2020 Cannonball Run Build Thread!

[disconovaman]

1 hour ago, spencer1984 said:

Thanks Anthony for starting us off, it was good to have an excuse to finally get this one off the "to do" list!

Speechless! I'm just STARSTRUCK!!!

[spencer1984]

Thank you!

[Lunajammer]

You guys who just finished, I gotta say that's some exceptional work and I love how well you've replicated your subjects. Just remember stay tuned come November when you'll be asked to load your best photos to the finishers thread.

[Belugawrx]

Nice work on the corvette Bill,..I need to put my Cobra back on the bench !

[disconovaman]

2020 Cannonball Roster

1. bobthehobbyguy -Dom's Daytona Charger F&F6

 2. LouO  -Billy Madison's 79 Trans Am

3. fivesuns -Dirty Mary Crazy Larry Dodge Charger

4. stitchdup. - Hooper's Trans Am

 5. DPNM - Death Proof  Dodge Charger

 6. MeatMan - Meeting Evil 72 GTO

 7. larman - Dodge Charger Dukes of Hazzard

 8. Jhedir6 - 67 Mustang Gone in 60 seconds

9. LL3 Model Worx - Daytona Spider Miami Vice

 ?10. Oldmopars -Marvel's Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D. 379 Peterbilt.

 11. KWT -68 Charger Bullitt 

 12. Misha - 51 Hudson The Irishman

13.  Belugawrx- Shelby Cobra Gumball Rally (1976)

 14. Bespoke - 66 Thunderbird Thelma & Louise

 15. disconovaman - 67 Camaro Better Off Dead

 16. Fat Brian- Transformers Mustang Barricade

 17. 64SS350 - Bumblebee Camaro

 18. Sam I Am Vanishing Point Challenger

? 19. spencer1984 - Hot Rods To Hell 58 Corvette

 20. streetmachine11 - Cherry2000 Mustang

21. Pat Minarick - Up In Smoke VW convertible

22. Cpt Tuttle - Defender Viper

 23. Pete75 - Lotus Esprit S1 The Spy Who Loved Me

 24. Grid_88 - Starsky & Hutch Ford Torino

 25. 89AKurt -  The Thomas Crown Affair 68 Ferrari

 26. 426 pack - Terminator/Nightmare Chevy Pickup 

 27. Lunajammer - Road House Buick Riviera

 28. Rodent-  57 Fairlane 500  It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World

29. 1/24DragAndStreetCars- Porsche 911 GT2  Love The Beast

30. marv13 - Fast And Furious Dodge Charger

31. da_ashman - Banes Tumbler  The Dark Knight Rises

32. gasser59 - Two Lane Blacktop 55 Chevy

33. avidinha-    Mystery Men Cadillic

34. FredRPG- Myrthmobile Wayne's World

35. Superbird McMonte- Covette Summer 

 36. alexis- 1914 Stutz Bearcat Bearcats 

37. eldiablo78- Mad Max Falcon

Updated the Roster...  The Progess posts are great as well as the finished Movie builds guys... I know we're gonna have a tough choice to make come time for voting!

[avidinha]

I got the spare engine built. The only part I didn't seem to have was the air cleaner, so I grabbed one out of my parts box.

 

I drilled new mounting holes for the front wheels lower and at an angle to give a little more lift and add some positive camber to simulate extended upper a arms. I also lifted the rear a equal amount by extending the rear shocks and adding some styrene rod on top of the springs to look like hydrolic cylinders. I also installed the exhaust while I was at it.

I didn't wait long enough between color and clear on the body, so it's in the purple pond. For a mostly box stock build, I'm not having very good luck with it.

[gasser59]

Number 32 - I'm finally able to post my entry pic for the Two Lane Blacktop. I was waiting on my resin body to arrive so now I'm all over it. Still acquiring the needed parts.

Edited March 17, 2020 by gasser59

[gasser59]

How about posting your build number in your thread to help the rest of us following along? So I just put up my first post so now I'll go back and add number 32 to to it based on the last entry list from a few posts above.

Edited March 17, 2020 by gasser59

[spencer1984]

Tony's Caddy is looking good, I really like the chrome suspension!

29 minutes ago, gasser59 said:

Number 32 - I'm finally able to post my entry pic for the Two Lane Blacktop. I was waiting on my resin body to arrive so now I'm all over it. Still acquiring the needed parts.

Whose body is that? It looks nice & clean.

Edited March 17, 2020 by spencer1984

[Belugawrx]

Lucky#13

The Gumball Cobra made it back into the shop ...

I decided to go with the kit supplied tires, with goodyear decals and dullcote, they look alright. I stripped the chrome from the wheels and alclad chromed them, and hand painted the inners with Testors flat aluminium.

Next up hinging those little doors and the trunk... 

Good luck to all Cannonballers !!

[gasser59]

14 hours ago, spencer1984 said:

Whose body is that? It looks nice & clean.

Its from Reliable Resin.

