PatW Posted June 13, 2021 Posted June 13, 2021 I've started this today, it's been on the shelf for at least ten years. The company Modelzone went bust about then! They left a big shop unit empty for at least two years in a local shopping mall. The start of the engine is in front of the box.
OldNYJim Posted June 13, 2021 Posted June 13, 2021 My bench has been a real mix today…spent hours ruining a Herbie kit, then cleaned up all the salt and pastels and plastic shavings to lay down some super-glossy clear. Should’ve done the ‘clean’ paintjob first ?
Tom Geiger Posted June 13, 2021 Posted June 13, 2021 After finishing my 53 Ford pickup yesterday, I spent some time this morning sorting through the aftermath and putting things away. I straightened out the parts for my other project.. I have to finish my Studebaker Gullwing by end of this month for the Bring Out Your Dead project..
JollySipper Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 2 hours ago, CabDriver said: My bench has been a real mix today… That's real skill when you can pull off a clean paint job and a weathered build simultaneously.........
ksnow Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 Got my first try at BMF in 25 years done today. Turned out okay, definitely learned the value of a BRAND new knife blade. I may end up doing the window trim also now. Not happy with how the sharpie looks next to the BMF.
Straightliner59 Posted June 14, 2021 Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) I got the leather fitted to the seat for the supermodified (now, I need to imprint it). I also turned a magneto from three materials: steel for the shaft, aluminum for the body, and plastic for the cap. I'll get some photos later. Edited June 14, 2021 by Straightliner59
Snake45 Posted June 14, 2021 Author Posted June 14, 2021 My workbench has piled up to the point I've dreaded going near it for several weeks now. Started cleaning it up a little today. Got it maybe half done. With luck I can get back to work and start cluttering it up again tomorrow.
OldNYJim Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 I’m working on the interior of my 57 Chevy build so I can get it in primer…gonna need to do some head-scratching on how to get this steering wheel usable tho… I’ve got a bunch of other (later) Chevy steering wheels here but they all scale out to be an inch or so larger and they start getting too close to the seat to where the driver wouldn’t be able to get his legs under them. I can see some scratchbuilding in this project’s future…
Lownslow Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 finally got to release the 84 park ave on my site i decided against a olds more than likely will go with the Parisienne 2
Snake45 Posted June 15, 2021 Author Posted June 15, 2021 Got a little bodywork and polishing done on the damaged '70 Vette promo I'm doing for this round of the BOYD build. But the main thing I "accomplished" was to do an honest assessment of the project and admit to myself that this will never be an "A" project, for a number of reasons, and to press on and gitter done as a fairly respectable shelf-sitter. Most people seeing it would never know the difference, but of course I will.
Tabbysdaddy Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 13 hours ago, Lownslow said: finally got to release the 84 park ave on my site i decided against a olds more than likely will go with the Parisienne That's awesome!
Painted Black Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 Well, today I got over the death of the 65 Impala and took advantage of some rare low humidity and sprayed this Chevelle, custom mix Touch n Tone decanted cheap stuff. Not bad I'd say!!
Joe Handley Posted June 17, 2021 Posted June 17, 2021 Well, my little friend Willy here is ready to wheelie this weekend?? That’s also the first time I’ve ever painted a face too!
89AKurt Posted June 20, 2021 Posted June 20, 2021 I'm cheating on the first picture, did this 5 days ago. I've been adding shelves in the paint booth. Since Model Master croaked, needed to put them somewhere. Our model club has the display cabinet at the library this month, so I could empty out my display case. Had more glass shelves cut, and edged, this week. Today I made a jig to drill more holes. It was dicy with all the glass and the drill. ?
Snake45 Posted June 21, 2021 Author Posted June 21, 2021 I fixed the "short shot" missing panel on my '64 Cutlass HT resin body with "fauxberglass." Dreading doing this has kept me from building this thing for YEARS. Now it's done, and I can drive on. Details of the fix here:
Tom Geiger Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/20/2021 at 2:38 AM, 89AKurt said: I'm cheating on the first picture, did this 5 days ago. I've been adding shelves in the paint booth. Since Model Master croaked, needed to put them somewhere. Our model club has the display cabinet at the library this month, so I could empty out my display case. Had more glass shelves cut, and edged, this week. Today I made a jig to drill more holes. It was dicy with all the glass and the drill. ? Cool! I did same thing earlier this year. Due to the angle of the sides on mine I had to remove the back panel to drill my holes.
89AKurt Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Cool! I did same thing earlier this year. Due to the angle of the sides on mine I had to remove the back panel to drill my holes. You inspired me to do this! 1
Cool Hand Posted June 25, 2021 Posted June 25, 2021 After a long hiatus, finally managed to get some time spent using compounds and wax on this stalled build.
NOBLNG Posted June 25, 2021 Posted June 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Cool Hand said: After a long hiatus, finally managed to get some time spent using compounds and wax on this stalled build. The paint looks beautiful Luke!?
oldscool Posted June 26, 2021 Posted June 26, 2021 On 6/25/2021 at 4:27 PM, NOBLNG said: I finished the interior on my ‘32. That is beautiful! Love the gauges.
Straightliner59 Posted June 27, 2021 Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) I just picked up this resistance soldering unit on Ebay. It had an odd switch wired into it. I opened it up and removed the switch, and spliced the circuit back together, covering the splice with heat shrink. Then, I made new plugs for my handset, and covered those connections with heat shrink. It works great! My other one does, as well, but it only "adjusts" on and off at either 15, 50 or 100 W. Edited June 27, 2021 by Straightliner59
NOBLNG Posted June 27, 2021 Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, oldscool said: That is beautiful! Love the gauges. Thanks. They are actually a photo copy of the kit decals (I screwed up the actual decals), and covered with This G-S Hypo Cement that someone on here recommended. Now hopefully I can get a decent paint job on the body to match the dash. I’ve had to strip it and start over.? Edited June 27, 2021 by NOBLNG
Joe Handley Posted June 27, 2021 Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) Restarted the Kustom Beetle I started last summer, bought a new kit and started doing the filler related mods with that Bondic UV Resin. Also plan on doing an EV West style VW EV conversion on it too. Started a build I started buying kits for in 2015 or 2016…….requires less work than expected so far? Dad and I are making a Sam’s Club run, but the Dremel is coming out when we get home and unleaded? Edited June 27, 2021 by Joe Handley
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