Miss Deal Studebaker

[Modlbldr]

I got this painted body in a trade. It has been painted, decaled, and cleared by exceptional model builder Gary Seeds. I scratchbuilt the headers out of brass tubing and ran a chute cable to the top of the roll cage. Other than that, it is box stock.

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[ewetwo]

Looks great. I love the foot. LOL

[TonyK]

One of the better versions I've seen of this beast. Nice work.

[Bernard Kron]

Gary is the master of fade paint jobs so he's the ideal person to have done the body. You took it up from there and the result is a really sharp rendition.  It shows why this is such a classic kit.??

Also, for me, it's on my list of all-time great parts kits!

Edited November 11, 2023 by Bernard Kron

[Modlbldr]

3 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Looks great. I love the foot. LOL

Thanks. I knew I had to paint it up like a real foot.

2 hours ago, TonyK said:

One of the better versions I've seen of this beast. Nice work.

Thank you!

2 hours ago, Bernard Kron said:

Gary is the master of fade paint jobs so he's the ideal person to have done the body. You took it up from there and the result is a really sharp rendition.  It shows why this is such a classic kit.??

Also, for me, it's on my list of all-time great parts kits!

Gary is an amazing painter and a great guy to talk with.

Thanks for the compliments on my part. I love this kit as a parts kit too.

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[6bblbird]

Nice job on and old favorite! The foot rules!

[Yeah Nah]

Looks fantastic Tom!

Been hunting around for this kit for a while now. Seeing yours is making me look harder!

[Scott8950]

Awesome build... Gary's painting is absolutely nice he's painted a couple cars for me.

[Modlbldr]

Thanks fellas!

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[athlon]

Looks great, very cool

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[David G.]

The body is gorgeous!

Great work on the chassis.

David G.

[Sam I Am]

Great job bringing this one across the finish line. 

[Zippi]

Haha...that's pretty kewl looking tom.  I remember you showing me that body at the Model car show in Ownensboro.  I like the foot out the back.  

[Sledsel]

Sweet looking build. I have one of these in my stash but am sure it will not come out this nice.

On a kit note, Revell made some really heavy duty steering linkage!!!! LOL

[magicmustang]

2 hours ago, Sledsel said:

On a kit note, Revell made some really heavy duty steering linkage!!!! LOL

You are probably referring to the pivot arm attached to the steering link. This was the body support bracket. It was pretty dorkie. I left it off my build. 

[Modlbldr]

On 11/13/2023 at 10:07 PM, Sam I Am said:

Great job bringing this one across the finish line. 

 

On 11/14/2023 at 6:15 AM, Zippi said:

Haha...that's pretty kewl looking tom.  I remember you showing me that body at the Model car show in Ownensboro.  I like the foot out the back.  

 

4 hours ago, Sledsel said:

Sweet looking build. I have one of these in my stash but am sure it will not come out this nice.

On a kit note, Revell made some really heavy duty steering linkage!!!! LOL

Thanks guys!

Yeah, that is probably the body support bracket you're seeing. It is pretty hefty. The steering linkage was not that beefy, however, I still managed to thin it down a bit for more realism.

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[slusher]

Looks fantastic!

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

Nice build of an iconic kit. Beautiful paint job!!  -RRR

[stevez]

On 11/11/2023 at 10:34 PM, Modlbldr said:

Thanks fellas!

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Outstanding!

[Modlbldr]

Thanks to everyone who has posted a reply. I appreciate it very much. Unfortunately the "reactions" button is still failing to work all of the time.

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