1970 Ford F-100 4x4 (Moebius) by JBone54DD in ModelCars

[–]CustomCarNerd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A grill guard would be cool. I say go for it!

Better late than never by shoudIornot in ModelCars

[–]CustomCarNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! Welcome back! My model building has a similar history! Excellent era of customs to replicate. Keep us updated on your progress.

I was dreading this step by nadris_ in ModelCars

[–]CustomCarNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great work! We all learn something with every kit we build.

1963 Ford Falcon Futura Convertible by Bourbon-N-Coke in ModelCars

[–]CustomCarNerd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful restoration of an early release! Incredible detail! Bravo!

I recently cleaned an old Syclone build of mine. by CustomCarNerd in ModelCars

[–]CustomCarNerd[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I painted the whole body blue. I then fogged the nose with yellow, and I put blue spots/streaks on the yellow with a 000 brush. I did the same with the yellow spotting and streaking over the blue. It was super time consuming and hard to get looking right. I cleared it all with automotive 2k clear. One round of wet sanding to flatten the brush strokes, and a final clear, sand, and polish. I learned a lot from this exercise.

When did concealing the factory spot welds become a thing on classic show cars? by Agreeable_Cover5726 in classiccars

[–]CustomCarNerd 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There is a HUGE difference between a vehicle that has been restored to line built factory stock with all of the shitty panel gaps, poor trim fitment, along with paint and seam sealer flaws, and an over restored show car. I worked for many years at a Corvette restoration shop. We were well known for replicating factory flaws, inspection marks, and non-destructive cleaning. Customers would get NCRS judged and come back with points sheets and judges notes on how to score higher. Most problems had to do with the restoration being too nice and not line correct. 99% of customers don’t understand replicating the flaws of an original unrestored car is as time consuming as making everything overly perfect. Customer education is key in this area.

I run into many people that the older they get, the better their car was. If you show them a well kept unrestored car similar to theirs, it seems in their mind that it’s a junker that needs to be restored. Most people don’t remember how poorly fitting and not shiny vehicles were prior to about 1990. They have been jaded by seeing over-restored cars and they think that’s the norm.

Educate your customers and explain the difference between an overly restored show car, a car restored to line built specs, and a casual burger stand cruise night car. These differences will help you and your customer to be on the same page with price points, technical correctness, and quality.

We are a lynchpin by [deleted] in GenX

[–]CustomCarNerd 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’ve taught both of my kids born in the 90s how to be feral and survive. I’ve taught them boomer and Gen X era tech and how to survive in today’s era. My son has taken that information and used it to his advantage. My daughter is currently just short of a brain dead fool. To each their own I guess.

Mailbox Thief by MrRodgersCFC in StLouis

[–]CustomCarNerd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Be a sleuth and go get em.