Bernard Kron Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) 2016 was kind of an experimental year for me, trying new subjects like bobber pickups, funny cars, 60’s mild customs and rat rods, and new techniques like high-bolster upholstery, weathering, bare metal finishes and elaborate candy apple panel paint jobs using home-made decals. As a result things would sometimes go wrong and a few projects got left undone, but I managed to finish a half-dozen with 2 more almost done but due for completion this month in time for NNL West on the 28th. Here they are, my 6 completions for 2016. Thanx for lookin’, and all best wishes for a happy and fulfilling 2017,B. ’41 Plymouth Barn-Find Gasser ’29 Ford A-Bucket Rat Rod 2016 NNL West Theme Build Mustang Funny Car ’62 Pontiac Catalina Mild Custom ‘40s Style High-Bolstered Deuce Dry-Lakes Roadster ’34 Ford Bare-Metal Bobber Edited July 19, 2017 by Bernard Kron
donb Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 These are really nice Bernard. Your ratty work is awesome!
JerseyRed Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 Looks like what you learned worked out pretty well. Nice builds!
Phildaupho Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 Happy New Year Bernard. It is good see all your varied and interestingly creative 2016 builds in one place. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with in 2017.
espo Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 Don't know why I missed these at the first of the month. Many different and great build and paint techniques.
JTalmage Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 Great stuff. I always enjoy seeing your builds.
Erik Smith Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 Excellent work, Mr. Kron. Great variety too.
tbill Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 wow, what a set of fantastic builds! incredible finishes on all of them......
Bernard Kron Posted January 9, 2017 Author Posted January 9, 2017 Thanks to you all for the exceedingly generous comments. Looking back again now as I write this I'm remembering some of the trials and tribulations, mostly because I was trying so many new techniques and subjects. As I've come to expect, somehow the ones I thought would be the most straightforward turned out to be the most difficult, and vice versa. The rat rod, for example, which I thought for sure, as a result of the weathering work and the fact that I have virtually never built anything in this area, actually seemed to build itself. Not only did I enjoy the weathering tremendously, but I seem to have a knack for it. Who knew? On the other hand the funny car, the Pontiac mild kustom, and the '40's Deuce (I have built literally a nearly a couple of dozen of these Revell Deuces over the years), all promised to be as close to kit builds as I ever get. All three, it turned out, had major fit and finish issues and fought me all the way. So it just shows to go 'ya - you never know...Thanks again for your kind words and I hope we all have a happy and rewarding New Year,B.
Randy D Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 A most impressive collection Bernard !!!!! Randy
Dann Tier Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 ALL are extremely realistic!!, you do Fantastic work!!
bobthehobbyguy Posted January 22, 2017 Posted January 22, 2017 Nicely done. Love the hot rods the most.
Bernard Kron Posted July 19, 2017 Author Posted July 19, 2017 Broken Photobucket links repaired. Fo now I'm only updating completed model pics. Updating w.i.p. links is just too huge a task! I'll update them on request...
GerN Posted July 19, 2017 Posted July 19, 2017 Good stuff and I so envy your self-discipline finishing this many.
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