Jon Haigwood

I heat up my paint and parts to be painted with a hair dryer. (AutoAir piant) Do not use a heat gun. You can warp a body in an instant.(don't ask me how I know)

Thanks for the info. I will most likely go with the 48 Wagon. There is a swap meet on Nov 1st and I can keep an eye out for one Thanks Jon

When I was about 14ish I got to see this make a pass down at Half Moon Bay. Smoked them all the way down. I remember that trip very well , my little brother and I ran from the spectator area to the pits by running across the staging lanes. Almost got ran over by a Willys Gasser.

Some good stuff for the 1:1 picture area

Tad before my timeline. I was a wee lad about then.

Picked up a 48 Ford S/D body at a swap meet last year and I need to know what kit I need to get for a donor. I looked at the Resin Body web sites but could not find anyone that sold a 48 Ford Sedan Delivery. Thanks Jon

If you look on youtube for AutoAir (same people that make Wicked colors) paint tips there on video. http://www.youtube.com/user/SMDesignsAirbrush

Having once owned one of these I will be watching this closely . Looks like a good one. And if you haven't picked a color "marina blue" with a white Hugger stripe would be very cool

Maybe that's its vanishing point ?

There is always this

They need Tri Cornered hats

I like the Mustang II , it's the Fox body that is lame.IMHO

Here are a few for inspiration

Well done

Outlaw and Ala Kart is on the top of my list

It could be worse even has a spot for upper classmen

Make a heck of a scratch build project

found this on wiki Wheels and power[edit] Close-up of wheel showing chevron treads The wheels were designed by General Motors Defense Research Laboratories. The manufacturing was subcontracted out to Goodyear who then sub contracted Rex-Nord to make the wheel halves. Many past and present employees at Rex-Nord signed the halves before they were riveted together. Ferenc Pavlics was given special recognition by NASA for developing the "resilient wheel".[21] They consisted of a spun aluminum hub and a 32 inches (81 cm) diameter, 9 inches (23 cm) wide tire made of zinc-coated woven 0.033 inches (0.84 mm) diameter steel strands attached to the rim and discs of formed aluminum. Titanium chevrons covered 50 percent of the contact area to provide traction. Inside the tire was a 25.5 inches (65 cm) diameter bump stop frame to protect the hub. Dust guards were mounted above the wheels. Each wheel had its own electric drive made by Delco, a direct current (DC) series-wound motor capable of 0.25 horsepower (190 W) at 10,000 rpm, attached to the wheel via an 80:1 harmonic drive, and a mechanical brake unit. Maneuvering capability was provided through the use of front and rear steering motors. Each series-wound DC steering motor was capable of 0.1 horsepower (75 W). The front and rear wheels would turn in opposite directions to achieve a tight turning radius of 10 feet (3 m), or could be decoupled so only front or rear would be used for steering. They could free-wheel in case of drive failure. Power was provided by two 36-volt silver-zinc potassium hydroxide non-rechargeable batteries with a capacity of 121 A·h each (a total of 242 A·h), translating into a range of 57 miles (92 km).[15] These were used to power the drive and steering motors and also a 36-volt utility outlet mounted on the front of the LRV to power the communications relay unit or the TV camera. LRV batteries and electronics were passively cooled, using change-of-phase wax thermal capacitor packages and reflective, upward-facing radiating surfaces. While driving, radiators were covered with mylar blankets to minimize dust accumulation. When stopped, the astronauts would open the blankets, and manually remove excess dust from the cooling surfaces with hand brushes.

Just thought I would ask. If anyone has any interest in the Lunar Rover I have several detail pics

I have several photos of this with more info if anybody is interested I did not want to post all 12 at once here If there is interest I can post them or send them

This one should have had wings. Apparently fins weren't enough

Climb aboard the Magic Bus

Where Chevys go to die.