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Very nice! Did you keep yours motorIzed?

I didn’t go super detailed on that gas tank. I would have rounded the edges, but again it will barely be seen when displayed.

Gas tank, rear end and shocks. This dude is ready for primer and flat black.

David this will be really cool and fun for you, trust me! I suggest studying some Google images of real undercarriages then go from there with sheet and stock styrene from the hobby store. You can get tubes, rectangular tubing, I beams, all kinds of stuff. Really a lot of fun and satisfying. I’ll be watching!

Also primer on the interior tonight.

A bit out of sequence, but that’s what I was able to do tonight.

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One of my buddies often used aluminum, but I enjoy using the sheet and stock styrene.

Very nice work! Saving old glue and paint bombs is more fun and satisfying to me than a new build. Have you ever tried Totally Awesome cleaner from the Dollar Store? It’s cheap and really works way better for me than oven cleaner or brake fluid. Depending on the build up, I’ve soaked for a week before and most of the glue even broke up. I swear by it.

Cool! I’ll share the dimensions of the chassis with you if you want to do something similar.

Here’s an old promo (originally motorized) that I’m converting to a static display for a buddy. His first high school car. Sure I could have done one of the 1/25 kits, but I had the Wen Mac body and interior so I decided to go for it. I scratch built the chassis, which is really not meant to be seen but just something to support the axles. Made from sheet styrene and rods. This car will also have scratch built JEGS yellow traction bars and will be red with red interior, as his was. Scratch built much of the interior detail, as the Wen MAC is even less detailed as a standard scale model interior. The only things left to do are scratch build the headlights, side mirrors and add white letters on the tires.

Thanks much, Vince!

Thanks all for the kind comments! I’m checking out all your work, too. Some real talent!!!

Thanks much! I found one just like it in that color in 1980. My first car. I had to shoot it in gloss black in between metallic green to get that color.

Built from the SS396 kit but modified as a regular El Camino, a replica of my first high school car. Tonneau cover is scratch built. Still working on bare metal foil technique for trim. It’s not that great but gets a little better each time.

Finished modification. Scratch built new handlebars to clear the new head, decided to go with a weathered and grimy look instead of shiny to look more menacing.

Wow. Shoot me at dawn. Ridiculous. Thanks, this finalized my decision to get off here. Absolutely ridiculous!

Here's what I did to mine!

I have some ORIGINAL vintage parts to this kit if anyone's interested PM me.

Thanks very much all...I had to take a break for a few weeks due to health, but more to come soon!

Very nice! I've got three of these as parts kits and I still don't have a tank!!! At this rate I may have to make one. Great job! Is that the repop?

Body 95% complete. Need to do eyes and teeth.

thank you. I have in fact found a few since I posted. I appreciate your help!

Was wondering if any of you recognize this vintage motor/lights setup? It's obviously vintage and came from a kit. I thought at first it was one of those large scale ITC kits, but the motor is different. Not sure if any of the motorized Lindberg kits had lights. Thanks!

Thanks! That's another recent project, a restoration of my Grandma's mid century modern lounger. It was a mess and it all done now.