A midnight pumpkin is born *56K warning*

[j.d.roost]

No Flames! Sorry but flames are just played out[)].Everything here ( in the u.s.) is flame this flame that. It will look good with some more clear. I would stop there. Super nice job btw, I started my Pumpkin last night.

jd

[Mervyn]

Well flames are so traditional and related to "things high performance". They have been around for 50 years and they will for sure be around another 50 and then forever. Same deal with blower motors. Been around for a long time,but if you want "king of the hill horsepower"and the look that will cause fear in a mans heart,its THE WAY TO GO. Never mind the whine that those rotors create. No matter how the sho-pumpkin ends up,it will be killer. I can hear that motor now-music to a car lovers ear.

[Shodog]

I admit ghost flames would look cool. They wouldn't be so difficult to do. Taking a bit of the lime green and mixing with a drop of black to give it a slightly darker color. I could make flame paint masks and spray the color on. let those dry a few days then tape flames further on the body. with these, use the same color but only out line the edgees so that they appear to fade into the paintjob. I could even roughly out line them in orange.

I kinda like the simplicity of the one color as it's not pretentious. I think it needs something though but I am not sure flames is it.

Jim

[addict again]

I think if you just add a couple more details to the body i think the green alone would look good. Single colors give a more sanitary look. But what i was thinking was maybe flat black the running boards and maybe the raised ford letters on the tailgate, maybe paint the door handles silver and maybe find some small chrome mirrors to glue on. I got my son one of those occ choppers that you can swap parts back and forth,anyways they had some oval chrome mirrors that would possibly look sweet. Plus keep in mind once its sitting on a chassis with those wheels a gleamin it will add to the whole picture anyways. My two cents..thanks keep up the great work sho!![]

[Matt2000]

just had a long look through this topic[xx(]. sho, you really make it look sooo easy[]. love the look, and the blower, but i don't really think flames would make it look any better. i'm no expert though[]

[]Wish my pajero looked like that[]

[Shodog]

I was able to finish it up last night and today at Lunch I was able to snap some pics.

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...=04022005212017

Jim

[Petrolhead]

simply outstanding Jim! Excellent job, looks the bees!

[Shodog]

Well I have been doing a bit more work to this pumpkin. recently I bought another Pumpkin off of ebay that had a chrome chassis. I switched out a few parts with it and mounted this pumpkin body on it. I can't stop staring at my own truck, it looks sweet

More pics here http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...=20042005205717

[vtecboost]

How cooolll would it be to add some sound to that blower!!!!

[Crash Cramer]

ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGG, MY Eyes. Forget the 56K warning, you need a SUNGLASSES warning. I am just glad you didn't take that last photo out in full sun or we would all be blinded by the bling. This is definately one of a kind and you should certainly be proud of it.

[Mervyn]

Oh yes-very sweet indeed. Another shodog beauty.Now what could be coming next???? What might the next build up be? Keep us posted....

[Scorchio]

I so enjoy watching your projects spiral out of control Jim, but another piece of micro automotive art always appears at the end. Top work AGAIN Jim [8D][8D][8D]

[jocktheglide]

dude thats too cool......