Shardik Posted May 11, 2014 Posted May 11, 2014 Simply gorgeous ! I love that interior; the color selection and execution is stunning.
fitforbattle Posted May 12, 2014 Posted May 12, 2014 It's oddly visually pleasing to see the dash opposite of the rest of the interior color wise. Fantastic build.
James2 Posted May 12, 2014 Author Posted May 12, 2014 Thanks all! Just allowing some dry time before I get serious about finishing.
tuffone20 Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 Very nice!! Nice job on all of the body work!!! Color looks great too!!!
geetee66 Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 You have great skills and a good eye, James. This works well. I think you made the right decision with the skirts, too. When I first looked at it, my immediate thoughts were of how well the lines flowed, not about tyre changing problems. It's very easy to imagine in 1:1, a tyre change would require the whole panel to come off. But the builder of the car would've engineered it to be done that way. So it would be cool. The headlights make a welcome change from all the usual 49's, too. Really sweet build. Lookin forward to the Under Glass pics!
James2 Posted May 14, 2014 Author Posted May 14, 2014 Thanks Ira. And Thank you Guy, that sums it up well!
slusher Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 James that's some beautiful paint. Your work is always impressive. Where did you source the intake and carbs..?
James2 Posted May 14, 2014 Author Posted May 14, 2014 Your to kind Carl, that engine is from the "Tweety Pie" kit.
James2 Posted May 16, 2014 Author Posted May 16, 2014 Down to the short list of things to do, getting close to finishing.
fitforbattle Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 Ouff. That's a bad car. In the good way. Planning on putting some trim between the orange and tan on the side? Think that would make the colors pop even more. Maybe bmf chrome or a black trim.
James2 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Posted May 17, 2014 I had thought about the black or perhaps chrome strip, but I think it would take away from the clean look it has now. Thanks for the interest.
408calirides Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 WOW!! that thing is awsome. some great skill and work i was wondering what tool you use to scribe your door lines and get them so straight?
misterNNL Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) This is a beautiful model.Perfect design work.The leading edge of the fender skirt and the front fender/headlight panel leads your eye into a great forward angle that just shouts ground hugging kustom.Outstanding work that is a real eye grabber!As for a seperation device between the colors you might consider crafting a couple '53 Buickesque sidespears and either having them chromed or painted in alclad.No matter what you do this already scores very high on the "wow factor"scale. Edited July 1, 2014 by misterNNL
James2 Posted July 1, 2014 Author Posted July 1, 2014 Thanks Tom, very kind words. I was thinking the chrome trim on the side would be tough in keeping the flow. I believe it would draw to much attention.
James2 Posted July 2, 2014 Author Posted July 2, 2014 I thought about a nice tight black line to match the interior piping. I think that would do it, but I need to practice on a junker a little before I do though!
da Speedinger Posted June 9, 2016 Posted June 9, 2016 james - i used your photo-documentation of sectioning and chopping to create my own '49 merc lead sled:http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/113876-gas-monkey-49-merc/
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