Stef Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 Hello everyone Been lurking here for years; I love the mindblowing stuff you guys do. I came back to the hobby in late 2015, after a 13-year hiatus. 2015/2016: started seven kits; completed none of 'em. 2017: started another five kits; finished them all, plus two from 2016, for a total of seven. 2018: started new kits, and finished some old ones, for a total of twelve. Questions/comments/critiques are most welcome, and I certainly can post more photos of anything you see here, if you're interested. Until then... LET'S KEEP BUILDING IN 2019! CLITAURUS - AMT 1991 Ford Taurus SHO Started October 2017 - Completed January 2018 Clipped bumpers, body smoothing, modified HOTROD Lincoln headlights, ported Lindberg Crown Vic wheels, mounted behind deep dish trim rings AMT 1970 1/2 Chevy Camaro Z28 Started late 2000 - Completed February 2018 Box stock model was 95% complete for 17 years; removed foil, decals, spoilers, plate bracket and mirrors, sprayed body flat black, while leaving everything else as it was originally painted. Added wheels/tires from Monogram 1979 Camaro. Monogram BMW 635 CSI Started December 2017 - Completed March 2018 Box stock except for wheels/tires from Revell BMW 318i CAPRICIOUS - AMT 1976 Chevy Caprice Started September 2016 - Completed May 2018 Body smoothing, Revell 2013 Camaro ZL1 hood scoop, Revell 2006 Camaro concept wheels/tires/disc brakes, chassis floorboard/gastank/firewall/engine compartment surgery/rebuilding, ported grille, Lindberg 1/20 scale 1993 Camaro bucketed headlights, various late-model Chevy engine/detail parts, custom dual exhaust, custom front and rear roll pans Revell 2003 Ford Thunderbird Started June 2018 - Completed June 2018 Basic box stock build, except for Revell 1999 Mustang SVT Cobra wheels and tires, ported hood scoop, body smoothing, and deep panel scribing Monogram 1932 Packard Speedster Phaeton Started November 2017 - Completed April 2018 Basic box stock build except for minor smoothing and cleanup, as well as replacing plastic spare tire covers with whitewall tires (and wheels), from Monogram's 1939 Mercedes 540-K roadster. Chrome was bad on this super-vintage, nearly flawless kit, so rather than go full flat black, decided to try Tamiya silver leaf TS-30 accents for a nice contrast. Johan 1970 Mercury Comet Started June 2018 - Completed July 2018 This was a mint, flawless, sealed kit I picked up at a model car show, for an insane price, but was worth every penny. Built mostly box stock, except for ported/backfilled side marker lights, headlights from Revell's 32 Ford five-window coupe, lengthened steering column, raised seats, and a couple coats of Tamiya TS-71 smoke on the glass and wheels. GALAXIAN - AMT 1969 Ford Galaxie Started November 2016 - Completed August 2018 Body smoothing, sunken grille, larger wheel wells, peaked and "squared-off" front and rear fender caps, removed front plate bracket, sectioned rear bumper, stock wheel covers mounted inside the BACK side of the custom wheels/tires found in Revell's recent 1/25 1970 Cuda (not the 1995 or 2007 1/24 versions) DAYCLONA - AMT 1988 Dodge Daytona Started October 2015 - Completed September 2018 Hemi, main chassis, exhaust, wheels, interior bits, heavily-modified wing, came from the AMT 1969 Dodge Daytona, while the 88 kit got body smoothing, tucked-in rear bumper, parts box headlights, Round 2 redlines, and a hybrid McPherson strut/torsion bar front suspension, bashed together from parts box items and several Revellogram late 60s Mopar kits. Round 2/MPC 1974 Ford Econoline Started September 2018 - Completed November 2018 Mostly box stock build, except for hacking off the lower grillework and reconfiguring the pushbar/lights, removing the vent windows, mounting the exhaust to the frame rather than the floorboards (and extending the tips with styrene tube), reworking the side vents, raising the sagging rear suspension just a bit, and cutting the top of the doghouse off AMT 1991 Chevy Beretta GTZ Started November 2018 - Completed December 2018 99% box stock build, except for Monogram 1985 Camaro Z28 wheels, mounted inside ported AMT Eagle VR 50 tires BUSHWHACKER 2.0 - Round 2/MPC WWII Jeep Started May 2017 - Completed December 2018 Massive American Satco Desert Dogs, thicker, scratchbuilt shocks, deeper wheels, wider track, axles flipped underneath leafs for higher lift, 340 V8 from Round 2/MPC's 1975 Dodge Dart reissue, custom exhaust, scratchbuilt side-saddle fuel tank, cold air intake through driver's headlight, tons o guns, chopped windshield (olive colour achieved via Tamiya Smoke TS-71 on one side, and two coats of Tamiya clear green X-25 mixed 1:5 with Tamiya clear X-22 on the other side), scratchbuilt side-mount for 50. cal., scratchbuilt hard case spare tire and double jerry can mounts, bespoke Confederate flag graphic design for spare tire cover. Thanks everyone, do hope you cats enjoyed these. Considering posting my 2017 builds; let me know if you're interested. In the meantime, can't wait for Christmas 2019 to see what you guys built the rest of current year. Take care.
