Harry P.

I remember I had one of those metal gas stations way back when... probably from the Sears catalog, as my parents were about as loyal to Sears as two people could possibly be. I've been searching the internet for days trying to find the exact one I had, but my memory is a little fuzzy on this one. I found dozens of examples, but none that I recognize as the one I specifically had. But I do remember that the station came with this exact set of accessories. I'm 100% sure about that...

Ok, I'm not a truck modeler and don't know a whole lot about them, so possibly a stupid question... but why the silver tape on the front corners of the cab?

I would have foiled the trim instead of painting everything body color.

1967 Plymouth Belvedere.

Led Zeppelin ripoffs, you mean.

How about this one?

How about this one? Seeing the trend here?

Ok... just to put a bow on this thread... the finished product from the Bella Donna album, complete with double-tracked vocals (nice!). My fave Stevie Nicks song, apart from her work with Fleetwood Mac...

Yesssssssss!

I also remember that the ladders were not painted, but were natural aluminum.

I never had a pedal car, but my friend Bob did, and he let me use it. Man, the longer this thread goes, the more pleasant memories it brings back. Literally stuff I hadn't thought about in 50 years!

I do remember mine had a crank that would raise and lower the ladder.

You're looking pretty dapper in that bow tie, Charlie!

The fact that you're open to learning is a good thing. The more you build and the more you learn, the better you get.

It's a tough call. The wiring is so ubiquitous on these cars that to leave it off would be a shame. But adding it is hard. Of course, I had it easy, as I was working in 1/8 scale, and on a plastic body, which is so much easier to drill than a metal body. I'll wait to see what you come up with.

Nice! Did you open the trunk or is that a feature of the kit? Anyway... you already know that I want to see you do one with the "A" scheme. After all, there's a reason why they called it "A" and "B." Because "A" is better! They would make a nice pair in your display case.

It all depends on how the glass installs, and how well it fits. On some kits the glass installs from the front and sits in a channel. Other models, the glass installs from the inside. And of course, the fit of the glass varies from kit to kit. If the glass fits well, a very easy way to "glue" it in place is to use a small brush to flow clear acrylic along the edges. If the glass needs to be forced into place to fit, that method won't work. In that case, I would clamp the glass in place with small plastic spring clamps and flow a little liquid cement along the edges. Be careful not to get any of the cement on the surface of the glass.

Are you familiar with the "safety wire" method of holding down the body panels that was used on this car? It's a very recognizable part of this car... just wondering how you were going to do it. Here's my 1/8 scale Alfa Monza, which uses a similar type of thing. Of course, this was fairly easy to recreate in 1/8 scale. Don't know how easy it'll be in 1/20 scale...

Nice.

You're doing a fantastic job on this. Very impressive detail work.

Well, somehow this thread has eluded me until just now. Looks very nice, but rather than slogging through all the old pages searching for the answer, I'll just ask: what scale is this? Looks to be about 1/20?

I had one very similar. Can't remember if it was Tonka, Nylint, or Buddy L.

Here's a video I found that shows how this thing works... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwiMGwj6Fko

It's never a good idea to do those harsh, solid black panel lines, for a couple of reasons. First, panel lines in real life are never 100% black. They appear as a darker shade of the body color. Second, by making the lines black, they are way to obvious, and out of scale. On a real car the panel lines are much more subtle, and in the case of where the front fender caps attach to the fenders, that seam is almost invisible on the real car... A better way to do panel lines: If you use an airbrush, scribe them deeper on the bare body, then paint the body as usual. Then add the panel lines in black... and then shoot another coat or two of color that's been thinned down. You want those final color coats to be translucent. That way the stark black of the lines is toned down so that they look much more in scale and realistic. If you don't use an airbrush, just scribing the lines deeper before painting will probably work to give you more realistic panel lines. But those stark black lines aren't the best way to handle things.