TarheelRick

Excellent display shelf. I have been considering different options, but never thought about IKEA. Thanks for the inspiration.

Mighty fine looking build. That color was quite popular and in some sense still is in the SUV crowd. The only thing I see missing are a couple of french fries in the floor board. Looking forward to your custom version.

Beautiful Ford, that color combination is quite different. The most I have seen are either black or red. Is all the external chrome BMF, Molotow pen, or something else. Either way it is some exceptional work.

Was trying to make some sense of the original build, then suddenly you begin two more builds in the same thread. Now I am completely lost as to what you are doing or trying to accomplish. If I am not mistaken those two new builds are also included in another post titled "Ford Banger" or something to that affect. Please return to the original build in this thread. I have an Allison V-12 build in the planning stage and would like to see how some others attack this much horsepower.

The Carolina Kustom Modelers puts on a really good show in August each year. It is held in a motel meeting room in Clemmons, NC. Here is their website, keep checking for updates. http://www.carolinakustommodelers.com/

Dad had built these shelves many years ago for Mom to store canned garden goods. My wife and I still can from our garden, but not to the extent Mom did. My only problem with this set-up is the basement does get cool in the winter, and it is difficult to heat just this corner. It is not fully enclosed.

When we renovated my parents house after their passing, I told the contractor to store all the interior doors in the basement. After retiring and we moved in I took those doors and built my workspace in one corner of the basement. I used some of the doors for the outside wall of my "room" and others to build my workbench. The paint bench in the foreground was built from scraps of wood I had laying around the house, many years before my work room.

The AMT 60 Ford Starliner Custom kit has an excellent 3X2 390/406/427 engine. Very well detailed, one of AMT's best.

Very nice T-Bird indeed. That color and wheel choice make it truly one of a kind.

Not really a great supporter of the Year in Review, but if others want to do it, then so be it. However, my only suggestion would be to limit it to no more than a couple of outside views, an interior view, and an underhood view. I am not impressed with an overabundance of different (meaning every 15 degrees of the body) views.

Wow, that is one nice looking VW. That must be a retool from the original "Peace Sign" Beetle. I have built one of those and have another in the stash. On the first one I spent a couple of days sanding down the fender flares and the mold lines. May have to see if I can find one of these to replace the other one in the stash.

How about a modified top from the AMT 61 Ford Galaxie Styline kit?

Beautiful work and two of my favorite road racers. The VW is cool also, owned a couple in the past and really wish I had them back.

I am using a single speed Black and Decker flexshaft unit. The main motor unit is mounted under my workbench and the flexshaft is placed over the top of it. I have mine plugged into an outlet with a rheostat to control voltage going to the motor, gives me unlimited speed availability. I was told by a "professional modeler" on another now long-defunct forum the motor would burn out quickly using the rheostat. It has worked fine for at least the past 18 years. I do use it for rough grinding side trim, but mainly for hogging out wheelwells on circle track racers. I am trying to devise some way to mount the hand unit so I can use it as a cheap mini-lathe.

The #T257 is the part number of the kit, the 200 was suggested MSRP ($2.00). So that kit dates back to an original issue, not familiar with the kit so I can't offer any ideas on release date.

The snow started here in the foothills of North Carolina around noon. Earlier this morning when we parked our school buses the supervisor told us the School Superintendent emailed that schools would not be shutting down early. Around 12:15 I got a call from my supervisor telling me school was letting out at 1:30. It has been coming down most of the afternoon and is still falling lightly, we will probably accumulate around 3-4 inches.

If you were to go into Fayetteville to Hays Hobbies, they will probably have one, or possibly check with Model Roundup, they may have one.

Beautiful build, especially like the faded paint. However, it is not a Gasser, it would run Altered class. Gassers had to have all body part in place, they could be fiberglass replacement parts , but they had to resemble a street car.

Going to be a cool Toyota. I like your color choice. By chance does this kit have the left-hand drive option?

Wow those are some tough machines. But, I did as you said, I only voted once - - - nine times . Sort of like the magazine, every two months, twice a year.

Another possibility is the craft paint section of a Michael's, A. C. Moore, or Hobby Lobby. These paints are acrylic and are quite compatible with models.

Beautiful MOPAR. Really like the Bumblebee - is that paint or a decal?

If you will tell me where this particular barn is, I will come by and drag that piece of worn out metal away for you. Some excellent weathering, and a beautiful overall build.

Definitely a Lola GT full scale in 1/25, I have a 1/32 curbside that is a "street" version of the slot-car, also a full-scale 1/25th Cheetah.