The 2015 /16 Red Hot and Rollin Automotive Group Build--Ended

Gordy thanks I have the Revell and AMT car haulers and this one will go with them. The AMT is my 62 model year and the Revell I'm going to change over from the 68's to 67's. With the 3 trucks they will have a grand total of 20 cars. It comes in handy for freeing up shelf space. 

68GT just start digging into your build and show us some progress pictures. 

I want to let everyone know that I've been posting a lot of progress on my truck the last couple days here but it's not current progress I'm just catching up to where I'm at with the build today. I'm getting to where I'm currently at today. The next thing that I worked on was the new hitch connection on the trailer and the hitch on the back of the truck. I was concerned about the weight on both of these connections as they look very weak. For the trailer I used a flat piece of plastic that goes about 3" back on the trailer and then added the tubing on th egos side of it and after the glue dryed it seams strong. For the truck hitch I ran some wire inside the tubing  to add the strength to carry the trailer weight. Here's the progress pictures. 

68GT

 I'm having trouble starting back into the autos. Maybe with the personal involvement I can be pushed over the edge.

  The door is open wide for you pal........

I unfortunately never started that Mustang funny car.  I'm having trouble starting back into the autos.

I Have one of those Revell 68 Mustang GTs (1/25) with the Cobra Jet in it that I've been wanting to build into my 68 GT with a 390 engine.  Maybe with the personal involvement I can be pushed over the edge.

elass0wyp0

Mustang -that washer fluid jug looks great, I'm interested to see how you do the half full blue fluid look.

The way I pulled this off was I started with a reservoir that was molded in white. You can also paint one white if the one you are working with is a different color. Then you mask off the container at the halfway up mark and mix up some bright blue or if you have some in stock then paint the unmasked half the blue color. Lastly, using a 50/50 mix of flat and gloss clear (I have no semi gloss clear) and a drop or two of white (this will give the illusion of fluid inside the bottle after applied) airbrush the mixture in a thin coat onto the reservoir.

Nice updates boys.  Lookin' good.  

Mopar -that thing is just incredible.  It beats the pants off a dio any day, excellent way to display your builds.

Mustang -that washer fluid jug looks great, I'm interested to see how you do the half full blue fluid look.

Eric -thanks but I noticed you stripping the chrome -that has me nervous. lol  I'm gonna have to elevate my game some.  I did snag some pretty cragar wheels and poly tires from another kit I'm going to use.  Watch the front suspension, the 'axle' part doesn't seem to line up the wheels in the wheel weels nice.  I had to pull mine all apart adn try to figure out how to straighten it.  It looks like the molded on lower a arms ar longer on one side than the other and put the left wheel forward with the right wheel back slightly.  It wasn't obvious until I mocked up the tires to see how they sit that I noticed it.  Hopefully your kit will be ok or you can over come this before paint and glue.  

So many updates I'm glad I checked in. :)

Gordy

Eric: The one side that you have knocked out looks great! Nice start on that engine.

Dan: This is just looking great. I was going to ask about the sixth ramp and remembered you still have two to go after that!!!!!!!!!

Eric nice progress on your engine.

Hey Gord, your stressin' me out with that interior hehehehe. It looks awesome.

Mopar-D, I am enjoying your hauler.

Mustang, I always have trouble with the w/s bottle also and never thought about cutting it out. Thanks for the tip.

It was to cold to be wet sanding on the 51 but here's a shot of the side I have done.

Mostly just worked on the Impala's engine. The distributor hole in the intake is closed so I drilled it out., drilled the holes for the plugs, and drilled the holes for the battery cables.

L8TR,

Eric

Steve I've been able to get my modern Mopar paints from my Dodge dealer and have good results with them. They sell there paint in 10 oz spray cans for around $12.

MOPAR - D

Raven728 I see your planning to build a 09 Challenger SRT8 let me know if you need any reference pictures

Thanks, Dan, I'll do that. I'm hoping to get it started this weekend.

Joe, hope you feel better, buddy.

Thank you Dan! Lookin' for more updates for your build bud!

Nice update Joe the washer bottle is going to make a difference over what was there.

Thanks Dan! Well...............I did take off of work today and managed to hit the bench.  A couple of days ago I was working on the windshield washer reservoir and was trying to paint it. First off , the tank is molded in and I suck at tight quarters painting and trying to make it look good as demonstrated here:

This..........simply would not do. I had a spare kit of this car molded in white ....sooooo.......

We go to work...............

Now the other reason I did this is because I wanted that white plastic jug "looK" for this.  I cut the molded in reservoir from the original kit and cleaned it up a bit.......

and test fitted 'er in right here....

Much better. I still have to give it that w/s washer fluid in the reservoir "look" so I'll be doing that tomorrow. Hope to be back at the bench in the morning. The medication has already worn off.....Yuk!! 

Thanks Rob

Joe hope you get to feeling better I'm already missing your updates.

Lookin' good Dan! No progress on mine today. Got the crud from work and feel like hammered dog crap!! lol  

MOPAR, you are the Jedi Master of Cars....

Raven728 I see your planning to build a 09 Challenger SRT8 let me know if you need any reference pictures

Gord thanks for the tip I going to have to use that on my next interior

Seabe: The Jordan and the Tyrrell are both looking sharp so far!! I like that power plant for the Tyrrell!

Gord: Holeee schmokes!! That interior is utterly convincing!!! Wow!

