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Cool. Thanks, Roger

Thank you, Snake. That's what I hope to do with my projects--capture something from an era! Thanks, Alan! That rag does look good, in these photos, I think. I'm happy that I finally figured out how to get decent photos, too.

It has the look! Very cool!

More new photos of older projects. Hope you guys are enjoying them. Thanks for looking!

This is a Revell "Wheels Of Fire" snapper. Although it can't be seen, here, it has a scratchbuilt rollbar, aluminum door panels and dash. The hood scoop was hammered and formed and filed and sanded to shape from aluminum flashing. The splash pans are made of burnished Maid-O-Metal tooling aluminum sheet. Wheels are (I think) from a Thunderbolt. Front tires are AMT, the rears being from one of their parts packs. The front axle was moved forward about 3.5". Leaf springs are scratchbuilt, as are the headers. I made the decals in a graphics program, and printed them on an inkjet. It was actually something I didn't get too carried away with! Questions and comments are always welcome! Thanks for looking!

Man, I do, too! I have quite a few around here. I have a couple of flat-nosed Vegas, and three or four slant-nosed ones, too. Still have a handful of unbuilt Monzas and promos. I have always loved them. Thanks, Carl!

Looks nice. Those Revell snappers are beautiful! I've built a couple of their '34 Fords, and am using most of one of their '70 Chevelles to build a circa 1975 NHRA Modified Production class racer. And, you're right, those bodies are beautiful!

Thank you, Bill. I love these old Monogram kits! Thanks, Guido, Carl, and Larry. I appreciate the kind words. Thanks for looking!

Thanks, Brian and Carl! I've been working on the engine. There are so many sink marks in this thing, it's unreal! I also need to move the rear motor mounts, so that the engine sits slightly lower in the rear, to alleviate the angle on the driveshaft. Thanks for your comments, gentlemen!

Bingo! The only way I know of, to assure things stay proper.

Thanks, JC! I am very happy with the new photos. Thanks, Lee. I used to drive through East Bethel, five nights a week! Thanks, Michelle. I appreciate it!

Another segment of "New Pics Of Old Builds". This time, a '32 Ford roadster, built from Monogram's ancient "Drag Strip Hot Rod" kit. This one was built from the Selected Subjects release. I made the firewall and interior door panels from aluminum sheet. The engine is basically a detailed version of the kit's engine. I used foil from a Rolo candy, to make the head gaskets. The scoop is a headlight bucket from a '39 Chevy. I scratchbuilt the headers and linkages. The drive belts are electrical tape, wrapped around pulleys made by layering alternating sized discs of plastic, punched from sheet. The fuel tank, and hand pump are scratched from various diameters of rod and tubing. I used aluminum duct tape to replicate the "plumbers' tape" that holds the tank down. The seat and rollbar are both scratched. Wheels and tires are from the kit, with aluminum discs, punched from thin sheet. Questions and comments are welcome! Thanks for looking!

Thank you, Gareth! I think they're good-looking cars. Thanks, Nigel. I will be posting more of my old builds, as I photograph them. I hope you enjoy them, as well!

I think that's right. Seems like '74-'75, to me?

I finished this in December of 2018. I have recently discovered how to get decent photos of my models, and want to share some new photos of older builds. This was a promo model, that I built curbside. Tires are AMT Parts Pack Goodyears (absolutely beautiful!). Wheels are Minilites, purchased on Ebay. Paint is Testors' Extreme lacquer. Interior features aluminum door panels, scratchbuilt roll cage and belts made of soft metal foil. Harness hardware is leftover from photo-etched sets. I redid all the lights and side markers, to make them more realistic. Questions and comments welcome! I hope you guys don't mind my reposting of old builds. I wouldn't,except these photos are far superior to the old ones. Thanks for looking!

Hahaha! That's so funny! I live in that same denial!

Thank you, Lee. I think it's starting to!

Thanks, Carl! Cool! Thanks, Guido! Thank you, Glen. You probably saw photos of this, back when I first started on it. That was a great bunch of guys! Well...most of the time! ?

Model Car Builder is, indeed still going. In fact, Roy just asked me if he can do a feature on my junior fuel dragster! I am pretty happy, about that!

Thank you, Snake. I appreciate that! I have to model on, because, like you--it's what I do! Thank you, Larry! Thanks for looking! Thanks, Jeffrey. It worked out pretty well! I first tried to wrap it with tape. No success, there!grin Thanks, Jim! Those little fuelers were very cool! Thanks for your comments, everyone! They are appreciated.

I finally spent a little time with my camera, adjusting settings, so that I can shoot better photos of my models. I have posted photos of this model, before, but, these photos are far superior to my earlier efforts! As I have time, I will likely re-shoot my entire collection. Anyway... If this is the first time you've seen this, its story can be found in the WIP thread, here: Chassis is MPC Ramchargers' dragster. Engine is the display engine from AMT's '66 Nova. The entire fuel system is scratchbuit, as well as the magneto. Headers are soldered brass strip and tubing. Almost everything in the cockpit is scratchbuilt. The body was made from hardware store aluminum flashing. It was annealed, and hammered to shape. The body was built using and article from a 1968(?) Hot Rod Magazine, in which Tom Hanna describes his method of building a "shorty" dragster body. I hope you enjoy these new photos...I am pretty happy with them! Thanks for looking!

I wonder where I've heard that story, before? ?

My shot in the dark would be the Ertl International Payhauler, having that much engine.

I think this worked out, pretty well! Questions comments and critiques are always welcome. Thanks for looking in!

What if you cut them at an angle, and put them on an angled base, so that they elevate, as they go toward the back? I have often thought it would be a bit handier, if my display rack wasn't flat-bottomed.