My only two for 2020

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On 12/30/2020 at 2:31 PM, 70mach1 said:

Did you shrink Dave Kindig down and have him do the chevy dash? Beautiful craftsmanship on both!

Thanks Andy. I have started to really enjoy doing the wood trim by hand instead of the kit decals. The dash looks a little different as I was trying to make it look like a car I saw in a magazine. The "grain" is going north and south on the car in the magazine  instead of the east west that you would see in a pickup bed floor.

 

On 12/30/2020 at 3:08 PM, TonyK said:

Wow! Two cars that I wouldn't attempt to build myself but sure enjoy looking at the superb job you did. Thanks for sharing.

Both of these are great kits and offer many possibilities. The '48 is a little fussy going together but it has to do with the close fit of the body as the manufacture has a very precise between the body and the front fenders. 

[stitchdup]

Man that 48 chevy looks cool

[David G.]

Excellent work on both entries but the Chevy is especially eye-catching.

David G.

[Phildaupho]

Only two but both very well done models. May we see many more in 2021.

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On 1/1/2021 at 4:33 AM, stitchdup said:

Man that 48 chevy looks cool

Thank you Les I'm glad you liked this one, it was a fun build. for myself.

 

On 1/1/2021 at 5:23 AM, David G. said:

Excellent work on both entries but the Chevy is especially eye-catching.

David G.

Thank you David. The Chevy gave me a chance to try some new things. 

 

On 1/1/2021 at 12:08 PM, Phildaupho said:

Only two but both very well done models. May we see many more in 2021.

Thank you Phil. I hope to have more than two to show next year. Three went back into their boxes this year out of frustration but I hope to finish them and a few more this year. 

[TransAmMike]

Two very nice builds David, great looking black finish on that Olds.?

[Hmann68]

Very nicely built! ??

[BeakDoc]

Quality over quantity, I say. The Chevy is a work of art.

[charlie8575]

Those are both very nice. I really like that Chevy. The colors referenced for the interiors...were those used on the woodgrain portions, or in varying places in the interior?

Charlie Larkin

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On 1/3/2021 at 2:08 PM, TransAmMike said:

Two very nice builds David, great looking black finish on that Olds.?

Thanks Mike. I used Tamiya TS-14 Black and TS-13 Clear. I really like this kit and I think I have built a couple of others in different styles. 

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On 1/5/2021 at 3:12 PM, BeakDoc said:

Quality over quantity, I say. The Chevy is a work of art.

Thankyou Chris.  

 

[Tiger89]

They both look fantastic, but imagine bashing your shin on the Chevy's exhaust extension time and time again.

 

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7 hours ago, charlie8575 said:

Those are both very nice. I really like that Chevy. The colors referenced for the interiors...were those used on the woodgrain portions, or in varying places in the interior?

Charlie Larkin

Hi Charlie. For the "wood" trim I usually use Tamiya TS-68 for a base color. I'll dry brush other darker shades of brown and I like to add X-34 Metal Brown sometimes. Depending on how dark I want the overall look I'll use X-24 clear yellow or for a darker finish I use X-26 clear orange. This particular kit has built in side window molding for the inside. Unfortunately they are hard to see after assembly. 

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3 minutes ago, Tiger89 said:

They both look fantastic, but imagine bashing your shin on the Chevy's exhaust extension time and time again.

 

I fought that so and so exhaust pipe until I was afraid i would break it. It is what it is and you just need to be careful  getting anything out of the trunk.  

[Tiger89]

Ha, ha, reminds me of a hitch in a receiver, something I've experienced.