What Did You Accomplish Today? (Model Car Work)

[StevenGuthmiller]

Terrific work!

It might be a more difficult task to remove that horrific parting line around the Starfire script on the C-pillar!

 

 

 

Steve

[maltsr]

I'm working on an auction purchase Monogram Deusenberg that unfortunately is missing the top part of the engine, so after a few hours, 12 pieces of styrene and 13 pieces of brass rod I have this - good enough for me!

[b_erwin]

Seats and seatbelts....

[OldNYJim]

1 hour ago, maltsr said:

I'm working on an auction purchase Monogram Deusenberg that unfortunately is missing the top part of the engine, so after a few hours, 12 pieces of styrene and 13 pieces of brass rod I have this - good enough for me!

That engine looks great!  Nice scratchbuilding! 

I did a little assembly work on my Known Survivor build for NNL East - enjoying working with various metals for a change!

[Modlbldr]

That Deusenberg engine looks great Paul. Nice work.

Later-

[NOBLNG]

Quite a bit, but I’m not gonna reveal it yet. One thing I did do was modify my mitre box so I can get a full depth cut with my razor saw. The “spine” of the saw kept hitting the sides of the box. All good now!?

[Mike999]

Detailing a 1/24 scale Winchester lever-action rifle. For a build I hope I'll finish soon, which needed some vintage weapons.  

After checking dollhouse companies, resin figures, soft plastic cowboys and everything else in the known universe, I came up with one sorta-workable Winchester:  from the Revell 1/24 "Big Game" GMC pickup.  But it's molded into a gun rack and had to be cut away.  It's also very blobular and needs a lot of general sharpening up and fiddly work to look good.

I did find one 1/24 resin figure with a Winchester, a nicely detailed cowboy. But that figure was $25 and I had the Revell rifle already. 

While looking for vintage guns, I did find these nice 1/24 scale white-metal double-barreled shotguns.  They're from a dollhouse company on eBay and come in a package of 2, for about $10.

 

Edited March 31, 2020 by Mike999
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[Tom Geiger]

Today I wired the Chevy six for my 1950 pickup. I also have all the engine accessories painted, drilled and pins glued into the receiving spots.

I also made some decals for it.

[Snake45]

9 minutes ago, Mike999 said:

Detailing a 1/24 scale Winchester lever-action rifle. For a build I hope I'll finish soon, which needed some vintage weapons.  

After checking dollhouse companies, resin figures, soft plastic cowboys and everything else in the known universe, I came up with one sorta-workable Winchester:  from the Revell 1/24 "Big Game" GMC pickup.  But it's molded into a gun rack and had to be cut away.  It's also very blobular and needs a lot of general sharpening up and fiddly work to look good.

I did find one 1/24 resin figure with a Winchester, a nicely detailed cowboy. But that figure was $25 and I had the Revell rifle already. 

While looking for vintage guns, I did find these nice 1/24 scale white-metal double-barreled shotguns.  They're from a dollhouse company on eBay and come in a package of 2, for about $10.

 

Replicas & Miniatures Company of Maryland has--or at least used to--a resin package called The Armory with a bunch of 1/25 scale guns. I don't remember what-all's in it or if there's anything you can use, but it might be worth checking out. 

I seem to recall there's at least one pump shotgun in it, maybe. 

[Mike999]

1 hour ago, Snake45 said:

Replicas & Miniatures Company of Maryland has--or at least used to--a resin package called The Armory with a bunch of 1/25 scale guns. I don't remember what-all's in it or if there's anything you can use, but it might be worth checking out. 

I seem to recall there's at least one pump shotgun in it, maybe. 

Thanks for the tip.  I think I've seen that set and it was mostly guns from the Gangbuster kits and police cars.  I'm looking for stuff from the early 20th century.

If anybody else needs a 1/24 scale vintage machine gun, these Lewis guns from Gaspatch are great.  They're resin and come in a pack of 2 with 8 ammo drums (4 regular and 4 aircraft type with a carrying handle).  The ammo drums are even detailed on both sides, so the individual rounds are visible on the bottom of the drum. You can find them on eBay, in several different scales if you don't need 1/24 scale.

[Tom Geiger]

Today I got the interior finished for the 1950 Chevy pickup. Next up is weathering and rust 

[ChrisBcritter]

Got one '63 Buick wheelcover modified to the Riviera version and sank it in the purple pond to dechrome it and get it ready to cast.

After that, I started experimenting with some acrylic paint to weather the '65 Nova chassis. I'll discuss the result of that under Questions and Answers...

[maltsr]

Here's the almost complete Deusy engine. So glad I decided not to glue the bonnet shut!

[NOBLNG]

Managed to finish off the’41 Chevy. More pics under glass.

[Modlbldr]

All very nice work guys! Keep it up.

Later-

[espo]

16 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Managed to finish off the’41 Chevy. More pics under glass.

Great looking build. I remember watching your build on this truck. 

[Tom Geiger]

Cool 41!  I may put mine in my queue!  

I’m working on my 50 Chevy pickup truck daily. Yesterday afternoon I weathered the chassis and hood. I put the decals on the doors, added setting solution and put the  body aside overnight. 

I should be able to assemble chassis and weather the body and bed today.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Nothing worth posting photos of, but I've been spending a considerable amount of time working on re-building the interior on my '64 Pontiac Grand Prix project.

And when I get tired of that, I spend time re-scribing virtually every piece of faintly molded trim on the body!

Very monotonous, but it will help a great deal when it comes time to foil.

 

 

 

 

Steve 

[stitchdup]

Made working front suspension on a hebmuller

[Snake45]

2 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

I spend time re-scribing virtually every piece of faintly molded trim on the body!

Very monotonous, but it will help a great deal when it comes time to foil.

I heard that! I've spent many, MANY hours of my life doing the same thing. Also, door lines, and otherwise unrepresented body panel seams. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

10 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

I heard that! I've spent many, MANY hours of my life doing the same thing. Also, door lines, and otherwise unrepresented body panel seams. 

I just posted a tutorial in the "tips and Tutorials" section describing how I've been re-vamping interior door panels.

I use that same basic technique as a rule on the body trim and panel lines.

Takes some time and effort, but the results are generally well worth it.

 

 

 

Steve

[Modlbldr]

Got some engine work done on my 41 Plymouth. And started cleaning up the body on a 63 Merc.

Later-

[Tom Geiger]

Today’s progress on my Corona project...

We are up on wheels and engine is glued to chassis. Still playing with weathering and little details. We are at the stage of the project where we “do one thing, wait for it to dry”. 

[935k3]

Decals,decals,decals and more decals on this BMW GT3

[426 pack]

Thanks to the pandemic and 6” of snow, I got some days off so I decided get some work done to my little Ariel atom inspired vw track rat.  

Edited April 3, 2020 by 426 pack