What Did You Accomplish Today? (Model Car Work)

[oldcarfan]

Worked on the van project a little, then decided to clean up 6 pairs of forceps that hadn't been cleaned in ten years at least. Took a lot longer than it should have! lol

[johnyrotten]

22 minutes ago, oldcarfan said:

Worked on the van project a little, then decided to clean up 6 pairs of forceps that hadn't been cleaned in ten years at least. Took a lot longer than it should have! lol

Was that paint on the forceps? If so you've created scale fordite, lol.

[oldcarfan]

1 hour ago, johnyrotten said:

Was that paint on the forceps? If so you've created scale fordite, lol.

Yes, many many layers of paint. I thought about that for a second, but couldn't think of a way to make it work. 

[Lownslow]

made a whole superfly conversion for the 300C

[oldcarfan]

I had to make the hour drive to check on family in another town today. Rural highways in central Texas aren't that exciting except for the occasional speeding truck. Anyway, for some reason I remembered a picture of a Ford Courier UHaul I saved on the computer a few years ago. To keep boredom away, I planned a build in my head. I managed to think through what needed to be done and had a plan. When I got home, I scaled it to fit the Datsun truck I built a few months ago, but it should work for any 1/25th mini pickup. It's made from a plastic For Sale sign and some Evergreen #250 Quarter Round. I even managed to keep it square from every angle. You can't see it under the red putty, but the basic box is done. It really didn't need that much putty, but I was in a hurry and slopped it on. If I can stay on task, it could turn into something cool. Now I need to dig out a parts kits, I think there's enough of a Courier in there to do one like this. 

[johnyrotten]

Swapped the front axle on the '25 "tall t". 

[meechum68]

I glued the cab of my 34 truck to the frame today, while giving my one kitty special chicken treats. 

Tomorrow gonna shoot to get the bed mounted, and then a few pics.

 

[Ulf]

Circumstances have led me to have several projects started but now the conditions are better and the plan is model building day and evening.

Many thanks to NOBLNG for the tutorial how to make window cranks and door handles.

Edited yesterday at 06:12 PM by Ulf

[sidcharles]

On 7/15/2025 at 4:09 AM, Lownslow said:

made a whole superfly conversion for the 300C

 

 

 

[meechum68]

So this is the last WiP pic on what I accomplished on the 34 Ford Truck 

I will be posting to Completed with some pics. (I need to do better on pic taking but atm using my spray booth due to the lighting in it... I have plans for a photo booth though.)

[Dragline]

I impressed myself with this tire lettering job. The Eagle csc is particularly small.

Windsor Newton Series 7 brush and white acrylic paint from the Two Thin Coats line of miniature paints. Not cheap, but it's right the first time.

[meechum68]

That looks fantastic!