mustang1989 Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man all of those look great Tom!! You have to be setting some sort of record here! lol
tbill Posted March 1, 2015 Author Posted March 1, 2015 thanks guys Dave, that is the plan, once the cars are done, work on the titan 90 and car hauler will begin........... thanks for looking in, stay tuned........
tbill Posted March 1, 2015 Author Posted March 1, 2015 no progress pic's today, spent the day at the Spring Thaw show in Utica today, but, I was lucky enough to snag this now, I had taken all 4 of these builds, but didn't pay close attention to the sheets I filled out as to what car had what entry number, but near as I can figure due to the order I filled out the sheets, this was the winner hope to make progress on number 5 this week, stay tuned...........
Mopar - D Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Tom, congratulation on your first place! It looks great as do the rest of them. Looking forward to see #5 and 6 finished.
tbill Posted March 3, 2015 Author Posted March 3, 2015 thanks guys I was really shocked to win anything really, I was floored. now on to today's progress, number 5 is foiled, gotta do the headliner in white, then after that it should go together fast. might have this one done this weekend with some luck. thanks for following along............
Mopar - D Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Looking great Tom! I bet you can't wait to see them all lined up and finished and then Altima seeing them on the car hauler.
tbill Posted March 3, 2015 Author Posted March 3, 2015 Dan, after seeing your rig loaded up, I am itching to start the titan and hauler!
slusher Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Congrats Tom on the win. Four Camaros lined up look great....
tbill Posted March 4, 2015 Author Posted March 4, 2015 Carl, thank you #5 is now a roller continued..
tbill Posted March 4, 2015 Author Posted March 4, 2015 I used some white medical tape for a headliner in this one, as I needed a white headliner. thanks for following along......
tbill Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 rolling right along, tonight saw the addition of the PE emblems, bumpers and the rest of the under hood stuff. all I have left is the exhaust [paint drying], paint the underside of the hood, add the hood pins and put the mirrors on. should be able to wrap this up Friday night [got bowling tomorrow night]. number 6 should hit the bench Saturday morning
Tom Geiger Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Very cool, I admire your perseverance in working through all six! I would've lost interest as soon as I could imagine what number one would look like finished! And I'll bet you could build this kit in your sleep by now! One question- In building these assembly line style, what amount of time do you think you saved over building six individual models?
tbill Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 Tom, as far as losing interest, I have my eye on the big picture [cars/titan 90/ car hauler], and as I started each new color car 'completion' it almost felt like a new model, so it kept me going. I hope that makes some sense. time savings? well, I usually take a month to build something [car/rig etc.], right now I am four days shy of 4 months on this project, so I guess I 'saved' 2 months. to be honest, the other thing that got my blood really pumping again on this adventure was going to the Spring Thaw show this past weekend, seeing the 4 completed ones on the show table in surroundings other than my model room let me see them in a different light [literally], and that got my enthusiasm up as well. I am quite certain I will never do 6 at once again, two maybe, 6?, forget about it
tbill Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) oops, double post. Edited March 5, 2015 by tbill
Tom Geiger Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 I can understand your viewpoint, of looking at the big picture of completing the entire vision. I know that feeling of not being able to wait to get back to the work bench as something is coming along very well, so I understand! Plus as you said seeing the 4 completed ones on the show table, along with the encouragement of this board would keep you fueled! Thanks for the explanation!
rctruk Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Fine work Tom. Also congrats on doing so well at the show.
tbill Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) wait till you see the whole 'she-bang' plans now include a 'power plus' gas station kit done up in Baldwin Motion theme and a few more tid bits. this may become the project that never ends.............. Jeff, thanks Edited March 5, 2015 by tbill
10thumbs Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Hi Tom, the cars are looking great. Question: The Rally wheels look real! Can you tell how you handled these? It doesn't look like kit chrome. Michael
tbill Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 Michael, thanks. they are kit chrome believe it or not. i painted the wheel centers either silver or flat aluminum [can't remeber which one lol], then used one of those black micro pens to color in the slots. just had to be carefull not to get paint on the outer ring or the center cap.
Mopar - D Posted March 6, 2015 Posted March 6, 2015 Tom. I will be looking on Saterday for some updates on #5. I like your future plans that you have. Mine is a 67/68 MOPAR dealership
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