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Why Doc, you're just a pup.

I've just started a Don Nicholson 1961 Chevrolet. The body is very nice with very small and fine panel lines that are easily removed. I haven't started assembly but I like what I see so far.

I know exactly how you feel. I had to have a cat put down after having her for almost 15 years. She was a stray someone found for us. It still hurts to this day when I think of her but there's also a good feeling in my heart for her because we gave her so many good years of love and care. Another 4 month old sweetheart walked into our lives 9 years ago, cold hungry and exhausted. She's our "Baby". That's her name. We know we'll experience loss and sorrow when she passes but we're going to spoil her until then. There are so many unloved stray animals that need us. Maybe looking at it like that might help.

A great choice! My niece by marriage is a high school nurse and she saved a female student's life two weeks ago after the student collapsed and her heart stopped. Your career could make a difference to someone and their family in the future. Study hard!

Stunning!

That's a thought if you don't have a lot of fabrication equipment (saws, welders, grinders, electrical stuff, etc.) It would be read to go. The vacuum should be provided by something that won't ignite paint or solvent fumes.

Actually, I wasn't going to use the rubber gloves normally found on a glove box. The ones I used in the nuke plants were very easy to use and dexterity was reduced very little. Naturally, they were expensive. The gloves used on things like sand blast cabinets are pretty thick and would definitely be impossible to air brush with any finesse at all. I've thought about that and plan to test the use of a piece of tire inner tube, maybe off a big truck or something. What I have in mind is cutting out something like a 10" circle and attaching it to the cabinet with some sort of home made flange. Lids off 1 gallon paint cans might work. The center of each 10" cut out would have a small hole about the size of my forearm. I always wear rubber gloves when I'm fooling with paint so I'll also make sure to wear long sleeves too. The cabinet will be made from a single piece of plywood. As for budget, I'm going to see if I can do it all for less than $150. We'll see if that's realistic.

Does anyone use anything like this for your models? I'm looking for ideas for holding the cars while working on them. http://www.micromark.com/soft-touch-cradle,7542.html?ns_md=Email&ns_sc=Marketing&ns_cn=13WS003&ns_pc=13WS003&utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=13WS003

Back in the late 60s I worked at one of the nuclear weapons plants in Oak Ridge, TN. Working in the lab, I spent my fair share of time working in a glove box. If you're not familiar with it, it's a closed environment where you can work on all sorts of nasty materials without contaminating the surrounding area or yourself. Your arms fit into rubber gloves that are attached and sealed. Here's something from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glovebox I'm thinking, why can't the same theory work for an enclosed spray booth. I've drawn up some plans and I've got a couple of questions. Should it be a down draft, up draft, side draft or back draft? I wonder how much flow I'll need to keep the paint overspray from building up and obscuring vision?

I hope some of mine come out this nice.

Bill, that's going to be awesome!

Great work, young man. Keep it up.

Lots of folks here use BMF. I can see the advantages. Being a returnee to the hobby, that's one tip I've got bookmarked and will use on my 61 Impala.

I had all the BMC tips bookmarked. I'd certainly appreciate a copy of those zip files.

I use the clip/skewer for hand painting as well as air brushing.

I use several methods. If the part has an area that doesn't need painting or won't show, I hold it with an alligator clip pushed onto a wooden kabob skewer. I put the clip on the blunt end of the skewer and push the pointed end into a block of styrofoam for drying. If there's a hole, I'll use a toothpick and hold it with the clip/skewer. I also use Donn Yost's method and stick parts to a length of masking tape.

Excellent build!!! I'm going to build one of these as a tribute to a friend I lost to suicide 16 years ago. I've already got the 440 like the one he had in his car. It was a beast.

Beautiful!

A great idea! Where did you get the shoe boxes?

Here's a few links that may answer some of your questions. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34699 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=44741 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=44805 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=43343 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40343 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=42704 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=36534 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=32378 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=32803 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33212 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=60721 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=58942 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=66686&pid=819720&st=0&#entry819720

Excellent work! More pics, please!

Nice job! Doing one of these is something I might try in the future.

Both are the same links.

Great conversion. I love it!

Another one that's on my list to build and beautifully done.