What Did You Accomplish Today? (Model Car Work)

[Modlbldr]

I realize this pinstripe color is a little unconventional but I think I like it!

Blue, Silver and a Lavender pinstripe.

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[FLHCAHZ]

43 minutes ago, Modlbldr said:

I realize this pinstripe color is a little unconventional but I think I like it!

Blue, Silver and a Lavender pinstripe.

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That looks great!

[Modlbldr]

1 hour ago, FLHCAHZ said:

That looks great!

Thanks!

Here is where I'm at. Now for the rest of the Lavender stripping. 

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[FLHCAHZ]

11 hours ago, Modlbldr said:

Thanks!

Here is where I'm at. Now for the rest of the Lavender stripping. 

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Looking good!  Are you brush painting the lavender?

[Modlbldr]

1 hour ago, FLHCAHZ said:

Looking good!  Are you brush painting the lavender?

Thanks. No they are decals.

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[Modlbldr]

Got the remainder of my pin stripes put on my Mustang. It's very subtle and hard to photograph but I like the look.

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[Snake45]

Got all the foil work done on the '69 Galaxie I'm doing for BOYD. This comprised the four side marker lights (the other trim I'm doing in Deco Paint Premium Silver Leaf), and it took me an hour and a half because I had to mask around them all to keep the foil stickum off the paint. 

[Modlbldr]

Got the lights and markers done today. 

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[Modlbldr]

,Progress on the Mustang this morning. Got the windows taped off and sprayed with Tamiya Semi Gloss Black. Trying to get this and my 57 Chevy (glued the window glass in last night) done by Saturday for a model show at the LHS.

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[Snake45]

Got the '70 Chevelle SS Magnum 500 wheels for my latest glue bomb rescue finished. The black portions took me about an hour yesterday, the flat silver spokes about a half hour today. Also got the interior detail-painted. Got to make a replacement for a missing taillight, then detail the grille area, and then nail the whole evil mess together. 

[ewetwo]

5 hours ago, Modlbldr said:

,Progress on the Mustang this morning. Got the windows taped off and sprayed with Tamiya Semi Gloss Black. Trying to get this and my 57 Chevy (glued the window glass in last night) done by Saturday for a model show at the LHS.

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We picked out just about the same colors for our Mustangs Tom. Looks great.

[ewetwo]

2 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

Got the '70 Chevelle SS Magnum 500 wheels for my latest glue bomb rescue finished. The black portions took me about an hour yesterday, the flat silver spokes about a half hour today. Also got the interior detail-painted. Got to make a replacement for a missing taillight, then detail the grille area, and then nail the whole evil mess together. 

Can't wait to see it Snake.

[ewetwo]

After 4 stints in the Purple Pond. I think This will do. It a replica of my mechanic's Nova. I've never seen it. It's buried in the garage attached to his house. Such a shame to let it sit there and rot. So I can only go by his description He said it has no chrome rocker trim because he could find any reproduction of those parts. 

[Modlbldr]

7 hours ago, ewetwo said:

We picked out just about the same colors for our Mustangs Tom. Looks great.

Looks great David!

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[Straightliner59]

I got the parts made to assemble  this. I just need to get everything solidly put together, then finish the rivets, and do final shaping and cleanup...

[Mattilacken]

Have made some progress with new headers.. then decided, after some good ideas for turbos.. to toss the new header and make turbo manifolds. Found a good placement of the turbos and a layout that will work. ?

[NOBLNG]

I’m trying to break my summer slump and get back to the bench. I bought a Revell Mustang at a flea market for parts and decided to put the motor together hoping to get some inspiration. It sure is a nice intricate little casting.

Edited September 30, 2021 by NOBLNG

[OldNYJim]

I’d been looking for some tires for a salt flats build that I’ve been planning for a while, but I never found exactly what I was looking for…so tonight whilst I was digging through a parts box I found a bunch of those solid Goodyear tires that Revell used to like putting in every kit even though they looked terrible.  Figured I might be able to do something with them, perhaps.

Turned down fronts and rears in my lathe (an unmolested tire in the background for reference):

Got them to the approximate shape I wanted, followed by some hand-sanding, and then I cut some masks:

Shot some Createx white:

And de-masked:

Just a fun little evening project!

[Beans]

Got the gluebomb interior mostly taken apart.  As a bonus I discovered a mosquito encased in the old glue under the seats that I have been able to extract DNA from so I can clone some dinosaurs.

just kidding about the mosquito....

[Brudda]

On 10/1/2021 at 9:06 PM, CabDriver said:

I’d been looking for some tires for a salt flats build that I’ve been planning for a while, but I never found exactly what I was looking for…so tonight whilst I was digging through a parts box I found a bunch of those solid Goodyear tires that Revell used to like putting in every kit even though they looked terrible.  Figured I might be able to do something with them, perhaps.

Turned down fronts and rears in my lathe (an unmolested tire in the background for reference):

Got them to the approximate shape I wanted, followed by some hand-sanding, and then I cut some masks:

Shot some Createx white:

And de-masked:

Just a fun little evening project!

Very nice! Great idea. 

[OldNYJim]

17 minutes ago, Brudda said:

Very nice! Great idea. 

Thank you sir - this was mostly an experiment to see how well the material machined down...I think I'd like to try grinding a custom cutting bit next so I can easily (and consistently) lathe these tires down to the right profile and shape

[Straightliner59]

On 10/1/2021 at 10:06 PM, CabDriver said:

I’d been looking for some tires for a salt flats build that I’ve been planning for a while, but I never found exactly what I was looking for…so tonight whilst I was digging through a parts box I found a bunch of those solid Goodyear tires that Revell used to like putting in every kit even though they looked terrible.  Figured I might be able to do something with them, perhaps.

Turned down fronts and rears in my lathe (an unmolested tire in the background for reference):

Got them to the approximate shape I wanted, followed by some hand-sanding, and then I cut some masks:

Shot some Createx white:

And de-masked:

Just a fun little evening project!

Those look great! I really, really need to learn to use my Cricut! So much potential.

[Snake45]

Got the taillight areas fixed on the thoroughly roached glue bomb '65 El Camino I've been working on. Long story short, I filled the whole areas with J-B Weld, then filed the correct body contours and taillight shapes back in. Took between 2 and 3 hours, but very satisfying work. 

[Tom Geiger]

 

 

2 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Got the taillight areas fixed on the thoroughly roached glue bomb '65 El Camino I've been working on. Long story short, I filled the whole areas with J-B Weld, then filed the correct body contours and taillight shapes back in. Took between 2 and 3 hours, but very satisfying work. 

So it looks like this now?

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said:

 

 

So it looks like this now?

No it does not.  

It looks just like this, except instead of red lenses and chrome bezels, that's all now gray J-B Weld. The taillights will be added by the magic of Testor Stop Light Red paint. 

Edited October 6, 2021 by Snake45