SpeedShift Posted October 23, 2023 Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) Finished this curbside for a local show, - a Jimmy Flintstone resin body for a Lindberg '53 Victoria two door sedan donor kit. Paint is an old bottle of Testors Ivory enamel airbrushed with lacquer thinner. Hand painted woodgrain using Tamiya bottle paints. Edited October 23, 2023 by SpeedShift 7
Rattlecan Dan Posted October 23, 2023 Posted October 23, 2023 Very nice job. Clean and neat, evokes a nice nostalgic feeling.
NOBLNG Posted October 23, 2023 Posted October 23, 2023 Really nicely done. The wood grain looks authentic.?
Zippi Posted October 23, 2023 Posted October 23, 2023 Nice looking Woody Jim. That color is so fitting for this car. Nice build.
Andy Oldenburg Posted October 23, 2023 Posted October 23, 2023 Cute build and a good job with the wooden grain! Looks very era correct?
Phildaupho Posted October 23, 2023 Posted October 23, 2023 Really great to see such a good looking "Woodie"
happy grumpy Posted October 23, 2023 Posted October 23, 2023 Gotta love these old woodies. Great conversion , beautiful paint job too.
espo Posted October 23, 2023 Posted October 23, 2023 Great looking paint and wood trim. Cleanly detailed and like the wide whites and full wheel covers.
SpeedShift Posted October 23, 2023 Author Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) Thanks everyone - I love you guys. I did discover a couple of things I'll pass along to those of you that have this resin body and the Lindberg kit. I've been advised that when you paint a resin body, paint the inside and outside. Painting can alter (if even slightly) the shape. Also, even after dry fitting the body and chassis during the build, I discovered that the kit windshield would not fit the resin body when I was completing the car after painting. I had to cut the vent windows off of the windshield unit to get it to fit. I struggled to align it best I could but got a reasonable fit. Other than that, it is a really nicely detailed resin body. Edited October 23, 2023 by SpeedShift 1
karbuildr Posted October 23, 2023 Posted October 23, 2023 Very nicely done build. The woodgrain color, texture and overall appearance looks very realistic.
SpeedShift Posted October 23, 2023 Author Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) Edited October 23, 2023 by SpeedShift 2
Kah puts Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 That’s an eye popper, the second photos show just how nice a job you did ?
ea0863 Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 Quite beautiful build on a model you don't see every day. Thank you for posting!
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 Beautiful job...and really makes me wish I'd bought a real one when I could afford it. I love those things...and shoebox 2-door woodies.
Bills72sj Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 7 hours ago, SpeedShift said: Thanks everyone - I love you guys. I did discover a couple of things I'll pass along to those of you that have this resin body and the Lindberg kit. I've been advised that when you paint a resin body, paint the inside and outside. Painting can alter (if even slightly) the shape. Also, even after dry fitting the body and chassis during the build, I discovered that the kit windshield would not fit the resin body when I was completing the car after painting. I had to cut the vent windows off of the windshield unit to get it to fit. I struggled to align it best I could but got a reasonable fit. Other than that, it is a really nicely detailed resin body. I hear ya on the windshield fit on a resin body. I have a WIP that I struggled getting the windows in place THEN had to Dremel them and the painted body to get the interior tub to fit properly.
ncbuckeye67 Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 Beautiful build! I love to see something you don't see a lot of (like how many Moebius wreckers will we see, Lol?). Thanks for the tips on working with resin. I'm currently working on an old RMR Vacuumcraft 58 Impala wagon, and I feel like I have already worn out a couple dremel attachments.
David G. Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 Beautiful build, excellent woodgrain effects. Thanks for the resin-body tip too. David G.
redscampi Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 Great looking build! There's just something about old wagons.
Sledsel Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 Looks really good. Color combo is perfect. How was that body? I got a Flintstone 49 and it was really thick
SpeedShift Posted October 24, 2023 Author Posted October 24, 2023 This one wasn't too bad, wall thickness was pretty good, not too clunky and thick. Lots of flash in window and headlight openings to deal with but the bumper and light bezels fit nicely. It had a very rough textured surface on the inside, but since this was a curbside that wasn't too much of a problem. I painted the inside body surface flat black. An engine and interior weren't required for this category, but I put the bottom of the kit flathead engine in to fill space when viewed from below, and outfitted the kit interior with a checkered decal upholstery pattern by Scale Motorsport.
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