Darin Bastedo Posted August 4, 2011 Author Posted August 4, 2011 Sorry it's been so long since I posted an update on this one, But it has been super hot here and not great painting weather, but the weather should break here soon and I'll get back on this one.
John Goschke Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Beautiful work, Darin, on this challenging paint job. Hope you can get back to it soon. What did you use as a pattern for the flames to insure symmetry?
Darin Bastedo Posted August 4, 2011 Author Posted August 4, 2011 Beautiful work, Darin, on this challenging paint job. Hope you can get back to it soon. What did you use as a pattern for the flames to insure symmetry? They were drawn on the masking material and cut freehand. I simply took my time.
Greg Myers Posted June 7, 2012 Posted June 7, 2012 Lookin' at all that cuttin' n' gluin', I know I'd make a mess of it.
philo426 Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) IF you can find the AMT proshop '57 kit it has a nice photoetch grille that looks really nice. it fits the Revell body perfectly. Edited June 15, 2012 by philo426
Darin Bastedo Posted September 26, 2013 Author Posted September 26, 2013 The most recent update on this project is this; It needs new paint. The paint job is the key to replicating this car and I'm just not happy with the results. I have a 4 day weekend coming in October and hope to knock it out then. After that it's a simple matter of assembly as all the other work is done.
bisc63 Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 Yeah, take your time and get it right after this much work!
Tom Geiger Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 Man! I hadn't seen this thread until now. That Nomad has to be my favorite car of all time. Back when I was a kid, that box art got me! I bought the kit and of course never realized that the parts in the box were never going to reasonably represent a Nomad. And the flames weren't even in the box! Each year I'd buy a copy of that kit reasoning that I was a year older and would be able to build it. Nope. I've never gotten one together! Darin, you are a better man than I, I would never attempt that ambitious paint job. I heard tale that Danbury Mint was planning on doing the car. I'd be the first one on line with my credit card!
Skip Posted September 29, 2013 Posted September 29, 2013 That Nomad has to be my favorite car of all time. Back when I was a kid, that box art got me! I bought the kit and of course never realized that the parts in the box were never going to reasonably represent a Nomad. And the flames weren't even in the box! Same here, I still have the issue of Rod & Custom with the Hollingsworth Nomad, it caused me to run out and get the model. Now that would have been ambitious to make it look like a '57 Nomad, let alone Sam Hollingsworth's Nomad! As with a lot of early failed model projects back then; there was a still unsolved mysterious case of arson!!!
badcaditude Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
horsepower Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) Just FYI House of Kolor offers their solar gold base in an ultra fine base that would be the closest you can get to the correct base in scale the standard base would look like a metalflake in scale The code is fbc01 it is Solar Gold fine metallic base. Edited April 23, 2014 by horsepower
Atmobil Posted August 22, 2015 Posted August 22, 2015 Sorry for bringing up another old thread but this looks fantastic!!
Tom Geiger Posted August 23, 2015 Posted August 23, 2015 We don't know what ever happened with this build. Where is Darin? We haven't seen him in a while!To add to my earlier comments that I had heard Danbury Mint was going to do this car. Move forward a few years and as we all know the Danbury car empire has come crashing down. This car was one of the projects they were working on at the time. I spoke to Rick Hanmore at NNL East this past year and he said it went as far as having a finished prototype car. They gave it to the owner of the current car, as a thank you for allowing them access to the car. I soooo wanted to buy that Danbury car!
DrKerry Posted August 23, 2015 Posted August 23, 2015 I always wanted to do this build myself but the ill proportioned Revell kit and paint detail shut me down too!!!! I'll be watching yours come to life!!!!
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