Tyreman Posted May 11 Posted May 11 On 5/7/2025 at 2:05 PM, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi Tony! Worthy of a GM brochure, that polishing pays off. bravo! CT Thank you,kind.
Ferbz Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Here's one of my favorites: my customized 50 Ford pickup, painted with Testors Metallic Gold topped with satin clear. This one came out surprisingly smooth for me 🤪 4
Belugawrx Posted June 7 Posted June 7 47 minutes ago, Brudda said: 1/43 corvette Sure, now he goes smaller... Man that came out great Bruce, if it wasn't for that penny it could be much bigger. Well done !
Brudda Posted June 7 Posted June 7 1 minute ago, Belugawrx said: Sure, now he goes smaller... Man that came out great Bruce, if it wasn't for that penny it could be much bigger. Well done ! Thank you Bruce. Just like bigger, it has its assembly and scale problems. One thing I do know, you sure can lose these small parts. Man they are small. 1
JollySipper Posted June 7 Posted June 7 On 6/5/2025 at 9:40 PM, Ferbz said: Here's one of my favorites: my customized 50 Ford pickup I remember your build thread for this one....... a whole bunch of cool mods went into this! If I had the skills, my builds would lean more in this direction......... 1
Brudda Posted June 8 Posted June 8 Ok guys here is a 1/43 cobra. Had to paint it today. You hardly use any paint. I mix in thimble size mixing cups. And an eye dropper. This is an automotive blue toner. Mixed real thin. And a urethane clear that is also really thinned out. 1
Claude Thibodeau Posted June 10 Posted June 10 On 6/7/2025 at 10:46 PM, Brudda said: Ok guys here is a 1/43 cobra. Had to paint it today. You hardly use any paint. I mix in thimble size mixing cups. And an eye dropper. This is an automotive blue toner. Mixed real thin. And a urethane clear that is also really thinned out. Hi Bruce! Great finish, I can see the California sky, goes to show... I was reading old issues of SAE lately, and I saw a spread on a spectacular Toyota 2000 GT that you completed. That was masterfull! CT
Brudda Posted June 10 Posted June 10 2 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi Bruce! Great finish, I can see the California sky, goes to show... I was reading old issues of SAE lately, and I saw a spread on a spectacular Toyota 2000 GT that you completed. That was masterfull! CT Thank you Claude. The 2000 GT was the car that started me into big scale. It was given to me by the western rep for model spsce( DeAgostini) . The rest was free 1/8 scale models until I told them I had a Ferrari contract to commit to. My friend Steve took the builds over for now. I still have 6 1/8 kits to build. I needed a rest on modeling so I started a 1/43 corvette. Simple but nice out of box kit. How’s the studio doing? You still have the coolest builds. The Toyota was the NNL West poster car one year.
Claude Thibodeau Posted June 10 Posted June 10 8 hours ago, Brudda said: Thank you Claude. The 2000 GT was the car that started me into big scale. It was given to me by the western rep for model spsce( DeAgostini) . The rest was free 1/8 scale models until I told them I had a Ferrari contract to commit to. My friend Steve took the builds over for now. I still have 6 1/8 kits to build. I needed a rest on modeling so I started a 1/43 corvette. Simple but nice out of box kit. How’s the studio doing? You still have the coolest builds. The Toyota was the NNL West poster car one year. Hi Bruce! What tipped me on the scale was the hinge on the side-panel... It looked too "perfect" to be 1/24 or 1/25 LOL! I'm completing 5 models at once: a lakester, a pro-mod, a Chevy-van, a custom 1926 "Ranchero", and a 65 Impala pro-touring. Hours of fun with styrene! The best to you! CT CT 1
Ferbz Posted June 10 Posted June 10 On 6/7/2025 at 12:38 PM, JollySipper said: I remember your build thread for this one....... a whole bunch of cool mods went into this! If I had the skills, my builds would lean more in this direction......... Thanks! Yes, lots of custom body mods going on here for sure. My customizing skills did not develop overnight, but over MANY years of trial and error figuring out how to replicate what was being done to 1:1 cars. Luckily, I did pick up techniques from more advanced custom model builder pals(I still am!), and learned what tools/materials work best for this kind of work and figured out what works best for me. It already sounds like you have the desire to do custom body work...big plus! I would suggest these tips: I would get a good razor saw, small #11 xacto blade sized saws. Get a good set of hobby files. Use a good medium speed liquid styrene adhesive(WeldOn #3 and Tenax7 are two I've used and like, altho I've switched to using M.E.K. solvent the past few years. It's way cheaper and works really well! The fumes are stronger tho so use with care). Use a thin, clear plastic ruler for measuring. If you can't find one that's 6in. long, buy one that you can cut down to 6in. length. Learn how to 'plate' your body mods. Plating is the practice of backing up your cuts from behind/inside the body with sheet styrene to strengthen them. Learn to use the baking soda/super glue technique for filling imperfections like cracks, seams, etc. As much as you can, make your mods with plastic, rather than putty. When you DO use putty, use the good stuff! Avoid puttys like the green Squadron putty👎 When I need to apply putty thicker than 1/8in. depth, I use DAP Plastic Wood. It hardens relatively quickly, and doesn't shrink/swell under paint. I could go on, but this quite a bit of info already lol You also may already be using some of these techniques/materials so disregard if so. Dont be afraid to cut things up! But do smaller, simpler mods first like frenching headlights, shaving trim, adding scoops, molding details in etc. If/when you're ready to try chopping, try a 32 Ford or model A before doing chop top on say a 49 Merc. Us old glue bombs to practice on so in case things dont go the way you wanted you didnt mess up a fresh kit 🤪 Plan ahead as much as possible, sketch things out if you need to and study how the process looks with the 1:1 cars. If I can do it, you can too! before you know it, you'll only be limited by your imagination 😎👍 2 1
Ermiloff Posted yesterday at 04:49 AM Posted yesterday at 04:49 AM "Nano Gold" WRX The rest later...someday... 1
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