Diesel Gypsy

WOW ! Thanks guys, I'm completely overwhelmed by your responses. I have a `58 Impala to finish then I think I'll dip back into the stash for something old & rounded to build again. Regards to you & your's.

I've just put the finishing touches to this model. It may be difficult to see but I've added some subtle pastel weathering to the lower portion of the body in an attempt to blend the weathered wheels into the body. I hope you like my Plymouth as much as I do. Thank you for your time.

I'm a bit late I know but I was busy with family stuff Yesterday, but I did have time to snag a quick pic of the bench & the glacial Plymouth build. Happy new year everyone.

jeezze I'd forgotton the glass Nathan, Luckily for me my `ol lady didnt notice so I was able to sneek it back. One too many Jim Beams kind`a makes you forfrtful huh

Hey fellas, Its been a while since I posted an update but I'm still plodding along at my usual glacial pace. I'm thoroughly enjoying myself with this build. Sure the fit aint great, some mouldings were warped & the detail is a little soft in places, but what the heck I'm having a gas fixing all these irksome little problems. Modern toolings are fantastic & I love shake`n`bake builds but sometimes its nice to touch base & use some of those `ol fettling skills I'd thought I'd forgotton. Interior tub done to the best of my abilities, I'm extremely envious of those among us who can paint convincing dashboards, any tip would be apppreciated as I am hopless at dong this. And a quick look under the hood. Nothing special here, plug wires coil etc. Most of what I did is hidden unfortunately, Some fuel lines wouldn't have gone a miss I agree, nut I didnt thik about them untill after I'd dropped the motor in. The bumpers lights etc are "cooking" in oven cleaner to remove the chrome, so the next task will be to spray these with Alclad Chrome & fit. Oh, I just thought; I'm thinking do modifing the head lighs to make the side lights a little more defined. More on that later.

Its 3am Sunday morning here in the UK, but I guess still Saturday evening State side. Here's the bench just now when I upped & left it. Good night peeps.

Apologies for the blurry pictures.

I got mine today from my LHS. It's an amazing kit & its huge too. When I've built the model I'm going to use the empty box as a wardrobe.

Firstly I'd like to thank all of you who posted here for you help & inspiration in helping me fix my Impala. I glued the windscrean in with canopy glue & fabricated a new pillar with plastic strip & filler. Careful sanding & shaping yielded a fairley good match but the surface remained rough. Some Mr Surfacer sanded with a very fine sanding stick gave me the finish I required. A quick flick over with the BMF & the job was done. Sure, its not a contest model, but it has gone from lame duck on the shelf of doom to something that can grace the model cabinet.

Thanks Nick. I remember seeing those sets on the ModelRoundup site. I think i will invest in a few sets. Thanks again for you quick reply.

Hey Nick. How did you do the Pie Crust tires?

Saturday night in in the UK & this is my bench right now. I've started the repair on my broken `58 Impala. The windscrean was glued in with PVA last night & now I'm going to start the A pillar fix, wish me luck

I,ve not had much bench time recently, but I have managed to build up the engine & do a little detailing. Lots more still to do but at least its a start.

Here's how my bench looks tonight (7.40pm UK time) And the `41 Plymouth engine I'm working on.

Many thanks Steve. Much appreciated.

Hi Guys. A quick qusetion. I'm adding some detail to the engine of the `41 Plymouth I'm building. Can anyone tell me if the battery is Positive or Negative earth? I've had a look online but so far been unsuccessful in finding good engine pictures. Thanks in advance.

Hey guys. My hand is all mended & I'm back at the bench again. I could use a little advice here fellas. I wondered if the underside of a stock body would have been painted black to match the chassis or would it have remained body colour? Any thoughts?

When this kit came out I thought "Thats a cool little number, but I don't think I'll buy one". Now after seeing this & many other build-ups I've changed my mind. Yup, I'd really like to build this kit. Thanks for the inspiration Walt

INCREDIBLE.

Very nice dash & door cards, an area I always struggle with.

Hey Fella's. I'll make this thet last horsey post, then we must get back on topic. We use Friesian Stallions from the Friesland reigon of the Netherlands Sean. They bred for light draft work but because of their high leg action & intelligence they make great Dressage horses too. Four of our Stallions are ride & drive and are sometimes used as escorts to the main carriage. The last horsey picture. This is Chip & Dale, At 6 years old they are the oldest out of the eight we have, & my favorites.

Hey Charlie. I wouldn't say its common to have a horse drawn hearse funeral, more a novelty really,but surprisingly we are averaging one funeral a week so along with the other stuff we do we keep pretty busy. To put it another way we have enough work to keep 8 stallions in full employ. We cover an area South from Birmingham in the Mid-lands over to Redding in the East which is I guess is pretty much the whole of the South West. There are some big outfits in the London area & in the Mid-lands too but apart from a couple of small outfits here in the SW we have the lions share. The company is owned by good friends of mine & when I stopped tramping around the country in a truck I was asked if I would help out & become a "sleeping partner". My love of horses made it a no brainer, so here we are. My work isnt hard, more unsociable really, for instance we started work at 3am this morning to get 4 horses ready to leave the yard at 8am. Thats quite a lot of shampoing, drying & crimping before breakfast

Totally off the wall. love it.

Cracking job, well done sir.

The lovely lines & proportion's of the `66 Olds make it a favorite of mine & in this colour it looks stunning. Wonderful job.