70 Sox & Martin Cuda

[Pierre Rivard]

Absolutely gorgeous engine, superb colors, weathering and detailing.

The body is very very sharp.

This is going to be a great build. Congrats.

[Zippi]

The Cuda is really looking Great.  Fantastic detail work.  I don't think my eyes would let me do all the small work but boy does it look nice.  

[hobbyfella]

Did some work on the rear end this weekend. There are 6 kit parts… 54 total parts for the assembly  

 

I shaved off all the molded in bolts, sanded the U bolts off and started going at it with the pin vise.

Edited July 11, 2022 by hobbyfella

[hobbyfella]

Windows in, headliner painted, all the interior details added, I’ll spare you those pics. Then chassis married to body. And after 37 test fits, modifications and reassembles, it’s final glued. 

[hobbyfella]

I couldn’t use the kit shocks, alum tube and Albion silver nickel tube, squished at the end, hole drilled then carefully sanded to make the ‘shock mount’. ??? 

and my 10 week old dog chillin like she owns the Chunky Lemmon Milk… 

                           -Kevin Malone - The Office 

[hobbyfella]

And my final update for the weekend…

I got the chrome on. I used Hasegawa’s Mirror Chrome, it’s like stretchy rubber chrome tape, hard to explain. This was my first time using it. Learned a lot and it’ll be better next time. 
 

All the wires ran and touch up painted. Radiator got work, etc etc. too much to mention. It’s coming along and hope to be done soon, my mind is already on my next build.  ?

Edited July 11, 2022 by hobbyfella

[Force]

Nice work, Sox & Martin is one of my favourite subjects.
I would have shaved off some material of the wheel arches as they looks to be a bit too large and maybe scribed in some more detail to the headers, but you have done a good job so far and it will be a nice model when it's done.

[hobbyfella]

For those still watching, the tires and wheels were a struggle. Kit tires were shameful. Found some slicks on eBay, also bought about $300 in other slicks just to find out the $8 ones on eBay were the trick. 
 

Splash paints, thank you for making my colors all the time, within hours of my request!

 

[Bills72sj]

That turned out AWESOME in MANY MANY WAYS!

[hobbyfella]

Next… GT40 street back on, maybe finish the Daytona? Start the C11, or dive back into the Nova F40!!!

 

 

Edited July 16, 2022 by hobbyfella

[Pierre Rivard]

This is simply outstanding in detailing and particularly in the various paint finishes that look so realistic.

Can you provide info about your sources for the various type fasteners?

Thanks.

[Scott8950]

Wow that looks great, nice and clean. 

[Ian McLaren]

Just a superb model, your attention to detail and scale is remarkable, well done!

[magicmustang]

Wow, the engine and bay are incredible. Great build.

[Codi]

Edward, AWESOME car.  Congrats on a beautiful build.  btw, if you're seeking opinions.......do the F40 next then tackle that C11.....would love to see what you can do with both.  cheers, tim

[bytownshaker]

Beautiful build, love early Pro Stocks. Hope to see the C11 progress.

 

[hobbyfella]

15 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

This is simply outstanding in detailing and particularly in the various paint finishes that look so realistic.

Can you provide info about your sources for the various type fasteners?

Thanks.

Thank you everyone for your kind comments! As we all know it brings us all motivation to build each other up. The bolts I use are all insect pins from Japan, I buy them 100 in a pack for $5. If one goes flying across the room i don’t have to freak out because I just lost a dollar! I’ll post a picture of the brand if you’re all interested. Let me know…

Albion metals is a UK company, Sprue Brothers is the only place in America that Stocks their stuff, that I know of. It’s tubing so small you need magnifiers to work with it. 
 

The final game changer for me was buying every single Hozan tweezer I could find. They are superb tools usually used in labs, but for detail work there are no better.

Edited July 17, 2022 by hobbyfella

[goon]

Crisp, gorgeous detail throughout! Wonderful build- and the way those slicks peak out ever so slightly looks sooo great.

Thanks for sharing this build.

 

[TransAmMike]

My goodness Edward, the S&M  Cuda looks awesome. And the engine work WHOA!!!!!!!!

[TIP-TOP]

Fantastic quality build!?? I love this build and car, great livery colors. I just love these pro stock drag cars from this era of all manufacturer makes and models! Great memories seeing these cars run in their hay day!?