JNordgren42

Thanks! It was a huge hit with my father in law. He said it's the best present he's ever gotten. 😊 And yeah, the base is a great option for 24/25th scale cars.

It's 99% done and good enough to wrap up for my FiL to open today. I need to finish painting the mirrors and badge, but everything else is done. I'm super happy with how it came out.

The finish line is in sight, I got all of the trim masked and sprayed with Alclad bright chrome. I did forget to spray the trim spear on the hood, so I'll have to give that a quick shot of paint tomorrow. I also got the mirrors and display badge successfully printed and I'll get those painted as well. Then it's just final assembly and touch ups.

Correct. The setup works without a physical connection between the model and the base. There are definitely limitations in brightness and how far the LED induction coils can be from the base, but it's an excellent solution for cars. The LEDs having a short length of wire and not being placed directly on the induction coils helps with placement and range issues too.

It's been a while since I last posted, but I'm closing in on getting it finished. I finally decided on a lighting solution, I went (relatively) simple and found a display case that has a built in capacitive wireless power coil and capacitive LEDs. I also finished up the body work and have moved on to painting. I've got the gloss black in a place that I'm happy with it and I'm going to start on the chrome. I am also finishing up the CAD work on the custom mirrors which are the last bit I need to print. It's going to be right up to the wire but it should be done for Christmas. PXL_20241221_154420682.mp4 Testing the base and light install:

Wavecrest is a fantastic show. If you've gone frequently, you probably saw my mom's '41 (it was metallic sky blue with all natural finished ash wood and a dark blue top), as well as my dad's '50 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon (deep candy green with ash and mahogany woodwork, it's a stunner and hard to miss). They were both very involved with the SoCal Woody Club. Back during the 2007 Wavecrest show, one of the club guys paid for me to go up in a biplane ride from Palomar airport to get some aerial shots. That was a blast.

Amazing work! My mom had a '41 so they'll always have a special place in my heart.

Thanks! The leather is just straight Gunze Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black. I sprayed it on as the primer coat and was shocked at how perfect it looked. I decided that putting anything else over it probably wouldn't look as good and just left it alone.

I'm essentially done with the interior with the exception of some minor touch ups and I'm really happy with how it came out I added 3D printed armrests, and I'll also probably pick up some photo etch handles and pedals before I do final assembly. I also got the brakes painted, black for the rear drums and silver discs with red calipers up front. Now to move on to getting the bodywork and frame sorted. PXL_20240921_193144643.mp4

I got all of the airbrushing done on the interior and it's coming along great. I also laid down some black embossing powder for the carpet. I ordered a fine tip Molotow chrome marker for the detailing and I'll finish it up once that arrives. Turntable video. PXL_20240903_011932905.mp4 Tub without seats and dash.

Thanks guys!

And... It has paint! I put a coat of primer on the interior parts to see where they're at, and I'm super chuffed. As it does, the grey primer showed me what needs a little attention, but it also unifies things and really helps it to meld. A little judicious sanding and another coat of primer, and I'll be ready to start putting some actual color on it. ? Interior tub. I couldn't be happier with how my scratch built details came out. Test fit with the dashboard and resin parts.

Thanks! Thanks! It's still a good watch. And there is some interesting reading about how they got it filmed. And also some scandal about it, the CAG of the air wing apparently vastly undercharged the production company for the flight hours. The high viz Jolly Rogers scheme is still my all time favorite. I just added a Hasegawa 1/48 VF-1S Valkyrie from Macross and plan on doing a little reverse inspiration and using actual USN VF-84 markings instead of the Skull Squadron markings that come in the kit. I thought about doing forced perspective but I think I can get a fairly dynamic pose without it (not that I have much choice at this point ?). They won't have a separation that's at all realistic, but I think it will still look good.

Thanks! I can't wait to get some paint on it. A coat of primer always brings things together (and lets you know where there's work to be done).

I finished the second panel skin, glued both of them in, and did a final interior test fit. A little filing in some of the corners, and I'll be ready to start throwing some paint on it. All of the bits for the passenger side door panel cut and sanded to shape. Driver and passenger side skins. Everything fits together really nicely!