"Bring Out Your Dead" Completion Build--ROUND 2 Is On!

[ksnow]

Put me in for the next round with the 77 Camaro. Should be able to finish it up this time.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Put me down for thus next round. Time for me to finish one of my many stalled projects. Will decide and post my choice today.

[Snake45]

Okay, that's 7 in so far. One more and we're official! 

[NZanglia]

With Bumble Bee we are official. 1 week until re supply then I can carry on.

 

[Tom Geiger]

Okay! As I work my way through my ancient projects, I am entering the 1960 Plymouth Airport Limo. My Fotki build album was started almost 19 years ago, so I’m sure it qualifies!  

It’s been on the bench a few times over the years, but I’d like to see it done!  Hey, if I can get through that Studebaker, I can do anything! ?

[TimJ]

Looks like an interesting build Tom.

I'll be entering a Revell 1965 Chevelle that I started a couple of years ago and stalled a couple of months later. Not sure why as I'd done most of the hard work.

 

 I'll try not to leave it until the last couple of weeks this time around. 

Edited July 9, 2021 by TimJ

[Tom Geiger]

  On 7/9/2021 at 8:44 PM, TimJ said:

that I started a couple of years ago and stalled a couple of months later. Not sure why as I'd done most of the hard work.

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Ain’t that the truth!  As I pull a few projects off my shelf, I cannot remember the issue that stalled them.  

[dave branson]

  On 7/9/2021 at 3:07 PM, Tom Geiger said:

Okay! As I work my way through my ancient projects, I am entering the 1960 Plymouth Airport Limo. My Fotki build album was started almost 19 years ago, so I’m sure it qualifies!  

It’s been on the bench a few times over the years, but I’d like to see it done!  Hey, if I can get through that Studebaker, I can do anything! ?

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Another cool project Tom, can't wait to see this done. 

[dave branson]

  On 7/9/2021 at 8:44 PM, TimJ said:

Looks like an interesting build Tom.

I'll be entering a Revell 1965 Chevelle that I started a couple of years ago and stalled a couple of months later. Not sure why as I'd done most of the hard work.

 

 I'll try not to leave it until the last couple of weeks this time around. 

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I agree Tim , I have a lot of projects that I don't know what happen.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Sorry for the bad picture but I wanted to make my entry official.

Its a Mpc 1929 woodie. Smoothed running boards, chopped top, buttera ford engine. Started years ago. Time to finish.

[dave branson]

  On 7/7/2021 at 2:29 AM, dave branson said:

Snake I am in on the next build with Tamiya 1/24 Honda S2000. Started this about 4 yrs ago

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Built the chassis for the Honda S2000 this weekend. I use the Tamiya Weathering kits.

[Snake45]

Dave, that's one of the nicest chassis weathering jobs I've ever seen! Respect! Now, don't forget to weather your tire treads to match. 

[Straightliner59]

This is getting ever closer to being on the wheels...

[dave branson]

  On 7/12/2021 at 6:11 PM, dave branson said:

Built the chassis for the Honda S2000 this weekend. I use the Tamiya Weathering kits.

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Alright finally got the interior finished. used Detail Master photo etch stero plate, and aluminum gear shifter  here is some pics

[TimJ]

Nice work on the interior Dave, the chassis weathering looks great too. 

[Straightliner59]

Fuel Lines are run. Throttle linkage is sorted out. Firewall is installed--it wasn't completely in its final location, yet, when I took the photos. I'm about to get started on the engine, after a couple of more little items...

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[dave branson]

  On 8/6/2021 at 9:10 PM, dave branson said:

Alright finally got the interior finished. used Detail Master photo etch stero plate, and aluminum gear shifter  here is some pics

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well I got some paint on the Honda here is some pics.  Hopefully will finish this weekend. Already have my next build ready to go.

 

[Snake45]

Great progress, S59 and Dave! GITTER DONE! 

Okay, I finally decided on a project for this round: The original annual AMT '69 Ford Galaxie I started in 1969 (52 years ago, probably this round's record).

I'd have never bought this kit, but I won it as part of a case of 12 AMT kits in a national magazine contest. Inspired by the badass box art, I thought I'd build it as a lower Stock class drag racer. Painted it white with a black vinyl top, did some hand-lettering, apparently had second thoughts about the whole idea, and put it back in the box. Until now.

I was greeted by a much bigger mess than I remembered/expected. Evidently I'd named it some word or phrase that started with a C or O and ended with -ion, and then tried to polish that off (probably, in those days, with toothpaste). Looks like I ran the numbers and discovered it would run in K/Stock Automatic. Also, I'd run black ink into the left door and trunk lines, and then changed my mind and tried to wipe it off. That apparently didn't work too well—there was dark blue-black staining all around these lines.

At this point (yesterday) I decided that the first step would be to see if I could get the ink-staining off, and then the lettering (I'll just be building it factory stock); if I couldn't make that happen, it would go back in the box, as a strip-and-repaint would kind of violate the spirit of BOYD in my eyes. I couldn't use alcohol for cleanup, because I'm pretty sure the white paint is AMT lacquer, which alcohol could ruin, so tried Windex. This took off about 90-95% of the ink staining but of course on white, that's not nearly good enough. So I tried polishing the stained areas with Wright's Silver Cream silver polish, and this seems to have taken 99.7% of it off; you can still see it if you know it's there and are looking for it, but, “Good enough for BOYD.” If you haven't already guessed, this will not be a Grade A build; I'll be treating it like a “rescue” of one of my toy-show-find glue bombs.

The ink cleaned up, I polished off the hand lettering (no doubt Testor enamel) with the Wright's. This went better than I expected, and I managed to pull it off without “burning through” the old white lacquer. It seems to be pretty tough stuff, and shines up nicely with polish!

So that's where I am right now; this is my starting point. I painted the interior black in 1969 but might get seized by a Fit of Industry and repaint it blue, green, or tan. We'll see what happens. As I said, this will be factory stock. The kit's custom/race wheels & tires and nice engine disappeared long ago, no doubt pirated for other projects, but all the stock stuff seems to have survived. Wish me luck!

[Straightliner59]

It's on the wheels!

[#1 model citizen]

  On 9/14/2021 at 12:03 AM, Straightliner59 said:

It's on the wheels!

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Looks like this BOYD is rolling along! Looking good!

[Straightliner59]

  On 9/14/2021 at 12:21 AM, #1 model citizen said:

Looks like this BOYD is rolling along! Looking good!

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Thank you, John. It has been, but, yet another schedule change at work is not going to allow me to finish, in time. I'm lucky, when I get in a couple of hours in, at the bench. That said, I am respectfully, and humbly bowing out. I will post any updates on the car's build thread, as I have no intent on ceasing work on it--just making the realization that it's not happening in the next 12 days. I apologize to Snake, and to the other participants. I'm sure at some point, I'll run across another old project to jump in with. Keep pushin' on, everyone!

[Belairconvertable]

Looks great, guys!

[TimJ]

I did say when I posted my entry that I'd try not to leave it to the last couple of weeks this time. Well, that plan didn't work out as my mojo has been lacking over the past couple of months. Having said that there has been some progress over the last few days. The carpet has been flocked and the rest of the interior parts finished.

I've also got the wheel trims painted and fitted.

[Snake45]

  On 9/28/2021 at 1:06 AM, TimJ said:

I did say when I posted my entry that I'd try not to leave it to the last couple of weeks this time. Well, that plan didn't work out...

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Don't feel like the Lone Ranger. My hobby bench has seemingly been infested with Shiny Squirrels....

[Paul Payne]

The results of the waiting speak for themselves- excellent builds every one!