a couple updates. Thinking a diorama would be cool with a christmas tree starting line if I can figure out how to hide the prop to hold the car up. Also got the engine near complete aside from touching up some odds and ends.
Found a bunch of 1/8 scale hotrod's in the local modelcar store, there where a lot of other original 50's and 60's kits too. If any one is interested in them they are for sale at www.toms.nl.
Thanks! So today I had a little mishap.. While trimming some of the chassis the knife slipped and apparently I had a little too much force behind it.. I ended up breaking off part of the most of the front suspension.. Wouldnt have been a big deal but those pieces that broke off ended up going into the abyss of the garage.. Soooo back to the drawing board and decided to make this a gasser.. Little cutting, trimming & we had the front axle. Still need to make the steering linkage but I have some ideas for that.
Good morning! and Happy Mothers Day! I hope to see some cool models here today. I have started a 32 Vicky build. But I'm as slow on it , as I am on my real 27 coupe build. And the older I get, I find that it's more fun to play with them, then it is to work on them. My grandson was here yesterday, and we broke a lot of the cars, with the slot cars. lol. I guess I will need to get the glue out .ha ha . The last time on here I posted some of my Old 32s Fords. So today I'll thought that I would post some 40 FORDS. One of my favorite years also. If anyone likes these older models, I will keep posting some of them. If not that's ok too. But just let me know. And Thanks for posting your builds. Ron...
Here's my 51 Bel Air that I just started. I'm going to shave all of the body trim and moldings/emblems. Would like to chop it, but still trying to research on how to go about it. Any advice or opinions welcomed, haven't built a model in 15 years.
While waiting on the wife to get ready for church. I took a few more close ups of the 40s. I hope you all post some up dates today of your models. Ron...
Last week I posted a 37 cabro. This week is a resin body of the big club coupe. This was probably built 15 years ago before the stock earth tone colors that guys are spraying on the 1 to 1 scale cars. I guess I was ahead of the curve.
This week's progress.., color&clearcoat on an AMT '60 Starliner.., ...Glass and Bare-Metal foil on the window trim this afternoon.. Sent from my SM-J500FN using H.A.M.B. mobile app
Have you model builders seen this: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/join-the-alliance-get-a-new-model.1018360/
I decided to post my recently built amt 40 ford flathead powered tradtional hot rod and my monogram resto mod 56 ford f100.
A quick mock-up of an AMT '57 I just sprayed in '57-8 Oldsmobile "Rose Mist". W/the straight-axle set-up from the AMT '55. I'll be using one of the 409's, supercharged or injected. W/ the hood cut to fit. Or, if no hood, carve the molded-in hood bar out. Searching for the right stance. (1:1 Inspiration for this build, photo off the internet.) Sent from my SM-J500FN using H.A.M.B. mobile app
Thanks I,m a bit of a detail freak. I,m a finish carpenter by trade so if you are not a detail guy you dont have very many jobs(i will go back to my saw a half a dozen times to tweak a miter if I have to)! It also reflects in my hot rod builds also.
I havent built models for the last 8 or 9 years, but when I was into it heavy an average build would take a minimum 2 to 3 months, a few hours a night, sometimes up to a year on and off. I belonged to a club and we would have theme builds with other clubs so a guy knew a year in advance what to get ready for.
I wish I had time to build models now. Here is one I did 3 years ago, revell kit with a slight rechop and the grill surround and trunklid moulded in
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