Hey gents.  Here is a start of a bust of Captain Dick Winters of Easy Company.   I am doing this on reverse, in that I will paint his jacket last and doing the relief work first (straps and stuff). I dabbed a light layer of Ammo non-slip on the helmet to give it that rough steel texture.  Will let it dry a full day before priming it and eventually painting it.   The pistol holster and the more green looking straps were AK lacquer airbrushed color but the off-green and browns are AV Vallejo acrylics brush painted.  The jacket will be AV Vallejo as well and brushed on.   

– Chris

Here is the Shelby GT500 all finished. The little details of this kit were nearly its undoing. The grille/bumper assembly fit is atrocious, the exterior mirrors are cartoonishly ill proportioned. The interior tub was molded with the alignment pins crooked making the interior sit funny relative to the body. All overcome with patience and profanity. Lol

– Ross

Okay gents. The bike is done and I have moved on to the chick assassin. As you can see from the photo of her she has to undergo some major surgery to move her arms/legs to the required positioning.  The miracle of Magic Sculp comes into play to put this girl back together.

– Chris

All you truck modelers with sensitive stomachs may want to avert your eyes for this one. This is a vintage AMT Peterbilt conventional built by my father when I was a wee lad. He conveyed it to me recently as part of a group of old decrepit built up kits. This one has been restored/ modified in the low rider style and turned into a tri-axle. The parts for the conversion came from an unsalvageable Autocar tractor. The front bumper, exhaust stacks, and bogey wheels are all scratch built. The paint is original, brought back to life by elbow grease and carnuba wax.

– Ross

Gents; the assassin bike got its paint design set in.  Thanks to those who had ideas on paint schemes. I wanted the bike to be “dark and mysterious” for its anti-hero lady killer rider.  The black will go with her outfit and the red represents the “kills” she is hired to do.  Of course she only accepts contracts on bad guys.

I will let this dry for 2-3 days then give several coats of a clear varnish.  Once that is done I will mount the body panels and fenders.  While the paint rests and dries I will work to finish the front tire assembly so I can get to my killer babe!!

– Chris

AMT Peterbilt Wrecker

This kit is less than stellar as parts were warped and there are fitting problems. 

The model is pretty much box stock with the exception of the use of framing wire for the tow cable. The accessories on the bed were added for a touch of realism. They are not glued in place.

– Scott

Progress is being made on the Shelby. Paint came out fantastic. Base coat is flat black, followed by Testors Blazing Black lacquer. Interior is three shades of red. I ended up removing a fair bit of the front crossmember to lower the engine enough for the hood to clear. Even with all that I still needed a 60s Mopar “mailbox” hood scoop.

The aforementioned mail box, which required the Shelby hood louvers be filled and sanded to shape. The exhaust also needed custom work in the form of a NASCAR style x pipe with drag dumps. The rear section under the rear axle is made of solder. These pipes will exit through a custom rear valence adapted from a Dodge Sidewinder.

– Ross

As a builder I am always looking for techniques to help improve my model builds. My latest build is  a 1/25 AMT Mack “R” model. 

Upon completion of the cab I knew it needed a trailer. I built the basic AMT Fruehauf 40 ft dry trailer. I wanted to go farther than a basic silver sided trailer. I used thin metallic AC tape to the lower part of the trailer sides and bulkhead. I used old school fleet decals “Central Motor Lines” from Modeltruckin.com

The addition of 3D printed 2 hole Bud wheels really set the old school look.

– Scott