Rocking Rodney Rat

I lived in New Zealand in the mid 70's. These cars were all over the place. Dreadful machines... -RRR

Those don't look like any Legos I had as a kid... -RRR

The T.R.O.G roadster was awarded the National Street Rodder Association coveted 'NSRA Pick' as part of the final model car show put on by our friends of the Model Associates of the Gulf State (M.A.G.S.) at the Southeast Nationals held this past weekend at the Tampa fairgrounds. A fine time was had by all....Thanks!!! -RRR

Stay tuned over this coming weekend. We will be posting progress pix. It appears that the '41 front clip mates up very well sizewise to the '48 body....-RRR

Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland has a very nicely done (all of Norm's offerings are top notch) QC in resin.... -RRR

Thanks for all of the positive comments,gents. Let's go to the beach!!! -RRR

Pretty much every kit I buy is a "parts kit" and yes those kits do offer some good parts...-RRR

Tamiya Silver Leaf....-RRR

and those guys are known as The Residents....-RRR

KK and I are getting together next weekend at the NSRA SE Nats in Tampa and will begin work on the Jesse Lopez coupe. The M.A.G.S. model car club has announced that this is their final model car show they will host. Here's a pic of a clone of the Jesse Lopez coupe built in Texas. Interestingly enough, no color pictures exist of the original (now long gone) car. We plan on using a '48 Ford body (Revell or Testors, or some of both) with the nose from the AMT '41 woody grafted on....say tuned... -RRR

Rear tires from this kit, originally by MPC, reissued by AMT, out of production, available on line at your favorite auction site. There are six tires in the kit. The wheels are from the old Monogram (not Revell) '30 Model A coupe kit. -RRR

Threw this together over the last few weeks. Body is a resin piece from Altered States(?). Other bits from here and there... -RRR

It's not the center hub, the whole wheel is just too oversized (especially the windows) and too deep for the skinny tires. Maybe with a few more beers I'll start to come around....-RRR

We're ganging up on ya... -RRR

This is coming along nicely. Those rear wheels, tho.... -RRR