The Classic 1950's Automobile Group Build Starts 4-16-07

lol no the kit wasnt expensive now getting all the do-dads to go with it thats another story :) seen so many things you can get for cars maybe pulling me away from the military scene abit.

kenny

I think I'm ready to go, except for the tax thing.

Received my photoetch set, flocking & ignition wire from MCG today for my '58.  I think I have all the paint I'll need.  I think I'll do a white/black color scheme.  Build it up a little rodded.

Ok...now just waiting for April 16th. 

Still plenty of time for more people to sign up and find a kit.

I guess I will join if that is okay with you. I wanted to start a 59 Chevy impala lowrider anyways. I will be adding a few things to the impala, but I was going to more experiment with opening the doors and adding a super detailed interior. Its good to see car builds starting to appear on Finescale.

Hi Dan,

You talked me into it. I'd like to enter your group build with a '53 Chevy. Don't know just what I'll do with it yet, but I'll give it the OLD school try.

Jim

Great Jim, got you signed up, glad to have you on board!

I think I'll go with something based on the 1950 Chevy pickup, I've got one of the AMT/Ertl kits and it offers alot of options for me. It will be some kind of fire apparatus when I'm done with it, maybe a water tender but I'll decide for sure in April.

Hi Dan,

Started digging thru my stash for parts for the '53 Chevy. I thought I had a lot of STUFF, but I found that I really had A LOT OF STUFF. Found a Computer paper box Full of bodies. Cigar boxes full of engines, bumpers, chrome parts. custom parts from 3 in 1 kits, you name it I found it. Also found some Old PE steering wheels, gauges, taillights and even a set for making window nets for Nascars. Have come to the conclusion that I'll build my '53 as a street rod. I can even use the picture of my first car (a '53 convertible street rod) to go by. Did all the work on the original so I guess I can do all the work on the model. For the record, I'm starting with an old Monogram 1/24 kit. It has enough pieces left in the box for a start.

Jim 

Hey Jim, sounds a lot like the '57 I'm working on right now.  Its was a kit I picked up at a second hand store. It probably had enough parts in the box to build it up but I couldn't resist building it as a rod from the spare parts box.  It will have to go on the back burner as I've got some GB's coming up.  But it's ok, this kit been waiting a few years to get finished.  Plus I need to figure out something for the tail lights.

BTW, the '53 Chevy is just a great looking car, wish I had one in the garage.

Hi Dan,

Wish I still had it in my driveway now. It was a fabulous car. I used to drag race it at 2 local tracks and 2 shall we say non-official strips. Won a couple of trophies at the tracks and one night I won the pink slip for a '53 Ford. Felt sorry for the guy and gave him back the pink slip. Never did that again.

Half of the kits in my stash have been scavanged for parts. Then there are all the parts left over from all the cars I built over the years (and there have been many years and many, many cars). 

Jim

Hey Guys,

I just picked up my 57 Chevy Bel Air kit today. I am working 2 other projects at the moment but will jump on the Chevy berry soon.

Guido

Hi Dan,

Just have a couple of quick questions for you. How do I get the "50's Group Build" emblem on my threads? The other question is how do I put a small picture on the left side of the thread under fox (like the station wagon you have on yours)? I haven't figured all this stuff out yet. It seems that the first thing to go is...............is...............is already gone and I have a hard time getting it back in spurts every now and then.

Jim 

Guido, no problem working on your other GB's, we're still a little over a month away from the official start of the Classic 50's GB.

Jim...let me see if I can help you.  You can copy the GB Badge (designed by Kenny ) from my post by "right clicking" on it and the save it to your "my picture" file or where ever you store your pictures on your computer.  Then you can "unload" it to your photobucket page and copy the 3rd line of code.  Then click on "update profile" here on the forums.  It is in the upper right corner of the page, you must be logged on.  Find the box marked  "signature" about mid-way down the page and paste the code into the box.  Then click "save changes" in the lower corner of the page and you should have the badge in all your post.  You can also type in the box like I have to add your signature to all your posts.

The small picture to the left is called an avatar.  First you must create a small image, about 100 x 100 pixels and save it in your picture file were you can find it.  Find the avatar box in "update profile" its a couple boxes below your signature box, then in the avatar box check "yes" to enable avatar, click "browse" and find the small picture you saved, after you find it click the "update" box right next to the browse and then go to the lower right corner and click save changes again and you should have it.

Hope I helped.

Hi Dan,

Followed your instructions and everything worked like a fine Swiss watch. Thank you very much.

Jim

Cool Kenny...OOB will be just fine.

Jim, looks like you did great, glad I could help.

Quick update on the build.

I've gotten my taxes back from my CPA, can you say "refund!"  However the wife already said I can't buy models with it.  Have to save it for our vacation.  Wonder how many hobby shops I can find on our vacation?

Still plenty of time to find a 1950's car kit and join this build.

I'd like to join in on this build, I'm signed up with another build but the start date is a little down the road on this one and it's going to take me a while to choose a victim anyway.

 Ron.

I think I'm going to do a '56 Ford Victoria. I built one about 15 years ago and really enjoyed it. Good thing about AMT is I know the kit hasn't changed so I'll enjoy it again. Anyway, it'll be done as a mild custom.

Ron.

Seventeen more days to go!

I saw a Studebaker at the LHS. I might just switch from the Nomad to that...

Hi,

Have an OLD AMT 1/25 '53 Studebaker 3 in 1 in my stash. Checked out the box weeks ago when you wanted to see one in the build. Started to build it about 20-25 years ago and made a real mess out of it. Nothing left in the box but the messed up body(tried to build the Bonneville version with tons and tons of some kind of putty) and the custom parts. No frame, engine, or other goodies. Shoved it back in the box and put it in the closet with the rest of the stash figuring I'd work on it later when I had a LOT of time to spare. Thats why I went with the Chevy.

Looking forward to the start of the build.

Jim 

Yeah, that's the kit! Now it's called Classics. Picked up the AMT 1953 Studebaker Starliner Coupe today. I'll build it most OOB with some BMF and my first attempt at flocking, maybe some better tires.

Model Granpa, can you switch my entry for me? Thanks!

Bill