Moonglow I found this Bonneville bit in a June 1953 Honk "little pages" I was flipping through..I have other Hot Rod magazines from the 50's on up I will see if I can find any other info. I really like the idea of a fiction storyline to go along with your build, do that with most of my builds it helps puts some life to the build , primarily scratch builds. Of course I'm usually the only one that knows the story most people don't care about a fictional story about a model car.....unless it's a physician in a white coat.
Wow, what a cool source of info you've got there! Unless you (or someone else) finds something from '54, '53 is close enough for me. Hell, I could just say that this car ran in '53 as well, and just came back for another run in '54, and the tech inspectors haven't reclassified this car yet. I like to create a fiction for nearly all of my builds too, whether they're planes, trains, or automobiles. As you say it gives them more "life". I think a bit more authenticity too. So, if I'm reading this right, my 230ci Dodge would be classified as B/B (the 1st B for 183 - 260ci) & (the 2nd B for Roadster). Since it wasn't mentioned, I'm guessing that fuel type wasn't being considered back then. Since my car is going to be number 222 (I have know idea why, it's just what my car "told" how it should be numbered) and the class designation will be B/B, I'll only need to make 2 stencils. A large numeral 2, and a small letter B. Not that it matters much, but it's nice to catch a break every now and again! Thank again @rudestude. This is awesome! David
Wow, nicely done @mchook! We'll look forward to your next one. I've done my share of weathered finishes, but yours are nothing short of amazing!
Thanks, I'm glad you got to see it before it was removed. I figured I'd try 1 more time without the special wheels & tires.
I'm enjoying your Deuces, Lil32. The old Monogram roadster is my favourite kit of all time! Cheers Alan
Moonglow....that picture you posted showing a dash panel with the engine turned example...I noticed the red jeweled dash light....my favorite, I have several I have pulled out of vintage dash panels. If your going to put any in your dash...try digging up some old jewelry I'm sure you could find some ruby's the right scale.
This is a clone to the Bonneville my DAD bought brand new when I was 15,Boy could that car smoke the tires!!!
Sometimes small changes make a big difference. I painted the wheels and tires, and experimented with "salt" on the tire tread. My salt effects need some refinement, but I can see now that I can make it work. I used white un-sanded grout as my salt. I first applied a matte clear sealer with a brush, and then dabbed on (with another totally dry brush) the grout. Let dry and sanded off the excess. Presto, faux salt. I'll use a similar process for salt mist on the body & frame. got salt? Happy Sunday Modeling! David
The $1.00 '32 is done. Before and after. Couple of glue melts in the windshield too deep to polish out.
41 Coupe, That is one beautiful recreation of the 65 Bonneville. Your model looks exactly like the cars I remember on the showroom floor. I love the vinyl roof, well done.
Enjoying everyones post. I really liked your salt idea { MOONGLOW }. I used some of the wife's flour. But I was just playing around, and made a mess.
Has anyone tried baking soda....its got ki d of a sheen to it and it clumps up also I would think if you put some with water in a spray bottle ....mist on body area's let dry and it would leave residue behind keep going till you get the build up your looking for...when I have built dirt track race cars in the past I mixed up a little mud put a thin amount on a hard surface and just held the car down and rolled it through the mud several times at different speeds worked great of course you need live axles to do this....you could probably do the same with the baking soda.
I dig your baking soda idea @rudestude. I’m going to try it for the mist on my body & frame, and maybe a bit on my sidewalls too.
I just stumbled on this website Has anyone here been to it. Museum of Flight | Museum Modeleer 1001 Modeleering Tips | Museum Modeleer Mostly aircraft but interesting, espically the Boeing wooden wind tunnel models barn-1.jpg (960×696) (modeleer.com) Boeing’s old Red Barn is jam-packed with stuff. But the original building has lots of windows, making some items hard to see. Luckily, Seattle is overcast most of the time. barn-2.jpg (960×720) (modeleer.com) Aha! They’re very cool wooden wind-tunnel models. Models like these are actually full-sized aviation artifacts or tools.
Wow, this is really nasty rudestude. But in a good way. Really thought it was a 1:1 car until I read your post. Very nice, err nasty...
Drug this one out of the attic,the stay in the attic warped the hood and since I found a hood at a model show today its going to get fixed. Now to find the missing spare tire and hub cap,its been in many boxes during its 35 year stay in the attic.
The hub cap is a spare tire only piece , due to the off center name script....for the purpose of clearing the license plate and light.
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