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26/05/2019 12:18 pm
PICs - Second '57 Chevy custom rod just finished this weekend.
Its a Pro Street Machine yellow body. Swapped the white side trim with a silver side trim. Removed the racing interior & put in all black & silver interior with a floor shifter. Changed the yellow painted bumpers front and back to chrome ones. Even the headlights. Changed the wheels with all black wheels. The motor is still from the Pro Street Machine. With the hole in hood just left it alone. Don't know if I can find a better wheel set up if can't it will stay. Not a perfect build but not to bad either. At least its different.
Will probability end up selling this one.
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26/05/2019 1:53 pm
Hollis, you've done a TON of great work. Except for the door alignment's' she looks great. I've...
...got my 'bidders paddle' READY!
I like it.
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26/05/2019 4:11 pm
Billy tried everything to line them up. But the make up between the cars are different. Best I can get them. The screws don't work on the rear quarter to bring it down correctly.
26/05/2019 5:33 pm
I have NO doubt you've done your best. If it was a 1:1, I'd say 'Get a bigger hammer'! LOL!
27/05/2019 2:10 am
It looks good to me.
27/05/2019 2:10 am
It looks good to me.
27/05/2019 3:32 am
Hollis ... at least you're doing something ... Looks very nice
It's better than I could do
I REALLY like the chrome front end appointments you added
To me ...
... Chrome looks better than the yellowed painted version
UMMMM
THAT ... could a very easy / simple fix to my Yellow Pro Street :O
Ummmmmmm 😉
27/05/2019 3:35 am
Go for it Billy ...
I just bought 1 or 2 Indy open wheel cars
All out of $$$$
Good luck
Wish you well
If U do win ... please post pix
27/05/2019 4:26 am
Let's wait for Hollis to decide. But, my 'flip-phone' doesn't do photos very well. LOL! Back in..
...in the day; I used a Minolta X-700 35mm.
I've said before, taking photos of these little gems is a hobby all unto itself.
Not sure I want to go 'there'...yet.
27/05/2019 5:34 am
Billy - You nailed it bro
The picture taking process is ( to me ) truly an art all unto itself
U C ... I am NOT a professional photo taker
Photo taking is NOT my hobby ... if it were ...
then the blending of my diecast cars and taking pix would be very cool
Hey ... for me ... it's a work in progress
It all fun for me
27/05/2019 5:42 am
I've tried several cameras over the years...
I had a pretty good Samsung digital camera but couldn't get the depth of field right for close ups of my models. I tried different lenses, searched online for advice. I tried using my iPhone cameria and viola! Great photos! I recently upgraded to an iPhone X and have a tripod for it. My sister is a retired photography professor with some high dollar cameras and she said none of them are any better than the phone cameras today.
27/05/2019 8:27 am
OK...I'm 'IN'. Now, we'll see who else likes it.
27/05/2019 10:22 pm
But how in the world do you .....
Get the picture off the phone.... onto an SD card ... so my card reader can put the pictures into my desktop ... so I can set the pixels properly and then be able to go to D4C ... then have to upload these pictures into a post on what ever forum I am using
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Life is just to darn hard
Nothing is easy anymore
28/05/2019 4:15 am
I think my head just exploded .... LOL
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