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In the future Dave, it would be appreciated if you would keep your responses to my posts to yourself. You aren't a member of the forum in question yet seem to think you have the right to slam the CBP. Your incesant negative responses to posts and threads I make here have gotten old and to be quite honest, I'm sick to death of you. Do us all a favor and ignore my posts and I will do the same with yours. It's in the best interest of everyone here. You constant snide remarks and sarcastic responses only show a total lack of respect for Gregg and the moderators here as well as your fellow modelers. I'll be initiating the Ignore feature now.

Rods in Scale has launched it's first CBP based on Revell's '32 Ford kit. Any variation is allowed and it can be built anyway the modeler chooses. Click on the link below to check out the rest of the rules and details including the start and end dates! http://rodsinscale.proboards.com

There are several different ways to hold a body to paint. One is taping it to an old spray can and then holding the can as you paint the body. othersuse a coat hanger stretched and bent to hold the body. If you're using a paint booth to paint your body, affixing it to a motorized turntable is a great idea as long as the turntable rotates slowly enough to allow you to apply enough of a color coat the various sides of the body. Just a few suggestions...

I've learned alot from Mr. Obsessive himself. Using glue to hide the ghosting of mold lines and so forth. I'm learning alot from his Merc tutorial as well and Gregg's tip on the Bounty paper towels for polishing black also comes immediately to mind. I can honestly say I learn something new everyday drom the more experienced modelers here. Oh...please feel free to post the link to the thread shwoign how to replicate wood with paints. I'll be needing that SOON!!!!

It's not mine, the test results are negative and I ain't paying for it!!!!

According to a couple "reliable" sources, Revell is supposed to release two new funny car kits, supposedly with all new tooling. One can only hope! Time will tell.

I grew up in a racing family. My daddy was always working on 1:1 cars and I was happy to just hand him wrenches and tools when I was small. When I turned 10 my dad gave me my first model for my birthday. It was a funny car kit and I couldn't wait to get that thing together. The end result showed the rewards of my enthusiasm. If you looked up the term "glue bomb" in the dictionary, guarenteed you'd see a pic of that funny car next to the term. My dad sensed my growing enthusiasm for cars though and fostered my curiosity through models. He would sit with me and go over each part that I glued together, explaining what each part was and what purpose it served on that particular car. I learned ALOT from those early models and it translated into my passion for the 1:1 hobby. I never totally got out of the hobby like so many have, although there have been hiatuses along the way. Slowly I started applying what I learned building those models to 1:1 projects I put together with my dad. Our first project was a 1929 Model "A" that was converted into a saw rig for logging. We bought a fiberglass body and turned it into a Roadster, complete with the original 4 cylinder engine powering the car. My dad still has that car today. Over the years we restored a 46 Mercury Convertible and a 46 Ford Business Coupe. Add to those treasures all the cars I've toyed with and it is quite an impressive list. Alot of guys can remember the names of kids they hung around with growing up and who their "best friend" was growing up. I can say without a doubt my best friend growing up, and to this day is my Dad. I am blessed to still have him today and I am getting ready to tackle my 1st complete restoration on a '73 Road Runner I found a couple months ago. I am looking forward to having my dad beside me helping me with this car as it has always been a dream of mine to own a Road Runner. In the end, modeling played a very important part in my relationship with my dad and brought us closer together. He was able to pass on his love and enthusiasm for cars to me and I am now in the process of passing it down to my 12 year old son who is taking the same interest in cars as I did at his age. While I don't necessarily agree on my dad's idea of the ultimate antique car, we do appreciate eachother's love of cars and what the different eras of cars mean to each of us. I only hope I can keep an open mind with my son as he develops his love for the automobiles that gethis blood pumping.

I remember those large scale Ford vans. 1/20th scale I believe they were. I really loved the custom parts that were included in those. I spent alot of time building the old vans. From the Ford 4wd van to the Sorcerer van to countless others, they were some of my favorite builds. Looking back, there were many cars and trucks I loved building, but many are out of my price range now.

I really think if Revell put the effort into an accurate '70 Chevelle like they did with their '69 Camaro line, they would have a HUGE hit on their hands. Think about it, a Baldwin Motion car, Stock SS version with either a 396 or 454, a street machine version and countless other variations. If they did a 68/69 Chevelle, that would be a huge hit too. They could do a '68 which we could modify to '69 specs if we wanted without a ton of trouble. Just some thoughts...

a '70 Chevelle SS convertible would absolutely rock! One could only hope!!!

I'm not thinking it's the same Clay. I believe Clay spends a majority of his time on the "other" forum as he does answer alot of questions in SA as they are asked. He does alot of articles for that publication as well while Dave T. devotes his talents to Model Cars Mag, thank God!