RichCostello Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 Do you have a 55 gallon drum of flat black?
bbowser Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 Cleanly executed work, great photographs! I'm not sure about a flat black Packard, but the rest are believable.
ismaelg Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 I like the flat black one The Beretta and the Camaro caught my eye. I like how the headlights look in the Beretta. The contrast with the flat black is nice. The Caprice is cool as well. Interesting builds!
Stef Posted January 5, 2019 Author Posted January 5, 2019 Ha ha Thanks, guys. The truth is, the flat black is a compromise. I just don't have the time, or the eyesight, to do all the stuff I used to do; insane detail painting, polished clearcoated bodies, foiling, decaling, etc. All through the 80s and 90s, I built every 50s classic, muscle car, Mustang, Corvette, Firebird on the planet, and did tons of research on each to nail colours and correct details. Good times. But these days, especially after seven false starts before I'd finished my first kit, I'd decided to pull back, and simplify my approach. Really big into oddballs right now, stuff I never built, and stuff I hadn't built since I was a zygote. I love the pure joy of building model cars, and there's so many kits I'm dying to build, so hopefully I can bang out a few more in 2019.
bobthehobbyguy Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 Interesting group. Just curious on why they are all flat black. Like the daycolna and galaxian.
oldcarfan Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 You've got some nice builds! I like Dupli-color's Hot Rod Primer. It's a dark grey so I can use flat black for details.
Stef Posted January 8, 2019 Author Posted January 8, 2019 On 2019-01-05 at 2:15 PM, oldcarfan said: You've got some nice builds! I like Dupli-color's Hot Rod Primer. It's a dark grey so I can use flat black for details. I agree, that super-dark grey is badass; I'm considering trying a two-tone police Monaco with the hot rod grey primer and flat black. On 2019-01-05 at 4:43 PM, Breezy said: These look great and like they were fun to do. Thanks, Brent. I do try to keep things light and fun, and need to constantly remind myself to not get so stressed out over all the millions of little flaws, heh. On 2019-01-05 at 2:04 PM, vamach1 said: They all look cool to me. Nooice, Rex. Is that Revellogram's 69 Shelby GT-500? Looks more Mad Max than Mad Max.
vamach1 Posted January 8, 2019 Posted January 8, 2019 32 minutes ago, Stef said: I agree, that super-dark grey is badass; I'm considering trying a two-tone police Monaco with the hot rod grey primer and flat black. Thanks, Brent. I do try to keep things light and fun, and need to constantly remind myself to not get so stressed out over all the millions of little flaws, heh. Nooice, Rex. Is that Revellogram's 69 Shelby GT-500? Looks more Mad Max than Mad Max. Actuall it is the Testors kit that is the old Palmer one. More like a cross between a 69 and 71 Mustang and it seemed like the only alternative to a very bad kit.
Stef Posted January 8, 2019 Author Posted January 8, 2019 11 hours ago, vamach1 said: Actuall it is the Testors kit that is the old Palmer one. More like a cross between a 69 and 71 Mustang and it seemed like the only alternative to a very bad kit. Never knew about that kit, and can't seem to find anything online about it. Post more pics of yours!
vamach1 Posted January 8, 2019 Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Stef said: Never knew about that kit, and can't seem to find anything online about it. Post more pics of yours! I added the Zoomies, Max's legs (not in pic) and cut out the back an added the tanks, tires and oil cans. Edited January 9, 2019 by vamach1
Spex84 Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 Awesome stuff! I like that you assessed your capabilities, made adjustments, and continue to build. Now we get to enjoy seeing the results of all that creative output! The cars are almost like little art objects now, or movie studio pre-production mockups. They'd look good under lights, all in a row...
misterNNL Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 If you're building stuff that you've never done before you might want to consider adding a tank truck to your livery and use the label from one of your flat black rattle cans for the graphics on the side. Nothing says committed like a 1,000 gallon tank truck load of your color of choice. Glad you're continuing to build what you like. Thanks for explaining it all here for us to share.
donb Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 I like them all. Very unique but glad you are building! The Taurus bumper fix looks great! So does the Caprice. Please continue to post Sir!.
NYLIBUD Posted January 9, 2019 Posted January 9, 2019 Oh yea,I really like them.I'am definitely a flat or matte black paint job guy.It has a sinister look.I just bought a fully black Crown Vic,un marked police car.I mean it is gloss,but it's black,which is not even a color,but yet a shade,I was told?,and it looks good on almost all cars,etc.Hence,the "Murder" look,or whatever you want to call it.Nice work.
Rusty92 Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 I like them all. The Caprice and Taurus are my favorite. Matte black all the way, I like your style.
Snake45 Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) Very interesting collection! Murder Taurus, Murder Camaro, Murder BMW, Murder Jeep...hellsbells, buddy, you're a stone-cold serial killer! Just out of curiosity, would you like to finish things in something besides flat black? Anyway, great craftsmanship, good design eye, clean builds. Murder on! Edited January 10, 2019 by Snake45
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