MustangGuy23

That site was last updated in 2007. I've been to the museum he refers to since then and they have a completed model on display. I'm guessing it's this one.

I love Sonic, but just for the drinks. I stop every time I go by, but only get food maybe 1 out of 10 stops.

Most of them appear complete and unstarted. I'll post a pic when I get them all stacked and organized. It's gonna take me a couple days to get it all lined out, get the parts organized and arranged the way I like, and get my new bench set up. I split this with another guy. What I showed is only half of it. I had the car so packed their was a kit in my lap.

What did I get today? I don't even know yet. I haven't had time to go through it! I'm guessing somewhere around 100 kits, mainly Fords. Parts and pieces galore. Half built cars. Tons of styrene, glue, cutting mat, tools like crazy. A brand new lathe. And a rockin paint booth! Oh, and a 1:1 flat tire...

I recognize that trailer! Had a little metal truck with a golf cart right?

So I actually told one of my friends tonight about my modeling hobby. Turns out she used to build model airplanes with her stepdad! She knows how much skill it takes and appreciates it. She said she missed it so I asked her to build one with me. She said she just might!

I know exactly what you mean. Almost no one I went to high school had an interest in cars and if they did, their favorite car was a Bugatti or Lambo. Unrealistic stuff that they are familiar with because of the rap scene. We had a car show at my school to and their was a student class. There were 4 student cars at the last show at a high school of 800.

You are correct. It is a chain. I've eaten at one and our table was actually under a real car on a car lift! Super cool place.

It sounds super cool and I'd love to have the chance, but that's just not in my budget. I'll definitely stay tuned to your build though! It sounds super cool and I'd love to have the chance, but that's just not in my budget. I'll definitely stay tuned to your build though!

All of my painting in the past has been in our Indiana basement. For those of you that haven't been to Indiana, the humidity in the summer is insane. But we run a household dehumidifier in the basement and it works fine. It also stays around 65 degrees down there year round. What would be nice about a climate controlled both would be to have a filtered dust free environment! It's impossible to keep dust and dirt off of fresh paint down there.

Just listened to the interview. A few things I took away from it: 1. Buying a vehicle for $5000 and not obtaining a title is not normal. 2. Mr. Sitton keeps referring to a bill of sale. A bill of sale means nothing. Anyone can create a bill of sale. As someone mentioned earlier I can make a bill of sale and sell you my neighbor's car. Doesn't mean you own it. 3. Mr. Sitton was done wrong. He got screwed plain and simple. But he's doing nothing to help himself. He says he's being black barred by the media, but yet he continuely snaked his way around the interview questions and just seems like a jerk. 4. He says the DMV would not give him address. I don't know about his state specifically, but in states I'm familiar with the registered owner name and address of a vehicle are public information that can be obtained by anyone with the VIN of the vehicle.

Oh my goodness. I don't know if I'd have the patience.

So do you have to buy this an issue at a time? That'd drive me nuts!

I don't have any pictures, but my bedroom at home is all Ford themed. Ford Blue walls Signs hanging. Ford diecast and models on display. I'm working on making some curtain rods from a crankshaft and pistons. I also built a lamp in high school shop class made to look like an old hurst shifter with a boot and everything. It broke when knocked off a desk though.

Except that it sounds like it was stripped...

So this is something I'm sure some of you have no interest in discussing, but my always-thinking mind has been thinking a lot about this lately. As I've moved back to my college apartment, I'm trying to integrate my model, study, and hangout space all into one. None of my friends know about my hobby, but with the kit stash I have on the way, it'll be impossible to hide everything when they come over. I know I shouldn't be embarrassed by my hobby. I take true pride in the work I do. But it always feel like when someone finds out they are silently judging me. They think a 20 year old like me should be doing 'normal' college stuff. It's like there's a stigma with model building. We all either fit the stereotype of a little kid playing around, the weird one in his parent's basement, or the retired old guy with nothing to do. Some of us fit those, some of us don't. But what's so bad about it? So what if I'd rather stay in and do some art then go out and get drunk with my college friends? Or if some of you experienced guys would rather build cars than play bingo? I'm proud of what I do, but it seems not many outside of the hobby appreciate or understand our work. They see the finished product and think "I could buy that for $20 at Walmart." They have no idea what we started with or how much we have in tools and supplies or how many hours go into a single model. I guess it's just one more misunderstood hobby. This turned into more of a rant than a question and I apologize, but it's late and I can't sleep so I thought I'd share my thoughts.

I guess as a Mustang guy I really appreciate how rare they are. Guess no one else gets that.

One of only 300 made and has a 5.4 capable of 175 mph? I'll sacrifice air and a radio.

No radio either.

The Galaxie 36' trailer. The bottom is covered in injection marks. Both walls are warped horribly. Just overall not clean molding.

It is missing the front spoiler. The VIN checks out to be a real Cobra R though. There's another one listed on eBay for a slightly higher price. It has the spoiler.

Thank you all so much for your encouraging words. I don't want to spill all the beans yet, but thanks to Joe Smythe's above reply and to a standup hobby shop owner I got in contact with via Facebook, this Sunday my stash will get quite a bit bigger.

It appears to be a 91 or 92 Saleen. Although I'm thinking that one in the photo may be a clone because it looks like it doesn't have dual exhaust.

Found it! Thanks!

Got this one all wrapped up minus the ladder rack. It'll be awhile before I get that done. Just moved so I'm having to recreate my workbench. Also lost my "spray booth." The car on the trailer is a '69 Mustang. It was a glue bomb that I stripped apart, painted, and threw back together. I should've tried adding rust and dechroming the wheels (one of them is painted black). The car also doesn't sit on all 4 wheels because I cut one tire trying to make it look flat. Doesn't look good.