2016 - A year of diversity

[Tyler62990]

So here's the 2016 roster. I actually got more done this year than I thought and learned a lot along the way. Between scratch building, use of BMF, polishing paint, using an airbrush, etc., 2016 will be looked back on as a year of firsts, some good, some bad. Either way, it was all a learning experience with a wealth of knowledge gained from this awesome forum. As the title suggests, it was also a year of diversity. From rusty to shiny, salt flats to drag strips, daily drivers to Sunday cruisers, I tried to cover it all. 2017 is already getting started with my first rig, channeled rat, and drag rail, but it's gonna be a little while lol. 

Well enough talk, here's some pics!

1. 55 Chevy Gasser, with an AMT Parts Pack Blown 421 Pontiac

 

2. 39 Chevy Gasser

 

3. 38 Ford Rat Truck

 

4. Ford Raptor

 

5. Stock 32 Ford

 

6. Tim Flock's 55 Chrysler 300

[Tyler62990]

7. Bonneville 29 Model A 

 

8. 56 Chevy Outlaw

 

9. 55 Chevy Mild Custom

 

10. 69 Chevy Nova Street/Strip

 

11. 32 Traditional Full Fender

 

And last but not least, 12. 53 Hudson, my favorite build to date

 

 

[Erik Smith]

That Hudson is really great. Beautiful paint - color choices and application! Fantastic year! Great work. 

[Dave Ambrose]

What a great idea with that Hudson, and beautifully done too. How did you mask and paint the roof?

[PARTSMARTY]

All excellent Tyler-awesome !!!

[bbowser]

You had a fantastic year!  All really nice builds.

[DumpyDan]

Awesome awesome, well done

[Xingu]

Nice work, thanks for sharing.

[donb]

Diversified and outstanding builds. The 55 Chevy cruiser and the Hudson are awesome in particular. A great 2016 for you.

[espo]

Beautiful looking builds. I remember when you were working on the Hudson. Would love to have a cruiser like that.

[Harry P.]

That's quite an impressive collection, and the variety is spectacular. I don't think any builder could have a more successful year. Outstanding work in every case!

I have only one nit to pick... you need to tone down and darken the copper chains on the tailgate of the rat truck.

[JerseyRed]

Wow! What a wicked cool year! Couldn't pick a favorite if I had to at gun point ? But let's not have it come to that.

[Scalper]

Very nice year.  Better then mine. All great builds super clean.  

[D. Battista]

Awesome job on all  !!   Love the '32's

[Sixties Sam]

That's a nice crop of builds! I really like the 39 Chev, the 32 Vicky, and the Hudson! Very good work on all of them!

Sam

[Funkychiken]

That Hudson sure is special, the Raptor really draws me in too!

[Bernard Kron]

Diversity can be a good thing, especially when executed at such a consistently high level. I hope you treat us to more broad samplings from your bench in 2017!

[cobraman]

Great work. They are all very nice.

[Zoom]

Nice collection!

[slusher]

Good looking models you built in 2016..

[Davewilly]

Some very nice looking builds!

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Looks like it was a great year of firsts for you. Nice models

[JTalmage]

Awesome work man. Really dig the variety. I can't pick a favorite

[Dann Tier]

Yes you did have a great building year!  - ALL are Outstanding!!

[Tyler62990]

Thanks for the kind words and compliments everyone! I really appreciate it!

What a great idea with that Hudson, and beautifully done too. How did you mask and paint the roof?

First, I shot the Testors White Lightning on the body, masked the roof and sprayed some Testors Purple-licious. After that, I cut a small piece of lace to size, running from the cowl to the trunk and taped the ends down tight. Two strips of Testors thin line masking tape were run along the edges of the lace to clean up the outside lines a bit. A coat of Testors Diamond Dust was misted over the lace, and the lace and masking tape were peeled off. With the body still masked, some Duplicolor Metalcast Purple (candy paint in a can) was shot over the entire roof, deepening the Purple-licious and leaving a really poppin' purple over the Diamond Dust. The whole car was the shot with 3 coats of Wet Look Clear and polished out. Considering I never get the best results with spray cans, I got really, really lucky and everything went flawlessly.

That's quite an impressive collection, and the variety is spectacular. I don't think any builder could have a more successful year. Outstanding work in every case!

I have only one nit to pick... you need to tone down and darken the copper chains on the tailgate of the rat truck.

Thank you Harry. Any compliment from you is held in high regard and nit picks taken into consideration for future builds. I think it was the lighting I used that make them come off a bit shiny. They were bright silver jewelry chains from a craft store that were dipped in some flat rust paint. I'll have to try a new technique, or just learn how to take pictures lol