Edsel Ford Model 40 Speedster

[Danno]

Whoa!  How have I missed all this progress?   

 

It's looking goooood, Art!   

 

And, I'm looking forward to seeing you on the 9th!   Only 9 days away!!   

 

[Art Laski]

Really admire all the extra effort Art. This is going to be a Fantastic build.

Thanks, Bruce!

[Art Laski]

Chris, looking forward to seeing what you've got done to date. I know it's  going to be stunning.

Danno, how did you miss this! You should have me on alert . 

[Art Laski]

Moving along, trying to make it to Arizona!

The wheels consisted of two halves that weren't very true and a little too large to get the tire over them. So I epoxied them together and trued them up a little. I also cut the inside a little too so that the wheel covers would rest against the wheel properly.

Here is a wheel uncut:

I got some resin decal rivets from Micromark for this build. First time I've used them and they didn't turn out too bad.

http://images16.fotki.com/v3/photos/9/1464279/13921451/27481446207472-vi.jpg

Then I got some color on this baby! The paint was a custom mix from Scalefinishes.com with Omni clear. It hasn't been cleaned up yet, and may get a second clear coat.

Thanks for looking!

[afx]

Those rivet decals look like the ticket.

[John Teresi]

Art......love to watch your work.......you work so clean and your work on the little details is just AWESOME man......paint work is killer man

[Ace-Garageguy]

Looking good. Those rivets are pretty slick too. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lookin

[cobraman]

Wow ! That car is looking good !

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nice work. As far as estimating time you take your estimate say five minutes and then go to the next unit, so a five minute project will take 5 hours,

[Art Laski]

Nice work. As far as estimating time you take your estimate say five minutes and then go to the next unit, so a five minute project will take 5 hours,

That's about right!

Thanks for looking guys.

[Canso65]

Wow Art.

Just read through your build thread, amazing work!

Rob

[Metalmad]

She's looking good Art !

[Mr. Metallic]

Those 3D rivets look great

[Art Laski]

Thanks for the comments, guys! I'm building at a furious pace now to make it to the DSC with this build, so progress shots are few and far between. Here are a few I managed to snap, and I'll try to grab a few more before it's all buttoned up.

[John Teresi]

Art .....love your trick with the Silly Putty......seats look real .....they look like the seats I did on my Bently......very cool Brother!!!

[1930fordpickup]

Still looking sweet. 

[Nytrozilla]

Nothing more fun than a last minute thrash to get the ol' blood pressure cooking, huh Art?

John's kickin' back, chillin' before the drive. You, me, Chris and others are working like maniacs.

I've got to get my Minion Cloner up and running when I get back.

Nice stuff with the rivets and the wheels and the chassis and the paint and the interior and the everything else.

See you tomorrow.

[Danno]

Pictures are great, but you have NO REAL IDEA how cool this is, until you see it in person!!!!

Great model, Art!!

And, it was terrific to see you.  Sorry we didn't have more time to visit and compare notes, but I'll definitely see you at LLC-NNL.

Thanks for coming over. 

[Art Laski]

Thanks for looking guys. Unfortunately, I didn't quite make the deadline, but I did have it on the projects table. Again, missing my estimates  .But it wasn't worth making mistakes or compromises. Hopefully, I can wrap it up for the So Cal NNL on 5/1.

 

Danno, thanks for the hospitality yesterday. The show was great, as always, It was good to see you too. Glad you're coming over for the LLC. Be sure and hang out at my table a bit!

[Misha]

Saw this amazing build in person at the DSC on the projects display, it's a stunner!!! Very happy you were able to make it out as I've been following your build and it was such a pleasure to see it on the table. 

[Art Laski]

Thank you, Misha! I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to talk to you at the show.

[Mooneyzs]

Art... I Know the pain of not making the deadline bit it's way better than rushing and messing things up like I have done. This thing was a beauty and totally cool how you had it displayed. Can't wait to see when you get 'er done. Keep up the great work.

[blunc]

I have some rivet counting to do now.... 

[mod3l Lover]

   Wow, just too cool for words!

      David S.

[Art Laski]

Art... I Know the pain of not making the deadline bit it's way better than rushing and messing things up like I have done. This thing was a beauty and totally cool how you had it displayed. Can't wait to see when you get 'er done. Keep up the great work.

Thanks, Buddy! As always, I enjoyed hanging with you this weekend.