Rusty Sierra

So bondo would be the best idea?

Recently I've built 3 clean box stock models and I feel it's finally time to risk making bad decisions by making body incisions. I picked up this 50 chevy AMT kit today and was going to do another box stock build. I got a truck kit due to the fact that I wanted to attach a trailer to it and put something cool on the trailer. But then it dawned on me. The truck looked WAY too original. I started by sanding some mold lines and chopping the top. I used a method I found in an old edition of scale auto magazine. I would really appreciate if anyone has any tips or tricks they could share with me. I'm trying to find out what kind of putty I should be using to sand and what type of glue should be used to the glue the roof back on. also if anyone has any ideas on clamping, please let me know.

I'm trying to figure out what kind of putty I should be using for body modifications. I've finally gotten enough experience that I decided I would try doing a chop top and am baffled as to what to use for putty. I'm sorry if this is already been discussed. I browse the forums alot and have never seen anyone talk about a specific brand of putty. Thanks!

Love it... awesome color choices.

I used to just touch it up with some paint as well until I started using the bare metal foil. I find if you cut the part from the tree leaving a little bit excess plastic on the part, you can widdle the excess of with your hobby blade leaving a nice, smooth, almost unnoticeable area in which to lay paint or BMF. Try not to cut too close to the part as you may end up taking a small chunk out if it (especially smaller parts or exterior parts)

Really cool take on this kit!

As an individual trying new things as well, I can understand where you're coming from when the technique you're trying doesn't come out as good as some of the pros on this forum. But I don't see any flaws here, just a beautiful model. Really love the air cleaner poking up through the hood.

When I paint I sand the body first, light mist of primer to check for imperfections, sand em' out then completely prime, then I'll do 2-3 coats of paint. I have used clear before however, this car didn't receive any. I think the paint lifted due to the fact that I didn't wait long enough for the paint to set up. It was one of those testors one coat lacquers that dries pretty fast (I waited a day).

Wish they actually made one like this.... awesome job

Here's my latest. you may notice the BMF is a bit thick along the sides, this is a slight cover up on my part. I wasn't happy the way it went on the first time and when I took it off, the paint came with it... It turned out alright though and I learned a lot from it. Here's my collection since I started building a couple months ago

I think this a great model. I find it really ironic you turned it into a funny car considering how slow stock prowlers were.

I take back what I said about the BMF...

I'm actually fairly confident with the BMF I'll do the center piece of trim and see how she goes

That sunken gas cap looks killer. Love the whole thing.

started working on this kit about a week ago. It's coming together nicely despite some difficulty. I really wanted to try a shiny paint job due to the fact that I've never actually accomplished a decent one. I sanded the body, primed it and applied two coats of Testors star spangled blue lacquer from the can. I didn't use clear because I am actually terrified of ruining it. I think I'll be using only a few decals from the sheet however, I am undecided. I'll probably invest into an airbrush as soon as I can but I can't believe how good it came out with just two coats of lacquer. I know there are some orange peel spots but I'm happy with it.

haha this thing is wild..

This is great! needs a big scratch on the drivers side door where some jerk keyed it.

I'm building one right now and perhaps it's because I'm used to building mostly muscle cars but I found the rear suspension fairly difficult to put together. The motor is beautiful though and with the exception on the rear suspension, the kit goes together real nice.

looks awesome... wish mine was that shiny.

I used a bic lighter and some sanding... took about an hour and a half before it looked the way I wanted it too.

Here's my latest completed project " The Fireturd". It's a firebird 400 thumper kit with a bunch of parts bin items including the front wheels, seats, steering wheel etc... I really wanted to try and open up the doors so I looked up a few tutorials, I used dr.cranky's method, which turned out pretty well. The trunk doesn't fully open and the drivers side door wasn't even cut (I don't have any idea why I didn't open the drivers side). I used a dremel for the rust and then went over it with some paint. It was one of the first builds I was actually proud of as a kid but it had fallen apart so I just threw it into my parts bin and here it is. I also built this little base out of stuff I found at the dollar store (costed me maybe 4 bucks). originally it was for the firebird but I find it's pretty good for any model that fits on it.

rims look killer on this.. super clean. love the off centre scoop on these cars.

Been watching this build... Looks like it's coming together beautifully. wasn't sure about the red firewall and rad support but it looks awesome. I have a 68 that I'm almost finished. It's a little bit uhhh less shiny.

that's cool man... love the detail. bumper sticker was a very nice touch. oh and the chick that's in this movie is hotter than the sun.

awesome. paint looks sick, did you use gold leaf for the number?