Cirque Du Cranky Presents: THE SPHYNXTER

[John Teresi]

Dr........I knew this was going to be bad to the bone.........Dr. you have some talent Sir.......Very Very cool man.

[Dr. Cranky]

Things are coming together slow, one part a time. I sprayed a gloss coat on the fenders and chassis to seal in the Auto Air Color paint. Now it's not so delicate any more. I've done the same to the body, but not in this picture.

The wheels are getting reading, etc . . .

Chassis assembly begins . . .

Thanks, John, for the kind words. Coming from a master builder like you, I am honored.

Stay tuned in for more progress . . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

I've tried to add a variety of colors (metalizers) to the chassis elements just to make them stand out, and besides, why not? Gotta use up all of that Testor's stuff I have . . . although some of these elements are also airbrushed. . . .

Here's a mock up where we are so far . . .

Have also started to work on the engine:

[Dr. Cranky]

Initially I thought of adding wide whites to the tires . . .but then I thought this would would look better with completely black shoes . . . plus after it's done, I plan to dust some of that fine Egyptian sand dust on the treads and tires . . .

I would love to have a glass pyramid to display this one in. Maybe I can get someone to build a pyramid out of plexiglass. That would look really cool.

[Dr. Cranky]

Here's the engine so far . . . I am actually enjoying working on this engine. The Revell 34 kit comes with the two different options and of course I decided to go with the flathead.

Edited November 1, 2011 by Dr. Cranky

[Dr. Cranky]

Making more progress . . .and still test fitting . . .

The shine on this one is subtle and I have to say I like it, it brings out the pattern of the candy and the cheesecloth (I mean mummy wrapping) very well.

[Dr. Cranky]

The engine too is looking good so far, but I still have to wire it . . .

And to think that after all the parts are assembled, the fun of weathering will begin . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

Speaking of wiring, I added the brake cables from the chassis to the calipers . . .

And I am planning to dress the exhaust with a couple of aluminum tips . . .

[MachinistMark]

Not sure how i feel about tall the add on doodads and Jigger-ma-doos, but the paint work is killer. Love the fog work around the panel edges.

[stulee11]

i am really loving this build its the kind ov mental freaky things i see in my dreams lmao as for the display case i would not only say make it in the shape of a pyramid but also airbrush it to look like one to with clear parts to show off your awsome work !!

[Ryan S.]

Looking good so far. I love the colors!

Do/ did you have any problems with the tail adding weight to the rear and the car wanting to wheel-stand?

[Dr. Cranky]

A little bit, but once it is on the body, there's no problem. I thought about filling the engine with led weight . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

Thanks for the wonderful comments. I continue to make slow progress. Stay tuned in for more pictures . . .

[kenb]

That's spooktacular. Real cool unque build. The color is awesome. Keep it coming.

Ken

[Dr. Cranky]

Right now I am working on the interior and some engine details . . . the chassis is done . . .

[Wagoneer81]

Wild and insane, as usual! It just HAS to be the cigars... What kind do you smoke? And where can I get a box? I need all the help I can get...

[Dr. Cranky]

I smoke COROJO #3 and #5s (toros) and I get them from FAMOUS CIGARS in Pennsylvania.

[Dominik]

awesome!

[Wagoneer81]

I smoke COROJO #3 and #5s (toros) and I get them from FAMOUS CIGARS in Pennsylvania.

Cool, thanks! Just what the Good Doctor ordered...

[Dr. Cranky]

Been working on all the details for the interior, which is still not finished, and I still have a whole bunch of other stuff to do . . . but here, as promised, are some pics . . .

If anyone knows where I can get in scale Egyptian figures, that would be great . . .

I still have to do all the trim fixings in gold and then apply a dark wash . . . etc, etc., etc. . . .

[MachinistMark]

the hieroglyphs on the running boards is a nice touch.

[Dr. Cranky]

All the work done to the interior is done with paper graphics found on Google Image and shrunk down to scale . . .

It's fun to work with a kit this good, and that it goes together so well . . .

[Dr. Cranky]

Thanks, buddy. I would have done them on the body, but I could not find any nail art templates . . . that would have looked very cool. I'm still thinking of wrapping the front of the front fenders in tape, give it that mummy-wrapped look, but we'll see . . .

[MachinistMark]

yeah? that tape i used for the seats in my 50 chevy would probably work pretty good for that.

I use it mostly for doing header wrap on my drag racie builds, and now i found out it makes a good seat cover.

Edited November 2, 2011 by MachinistMark

[Dr. Cranky]

I gotta cut mine just to make sure it's in scale . . . I'm thinking it might be a nice extra touch . . .