cobraman Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Just finished this one up today. Re-issue of the AMT kit. For it's age is it pretty clean, not much flash. Some mods are as follows. Filled the headlights and molded up the front end for a cleaner, smoother look. I modified the dash, used masking tape for the seat belts. Used sheet plastic to cover up the rear seat area. I removed the wipers and some emblems. I ground away all the details on the interior door panels and used sheet plastic to make flat panels and painted them silver. The paint is Tamiya Silver Leaf. Decals are from kit and others. It was cleared with high gloss enamel. Comments pro or con are always welcome. I do notice I may have to redo the exhaust as they hang toom low but were ok during mock up. Oh well....
Crazy Ed Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Well Done Ken. You did both a Very Clean built and in a style that can't be mistaken for any other type of Racer !
cobraman Posted January 30, 2015 Author Posted January 30, 2015 Thanks Ed. I normally go by my real name which is Ray. : ) I don't know who Ken is but call me anything but late for dinner ! : )
10thumbs Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Looks good Ray, a smooth body that's suited for Bonneville.
Lunajammer Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) Beautiful build Elmer. Looks like a lot of busy work that came together nicely. If you have any closeups of the engine Sam, I wouldn't mind a peek. Edited January 30, 2015 by Lunajammer
cobraman Posted January 30, 2015 Author Posted January 30, 2015 I will check with Elmer and Sam when they get home. : )
wayne swayze Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 That went together quite quickly and looks great! Is the paint still curing on the yellow '53? Looking forward to seeing them together on the "salt"! I wouldn't worry about the low pipes...don't imagine there would be many obstuctions on the "salt".
Crazy Ed Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Thanks Ed. I normally go by my real name which is Ray. : ) I don't know who Ken is but call me anything but late for dinner ! : ) Whoooooops, sorry 'bout that. Had my tongue over my eye tooth so I couldn't see what I was typin'
cobraman Posted January 31, 2015 Author Posted January 31, 2015 That went together quite quickly and looks great! Is the paint still curing on the yellow '53? Looking forward to seeing them together on the "salt"! I wouldn't worry about the low pipes...don't imagine there would be many obstuctions on the "salt". That stupid yellow paint is still not cured enough to let me install the windows. I never had this problem before. Hopefully it will be dry at some point. Whoooooops, sorry 'bout that. Had my tongue over my eye tooth so I couldn't see what I was typin' I thought it was funny Ed. Believe me, I have been called way worse than that ! : )
slusher Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Sharp build Ray, love the silver and red together. Fine build..
Reeves Racing Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Great job Ken. Very clean build as usual and great execution.
Porscheman Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Rayken, that is one nice looking Avanti!!!
Snake45 Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Very nice, but I'm a little fuzzy on what "Salt Lake Style" means. Does Utah have its own signature building style?
espo Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Looks great, makes me want to build one also. The roll bars, are they from the kit or did you have to make your own ? It looks a little tight around the driver is why I ask.
cobraman Posted February 1, 2015 Author Posted February 1, 2015 Thank you guys. Yes the roll bar is a kit item and yes it is a little tight.
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Nice job on the Bonneville Studes, Ray. I'm kinda wishing that color, "stupid yellow" was labeled that way. Could be appropriate for a lot of things, you know?
cobraman Posted February 1, 2015 Author Posted February 1, 2015 I hear you Bill. I had used that paint once before with no ill effects. Not sure what's going on here. It was sprayed over two weeks ago and still feels soft to me. A few days ago I thought it was ok so I set it upside down on a soft towel to install the windows. I had the rear window in place and for the heck of it I picked it up to check the roof and sure enough I found some slight dimples in the roof. Paint still soft ! Not going to try and fix it because it's not all that bad. Beginning to think I should strip it but it looks pretty good. Did I perhaps put the second coat on too soon ? Not sure. I will check it every week or so. It's gotta dry and get hard sooner or later, don't it ? : )
om617 Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 I like this style more and more after join this forum,this is a really cool Studebaker.
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