Gluhead

Yeah, nice work here...and a great green. Thumbs up.

Sick!!

That's gotta be about the pertiest dang brick I've ever seen.

Agreed...I've got 3 more of these built in my head already. One is definitely getting canted quads.

Nice start...wondered what you'd be up to with this one.

Yeah, the taper is barely noticeable. It's in the rear quarter panel area, though - not in the extension panel. It's very, very gentle through the window area but just enough that by the time it does get to the seam, it's enough to require the reveal in the extension.

Yeah, seems they all do. That was the first problem I spotted on mine, so I had my brother check his just in case and the same for his. They're slight on ours, though...did you end up with deep ones?

I can't complain one bit about seeing another fine hot rod taking shape. Great touches so far. I'll be watching.

That came out cool, Nick.

You handled that build like a pro. Amazing to see the finished piece, knowing what you started with. It's fab, Fab!

Nice.

That's pj-toys for ya...everything he sells is made of gold...apparently.

Wow, Tom...that van is nice. For the Superwagon extension, one thing to keep in mind is that there's two parts to it, and only one is unique from the regular Club van. This site has a good pic of the area if you scroll down - http://vannin.com/threads/ubbthreads.php/topics/443217/New_to_Us_Ford_Super_Club_Wago.html Note that you have the seam at the end of the Club van quarter panels, the extension, and then another seam where the rear cap is once again standard Club van. Now, if you look at this van from above, there is a slight taper...it gets a touch narrower in the rear quarter area as you go back. It's not much, but this is where the indent and reveal come into play. You can kinda see in that one pic if you look at the drip rail. So really it's more a matter of shaping the the leading edge of the second body to match that reveal. There's no need to raise the surface. Just push out a touch on the back part on pull in a little on the front. HTH!

Haha...yep...nevermind G rated...this place is Pre-G. Yeah, that kit was pretty fine for it's day, but it does need to be coerced.

Yep...some do go that way, don't they. Even so, it looks killer.

Careful, guys...they may feel ready but as they continue to gas out you'll see some of that effort spent be undone. 3, 4 days is good on these synthetic lacquers if you're really in a hurry, or a week if you want to be sure. I'm not sure why folks are avoiding sanding on metallics. It's called color sanding. If you get great, totally level surfaces on every color coat there's no need...but it's part of the process to level the surface between coats. Even the smoothest coat of paint is going to have a slight texture as it gasses out. The blotchiness referred to comes from exposing the mica particles and/or creating thin spots (the latter is easy enough to avoid with practice, the former is just the nature of the process). That last color coat takes care of the exposed mica and evens the tone out...and if you did your work right throughout the process your clear coat can be minimal allowing you to avoid that whole dipped in syrup look that comes with too many coats of clear built up and polished away. At least, that's the right way to handle it. Honestly, though, these new paints can come out close enough for what we're doing that as long as you're happy with it, go for it. I sure don't take the long road on most of mine unless things go south and it needs the extra help...or if I actually set out to build something for a contest table (ain't likely. lol).

Impressive. I can't imagine doing that once...let alone...twice!

Those came out great. I've always wanted to do a build run assembly line style like that.

How'd I miss this? Great build! Do you have pics with it all loaded up?

I haven't checked this one in a bit. Looking great, Bill. Still one of my favorite builds on here now. I don't remember seeing that Offy adapter in my stuff. Did you scratch it? Or where'd it start from?

Good one, Don.

Thud... someone call 911 gluhead just fell out of his chair and is laying there drooling

Word. East coast rules.

Speaking of super glue and cats...how many of you have actually superglued your cat to bench? I have!

Momma sed der'd be days like dis... Give the airbrush a good hard cleanin' while you watch. That always makes me want to get it dirty again.