Wreck-scue 51

Though 'what the hay, ill just start cutting and gluing' and heres where I'm up to...

a ute or a station wagon?

Thinking station wagon, got a soft spot for em lol

Looking good so far.

Mate you're brutal on these things XD
Good start, I'll be keeping a close watch on this

Hey!! welcome to the wreck-scue effort mate, like where this is heading too, very drastic chop so far, look forward to seeing how you go about filling it back in, van sounds tops.

Popemobile?

Nice start, slowly
Tell us what it started as and what you think it'll end up as?
TJ

Started as a 51 Chevy, and hoping it will end up as a nice station wagon or sedan delivery... hoping. Its still rough as guts... but creeping along with each hour I try to bring it back to life.

Looking good so far mate, very good
Just crank up the music and keep filling and sanding, before you know it it'll be a kool wagon

Ute?

oo I remember that one zen, real bullets for the grille? How'd you make the trim lines? Im having trouble :s

Trim is IIRC 2mm rod (or 1.6 - it's rod any way),
I carved a recess for it into the body with the tip of a file.
The trick is to use a guide to get both sides the same and the lines straight (or smoothly curved - you know what I mean).
I think I clamped a piece of rod to the body to run the file along but if I was doing it again i'd cut the shape I wanted from 1mm thick sheet, file it smooth and then superglue it to the side of the body.
After doing one side i'd pull it off (superglue if used sparingly is good for this as it won't melt the plastic underneath and can be carefully scraped, sanded or filed off) and then glue it onto the other side and repeat.
I think I used the tip of a round file that I had snapped off trying to open a paint tin (yeah, tool abuse R us) which gave me a slot the right width.
Then, I glued (styrene cement) the rod into the slot taping it in place until the glue had dried.
Of course an easier way is to just glue 1/2 round rod to the side of the body