Some Progress Despite the Weather

[Bob S]

Yes sir Bill, you reckon your buddy knows what that car would fetch on Barrett-Jackson these days?  $50,000. -$60,000. .....

[Bill L.]

Gotta agree with the boys... "I got a '69 Chevy with a 396, Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor......."

A buddy I grew up with had the '70 SS with the small block 400 ci and cowl induction hood, forget what was in the rear end but it flew! Dk Blue with the wide white stripes!.

Bill L.

[Bob S]

My favorite too, Lee. My sister had a brand new 69 Chevelle, and she took me everywhere she went. I was around 10 or 11 at the time, but I still remember exactly how that car smelled. It was the first brand new car anyone in our family had owned since I was born. The Revell kit I'm using did not come with stripes, but I found them from a seller on eBay, so I'm ready to get going with this baby very soon. I just wish I could re-create that new car smell...mmmmm.

[lgriffin]

Bob, I'm really looking forward to what you do with the '70 Chevelle. The '69-'72 Chevelle SS is probably my most favorite muscle car. Kind of hard to pick a favorite, I know, but I always found the Chevelle in that period to have such good lines and nice balance. It just looks right. Back in the day when the two-door family sedan came with 327, or maybe even a 350.

Cheers,

Lee G.

[Ronnie Murray]

Dude, I"m impressed with the custom work on the surfboards, towels and boogie board.  Very creative!

[Bob S]

The disadvantage of spray-painting is being at the mercy of the weather - it recently got warm enough to paint, and I got a few body shells done, but now I have to wait for pollen season to wrap up. Next on the agenda is a Revell 70 Chevelle SS 454, a Polar Lights Hawaiian Charger funny car, an MPC Donnie Allison stock car, an AMT 55 Nomad, and an AMT 62 Corvette gasser. BIG PLANS I SAY......BIG PLANS!

For the Nomad wagon, I used Tamiya's new Orange Metallic with a Gunmetal roof. Everything in between will be all chromed out. I plan to morph this ride into a sweet custom surf wagon with some sick wheels and fat whitewall rubber and a slightly lower ride, but a couple of details were holding me up >>>NO surfboards or camping supplies...so I broke out the DAS air-dry clay I got from Askew-Taylor in Raleigh, broke off a few lumps, warmed it in my hands, laid it out and hit it with my steel pipe like I was making biscuits. I cut out several boards and fins and curved them a little to dry like that. Had to make them larger and thicker, since I knew I was gonna have some carving & sanding to do later to make them convincing. (I started out using sheet balsa for the boards which worked OK, but too thin for 1/25 scale).

So far I have 1 clay board smoothed & sanded, and 1 Boogie Board completed. The boogie board was painted gloss light blue, ankle strap attached, and random areas touched with clear acrylic and dusted with baby powder for remnants of a day at the beach....plus it smells good too
Also finished some beach towels & a firewood bundle.   To be continued.............