Dan Hay Posted February 14, 2021 Author Posted February 14, 2021 2 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Tho I'd probably never build such a car, the umpteen variations of the old drag cars is intriguing. Great reference for these cars is georgeklass.net. There are a crazy lot of pictures of them. Cool build Dan. Wow, that’s a great resource! Thanks for sharing.
TransAmMike Posted February 15, 2021 Posted February 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Dan Hay said: Wow, that’s a great resource! Thanks for sharing. Isn't it tho, love the old pictures!!
slusher Posted February 15, 2021 Posted February 15, 2021 Great looking chop and engine. Going to make a sharp hot rod...
Dan Hay Posted March 1, 2021 Author Posted March 1, 2021 Quick update. Did some painting on the engine, fit the headers and grille. Definitely not lacking in attitude!
Bullybeef Posted March 2, 2021 Posted March 2, 2021 On 2/28/2021 at 7:33 PM, Dan Hay said: Quick update. Did some painting on the engine, fit the headers and grille. Definitely not lacking in attitude! I like the gold grille shell, it’s ties the wheels into the whole look,
Dennis Lacy Posted March 2, 2021 Posted March 2, 2021 Looking absolutely sinister! Love the detail painting.
larman Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 100% hot rod goodness! Great chop, stance, wheels/tires and engine!
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 That angle chop on the sedan looks mean, I might have to try that one day....-RRR
Dan Hay Posted March 12, 2021 Author Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) I decided on a Tamiya minty green color, and put on a few decals. I think it needs "something" but I'm not sure what that is. Maybe it's more decals? I don't know. The white roof insert and running boards will help it. Also I wired it and did a little more detail painting on the engine. Should the headers stay chrome, or paint them flat white? What else do you think it "needs"? Edited March 12, 2021 by Dan Hay 1
Dennis Lacy Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 Oh yeah, LOVE the color choice! I think the roof insert and running boards painted are what it needs. Flat white headers would tie into that nicely. Maybe a white grill insert, too?
gman Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 That is looking really good. Contrasting roof insert and running boards would look good. Some flat white headers with heat discoloration and a dark wash (to look like it was driven hard) would set the engine off nicely.
Dan Hay Posted March 21, 2021 Author Posted March 21, 2021 Just a few details left before it’s done. I really like how it turned out. Thanks for the advice on the white accents Dennis!
alan barton Posted March 27, 2021 Posted March 27, 2021 Dan, that looks tough as old boots! The stance is prefect! I have just done a custom 41 Plymouth in exactly the same colour. The white certainly made a huge difference and I know what it feels like when you look at your own work, know you are not happy, but can't come up with a solution. That's what makes this place so great! I'm with David, a wash would look great on the grille. Of late I have been using Tamiya dark grey wash, it seems to be less harsh than the black I used to use. Another option might be to spray the insert black and then drybrush the bars with white. I did that recently with a red revell 32 grille insert and was happy with the results. Cheers Alan
Dan Hay Posted March 28, 2021 Author Posted March 28, 2021 Thanks for the comments, I tried the black wash, over the white grill and it didn’t look right (no pic) so I repainted it white. The white doesn’t look great but it looks better than white with the black wash. Perhaps I should try the grey wash. Anyways, pretty much finished it minus one or two details to here are some finished pics.
Dennis Lacy Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 Wow, Dan, this turned out absolutely killer! It looks like an absolute bad ass ready to kill. I love everything about it. As for the white grill... Everything always looks worse and exaggerated in digital close up pictures. I bet in person where the grill is only an inch tall it looks just fine.
thomascoffey1959@gmail.com Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 They only thing missing on what could fit into the east coast vibe ( personally, I love the east coast look), is a white firewall.
larman Posted March 29, 2021 Posted March 29, 2021 Great job! I've been following along, nice to see it finished!
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