Mooneyzs

Stu... I had no idea that the Dodge van body he used was valuable and sought after. When John told me about this project prior to him starting it he mentioned that he would have to buy a couple kits to make the body long enough. But he remembered he had a van body in his parts box and he figured he would just use that since he was going to have to redo the front grill anyway, plus the fact that he wouldn't have to spend the extra money on the kits. Steve.... Please tell me exactly how I "cut him a new one" as you stated? My response was not disrespectful or rude by any means towards Stu's post. I was just stating what I know about the build and by no means am I giving you any flack for posting what you did. I have known John for the past 8 years, I met him at the NNL West back in 2012 and we have become friends over the years. Just like there are many other builders who post on the forum here that I have become friends with from either seeing them at shows or talking to them off line over the years.

It may have been the logical choice to purchase 2 van kits but the fact that he had this van body in his parts bin that he wanted to use and start with that. He didn't want to go spend the money on 2 kits just for the body. If you have ever followed any John's other work, you will notice that he always says that his builds aren't an exact replica and they are good enough for the girls he goes with. And the type of builder he is, he is always adding his own little flare and creativity to his builds. I am sure there is a rhyme or reason as to why he did what he did. I appreciate the fact that John is willing to share his builds with us because he could easily keep his builds to himself and not share how he does his work here at all. He is a talented builder and I personally enjoy seeing his builds come together. At the end of the day one thing I know is that John will turn this into a stunning model when it's finished.

John.... you aren't messing around at all are you ?.... Holy smokes you are already kicking butt on this build. It's off to a great start and looking great. Looks like you pretty much have the body done and are ready to start on the chassis. Keep up the Killer work

Tim.... Your updates are incredible my friend. I am so amazed an blown away by your machining. I would love to know what some of your set ups on the Mill are like. I have been doing some work my self and you definitely have to think about how your going to approach a part, anyway will have to show you some of my mediocre attempts at it. Your finish is 2nd to none. Such inspiring work.

Glad to see you are finally back at the Bench, it's long overdue. Going to be fun watching this awesome build, you will knock it out of the park like you always do.

That body was a Flashpoint resin body and unfortunately Terry closed shop a while ago. I would suggest going to ebay and you may be able to find one there. A few of his bodies I have seen on there have gone for a pretty penny.

Art.... the build is gorgeous and you are doing some awesome work on it. I can't wait to see this one in person.

Nice Work Randy.... Those Engines are looking great!!

Paul... Love seeing Bella getting more work done on this. She is doing a killer job and has a great mentor. Oh man do I remember back in the day you and spaying some clear with pearl on an extended cab Chevy pick up. I know we messed it up but we laughed the whole time about it. Look forward to progress on this build of her's.

Paul... Looking Good Brother!! So glad to see you pull some old builds out and pick back up on them. You are going to do a killer job on them. I have always loved your Pops 57, She is a beauty all done now. Looking forward to updates on these builds

Tim.... holy Smokes my friend, I am blown away by what you have done here. Truly amazing work you got on in this engine. I still would love to see what you could do in 1/16th scale ?. I am hoping to have a surprise for you soon. Cheers!

You are welcome Brad.... I am excited to see this come together. On the Decal stuff.... Not sure if you tried hot water for them. I have been warming my decal water up in the microwave and I add a drop or 2 of Dawn in it and have had good results that way.

Brad....this is going to be a great build and I am looking forward to following along. I can't wait to see this one come to life. I know you will do a Steller job on it.

Tim.... This is absolutely Incredible. You blow my mind every time my friend. Man your work is Gorgeous. You have some serious talents. I only hope I can machine parts like you some day. Your work is inspiring for sure. Looking forward to what you surprise us with next. Cheers!!

Paul..... I always lover this build your sister did. It turned out gorgeous. You definitely need to get back to the bench to some builds. I cant wait to see what you have in store for us.

Tim... So impressive my friend, you are a master at this. Your machining skills are out of this world. Amazing update. You should make the freeze plug out of brass, the contrast would.be awesome. Love your work ?

Thanks Brad for the shout out. I will have to check it out although Hobby Depot has said they haven't received the mag yet. I will have to pick one up when they do. I will try to post pics of what was on the bench and what I am currently working on. I haven't worked on much lately the motivation just hasnt been there for a while.

Tim... I am at a loss for words my friend. Thaose Vavle Covere are gorgeous and I love them. This Machining comes natural to you. So very impressive on the finish. I can't wait to see what you make next. I love your work ?

Tim.... what can't you do. These valve covers are off to a killer start my friend. I can wait to see this blossom into a killer set if valve covers. It's off to a great start. Cheers!

Tim.... I absolutely love the stance and wheel combo. You have nailed it for sure. I can't wait to see the guy come to life. I am sure you got lots of tricks up your sleeves for this one and its gonna be a other fun ride to follow along on another one of your masterpieces. Cheers!

Very Cool and it turned out great. What Printer do you have and using?

Wayne.... This is an awesome build and turned out Killer!!! I am digging it.

Tim.... I have been away from here for a little bit and man oh man what can I say but this build is truly outstanding. Without a doubt this has to be one of the best builds of all time and you are one of the best out there. All of your hard work has paid off on this one. Your talents are seriously impressive my friend. Though out this whole build I kept having to remind myself that this is 1/25th scale and it continues to blow me away thinking about that with all of the details you packed into this one. You didn’t miss one single detail and you continued to raise the bar on every update you posted for us. I couldn’t be more happy for you that you have finished this one, While I will miss the updates but I know your next build is going to be killer. Congrats my friend on this Masterpiece. Cheers!!

That is some awesome reference material Billy. Thanks for sharing with us, its so cool to see the before and afters. I have no doubt that this will help John and he will knock it out of the park as usual.

Tim... This is going to be another epic and steller build. I am all in on this and will be following along for sure. I can't wait to see you do your magic on this one.