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Post by TooOld on Nov 25, 2017 8:33:52 GMT -5
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Post by dogfish7 on Nov 25, 2017 10:24:42 GMT -5
Fantastic work on this one. Clean as a pin and over the top Photography.
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Post by jimrichards on Nov 26, 2017 12:35:20 GMT -5
Hi Bob,
tooonice! Thanks for the building tips.
Jim
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Post by deuce on Nov 26, 2017 12:53:55 GMT -5
Real nice job!
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Post by TooOld on Nov 26, 2017 14:46:55 GMT -5
Thanks much guys !
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Post by Mr.409 on Dec 3, 2017 8:52:10 GMT -5
That turned out really nice, but that's what your builds always do. It's great to see these Vintage Kits being built just like the box art shows. Nice and clean work all over, can't wait to see what you'll be building next.
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Post by volvo544special65 on Dec 6, 2017 11:46:48 GMT -5
Very nice build, there is something special with vintage box art builds.
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Post by fordrodnkustom on Dec 6, 2017 13:41:14 GMT -5
Outstanding box art build Bob. It will make a fine addition to your vintage Monogram collection.
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Post by EchoBravoSierra on Dec 6, 2017 22:35:35 GMT -5
That thing looks great! I love it.
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Post by TooOld on Dec 8, 2017 7:12:56 GMT -5
Thanks much guys , I appreciate it ! Outstanding box art build Bob. It will make a fine addition to your vintage Monogram collection. Thanks Ron ! I just finished putting up new enclosed shelves and can now display them all with their boxes !
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Post by fordrodnkustom on Dec 8, 2017 10:38:22 GMT -5
Thanks much guys , I appreciate it ! Outstanding box art build Bob. It will make a fine addition to your vintage Monogram collection. Thanks Ron ! I just finished putting up new enclosed shelves and can now display them all with their boxes ! Awesome! Please show us a pic of that when you can.
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Post by Bernard Kron on Dec 8, 2017 12:52:29 GMT -5
Looking at this I'm impressed by the impact of the additional mods you made had on the overall appearance of the model. I greatly enjoyed your w.i.p. which took us through them. The rake, vacu-formed wheel well panels and the thinned wheel spokes, along with the detailed lug nuts and tire valves on the rear wheels, have given the overall model a character and realism that make it all but impossible to dismiss this early style model as merely toy-like. As I said in the w.i.p., Monogram was unsurpassed IMHO in capturing the spirit of the era of hot rodding in which they created these kits, and your enhancements help bring this home by focusing on the stylistic strengths that are there to be exploited. Bravo!
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Post by TooOld on Dec 10, 2017 9:14:57 GMT -5
Looking at this I'm impressed by the impact of the additional mods you made had on the overall appearance of the model. I greatly enjoyed your w.i.p. which took us through them. The rake, vacu-formed wheel well panels and the thinned wheel spokes, along with the detailed lug nuts and tire valves on the rear wheels, have given the overall model a character and realism that make it all but impossible to dismiss this early style model as merely toy-like. As I said in the w.i.p., Monogram was unsurpassed IMHO in capturing the spirit of the era of hot rodding in which they created these kits, and your enhancements help bring this home by focusing on the stylistic strengths that are there to be exploited. Bravo! Thanks again Bernard ! I'm always tempted to go overboard on the detailing . With these kits it's nice to just add a few small details that could easily be overlooked as being stock and have them drastically improve the look of the model .
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Post by TooOld on Dec 10, 2017 9:16:56 GMT -5
[/quote]Awesome! Please show us a pic of that when you can.[/quote] Hmmmm . . . I have a couple pics of it , maybe I can post them somewhere in the General section .
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Post by TooOld on Dec 11, 2017 9:33:05 GMT -5
Here you go Ron ! The whole thing is 2ft x 8ft enclosed with plexiglass . A 1" angle was stapled to the bottom with a gap to hold the plexiglass and another angle was glued to the top of the plexiglass . It's held in place by two finishing nails dropped into holes drilled in the top and the end is sealed by gluing a piece of plexiglass to the end of the shelves . Very simple but it's not cheap , especially with all of the brackets . The shelves are 10" deep so they will hold a lot more than I have here . I built similar shelves in another room years ago , only they were two shelves high instead of four , and I displayed about 25 models on one 8ft shelf !
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