Modelbuilder Mark

Very nice ride. This was a great post, and there were a lot of cool looking machines. Thanks everyone.

Hey Steve, I need to do that. Sears or Harbor Freight should have them, I need to check.

While the view would provide a great deal of distraction, I should also think a great deal of inspiration

Contour gauge!!! I recall now! LOL This is what it looks like

Thanks guys! Hey Les, I thought about that, but there was no real tub for this one. This one was from the switchers and there was the frame, then a fender set. Now... there is a tub in the convert body that was included, I will have to look to see. Glu, that is kinda what I have been doing. I started by putting a floor on the top area of what I have already done on the frame, then I was going to add the remaining floor lower than the frame on the sides. I used to have one of those tools that a carpenter would use to copy a contour, (forget the name) but it fell apart years ago and I never replaced it. At this point, all remaining floorboard work is on hold until I get the chassis up on it's feet.

Where did you locate the "o" rings?

Thanks guys! To be honest, part of the problem I have on projects like this, is I want them more detailed then my mechanical knowledge and finger function will always allow, so often it take me what seems like ages to fabricate a piece. LOL I want it to look realistic, but plead guilty to liking cars far more than I would ever consider myself a mechanic, so often I have to refer to 1:1 vehicles or the web etc, to see how something should be put together or function. For example, on this one, I am already struggling with how I will go about fabricating the floor after the body is dropped over the frame.

OK, after finishing up some other stuff, I am back at this one. I took a parts box front end, and cut the spring from the top, and re-mounnted to the back of the axle, also added some bolt head detail. Scratched up a front spring hanger, still needs top drilled for bolt heads Front wheels an online friend traded me, not sure the kit source but they were molded in green. And, the likely rear rims. I am about 92.3% sure these will be the ones, one other possible option, but since this is using a few pieces and decals from the Red Baron, I am also borrowing the name somewhat as well, with the "Ford Baron". Even tho the Red Baron kit is 1/24, these rim fit into the AMT pie-crust slicks.

I take it more printer plate used here? You make a row of these first then cut, or cut, then shape/drill?

Looks great, I would like to see some more close up shots of the motor and interior

Flour treatment? Also, this is like the 2nd or 3rd time in the last couple days someone has mentioned using printing plate. Where you picking that up?

Nice!

What a cool imaginative project!

looking like a good start to me

What is the source of the skull? Cool project.

Chris, dude, you are going to have to PM with a little more detail on the brick painting/staining technique you used. That just looks fantastic!

Personally, I think I would go here to images.google.com, type in pirate map (link below to make it easier http://images.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1133&bih=524&q=pirate+map&oq=pirate+map&gs_l=img.3..0l10.299035.301098.0.301801.10.9.0.0.0.0.406.1048.0j1j2j0j1.4.0...0.0...1ac.1.RmzH-sx0EZo and get an image or two, and make decals. I say personally because I can not write my own name and have it look decent. here are a couple of examples

nice quick build indeed sir

Thanks much Richard. I really do appreciate the compliments!

I, like a few others, did not see the vision as you first described it, but it is really coming to life! I like it a lot

THanks Dave!

Looks great! I really like your work, but I am also impressed by how quick you can get these done. How do you fit the build time in with your work schedule?

Thank you gentlemen!

Looks great! Very nice work on the enterior for sure!

as always, good looking stuff. Where do you get the tiny watch parts? All the lots i always see are basically just the gears. I would like to land some of those bits like you use for the suspension and linkage.