Tom Geiger

I had a Mouse last spring. One night I’m sitting in family room and thought I saw something run across the foyer. Wrote it off. Next evening he was galloping around the family room and hiding behind the wall unit. I put a small bit of cheese right outside where he was hiding. He grabbed it. Right before I went up to bed I did same, only this time in a trap. I don’t think I got to the top of the stairs before I heard the thwack!

I don’t know the part you are working with, I’m assuming the background would be clear. If the back ground was say black, you could paint it silver first, then black and then polish the black off the rivets. But if background is indeed clear, I like the idea of flattening the tip of a toothpick to match the rivet, then pretty much stamping the color onto the rivets. I would tape the windshield to something stable and as a good working height. I’d stabilize my hand against something. A guy who did hand lettering used a bean bag, or the large bag of M&Ms to rest the ball of his hand against. These are good since they take the shape of your hand. Good Luck! Post what worked for you!

Nicely done! As you said this is a rough kit! Did you make the missing door panels?

Nice build from a turd of a kit! I think we all own one of this kit somewhere in the back of our stash!

Lookin good! It’s interesting how we can use different processes to achieve the same end result.

Selling on eBay

Misha- any questions on plumbing the spray booth, just ask. I just ordered installed mine!

Pretty typical that right side rusted more than left side since streets are usually pitched down towards the curb. That right door becomes the low point where water could sit

Same car! This one has been around the New York area car shows for a long time. These pix are from the Staten Island AACA show in 2003!

Kentucky Fried Possum

Amen. It’s said that every model is just practice for the next one. And you will find that the very best modelers in this board are the most approachable and down to earth guys! They’ll tell you exactly how to do it yourself when asked. That’s the essence of NNL. And you will find that a lot of what we do is all about the basics and finding the right tools, materials and techniques. I know that within a year I went from my teen age skill level to approximately double! Everyone does need to decide the lengths they will go to. For me, I wanted to be good enough to create the image in my head. It’s very exciting when I see it starting to emerge on the bench in front of me! When buying a lathe became the thing to do years ago, I made a conscious decision that I wasn’t going there. I decided that learning that skill wouldn’t be fun for me. You do find your place in the hobby. The other evening I was on Facebook and someone asked f they needed to prime every part. I replied that it was an important part of the process in cleaning up parts, explains the why and how. Almost immediately some clown responded that he never primed anything and his models were just great. He added that “some guys” just want to make building complicated to feel important! I looked at some photos of his models and they looked like toys. He didn’t even paint or foil small items like lettering or keyholes. He just didn’t get it. And you won’t find that attitude on this board!

I thought you were gonna say he liked his 64 Valiant

I just sent Bob a personal message to check the certificate. He said he just found out and renewed it today. Site should be good tomorrow

As said a lot of times it comes down to “the look”.. does it look right? There are always sacrifices made in scale due to thickness of materials or getting it all to fit together. Sometimes it’s done for the look, there are times that dead accurate in scale doesn’t look right! Here’s 1/24 and 1/25 across from each other, you can see the difference. We designed this off the center

No worries, there aren’t any shows in Jersey either. NJ, NY and CT share the same restrictions.

Nothing like buying a new magazine and finding crumbs and coffee stains!

Super! Best news I’ve heard all day!

Don’t forget Tastykake !!

The issue is that there’s many more Coke collectors than fans of auto parts stores!

If you are working with Evergreen strips, this chopper comes with attachments for the popular angles. I have also taped down a stop to get pieces the exact same length.

Here’s my 54, 56 and 57..

Cooked to order

Welcome back to the hobby! When I got back as an adult found the same frustrating results I had when I was 16, because I was still employing the same process and skills I had as a kid. I got back before the Internet so I joined a local club, which became my lifeline to learning new skills, materials to use and what to avoid. You are eons ahead today with 24/7 internet access to some of the best modelers in the world! To start, just go simple. Concentrate on the basics and producing a clean model. Again you are way ahead using Tamiya kit since they require little if any cleanup and go together well. You already learned to avoid hardware store paint. Stick with either Tamiya or Duplicolor sprays for first projects, and keep the project all one paint company.. that is, if you choose Duplicolor, use that primer, color and then clear coat. Once you get a decent model done with the basics, increase the game with each new project. Remember, every model is just practice for the next one! Best of luck!

Great custom Rich! I missed it too!

Did you paint the hood and tailgate with the white first? If not, there’s a chance that the red will be different tones on your finished model.