tim boyd

Al...both very sharp, and thx for posting. I particularly like the stance and wheel/tore combo of the first one....best....TB

Hi Craig...thx for the comments. Without going back and checking original build notes, in both cases I think those cross-rams were the optional engine parts from the AMT 1966 Mustang Hardtop annual kit reissues c.1970ish and beyond....TIM

Some really tasty models and images above...you guys rock. Here's mine, built from a final round test shot provided to me by Revell in appreciation of me sending them the one-time only AMT 1932 Ford Tudor Sedan Street Rod series release from 1975, which they used as a reference point in working out the details of the interior pieces of their kit. The test shot was in final form except no instructions, decals, or plating of the chrome tree parts. Went together in a breeze as i recall.... I'm almost certain I've posed this before, so apologies in advance for the duplication, but here's a link to my on-line build thread of the kit for those who have not seen it before.... Revell-Monogram 1932 Ford Tudor Advanced Build album | Funman1712 | Fotki.com, photo and video sharing made easy. Best////TB

Heh Bone...so cool to see you are still building...and this one in particular is really creative! Carry on! Cheers....TIM

SWEEEEEETTTTT! TB

Very, very sharp and accurate Boss! Big congrats from this corner...TIM

I was working on a resto/slight kitbash of an original '63 when I got the word that Round 2 was planning a new kit of the subject. Having spent hours fixing the numerous sink marks and crooked side moldings on the original '63, not to mention all the other iffy 1963-quality parts and fits, I can assure all who are reading this that the new '63 is light years better than the original annual kit in almost every way ..TB

Thanks David for the compliment; in response to your question, I recall a couple of kitbashes of this kit being posted over at Spotlight Hobbies with lowered stances and big wheels and tires, and they looked killer! Best...TB

My recollection is this one originally came in the AMT 1964 Corvette roadster kit, but I'm not in a position where I can confirm that right now. That version did not have the dual axles of the Firebird 500 kit, and tended to be a "tail sitter" (to quote our aviation modeler friends) as the axle was placed too far forward for proper tongue weight balance. Here is some photography of my gluebomb resto of the original kit trailer with some mild kitbashing added....TB

Ummm....not likely. I'd have to shed too many company secrets....(smile)....TB

Thank you Ulf. That is great stuff! Like you, the knowledge I gained building model cars early in my life directly led to my "competitive advantage" during the early part of 35 year career at Ford Motor Company, and later on, my first book and writing background gave me invaluable credibility with our Design staff when I was transferred from global sales and marketing to a senior level business oversite and chief of staff for the Global VP of Design role. Probably didn't hurt too when I was eventually assigned management/leadership responsibility for our three global advanced design studios. You just can't make this stuff up. I doubt much if any of this would have happened had 1) I not been a model car builder, and 2) had Pat G. not given me the opportunity to start the Modeler's Corner gig when he was Editor at Street Rodder. BTW, congrats on your own writing and career. I understand and respect your gratefulness as you explain it. It is also great to hear how Wheels magazine's readership endorsed model cars. It was exactly the same here during my 17 years writing the model column for them. Cheers...TB

Thanks for the latest update Marty. In fact, looking very, very close! Lovin' it! TB

Sam...that is just TOO COOL! Thanks so much for sharing this....TIM

Pat aiso wrote an article circa 1975-ish for Street Rodder on building a 1929 Model A Roadster on a '32 frame...not so easy do with the kits available back then. His article inspired (in part) my first '29 on '32 highboy model. Pat attended the second-ever NNL West back in January of 1983 at a hotel in Millbrae (just south of San Fran- I had invited him to attend). Pat always had his camera with him, but I did not know that he took photos and sent them to the Swedish magazine per Ulf's note above. Ulf, do you recall if his writing was for "Wheels" magazine in Sweden? Several of my models were pictured in the "ModelKornan" (sp?) column written by Hans Kihlen in that late mag back in the late 1970s IIRC....TB

Thanks Don....best to you....TIM