Awesome, awesome, awesome.  That trailer, the model A, all looking awesome.  I need to check back every day to keep up, so much has happened since I last posted.  Looking good everyone - keep 'em coming.

I had 2 days in a row off and was able to spend some serious time with the 66.  I was going to try to detail stuff like Mustang does with lots of great pics and nice details but I just end up taking some starter pics then forget and take a completed pic, so the thought was there but the pics still suck.

I am trying to use my airbrush for more stuff so I thawt I would try laying some tamiya semi gloss black on the interior.  I'm not the best (or even good) at getting the sheen the same across all the parts so I dusted them all with dullcote so they look the same once all the detail was done.

I'm not sure if this is a tip, or if everyone but me already knew this but I thought I would share it anyway in case it was new to some. 

I saw it in a Scale Auto magazine, it was just a picture but the writer pressed 2 new number 11 blades together and slit the BMF making these fine, super thin chrome strips-pictured below.  They fit perfectly for the door trim section below the handle (pictured above) and from the photos in the article are the perfect width/thickness of the chrome trim in most 60s/70s muscle car consoles. 

You don't have to use a ruler or anything just hold one end with your finger tips and drag the two blades, cheek to cheek slowly across the sheet.  The lines in the pic were all freehand, it's about a 5 inch piece of bmf I had left over.  You can also space the thin lines so you can use the in between bits for smaller items like handles or dash knobs.  So I don't know if that's new but I was able to do the thin trim piece around the centre console.  No way I was going to get it decent looking without this trick.

I just kinda started in the middle there but I wanted to contribute something to this thread :)

Keep 'er sticky boys.

Gord

Okay, here goes...

Firstly, the current state of the Jordan J197 - Tameo 43rd.
Don't get excited... It's been at this state for the best part of a month. I must just get my act together and sit down and just DO that front suspension. The flash (esp at the scale) made it look as if the paint is translucent  - to the eye it's not. And the mark on the cockpit side is nothing, it will be covered by the HANS supports - will most likely have to remove all paint in that area to get a better fit.

So here it is:
 

Next up, the start of the Tyrrell P34 - Tamiya 20th.
Most basic of starts in the engine department, next up will be the covers, which will take some layers and drybrushing, etc. So will take a while... And also the blue 76 cockpit cover! Glued and a bit of initial pre-paint sanding done to get rid of the major glue line plus some mold imperfections. Will paint all the blue stuff together... it will be quite a batch!

Wow,

Mopar-D,

I look forward to seeing your hauler finished! Amazing work.

Rudratt,

Thanks. I hope to get the cragers and other stuff re-chromed this weekend. Supposed to have some warm weather so I'm trying to get as much prepped for paint as possible hehehe. Can't wait to see some in-progress shots of your Dragster.

Mustang,

Thanks. I've got one side block sanded today and it's looking good, but I pushed a little to hard on the other side and cracked the joint around the skirt. It's not to bad so I just filled the crack full of glue and I'll go back over it again with a thin layer of the putty and then block sand it in a couple of days. I would like to primer it this weekend so I can check it.

Freakshow,

Are those wheels actual aluminum? The look smokin' Also that Mopar engine is sharp.

L8TR,

Eric

..................somebody get the popcorn.

I also had to check out the trailer where the plan is to carry 6 cars. The trailer fits together very good and should be strong enought to carry the cars. The first thing with the trailer is to change the trailer connection to the truck from on top of the frame to a lower trailer hitch. I cut the front section of the trailer and lowered it. 

I also checked the opening between the wheels and found that there would not be enought room to get my MOPARs through so I cut down the wheel covers about 2 scale inches to fix the problem. 

Eric:Now I'm at home and can see all the great bodywork and progress. This sir....is lookin' good!

modelcrazy:You'll get there and thanks pal. Just study references long enough and you'll see things that you never noticed. It's funny how we all can look at pictures from a modeling perspective here.

Rob S.: Thanks man! I'm learning a great deal in building automobiles. It's all pretty new to me after all these years.

Man, you guys are just cruisin' along! Great stuff going on here and I've learned a ton from all you guys!.  

Rob, just a stunning build!  ....and quick!  Can't believe how fast you got that guy finished!

Eric, the fender skirts look great, and I love those 5-spoke Cragars. You gonna re-chrome 'em?

Joe, the Challenger looks better & better with each viewing.  That is going to be one awesome build!

All in all, just amazing stuff from you fellas!

As for myself, work has been tedious on the dragster. Being a 40+ year old kit, there is lots of flash, prominent mold seams, & ejection pin marks to deal with, but it'll be worth it. The styrene is quite soft, both a blessing and a curse I'm discovering. Not a speck of paint has been applied yet, as most of the work has involved parts clean-up, but I've managed to get some of the engine sub-assemblies together. The Goodyear sliks have some nasty seams right down the middle and have been quite the challenge so far, but we're persevering.  I'm really hoping to have some progress pics up in the next few days.

As a side note, I found a pic online of this car from early '72 in a configuration Tony Nancy used to be more competitive with the newer rear-engined dragsters.  He deleted all the body panels forward of the engine, and it looks pretty darn cool, so that's the one I'm going with.

The FUSO transported kit provided the bed for the bottom car and the base for the headache frame. The frame section lifts up to allow the cab to tilt forward.

Here are the cars that are ready to be transported all 1968 MOPAR's