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Now that's something you don't see very often - Cool build!

That is just too cool!!!

Now that I think about it, a better idea for longer stacks would be to mill a piece of hardwood - mill the thickness fo the wood to the length of the stacks, drill a hole for the tube, and use a counter sink to allow room for the tube to flare.

The ones I made were for a road racer, so they were short. I really don't know how long they can be before things go south. If you want to make longer ones, try cutting to the desired length, then slipping it inside a slightly shorter piece of tubing the next size up. That might keep it from bending or kinking in the middle.

Interesting approach to a street rod chassis. Are you going to add the front strut rods to the front suspension? Keep us posted!

Cool 'Yota!

Nice work! These big trucks aren't my thing, but it looks like Trumpeter did a good job with the kit, and you've a killer job building it!

Gregg, I remember some time back you posting on Hobby Heaven about an idea for a story on model car websites. That must have been over a year ago, did anything ever come of it? Brian

I've been following the 7 build on HHMB - incredible work!

Oh boy, he's at it again! Wondered where you wandered off to, looks like it's gonna be another killer build! Brian

Yep :-) I cut the back half of the cab off, leaving the floor and about 6mm of the back wall in place. For the woody body, I drew up a set of build plans for the side and rear frames, then assembled them from 1/32" basswood like a Guillow's plane kit. The rear floor is a single piece of basswood, and the roof is .040" evergreen. All total, I cut and used 65 seperate pieces of basswood to build the body. The frame is natural, the inserts are lightly stained, and it is all covered with clear urethane. Brian

Since Andy asked.... 8) '29 Ford woody, with a real basswood body added to the Rat Rod pickup kit: '65 Corvette Stingray coupe built from the 80's issue Monogram kit: And since Andy is workin' on one, '64 Thunderbolt built from the street machine issue:

I recieved an email asking about the intake trumpets on a Cobra I built, so I decided to post a short how-to. Now, if you have, and can use a lathe to turn these, great. But if you are a mere mortal like myself, here's a quick and easy method for ya. You will need some aluminum tube, a sharp knife or small tubing cutter, small hammer, an anvil of some sort, and a small punch. First, cut the tube to the desired length. Mile-high stacks might present a problem, so keep it reasonable. I use a larger X-Acto knife with a curved blade for this. After cleaning any flash from the cut, place the tube upright on the anvil, and place the punch in the end. Give several light taps untill you have the desired flare, and it is flared evenly And here is the finished trumpet. If you're after a polished look, try polishing a longer piece of tubing, then cut to length and flare. To avoid any marring on the inside of the flare, you can try polishing the punch. Hope y'all find this useful, Brian Edit: Moved pics to new server

I just want to know where to get the really big ruler.... :mrgreen:

wow! The build is great, and the Fuchs set if off perfectly!!

Here's the only built large scale I have, the AMT/MPC/Ertl/Esci 427 Cobra. Built this with the 2 4bbl intake and a modified '64 Mustang air cleaner, added some wires, made new door hinges so they didn't sag, modified the rear hubs to get the brake rotors out near the wheels, and made a new rollbar from aluminum tube. Also scratched some quick-jack plates and cut a piece of sheet plastic for the license plate. Colors are Duplicolor Ultramarine and Classic White.

Florida builders in tha house!...LOL!!

Figured my first "real" post should be a current project, so here it is, a Fisher Model & Pattern Ferrari 512s Coda Lunga resin curbside. This is going to be the red #5 factory entry of Ickx/Schetty (before it was wrecked by Ickx). I acquired the kit from another modeller, so it was missing the axle blocks. I've made new ones from evergreen sheet and aluminum tube, and have the ride height and wheel track set. Since this kit also builds the yellow Belgian entry, it doesn't have the vents in the fenders, so I am going to add those (when I get the courage to cut this thing up) and get ready for primer.

I rembember that car - excellent build!!

Just heard about the board, hope this one takes off like Randy's NASCAR board has!