Edited March 18, 2020 by gasser59

[disconovaman]

On 3/17/2020 at 9:56 AM, gasser59 said:

How about posting your build number in your thread to help the rest of us following along?

Good idea... I decided to put a thumbs up emoji on the finished projects just to keep track myself.  I'm optimistic that we will have at least 90% of the cars entered, make it to the deadline, myself included...?

[Oldmopars]

I have been very busy lately and while I did post that I was finished, I never posted the final build here. Because this build is a big rig I posted the pictures in the Big Rig Underglass section. 

Hope you like it. 

[gasser59]

#32 - I had a spare body of the AMT two door sedan so I thought..."Why not see how it goes?" I separated the front flip nose section from the body with a PE saw and had to add a bit of thin sheet styrene along one edge of the hood to get it to fit the fenders better. I also cut out the wing windows, shaved off the body trim from both sides, removed the wipers, added back in the missing slits under the wipers,  and cut out the rear wheel openings. I either need to take the wheel wells from the resin body or add some styrene to the AMT body for the flare. My plan is to take the firewall from the resin body and pair it to the AMT body. IMO, the resin body wasn't as good as the AMT kit body. Here's a few pictures to show my progress.

Edited March 23, 2020 by gasser59

[89AKurt]

On 3/13/2020 at 8:33 AM, disconovaman said:

2020 Cannonball Roster

[...]

 25. 89AKurt -  The Thomas Crown Affair 68 Ferrari

 [...]

Finished last week, took some quick shots but wasn't really happy with them, will try again.

Edited March 21, 2020 by 89AKurt
add photo

[avidinha]

On 3/17/2020 at 8:22 AM, spencer1984 said:

Tony's Caddy is looking good, I really like the chrome suspension!

Thanks Bill.

#33

I got the interior pan mated to the chassis.

I should be able to get the rest of the interior done soon.

[disconovaman]

On 3/21/2020 at 12:21 PM, 89AKurt said:

Finished last week

Nice work on this clean movie car build... And the diorama looks good too.

14 hours ago, avidinha said:

 

#33

My anticipation is building with every update!?

 

On 3/21/2020 at 11:49 AM, gasser59 said:

Here's a few pictures to so my progress.

Nice work going on here on the James Taylor (Driver) Gasser as well!

[avidinha]

On 3/23/2020 at 10:13 AM, disconovaman said:

 

My anticipation is building with every update!?

 

Thanks

#33

I got the interior and engine bay done.

I got the body out of the purple pond and in primer. Hopefully I can get some paint on it soon.

[afx]

On 3/21/2020 at 11:49 AM, gasser59 said:

#32 - I had a spare body of the AMT two door sedan so I thought..."Why not see how it goes?" I separated the front flip nose section from the body with a PE saw and had to add a bit of thin sheet styrene along one edge of the hood to get it to fit the fenders better. I also cut out the wing windows, shaved off the body trim from both sides, removed the wipers, added back in the missing slits under the wipers,  and cut out the rear wheel openings. I either need to take the wheel wells from the resin body or add some styrene to the AMT body for the flare. My plan is to take the firewall from the resin body and pair it to the AMT body. IMO, the resin body wasn't as good as the AMT kit body. Here's a few pictures to show my progress.

 

Nice work.  I've seen the resin body on ebay and thought it wouldn't be too difficult to perform the required modifications on the AMT kit.  You are proving it is doable. 

[gasser59]

#32 - Thanks JC. A little at a time but now I'm working 7 days a week and just don't have much time for the bench. I'm still sourcing parts from my stash and a few things still to find.

Edited March 28, 2020 by gasser59

[Belugawrx]

#13 April update

I opened the trunk, so I had to put something in it...

 

[Lunajammer]

My Road House Riv is in peril.

I used to have a home computer station. When I went to a laptop, the computer desk became my model bench. Now I've had to clear out the models to make it a computer desk again as I prepare to bring my work station home and do my company work there. Thanks Mr. Covid-19.

God willing, there will be build opportunities on the back side of this virus business.

[disconovaman]

17 hours ago, Belugawrx said:

I opened the trunk

Hey, that's some good engineering and scratch building...

#15  Lane Meyer's 67 Camaro.... I have secured the Revell 67 Camaro from a very loyal member here on the fourm...(Thanks to Robyn)... 

I opened the kit and took inventory of all the parts and for whatever reason I thought the first issue was a small block... Never the less the 69 Nova 350 will work out great or an LS might be the ticket... Anyways, I'm really late gettin goin but I'll get rollin soon. Here is a "dumped box" photo...

 

[spencer1984]

On 4/2/2020 at 12:32 AM, Belugawrx said:

I opened the trunk, so I had to put something in it...

Great job fabricating the trunk!

[eldiablo78]

On 4/2/2020 at 12:32 AM, Belugawrx said:

#13 April update

I opened the trunk, so I had to put something in it...

 

You can tiny tool chest some luggage small one, a small can of oil maybe .