CorvairJim Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Make it three. I'm always rebuilding old glue bombs and I like showing off the results. My second planned entry for this build, a 1964 Corvair Monza Spyder annual, is temporarily stalled due to other committments (and one bloody hot, non air conditioned workroom!) but it's not too far from completion.
jcbigpaw Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 On second thought, perhaps we should start a new gluebomb thread and let the old stuff be removed to save room? Don't know if that's an issue. Either way I vote we keep a gluebomb thread going
David G. Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 Keep this one going. It's the only place I have any pics of my '63 Chevy posted. There are other threads that much higher page counts than this one. David G.
jcbigpaw Posted July 14, 2012 Posted July 14, 2012 I'm going to proceed as if this thread is going to continue. Here are my next two projects to redo. Both are Johann kits that I built more years ago than I can remember but have been sitting in a box for at least the last 15 years. Item #1- 1968 Cadillac This is the original paint that I put on it all those years ago. I don't think I even used primer. I have everything present and accounted for except one wheel. This will be a replica stock rebuild but I haven't decided on paint colors yet. I'm also going to take care of some little things I didn't like the first time I built the kit. And I will have to find a new set of wheels. Item #2 - 1963 Plymouth Fury This kit got rebuilt sometime in the early 80s with a then current street rod look. Notice the monotone paint. Yuck, what was I thinking. Plans now call for red paint and red interior just like one I saw at Pismo Beach recently. Nose down stance with big and littles to look mean. Missing the carb and air cleaner so gonna dive the parts box and see what I can find. More to follow. Keep the faith!
jcbigpaw Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 I've managed to find a little time to work on the 63 Fury so heres an update. Everything got stripped with Easy Off and then cleaned up with soap and water before sanding to prime. The interior was finished with Rustoleum Satin Red and detailed with Model Masters and Testors brush paints, not easy with molded in seats. I pulled a steering wheel from the parts box to replace the one I broke taking the bomb apart. This kit originally had a solid front axle so I had to fill the hole in the engine block and then finished it off with Rustoleum Red straight from the rattle can. All other parts here are original except the carb and air cleaner which came from the parts box. I'm not going to do any wiring on this one. Next comes the finish of the body and the paint. Im gonna use the same red as the engine. Here's a preview with the stance sorted out. This was actually taken with the chassis and suspension finished but I forgot to take a picture of it. Next time.
tvandmoviecars Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Hey all, I finally borrowed a camera and took some pics... Update on my glue bomb rebuilds The Duesenbergs The '65 GP The odelhaus '66 GP More to follow......................... cool, somewhere I have 1 molded in burgandy, that needs restored... also bought a "box" of CHROMED cars like these... also gluebombs.. never did anything with th em, as never fgured out what to do them as.. wonder if they are valuable? got a gluebomb Dodge van on the workbench currently that I am redoing in the Zombie thead... will have to keep this thread in mind, after I finish (IF? <LOL>) I finish the pile of current projects on my desk.
David G. Posted August 7, 2012 Posted August 7, 2012 Nice progress on the Fury! Thanks for posting. David G.
jcbigpaw Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) Bit of an update- No progress on the Fury since we've had several weeks of 100+ weather I haven't been able to paint it. I did break the 68 Caddy down and run it through the paint stripper. No pics of that but I'm going to do it factory stock as a memorial to my wife's late uncle Jimmy. He was the nicest guy you could ever meet and had a pale yellow one with black interior and top that he'd had since new. Im gonna pop over to Acmes license plate site and whip up some "JIMMY" plates too. He and the car are both gone now so this will be a nice remembrance for my shelf. Gonna be something like this. Edited August 27, 2012 by jcbigpaw
jcbigpaw Posted August 28, 2012 Posted August 28, 2012 We've got paint! Woohoo! Finally got some relief from the heat too.
Guest G Holding Posted August 28, 2012 Posted August 28, 2012 Looked great in primer...now its all Bloody !!!
David G. Posted August 28, 2012 Posted August 28, 2012 Looks like that Plymouth will clean up nicely! David G.
jcbigpaw Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 (edited) Okay finally got a couple pics of the Cadi stripped. It came real clean. Maybe because I didn't use any primer the first time? Anyway the body is clean with no sink marks or body work needed. I could almost polish it up for the "Naked styrene" thread. Lol All I need to repair are both the vent window posts. Hopefully more soon Edited September 6, 2012 by jcbigpaw
jcbigpaw Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Don't you hate when everything fits during the test but then when you glue it together you get this? Now I've got to find a different air cleaner
jcbigpaw Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 (edited) Okay that's just not better!!!! Changed the air cleaner but the hood still wouldn't sit completely flat. I thought I could coax it a little bit but this old plastic is pretty stiff. Oh well. I'll post finished pics tomorow. I've had enough for today. Edited September 16, 2012 by jcbigpaw
David G. Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Joe, sorry about the hood on that Plymouth, crummy luck on that. The rest looks great, I hope you can fix the hood. David G.
jcbigpaw Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Well other than starting over on the hood the Fury is done. Here's the pics. Doesnt look bad without hood in the mean time. Lol
jcbigpaw Posted September 17, 2012 Posted September 17, 2012 I forgot one last piece (other than saving the hood) is to add the ACME plate. Dont have it on the car but how do you like this? Keep the faith
Wicky Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 It's good to see some of these wrecks getting a new lease of life , I like to do one from time to time , in some ways it's more rewarding than building something from a new kit , in fact I've been working on one today , a few years ago a friend of mine gave me two models he built , probably in the 80s the Buick is complete , the Camaro is missing its hood and both front wheels have snapped off . both are pretty rough and judging from the amount of glue he used , he didn't want them to fall apart any time soon , luckily he had not painted either body although the amount of paint on the interior , engine and chassis make up for that . I've been doing some work on the Camaro today , it's a Monogram kit from the late 70s , it has a twin turbo ( 302 I think ) small block which I liked , and a jacked up rear end , side pipes and odd wheels which I didn't like so I've got it pretty much pulled apart , cleaned up the body a bit , the side pipes have gone in the parts bin so I will have to make a exhaust system for it , I had another pair of front wheels n tyres in the parts bin so they're going on the now lowered rear , and I brought another incomplete gluebomb cheap off ebay a while ago for the hood , dunno what colour I'm going with yet , I'm thinking probably black .
jcbigpaw Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 Looking forward to seeing progress pics on that 69 Z Simon. Ive always loved this kit even though its not as detailed some others. That full chrome dual turbo setup sure is a pain in the butt.
Wicky Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 quick update , body's painted , still got some work to do on the hood before paint , went with a metallic charcoal in the end , i liked the red interior against the charcoal so some of it will be red .
David G. Posted October 13, 2012 Posted October 13, 2012 Keep 'er rollin' Simon, Looks Good! David G.
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