TarheelRick

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.

Unfortunately, yes. There may be some local limitations as far as height, but I have seen several of them; primarily, full-size Ford Galaxies.

Oh yeah, what he said. Both those Fords are top notch. That is also a really nice looking Fairlane. Welcome to the forum.

One of the old-timers and backbone of the real NASCAR. Ford man all the way. Mostly a decorated WWII veteran, 3 Purple Hearts and 2 Bronze Stars. Our VFW post was honored to present him with a folded American flag and a 21 gun volley when the Occoneechee/Orange County Speedway Restoration Group recognized him on his 90th birthday two years ago. Many of the outdoor festivities were rained out, but it was still a pleasure to meet him, Ned Jarrett, Marvin Panch, Wendell Scott's daughter, and several others.

What I mean is that it begins to dry on the mixing palette and on my spreader within a couple of minutes of mixing, doesn't give much time to apply it to the parts. I think ideal time would be between 5-7 minutes for hardening to begin.

I have used it quite often and the mixture is IMHO a bit critical. Seems to me I have difficulty getting the hardener correct. Either it gets hard within 2-3 minutes of mixing, or it stays a bit sticky for quite a while, however I still prefer it over most of the "hobby" putties, because it sands smooth and doesn't shrink.

Reminds me of some of the kids on my school bus now. Sure will be glad when they graduate.

Another place to look for cheaper priced furniture items is your local Goodwill Store, Habitat Restore, or Salvation Army. You can quite often come across items that are easily repurposed into usable hobby room furniture. Plus you will be helping some worthwhile organizations. Just thought about consignment stores or estate auction sales.

Mighty fine detail work. Looking at your pictures it appears you extended the bed 1/4" in front of the rear fenders, is that correct? I am planning to do this to a '50 Chevrolet truck to build it into a farm truck

Not much more I can add to what has already been said. Your workmanship on this build is just outstanding. My Dad had a '57 Wagon (regular 4 door) that had been originally owned by a candy salesman, it had bumper stickers for Baby Ruth and Butterfinger. Something like that might add to this already awesome build. Even though this is one beautiful factory stock, visions of a 2X4 283 with headers and 7 inch slicks keep running through my head.

If you are asking what that piece is, it is the expansion tank to allow the hot water room to expand. It should be left on, to allow proper cooling of the engine.

Really love short track cars, especially phantom builds. The majority of my complete builds are just such machines. This one has the look of what was running in the era following the demise of Tri-Fives and Chevelles. Looking forward to updates. I have a '71 Hemi Cuda (missing the Hemi), and this one may inspire me in using the remains.

I have some of these conversions in mind. One I thought to be really unique and "secret" I have already seen on this forum - building a Cougar fastback. However that being said here is one I have in progress, not a lot of body conversion, just enough to make it different. Late model Charger front end molded to a '57 300 C.

Beautiful wagon, like the look and color combination

All of the brands presented are good. It is your choice whether you want a Ford, Chevrolet, or Mopar, so to speak. I have a Paasche and a couple of Badgers I use. One good thing about Badger is they will repair certain parts of your airbrush for free ($8 return shipping charge). I dropped one of mine and crushed the nozzle, plus my 150 would not pull paint from the bottle. They repaired both of them at no additional cost over the S&H charge. However if it is a major problem they will charge for the parts needed.

Very nice looking crew cab. Reminds me of some similar trucks around here that get put into the garage at the first sign of inclement weather.

That has to be one of the ugliest customs I have ever seen. The cut-down windshield treatment is pretty cool, but that Beluga whale tooth grille is more than I can handle.