Modelbuilder Mark

You are on a roll! Those are great!

She's a beauty!

Congrats Terry!

"Purple Pond" simlpy refers to soaking the body/parts in "Purple Power" or Castrol Supoer Clean to strip the paint. Great stuff. Fisheye is where the paint "pulls away" or refuses to settle down in an area due to contaminants such as sillicon, oil, etc. The resulting spot from the paint not adhering looks a little like a fishes eye.

Very very realistic sir. Nice work

Shot the roof section with "Make it suede" paint, then covered that with flat black. Moving into final assembly.

Great! any shots of the chassis?

Excellent work Terry!

one thing I do not recall seeing in this thread, will my Tenax and other liquid glues join these parts to normal styrene?

Really beautiful

That is fantastic!

Thanks!

simply reaffirms that I am a model assembler/builder, THAT is an artist!!

LOL, hmmm

Thanks guys! I appreciate your comments.

Thanks Ace, that was my goal. In addition, with the "air bag" set up, in theory it could be raised as needed for driving as well. Thanks Bill! I am getting really antsy to get it together, I just have to shoot the center of the top, and then put it all together.

@Chas Thanks, that is what I was thinking may be the case. That may be what would make it the most out of reach for most people who build models casually or for fun. Not the eventual expense or access of the tools.

Oh yeah, looking forward! Isn't there just a model swap there too in advance of the show this month?

My question still stands, if I want to make a part/piece that is new, NOT a scan/replica of an existing part, would I not have to have some drafting skills to create the "master" that the printer would work from?

Finally back to work on this one! After waiting for the enamel to set up well, I sanded out the red and shot with Tamyia acrylic clear. This will not be polished out to a mirror finish like a modern custom or show rod.If all goes well, this one should be on the shelf after this coming weekend! http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/uploads/med_gallery_8985_914_557340.jpg http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/uploads/med_gallery_8985_914_805830.jpghttp://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/uploads/med_gallery_8985_914_158831.jpg

I have read thru this post, and am excited about the technology, but to be honest, and not sure that I have the "architectural" or Design/drafting" skills needed to implement it. Say I need a replacement carb, I would assume I need a fully detailed digital redering for the "printer" to work from, would I not? If I have NO clue how to do this drafting, or insufficient time in my life to learn the skill, then the tool would not be helpful would it? I certainly can see several aftermarket firms getting great use out of the tool.

Hey Greg, I am planning on attending the April show, looking really forward to it actually. Isn't there also just a swap in March? I did really well Modelzona back in Nov. I get the newsletter from Hal, but I have never made the meetings. Life is just too darn busy, but someday.

Looks great

fantastic!

Wow, a lot of work there! What did you use to keep the holes/starter holes lined up so perfectly?