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Post by farmboy on Jul 11, 2020 16:43:51 GMT -6
She's finished. A few notes on the base. It came from a local bakery complete with plastic cover. A new resource! Neat! I cut a square of plastic to size and printed the gold squares to create a showroom floor. I then added (no photos of this) 6 rope standards with silver lamée rope to simulate what you may see in theatre lobbies. I then added a half dozen trophies to the display along with a tripod to hold a sign. All these items came from (I think) the amt 49 Merc. It also had plastic tweezers and a few other tools. Anyway, even with just the 'ropes' it looked too busy so I'll be content with just adding the tripod and sign at some future date. Thanx to those that followed the build.
The base from the bakery. 
And the base is big enough to accommodate a tripod sign at some future date.
...and that's all she wrote. Thanks for looking in
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Post by rodsnracin on Jul 11, 2020 17:44:13 GMT -6
This has to be THE most amazing build I've seen in a long time! Congrats!
Brian
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Post by flounder on Jul 11, 2020 22:10:03 GMT -6
I really enjoyed watching this one come together. Great work!
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Post by rocketeer on Jul 11, 2020 22:44:23 GMT -6
All the work you put into getting everything right shows! Nice job!
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Post by stilljustharley on Jul 12, 2020 1:05:54 GMT -6
There's doing it right, but what we have here is DOING IT RIGHT.That was worth the wait!
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Post by farmboy on Jul 12, 2020 6:11:51 GMT -6
Thanx much for the kind words everybody. I'm really glad the build was of interest to so many.
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Post by stevielewis on Jul 12, 2020 6:19:16 GMT -6
I really enjoyed watching this come together. Fantastic work and skills. Thank you for sharing!
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Post by davevan1 on Jul 12, 2020 7:10:53 GMT -6
Well done!!!!
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Post by 41chevy on Jul 12, 2020 7:49:17 GMT -6
Well done! Picked up some good ideas following your build up too.
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Post by kabdriver on Jul 12, 2020 17:54:42 GMT -6
Really enjoyed following the progress on this one - and it came out GREAT!! Beautiful work!! Hope we get to see a follow-up build of yours!
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Post by donculley on Jul 12, 2020 19:29:08 GMT -6
All I can add to the above statements is WOW !
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Post by Bert on Jul 12, 2020 19:44:59 GMT -6
Your work paid off. I enjoyed watching the progress. The base info. Was very interesting, looks great.
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Post by rapidtransit on Jul 13, 2020 6:38:16 GMT -6
You did a super job ,nice details ,the only thing I don't like is the front tires those are amt's I would have used MPC tires look way better !
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Post by hobbybobby on Oct 4, 2020 11:13:30 GMT -6
I have to admit that this vehicle was never my favorite...  ... but also that your execution and your huge efforts are terrific, hat off, masterfully built!  |
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Post by itsonlyakit on Oct 6, 2020 18:09:12 GMT -6
Cannot remember ever seeing this kit at model show. (Seen it for sale). Your fotos really showcase how much work goes into assembly and finish. Great idea for the presentation base as handling this "car" looks scary. Wonder where the real 1:1 scale Coach ended up ?
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Post by 41chevy on Oct 7, 2020 12:41:24 GMT -6
Cannot remember ever seeing this kit at model show. (Seen it for sale). Your fotos really showcase how much work goes into assembly and finish. Great idea for the presentation base as handling this "car" looks scary. Wonder where the real 1:1 scale Coach ended up ? The Raiders Coach was horribly altered and now lives in Europe. According to a Facebook site for the Raider Coach, “ the Raiders Coach whereabouts throughout the 70’s is not clear. At some point in the 1980’s, customizer Jay Ohrberg purchased the car and cut it up to make what he called “The Las Vegas Dice Car.” and is now in a Pop Culture Museum in Sweden.
Click to open file on your system.
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Post by Dennis M on Oct 17, 2020 17:36:18 GMT -6
Great job.
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