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Thanks, Bill!

I'm looking for photos of 2nd gen T-birds that have been rear ended. I haven't been able to find much via internet searching. I'm interested in what happens to the trunk, brake lights, bumper, and fins due to a crash. Thanks for any help you can give!

Thank you! This will help me get started.

So you need: Builder's name Build's name Kit/s used Good photos Anything else? A little blurb about the finished model?

I'm interested in making wire wheels like the ones here. My question is, has anyone made patterns for these? What I'm looking for would be something like crochet/knitting pattern instructions: Use a 24 spoke jig Pattern 1: Wire should go from Pin 1 around hub to Pin 8, P3 to P10, P5 to P12, etc. Pattern 2: Wire should go from Pin 2 around hub to Pin 23, P4 to P21, P6 to P19 etc. Thanks for any help.

Here's the first mock up of my Chevy 210 - I wanted something a bit different, so I decided to drop the 4.3L Vortec out of the GMC Syclone into it. To ease this transition, I grafted the front of the Syclone's frame onto the Chevy's - this would allow me to use the engine mount and front suspension from the Syclone. I had to build a new transmission support and cut some of the floor away to fit the transfer case. Both axles need a little adjusting (rear in and front out) and the front needs to be lowered a little. Thanks for looking!

There are - Try 1-800-833-3570 or 1-888-910-2889 ext. 3.

I grew up in Ovid! Also, I second Rider's. But make sure you go to the one in GR; it's nicer than the one in Flint and they have an amazing selection. I was able to stop in last year when I visited the fam.

Maybe you two should get together!

I built mine from a half sheet of plywood and some pegboard to cover the filter. It currently resides in my basement with some PVC pipe venting it out a window.

Happy birthday, Cranky! May the next 51 be as good as the first!

"Fettle a dak dak" is Aussie for "Fix a Beetle".

When I started building models again and found this forum, the first thing I did was go through every page of Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials and bookmarked everything I wanted to try. Then I went through every page of Under Glass and did the same thing. I'm big on soaking up as much info as I can before I start something, and this place is a great source of info (and a great time sink). Good luck on your quest for knowledge, but make sure you put it to use on a new build, eventually!

I posted this on a similar post a while back, but here's my basic progression: 1. Wash parts while they're on the trees. 2. Cut every part off the trees one by one, trimming off excess and sanding mold lines and the like as I go. 3. After sanding a part, I put it in a plastic bag labled with the car and color that the parts need to be painted. I usually have a bag for flat black, gloss black, body color, interior color, metals, and other. 4. I put together like-colored subassemblies (engine, frame and suspension, etc) and sand off the glue and seam lines. 5. I prime everything by color (to keep it organized) and spray bomb the flat and gloss black parts. 6. I hand paint the stuff that needs to be hand painted. This includes blackwashing the grill and anything else that needs it. 7. I assemble and detail the rolling chassis, engine, and interior. 8. I paint the body, pretty it up with wet sanding, clear it, and pretty that up, too. 9. Install glass. 10. Finish assembly. Each of these steps is also liable to have something like: 3b. Accidentally break something. 3c. Cry. 3d. Raid parts box to find replacement. or 8b. Mess up paint. 8c. Cry. 8d. Purple pond. 8e. Goto 8b. Repeat as necessary. Due to these unforseen circumstances, I sometimes will start by prepping and painting a body. If that goes well, then I continue. If it doesn't, I'm not as likely to get burnt out and relegate the model to the "started, but unfinished" stack, because I haven't put a ton of time into everything else.

Those faces are terrifying. I can hear them flapping down the highway, already. Nice job.

I hesitated to post progress shots of this, because it's my first model in 6 months (rebuilt a moped engine) and I wanted to be sure I was going to finish it. Anyways, here it is: I started with AMT's 1951 Chevy Fleetline and reduced the length of the frame by about a scale foot and a half. I know it's a little "new" for the Doodlebug era, but I wanted to build something different. My hope was to make it more of a side-by-side type of utility vehicle; something that Dad built from that old car out behind the barn that would putter around the family farm, moving feed, hay, and the little 'uns. Most of the body was cut away and, in doing this, I had to come up with a couple of creative ways of holding the front together. The back box is styrene sheet and angle, the welds are made from putty. I found the rear tires on a toy tractor from Quality Farm and Fleet. Thanks for this unique CB, Doc! I had a lot of fun and ended up with a model I never would have thought of building.

I love how, in the last shot, the skull and the roof line both seem to be squinting their right sides. Nice job.

That green is gorgeous. Wow!

That looks really sharp, Mark. It reminds me of the Dilophosaurus from Jurassic Park all opened up.

That is fantastic.

Thanks. That's what I was seeing, as well. We do have some past winners on the forum; maybe one of them can chime in if they were asked to show proof of purchase?

I didn't see anything about requiring proof of purchase on Revell's site. Can you point me to the line in the rules regarding that, Dan?

I'm fine with the change - not really my thing, but like you said, out of my comfort zone. What irks me is the Trucks category - It seems like it's there for people who won't build the Modern Muscle, but then there's the lone Peterbuilt that feels like an afterthought. I'm worried that this competition is turning (has turned) into something where Revell is trying to include everyone and make everyone happy, but in the process is doing neither. Why not have a separate Military contest sponsored by someone in that field (ahem, R. Lee Ermy)?

Here are the 2013 rules listing the eligible kits. ELIGIBLE MODEL KITS Modern Muscle * RMXS2342 Dodge Viper RT/10 * RMXS2026 '09 Dodge Challenger SRT8 * RMXS4275 Viper Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR * RMXS2574 '07 Ford Shelby GT500 * RMXS2045 '06 Shelby GT-H * RMXS4285 2010 Ford Shelby GT500 * RMXS4274 Corvette Corvette® ZR-1 * RMXS7457 2012 Camaro SS 2n1 * RMXS4202 '02 Camaro 2n1 Historic WWII Aircraft * RMXS5209 P-40B Tiger Shark * RMXS5239 Spitfire MKII * RMXS5248 Corsair F4U-4 * RMXS5255 P-39 Airacobra * RMXS5256 P-51B/C Mustang * RMXS5262 F6F-5 Hellcat * RMXS5600 B17-G Flying Fortress * RMXS7546 Black Widow Trucks * RMXS1506 Peterbilt 359 Conv Tractor * RMXS4017 Dodge Ram VTS Pickup * RMXS4914 Ed Roth Ford F100 * RMXS7208 '37 Ford Pickup Street Rod 2n1 * RMXS7202 '41 Chevy Pickup 2n1 * RMXS7200 '99 Chevy Silverado Pickup

No, it has Rebecca De Mornay and Steven Weber. IMDB link here.