Randy D Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 Outstanding modeling Steve!!! Your work on interiors always blows me away That engine will look great in this one !!! Randy
gtx6970 Posted March 14, 2017 Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) Ive said it before, you are most certainly the KING of these old annuals, especially the interiors. Edited March 14, 2017 by gtx6970
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 15, 2017 Author Posted March 15, 2017 Outstanding modeling Steve!!! Your work on interiors always blows me away That engine will look great in this one !!! Randy Ive said it before, you are most certainly the KING of these old annuals, especially the interiors. Thanks guys! Working on the chassis now. I had to do a little grinding with the Dremel to remove part of the molded in exhaust to mate new pipes to the engine, & set up a mounting system for the engine. I'm hoping to get it ready for initial painting tonight. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 20, 2017 Author Posted March 20, 2017 The chassis is detailed & complete! At this point, short of some body detailing, I believe it's just a matter of assembly. I'm really hoping for a finished model sometime next weekend! Steve
Ron Hamilton Posted March 21, 2017 Posted March 21, 2017 The chassis is detailed & complete! At this point, short of some body detailing, I believe it's just a matter of assembly. I'm really hoping for a finished model sometime next weekend! Steve Very nice!!! I noticed that you used the correct 8-Lug Wheels on this build. I bought a few sets of those wheels from the Modelhaus for my '63 and '64 Bonneville builds.
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 21, 2017 Author Posted March 21, 2017 Very nice!!! I noticed that you used the correct 8-Lug Wheels on this build. I bought a few sets of those wheels from the Modelhaus for my '63 and '64 Bonneville builds. These are just directly from the kit. Re-chromed & detail painted of course. I had several sets re-plated the last time I sent out parts. I have a bunch of Pontiac builds coming in the future & most of them will have these wheels. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 25, 2017 Author Posted March 25, 2017 Still plugging along. Getting some more finish detail work done on the '63 today. I think I've finally settled on a pretty good technique for scratch making head light buckets & lenses. I drilled out the original head lights with a Dremel to the correct size to fit a piece of .5mm styrene tubing. I then cut thin rings of the tubing to slip into the openings, backed them with pieces of styrene sheet to form a "bucket" & then used the Molotow pen on them. The lenses are still made from "Laser Bond" but I discovered that they look better if you reverse the mold. I cast them with the ridge detail on the back of the lens versus the front. This seemed to give me a shinier, clearer lens. I also followed up with a dab of clear acrylic on both the front & back side of the lenses. This seemed to help "clear" them up a bit as well. Steve
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