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[vintagedragfan]

Bill.......VERY IMPRESSIVE !!!!!!!!!

John, that means so much comin from one of our model heroes! I know most people don't believe these are my first attempts at scratch building, I have never worked with any brass or aluminum before this,I am havin loads of fun with figuring out how to do these things and then seeing it on the car, thanks so much for looking!

[John Teresi]

Bill........the gift you have for first time scratch building is mind blowing.......your talent is incredible.....and to top it off..........you couldn`t have picked a better subject.......this was one of the most beautiful dragsters in drag racing history.........I would love to see this build displayed at the Pomona,Ca. NHRA museum........the museum has some quality builds but,but this is truly a "MASTERPIECE"...........great job.

[Mooneyzs]

Bill... I couldn't agree more with John.... I didn't realize that this was your first time scratch building and machining all of these parts. I have been wanting a mini lathe and end mill but after seeing what you have done. It makes me want to get them now. I have been debating on what to go with and how much I want to spend. Its either the Shurline or the ones from Micro Marks. One day i would like to own one of them. anyway back to your build. I am seriously blown away and would love to see this build in person. Keep up the great work.

[Bernard Kron]

Sometimes a "super-detailed" build can be faulted for looking too "busy", where the parts don't scale properly and the whole effect makes one wonder why the builder bothered. BUT ... this is NOT the case here!!! Virtually every part that you have made helps to take this model to another realm of realism in both scale and texture. As John Teresi pointed out, this is an extraordinary gift you have, and you've applied it to an almost ideal subject to show us what can be achieved. Thanx for sharing.

[vintagedragfan]

wow, you guys are too kind, really appreciate the kind words, that means more to me than any trophy! and thank you for following along!

Chris you GOTTA get a lathe, it is so kewl to be able to shape metal, mine is just a cheap chinese lathe but it seems to work, I know the sherline is a nice lathe as long as you stick with small stuff, it is kind of limited on how big you can go woth your work, something to consider, your 1/1 car may need some cool stuff too! looking at mills now hope to have one soon!

[Mooneyzs]

Bill... It has been on my mind for the past year to get a lathe. I was only planning on going with the smaller ones to be able to do parts for these 1/16th scale builds of mine. I know I couldn't afford a full size lathe but a small lathe and end mill would be perfect

[vintagedragfan]

got a little work done this week end, fired up the lathe and got the bell housing madedrilled all the holes and clutch pedal holemade all the bolts out of plastic hex rodas well as got the drive shaft donehere it is all mocked upthanks for looking

[John Teresi]

AWESOME!!!!!!!

[tyrone]

this is incredible work...

[Romell R]

Bill you are too talented man! Keep up the outstanding work and the updates comming Bro!

[vintagedragfan]

Thanks so much fella's I even hogged out the inside to lighten it up a bit.

[Terror]

Franklin mint has nothing on you man,can't wait for the start up on this.I wanna hear this thing roar...Top notch craftmanship

[David G.]

I can't say any more than what's already been said. Amazing detail, excellent work!

David G.

[gasser59]

Truely amazing detail. I can't believe this is your first attempt at lathe work on your builds. Imagine how good you'll be when you get some experience. LOL

[vintagedragfan]

Franklin mint has nothing on you man,can't wait for the start up on this.I wanna hear this thing roar...Top notch craftmanship

I can't say any more than what's already been said. Amazing detail, excellent work!

David G.

Thank you Terry, David, ready to hear it myself!

[vintagedragfan]

Truely amazing detail. I can't believe this is your first attempt at lathe work on your builds. Imagine how good you'll be when you get some experience. LOL

Brad.. yea these are my first attempts believe it or not, guess I have all ways had a knack for working with metal, have done alot of fabricating on 1/1 cars hot rods, musclecars, love to TRY to fabricate anything I can, allways thought it would be cool to play with a lathe, and it is!! LOL thanks for checkin on the progress! oh and I ordered a mill today!! cant wait to get it , maybe that will help my redneck machining a little!

[Prostreet]

Amazing work Bill, No wonder i don't get anything done on my build's, to busy on this site checking out amazing craftmanship like this.

[Mooneyzs]

Holy Smokes Bill.... Man you do some killer work. I love the machining that you have been doing. It sure is beautiful. I can't wait to see more.

[jerry clayton]

Nice work---as a side note, I understand that the original car is now under going some frame restorgation---I don't know if its for the Cackle Fests or a museum

Jerry Clayton

PS---keep up the good work!!!!

[vintagedragfan]

Amazing work Bill, No wonder i don't get anything done on my build's, to busy on this site checking out amazing craftmanship like this.

LOL thats not good Joe, you need to stay focused on that B/A build of yours!, thanks for the encouragement!