Clay's work is simply stunning to put it mildly. I can think of many modelers over the years that turned out fantastic work but are no longer heard from or seen in the modeling world. Fonzell Brown was another name that immediately came to mind from back in the 90's. I saw his work firsthand and was always impressed with his celan building style. Another modeler was Al Superczynski from Little Rock Arkansas. His attention to detail was unbelievable. When he was able to actually fill his windshield washer reservoir with actual washer fluid on his 1/12th Camaro project, I was simply left speechless. Al's ability to turn out period correct aircraft was equally impressive and I always tried to build to a level such as Al's. As much as I love Clay's, Dave T's, Jay S's, Wayne Stevens Jr., Bill Geary's and many others' work, I know I will likely never achieve the height of building acclaim these artists have achieved. I found myself getting more and more depressed trying to build to the level of Clay and Dave with my Nascar builds and eventually just got totally burned out on them and the hobby altogether. I liquidated my Nascar collection and only have a handful of the over 300+ kits I used to have. I left the hobby for over a year to regroup and in that time elarned to enjoy the hobby at MY level, not others. I love to admire the work of the Masters and respect their abilities beyond words. I have just learned to accept that I build to MY level and I have to be satisfied with that in order to keep enjoying the hobby.

For a first time weathering job Len, you're turning out a great looking old beater truck! Can't wait to see more progress on this truck. Keep us updated!!!!

Wow Frank! That old Galxie sure took on a new attitude with that custom treatment. Nice execution on a car that wasn't really known for customizing! I like your choice of subject matter!

Great job on that kit! I've got one myself but am undecided which car to build from it. You did a good job replicating a very colorful Pro Stocker!

Thanks Raul. I can see me ordering a few cans of the colors I've been needing to replenish. Now I have a reason to.

I have a Paasche VLS myself and to be truthful, I hate the stupid thing. The thing used to work great, but for some reason it simply doesn't work good at all now. No steady paint feed and the paint splatters out and ruins whatever it is I'm trying to paint. It's not the density of the paint because I've run plain thinner through it and it does the same thing. I finally gave up on it and just use rattlecans now. I would also stay away from gravity feed as well. Just not impressed with the way they spray compared to siphon style airbrushing, but that's just me.

Where would I find that color yellow Ken? I went to the hobbyshop tonight and couldn't find it.

What color purple is that? That is one of the sweetest 32's I've seen built so far! Is that intake setup from the kit or did you take it from another kit? That build is simply amazing!!!!

That is a great replica of Lee's car! You did a fantastic job on that Camaro! Keep up the great work! It's too bad Monogram didn't put out more of the Pro Stock kits back in the 80's. They were awesome kits with the potential for outstanding detailing! You should be proud of that car!!!

Ken, I actually mocked up the body tonight with the interior and almost lost my dinner. The reds DON'T match at all!!! Needless to say, it will be a different interior color. I'm thinking of possibly a desert sand color to give it a bit lighter color and maybe even doing the roof in that color as well. To me the car looks stunning with the dark metallic red and white top, so I'm thinking a light color contrast is in order for this build. For the woodgrain, I'm torn between a dark color for the wood or a lighter shade. the decals are light enough, but I'm not sure about the surrounding molded wood areas. I never thought of a Hi-Boy version of this kit to be honest. I might have a look at that option to see if I like the appearance. The color is indeed Mythical Maroon. I love this color and the metallic in it is really rich. Thanks for the input and ideas Ken. Much appreciated!!!!

Wow guys, I've never heard this before!!!!! I learn something new everyday when it comes to this hobby. This paint has ALOT of metalic in it and I don't want to do anything to ruin the finish. I will just apply a coat of clear over the color coat before masking to paint the wood section. I just don't want to risk getting tape residue on the paint before I clear it.

The body is now in color. I think the dark red will contrast nicely with the woodgrain on the body, at least I'm hoping it will. I also painted the interior a brighter red and black that will contrast nicely as well. Now I will wait until the color coat dries and then I'll wetsand and put a layer of clear on. After that dries I will mask the red off so I can paint the woodgrain without risking getting the browns on the red paint. It will be a time consuming task, but I'm hoping the end results will be worth the effort.

Thanks for the compliments guys. The body was wetsanded this morning and is air drying and awaiting clearcoating. Hopefully I'll be able to tackle this tonight once the body is dry. I will be tackling the engine as well this afternoon and finishing that up as that was almost completely assembled when I found the kit. Just need to add fuel lines, plug wiring, and so forth to the engine to give it a bit more realism. Stay tuned!

This is the current street rod project I'm working on in between my Mopar builds. It's a nice break form the sticklers of a factory stock build as I'm kinda "freelancing" this kit a bit. I know the 1:1 car was blue, but I wanted to steer away from the norm with this just a bit. The car will be a dark metallic red to hopefully contrast with the woodgrain on the body. This is my first try at a "Woody", so I'm nervous on achieving the right finish for this car. There's not much to see right now, but the body and frame will be in paint this afternoon. The body color can be seen on the engine as I want to color coordinate the car like modern rodders do with their rides. I'll post more pics this evening once the body is in paint. Stay tuned...