming. And I finally dared to glue the rack to the roof...

He is not making the paint, but has ..I believe teamed with partners to make paint and influenced or has helped in designing an airbrush. The producers of products use his YouTube presence as advertisement. IMO

Contact Ron at RMR, he does.

I am starting to cast a few items and there are future projects in the works. So far....Johan ambulance bases ...... Futurliner 'GM' letters for it's front .......'69-'72 C-10 engine bay upgrade (see truck aftermarket for pics). PM me if interested.

I am casting these as a direct replacement for the '69-'72 C-10 kits which have an incorrect engine bay with flat/squared fender wells. Just takes a few straight forward cuts and some cleanup and these fit right back into place. PM me with interest. Other projects to follow.

I would contact Ron at RMR, he may already make a two door.

I did do these with some painstaking masking...

Microscale has pinstripe decals, check them out.

Got these yesterday, a '50 Chevy Suburban, '69 Camaro chopped and tubbed, two parts bags of '41 Chevy PU.

I like the embossing powder. You can use several different types of materials for application of the powder. White glue( some may say water it down), modge podge ( these I have a hard time thinking they would level out), so i prefer something like a light spray adhesive, but I have typically used so far some old spray enamel, or even acrylic paints. Something slower drying to allow application. If interior is a 'tub', simply masked areas not to be carpeted

And painted.....Now to find a single Dessert Dog tire for a spare.

Yes, I built three of these for my friend that owned the car.

CA or ... super glue

Here's some pics of a friend's car. Small block Chevy...ports for water pump are sealed off, cam pump used for fuel delivery.

As Spanky used to say...."And how"

Haven't had a ton of time at the bench. I was prepping for the Akron Ohio show, plus life.... NOTE...I am now casting the engine bay to directly replace the incorrect one in the 72 C-10 kits, PM me if interested. But I decided to add an off-road roof rack.

Back from vending and buying at Plastic Under Cover show near Akron, Ohio . Found a very nicely 3D printed Ferrari Spyder kit, Porsche 917K kit, and was next to Mike from MCW, who had some Nassau Blue I needed for the 64 Chevy 4x4 build.

Supplies for casting....

Part of my annual trip to Illinois, I found a couple spots I hit up. Just some supplies this time.

What if you were to go to like Hobby Lobby or ...?? and find some leather strips or sheet and cut to width. I know they vary on thickness and texture, even a vinyl product maybe.

I'd like to add... wall2wallhobbies to the list of sellers. He has great 3D products plus decals and kits on eBay. Super nice guy and easy to work with.... check him out! Based out of North Carolina.

From what I've seen and or heard, there has been a standing debate about styrene kits vs resins being side by side in shows. Now a new kid is in town with 3D printing. If your "traditional" model builders assemble a kit as box stock, that's one category. If he modifies or customized it, that's another. But if a guy uses custom parts from a 2 or 3 in 1 kit, it's custom, but he didn't make the parts, and still is box stock or custom?? Resins are designed and made from existing items or scratch built. 3D is the same, just newer technology. It's designed, printed, and assembled....to whatever end. I would think and hope that builds are judged on quality of build, paint,and detail. Not necessarily presentation, content, or build material. And no I haven't judged anything, but to me these are the basics that should be looked at. And as far as dedicating immense amounts of time to the craft, so do resin builders and now 3D creators. There is still a lot of prep work, fit up, and scratch building that has to be done. And how many "traditional" guys are using resin or 3D parts in their builds? All in all, the hobby needs encouragement, not discouragement! My two cents.

Arrived today...Liberty Walk Lamborghini from Japan, 3D resin Corvair Lakewood Wagons from wall2wallhobbies.....on EBay out of North Carolina. Super nice guy, kits, decals, etc......great products!!!

Small update.... forgot to clean the debris before taking the pics, but added the master cylinder and full hydro steering. The hydro cylinder fought me the whole way! Tried to add brake lines....but my heavy..fingers kept knocking other stuff off!! The lines off the master cylinder...go nowhere (Bluetooth). After fixing umpteen items, this is where it stands. (NO brake lines!) Hood was re-re-painted, need to buy some clear to match the rest of the body. I decanted two partial rattle cans for the airbrush, I think it's a shade lighter,but we'll see.(Sorry..no pic of the hood)

First look with wheel package installed, body loosely fitted. Had to shorten the axles, my eyecrometer was off when I cut the axel tubes.