DR JAY

Yes, it did take you a LOT of work to do this one! Excellent job on the conversion.

Great job! I really like builds that are different and not straight from the box...

One of my favourite race cars. Great job on the paint!

...Not very glamorous...I just commenced working 2 days ago on a conversion of the AMT LN 8000 hauler kit to a C series cabover to replicate the Ford Drag Racing Team clinic truck/trailer/Mustang/Torino combination. All doors have been opened, the frames constructed and the interior is being fabricated for opening doors and the cool sleeper unit... ...where to display this massive project upon completion will likely cause strife with the wife...

Great colour choice to combine with the wood.

Very nice. The 59s always looked good as customs...

I must commend you on building something I have never been able to do...box stock...I always end up deviating. Very nice job!

Awesome subject and a very clean build. I did a conversion of the Modelhaud 59 Olds 98 to a Super 88 years ago and I have to agree that they put out some of the finest resin available.

Thanks for the compliments! I'm glad that everyone likes it...despite building for my own satisfaction, finding out that others with the same interests in the hobby enjoy what I build is pretty satisfying as well... ...Stay tuned for my next project- the factory Ford Drag Race Team/Performance clinic Truck, trailer and race cars.

A Local paint shop supplier mixes aerosol cans for me and I decant some to airbrush into the cracks and crevices before I use the can to spray the rest. A 369 gram (Full size can) costs a bit over 20 bucks and comes with extra nozzles with patterns of different sizes and shapes. I opt for the base/clear system as I like things really shiny. Keep in mind that if using a metallic colour, the 1:1 metallic flake will be larger than scale model metallic paint...

I can't take credit for this one--a friend sent it to me...

...I chose to adapt. although not a correct dash switch console, I made a simple representation. Once it's all painted up and purdy it shouldn't look TOO out of place...it does fit like a glove. (I'm sure I'll step on the original on my way to the john in the 3 am darkness...)

Well...I've spent the afternoon in a quiet house building a new switch panel/console filler. I have the shape completed and have just installed 2 AC vents from the scrap dash of a 71 Charger...(I get the irony of using Chrysler parts in a Lamborghini). I am now making switches and a cigarette lighter.

I went to the website...by the time I figure it out and learn Japanese, I will have the part completed.

It was the 1/24 kit. I ALWAYS put one of those mesh hair-traps down the drain before washing parts, and it was too big to go through without the mesh catch-all. I am actually an experienced scratchbuilder--this was to be an unmodified box-stock build. I have already started making the switch panel, but I never thought of contacting Fujimi. I will do that right now. (If something like this would have ever happened when I worked as an automotive repair tech, I would have lost my mind! I once had a Grey Beard pull a practical joke on me when I first began in the trade...I had a Rochester Q-Jet apart on rags on my bench following a soak in Carb Cleaner. I was going to reassemble after lunch, but while I was gone the old guy hid the accelerator pump check ball on me and never said anything until I was at the end of my rope and ready to flip tables. He thought it was funny. That was the end of messing with ANYTHING work related on my bench!) Now, to Google Fujimi...

...I was thinking about a small lathe when my overtime cheque pays out, but I gotta say that this, or something like it, would sure get more use! I will wait, however--I still remember what my younger brother paid for his brand new Sony CD player when they first came out...I have YET to pay that much for a used car. I do see this as potentially damaging for resin casters, but only the ones that sell warped shapes of pinhole-riddled bodies....Folks like Don and Carol (And some others) will still be OK.

I have just accomplished the equivalent of losing the centre piece of a 2500 piece jigsaw puzzle. I have never lost anything before during a build and, several hours of cleanup and searching later, I have to FINALLY admit that I have. While airbrushing interior parts for the Fujimi Enthusiast Lamborghini Countach I am currently working on, I noticed that the part for the console that contains all of the switches was MIA. I knew I scrubbed it along with the other parts using Comet and the bathroom sink. I knew I washed and rinsed it after. From that point, I have no concrete recollection of the exact part--so the search involved every square inch between the bathroom and my office (My whole house!) Being an integral part of the interior and its detail, I'm quite disappointed at its loss. I can build a new one--it will take a while to do accurately--but a setback like this will likely result in re-boxing and storage until I "Feel" the build again. Too Bad...I was on a roll. Just sharing my pain...no one else in the house understands why a small piece of injection-molded plastic is so important to a 43 year old, grown, tax-paying property owner...

I agree...my father spent his life repairing vehicles and his teachings, as well as the identification of parts on model car instruction sheets, made me the most technical savvy kid in the neighborhood. I myself went on to repair cars for 25 years before entering the Justice business. Now, as I build my stepson's first model with him, he is asking me what all the parts are called--whereas when I built at the same age, I was asking what they did and how they worked... ...try THAT with a zombie killing video game...

Wow! That is fantastic! The first picture had me thinking that it was the 1:1 you used for reference/inspiration. You do some very clean work. I used to have a customer with one of those cars...even the Radio was heavy!

There are always Tamiya kits for flashless (I just made up my own word; let's hope The Oxford picks it up next year...) and trouble free assembly. I have also just started a Fujimi kit of the Lamborghini Countach...a "vintage" kit itself which has , so far, been free of flash or sink marks or--most importantly--warped or damaged parts. I have noticed that most of the kits people complain about today are kits I built growing up. I had to deal with the same issues back then because even at that time, the molds were well-used. Just use it as an opportunity to hone your skills. Being an Automotive Technician for 25 years taught me quite quickly that NO job is straightforward and hassle free--although some jobs just look like trouble before you even start. (Anyone remember the Skoda...?)

Very Cool...Never saw a Turbonique equipped car done in scale before. Great Job!

Having worked in the shop of a Gulf Station in the early 80s, I have always favoured the Gulf paint schemes. Beautiful job!

Thanks for the kind comments! The Coverless Wheels were chosen because I primarily build (with the odd exception) vintage Stock Cars and Drag cars and have always had a soft spot for the look of plain black or body coloured steel wheels. The tech inspector would have required the removal of wheel covers to make a lap on the strip. I did try a bolt cover from the Black Widow kit to check out the difference, but still preferred the non-covered look. A Tuxedo black paint job with a white roof would have really set off the bolt covers for an Angry Chevy look. Modelhaus sells them, so I may eventually add a set someday to change it up. The silver highlights on the tail lights are mylar foil tape, as BMF didn't adhere properly in such small strips unless I wrapped them around the lens and made the strips visible from the outside. gtx6970-The "Other" fuel injected GM you saw at the car show you were mentioning was very likely a Pontiac. Now, to get to work on this Fujimi Lamborghini Countach that I have been putting off for years....Looking at the box contents, it appears that the 59 will be the only one I finish in 2014!

...and the last of the bunch..Thanks For Lookin' !

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