TarheelRick

Very nice build. Is the jail box real wood? If not that is some excellent painting. Also is this the Revell '29 Roadster/Rat Rod pickup kit?

Good looking T-Bird. "What's the word? Thunderbird. What's the price? 50 twice".

I have used this stuff quite often doing bodywork. As with most other stuff it works much better with lighter built up coats. It is quite fluid, dries very hard, is quite sanding intensive, and bonds extremely well - in fact it will hold stronger than the plastic it is attached to. I will use it extensively if I am attaching body parts that will require sanding. When I split this roof for narrowing I used the acrylic nail filler as a glue and as a filler, it holds extremely well when sanding.

The Mustang is a Revell "Dead Drop" that has been heavily modified into a circle-track racer. I added cross braces to the chassis after adding subframe connectors, scratchbuilt the rollcage, interior tin, the wheels and tires came from a 1/25 Revell Motorworks Mustang. The hauler is a Mack firetruck pumper which had the pumper section cut off, roll back was scratchbuilt, the truck cab had the back section cut off, reversed and mounted higher to form the sleeper. I also used a tray from a package of cookies to build the sleeper cushion.

Mighty fine looking Ramcharger. Very well detailed, especially like the subtle pinstriping - even on the gas tank and skid plate. Great job.

Another inexpensive option for interior paints are the acrylic craft paints from Hobby Lobby, Michael's, etc. Quite often they are on sale for $.69-79 a bottle and they offer a wide selection of colors. Thinned with isopropyl alcohol they spray quite nicely and if you desire they can be cleared with an acrylic clear to a very nice gloss. Here is an El Camino interior and an exterior of a modified race-car I did with thee paints:

Not really good with identifying engines, but I believe #3 is a Y-Block Ford. Yet the circles, which I presume to be exhaust ports, represent a V-6; which I have never heard of in the Y-block series. #1 looks a whole lot like the many BBC's I have seen in builds.

A good friend "shackled" his '62 Ford Galaxie (352 4V auto). One night with two other friends in the car going around a small curve at a higher than normal rate of speed those shackles unloaded and he rolled it down a bank onto some unused railroad tracks. He had two broken vertebrae, cuts and bruises, the other two had broken arms, concussions, cuts and bruises. Lucky to be alive, seatbelts were not "in-use" then. That being said, I did put rubber spacer blocks in the coil springs of my '65 Chevelle along with helper springs. Those blocks kept falling out, but the helper springs kept it arse high..

That is some way cool creativity. Where is "Mrs. Franky" going to be placed?

Very nice work on an IMHO so-so Ferrari. All those opening panels make my eyes water just thinking of the work it took. Beautiful job, and it isn't red. Thanks for sharing.

Two very unique and well designed builds. That Caddy is a work of art, especially considering what you had to begin with. I have that one in my stash and am strongly considering using it as body panels for a mid 50's style custom.

Now that you mentioned that I remember our local Hyundai (wife's car) dealer has those in the maintenance waiting room along with a Keurig machine. I really don't mind taking her car in for service.

Almost anything that will hold your mold material will work. Many people use Lego's to build up a box, with clay around the bottom to prevent seepage. I have built boxes from cardboard and tape, and they work just as well. I have also used such things as empty pudding cups for small items, empty margarine tubs, etc., of course you have to be sure to spray them with mold release. Simply use your imagination.

Really cool Mercury. That sure is a lot of chrome, bet it was a bear to BMF, especially in that small of a scale. Most of my work in 1/32nd scale back then was slot cars, but I also did build some of the static models. Still have most of the '57 Chevy, the Watson Indy car, and a 63 Vette.

That is a beautiful delivery truck; have also partaken of their delicious products. That may or may not be a good idea. On a long defunct forum one of the members used the MOPAR "M" as his avatar. He and the forum administrator received a cease and desist order for copyright infringement.

That one is beautiful, here is another one.

I have this kit in my WIP pile. That poor excuse for an engine really threw me for a loop. In my kit the block halves did not match, especially around the transmission, it also came with two different sets of heads. The huge hole through the block and the grotesque blob of plastic which I presume to be the starter relegated this plastic blob to the junk pile. I am building it as a gasser with a dual-quad BBC and tube axle. A friend found some replacement decals and sent me a set, I am not sure where he got them, but he told me he had bought the last six sets the person had. Now to your build, it turned out exceptionally well. You have worked around any problems very well.

Not too sure how much the noise, etc has on the closing. When Bruton Smith made plans to build Z-Max in Charlotte/Concord there was a great outcry over the noise, environmental impact, ad infinitum. Mr Smith, said "Alright I will build it somewhere else and while I am at it I will also move the Charlotte Motor Speedway along with it." The hew and outcry stopped immediately and the opponents suddenly became supporters. Money has a way of talking. Now back to Englishtown, I'm not familiar with the Napp family or their business practices. But since they are only shutting down the Dragstrip operation, I am wondering if maybe NHRA is asking for more benefits, less rental fee (or however they do that stuff). NHRA is getting more expensive, especially in the Pro categories, and I am sure they are having to offer the big name teams more money to show. Just my thoughts and they may be out in left-field.

Looks like it just rolled out of a dealer's brochure. Beautiful paint execution and color. That interior looks perfect. Great job.

Really like the looks of this one, Gassers rule. I also have one in the stash and have been avoiding it because of the issues I have heard. One quick question: how do you slow this beast down? I see a "Go" pedal but no "Whoa" pedal.

Really sweet old style custom. Reminds me of the time a couple of friends would get together in a garage and put something together. Thanks for sharing it.

It was still there and now it is not, got it on my shelf. Now I have the Beetle, Rabbit, Corroda (SP), and a van. Would like to find a model of a Squareback and looking for a reasonably priced Westfalia - I owned a '72.

Really love salt lake racers. Keep at this one, I know it is going to be a beauty. You mentioned the possibility of two engines, what do you have in mind?

I bought one of those from Hobby Lobby early last year. Someone had slit the bottom of the box and pilfered the T-Bucket body and nothing else. I think if I am risking getting caught shoplifting it would not be for a plastic T-bucket. Anyway got it very reasonably, I think around $10. So now I have a good hot rod chassis, engine, and everything else, and I have a couple of different bodies in my parts box.

When you come to the next show, how about browsing by my table. I usually have a couple boxes of kits I am trying to get rid of.