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   LOBBS added a topic in The Off-Topic Lounge    22 Nov 2014

   What Did You Get Today?

   Actually picked this up last weekend but it is the first car that I've owned that I can actually build a model of.
   
   2010 Camaro 2SS/RS in Inferno Orange with the Inferno Orange leather interior. She had just shy of 9500 miles on her when I brought her home last Saturday.
   
   
   

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   LOBBS added a post in a topic 64 Chev Fleetside Pro-Tour with a LS7    14 Aug 2013

   Sorry for the delayed response Chris. Work has been insanely busy. I will check with Manny. He may have them and has not had a chance to update the site.
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   LOBBS added a post in a topic 64 Chev Fleetside Pro-Tour with a LS7    9 Aug 2013

   Again, great work Chris and I'm glad that I could help you out by getting the LS7 cast.
   
   I've got one of the '65 Chevys in the stash that I've been trying to find someone that'll swap the stepside bed for the fleetside one from the '64.
   
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   LOBBS added a post in a topic Resin LS7/T-56 Crate Motor from VCG Resins-LS9 coming soon    6 Aug 2013

   That's absolutely sick, Chris. Great work.
   
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   LOBBS added a post in a topic '69 Pro-Touring Camaro    30 Jul 2013

   Yep, there are a couple of sets from Scale Production that will probably end up in my stash. I like a lot of the Hobby Design wheels but they rarely come with tires. If I knew the Aoshima tires would fit reasonably well on the Hobby Design wheels I'd have a ton of those. Ma's Resin casts the Aoshima tires at a pretty good price.
   
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   LOBBS added a post in a topic '69 Pro-Touring Camaro    30 Jul 2013

   I use sanding sticks from a local beauty supply store. They come in various grits. Just use the heavier grits to remove most of the material from the back then switch to the lighter grits once you get close. I don't like using power tools for this kind of work so it can be a long process but it's worth it.
   
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   LOBBS added a post in a topic '69 Pro-Touring Camaro    30 Jul 2013

   Here's the website for VCG. For more info on what I've sent Manny to cast there is a thread in the Resin and Aftermarket section.
   
   http://vcgresin.atspace.com
   
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   LOBBS added a topic in On The Workbench    30 Jul 2013

   '69 Pro-Touring Camaro

   Kinda bouncing around between projects taking inventory of where I left off.
   
   '69 Pro-Touring Camaro with one of the LS7 crate motors that I had cast by VCG. Everything will be shaved in short order and I've got a couple of cans of Hugger Orange in the stash.
   
   
   
   Right now, I've got it mocked up with some Aoshima Model F7 wheels which are my second choice. If I can ever find a good shot of the BBS F1s from the Revell Ferrari 599 GTO with some kind of reference piece for size I'll go that route. In 1:1, the 599 GTO setup is perfect for this project but I've come to not trust Revell with wheels and tires and sizing.
   
   Opened up the grill.
   
   
   I picked up these airbags years ago from Arrowhead Aluminum. Bellows up front and conical out back. I'm going for a full Air-Ride system so I'll also have to fab up some control arms up front and the mounting system for the rear subframe.
   
   
   
   And finally, the LS7 with the T-56 manual six-speed from VCG.
   
   
   

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   LOBBS added a post in a topic 69 Dodge Daytona Platinum with red interior    30 Jul 2013

   Love the color. Is that the Bright Platinum from the Model Master lacquer line or from someone else?
   
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    LOBBS added a post in a topic How do you deal with limited bench time?    28 Jul 2013

    I've been working 50-60 hours a week pretty much from the day we got married and started having kids so that my wife could be home with them until they hit school age. When I first got back into the hobby as an adult, I was buying up kits left and right and had a "plan" for each and every one. Over time, lack of actual time on the bench began to become a frustration and I walked away for the hobby for a couple of years.
    
    We moved into a new house about a year and a half ago and I had a room in the basement designated as my hobby area as it already had cabinetry in place on which to work. Up until a few months ago, it sat largely unused with all my stuff still in boxes from the move. The idea of unpacking and organizing all that stuff into my new area when I wasn't going to have time to build anyways was a huge mental block. So I downsized. I picked about a dozen projects that I was really passionate about and proceeded to begin trading off everything else for items that I needed to go all out on the selected few. It's been the best thing, hobby wise, that I've done in a long time. Not having an overwhelming inventory of projects has energized my interest again and made it easier for me to set aside time to get in front of the bench. I started with a couple simple projects that I wanted to have cast and I'm gradually working back into full scale builds.
    
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    LOBBS added a post in a topic Resin LS7/T-56 Crate Motor from VCG Resins-LS9 coming soon    27 Jul 2013

    I picked up a ZR1 while I was out today. Parts for the LS9 should be on their way to Manny on Monday.
    
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    LOBBS added a post in a topic Resin LS7/T-56 Crate Motor from VCG Resins-LS9 coming soon    24 Jul 2013

    Its been a rough couple of weeks at work. Hopefully, I'll be able to slip out this weekend and pick up a ZR1 donor kit. I'll get the parts off to Manny shortly after that.
    
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    LOBBS added a post in a topic '67 Pro-Touring Chevelle    23 Jul 2013

    Looks like I'll be putting the paint work on hold for a bit. I'm sending my hood down to Lex's Scale Modeling so he can cast up a 3" cowl-induction hood for the Revell '67 Chevelle.
    
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    LOBBS added a post in a topic '67 Pro-Touring Chevelle    23 Jul 2013

    Can't wait to see that Chris. My first project with the LS7 will be a '69 Camaro with a full Air Ride setup. I just need to track down a Revell Ferrari 599 GTO at a Hobby Lobby so that I can snag the BBS F1 wheels and tires from it. I try to avoid buying kits just to bash one thing from but if I have to I like to get it on the cheap.
    
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    LOBBS added a topic in On The Workbench    22 Jul 2013

    '67 Pro-Touring Chevelle

    I suppose that it's about time to get something on the bench using the new stuff that I had cast by VCG.
    
    Here's the start of my '67 Chevelle project. I'm going with the kit's BBC but dropping the Muncie in favor of the new T-56 six-speed and using VCG's repop of the '67 Imp EFI unit and a set of their 572 valve covers.
    
    
    
    
    
    Color right now is MM AMC Sterling Silver lacquer. MM Bright Platinum was my first choice and if I can find a few cans locally I'll exchange these for those.
    
    Wheels are some Aoshima Prof VF1s that I received in a trade awhile back. I may widen the back rims and order up a set of wider tires from Ma's Resin.
    
    
    
    Other plans call for a full Hotchkis suspension system which means I'll have to fab up some upper and lower A-arms and 4 links out back. I'm also trying to track down a reasonable cowl-induction hood. I'm not a fan of those huge outlaw hoods.
    

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