Originally built almost 50 years ago, I found this old beast in the attic ............ resisted the urge to rebuild it with all the aftermarket goodies available today ................. just sanded it down (through five different paint colors) and rebuilt it they way I originally did ............. just changed the color (again), replaced the wheels, and added some Slixx decals
WOW! That is cool as all get-out! Where did the olds come from, resin casting, or heavy scratchbuilding on the kit SBC?
It's a 1/25th scale ......... Revell Jungle Jim Vega kit, Cobracolors Candy Apple Green paint, and Slixx decals I fell in love with this car when it came to Amarillo for the '73 NHRA World Finals Here's a picture of Frank Hall staging the Green Elephant against Bobby Rowe driving the Mr. Ed Satellite for the final round of the '73 World Finals ............ Hall would take a holeshot win 6.39 to a 6.38
Worked all weekend so I'll post today. O/T Camaro fastback is turning out awesome. Got the black on the '53, need to drop the front, decide top and side insert colors and start chroming. Coyote-the quality and quantity of your racecars is amazing.
Old Coyote, I finally understand the 'Hollow Earth' theory. Its hollow because it is your 'Man Cave!', you must need it to house all of these excellent builds you have posted up!! Great work, please keep posting! Doc.
32 roadster I finished this week, started out as the Stacey David's rat roadster Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Finally got the hardtop roof permanently attached after repairing the crack shown last post with Plastruct cement for ABS and styrene flowed in from the inside. I reinforced the repair on the inside with some 1/32" ABS plastic. Plastruct cement was also used to cement the roof on, with the joint between the front edge of the roof and the convertible windshield header reinforced on the inside with a narrow strip of 1/32" ABS. Some minor gaps at the header were filled with thin cyano then the windshield header was filed down and the front edge of the roof shaped before the panel line for the upper windshield molding was scribed in. The damaged driprails were shaved off and replaced with some Evergreen strip. Also managed to scratch a rear window from clear PETE plastic from an egg carton. I made a pattern from a '58 Impala window, then the pattern was adjusted to fit the Bonneville. The pattern was used to cut a mockup "window" from a business card and further adjusted. The dummy window was used as a pattern to cut the final piece from the PETE. To protect the clear plastic during the cutting process I covered both sides with masking tape. Now I just have to decide whether to replace the windshield with a matching piece! Trim removal continued with shaving of the "Pontiac" lettering from the decklid along with the chrome fake handles. More kit inaccuracy trivia – AMT's kit spells out "Pontiac" on the hood and deck while the lettering spelled "Bonneville" on the real car! I finished shaving the fake vents off the passenger's side front fender, along with lettering from the hood. Next up for removal are the "flying wing" fender ornaments! What turned into the most challenging project with my worsening hand and arm tremor was using a Dremel to ream out the molded-in headlights for replacement with lenses from a Monogram (now Revell) '59 Eldorado ragtop kit. These are the most accurate GM quad lenses available, complete with nicely- done fluting and a representation of the Delco T-3 logo. After a little cleanup the housings can go to the plater. Hopefully I'll manage to get the lenses in straight during final assembly!
Here's two of numerous projects going. Masking off a 62 Corvette I picked up for my birthday, that was the year I was born. Will be a very mild custom, metallic dark blue with white interior, possibly blue inserts. The hydroplane is a 1/48 resin kit, five or six choices of markings, doing the Miss Eagle Electric.
here's some of mine.... 1954 Holden FJ (Australian ute) 1968 el camino custom roadster 1965 El Camino gasser 1996 caprice wagon converted to an el camino (in process also see my 36 1/2 ford coupan thread in this forum
Latest pics of my '61. Got a slight issue with paint on the top. May just shoot the top white or gold.
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