TarheelRick

I've never worked with scale rivets. I think you can buy them by the sheet from an aftermarket distributor, although I do not know which one. Maybe someone else will chime in with an answer.

Going to be a killer short tracker. One suggestion: if you are going to use the 180-degree exhaust, you may want to build an interior heat shield around them, they do emit quite a bit of heat. Looking forward to updates, I really like this style racer.

Wish I had known about this show. I would rather been there than the conference I was attending. Actually, I would rather have been at the dentist without Novocain than where I was.

Very nice pair of Chevrolets. Colors complement each other quite well.

Nice pictures. When was this show? I was just in Maggie Valley this past weekend and all I saw was a bunch of motorcycles. Love that '56 two-door wagon.

Very beautiful build of an even more beautiful car. Nice job.

Buses here in NC had stop arms and child protection arms on the front bumper since at least 1998 when I started driving, and I am fairly sure a few years before that.

Going to be a sweet little coupe. Here is another for inspiration. Saw him compete at the SEGA event at North Wilkesboro Dragstrip back in May.

Looks really good from what I can see under the dash, has the effect of a woven carpet.

Beautiful little Maverick, very good job on the masking and painting.

Very pretty little bucket. Like the color. Makes me want to get some of these projects I have started finished so I can build a couple of hot rods, one being a T-bucket.

Alright Sam 'fess up, how did you get that woven effect on the carpet?

Looks like a set of Hooker (?) Purple Hornys in the trunk. Had a set of those on my '72 350 C-10 for two days, that is as long as I could stand them. Not sure what I did with them but was glad to get rid of them.

Will be installing this into my '80 Pinto as soon as I start work on the interior. Boxes say made in China. I've had these pieces for 14 years; I originally bought them to put into an '83 S-10 but never did.

I was kind of thinking of something along those lines. Thanks for confirming the process.

For some reason it will not allow me to edit. The tires that came with these wheels are rubber bands. I ordered another set of 3D printed wheels and tires, the tires are close to the correct size, but the wheels are not close. Herein lies the dilemma. The chrome wheels have a .930 o.d., the tires are .894 i.d., and the gray wheels are .891 o.d.. The gray wheels simply slide through the tires, but I believe they could be super-glued in place. Is there some way to concentrically open the i.d. of the tires so they would fir the chrome wheels? Any suggestions/recommendations will be greatly appreciated.

I am in the process of building a "vintage" replica of my 2022 F150 based on some AMT '53 Ford pickup kits. These are the wheels I ordered to replicate my 1:1 although they are 7 spoke and 5 lug whereas I have 6 spoke and 6 lug.

I know it is a bit late, but welcome back snake. Now one question about your sign - Why were you in the women's restroom?

Two J C Whitney options that have not been mentioned are the "necker knob" for your steering wheel and the "blue-dot taillight modification". The necker knob's function is obvious, it gives you a free arm to encircle your favorite sweetie. The blue-dot taillight, when installed correctly would make your taillights emit a beautiful purplish glow, it was also illegal in my area. As I have progressed from one vehicle to another, each one has become more 'standard optioned' than the past one. My 2022 F-150 is almost a self-drive vehicle and requires an electrical engineer degree just to operate the radio. Now, just recently I purchased a 1980 Pinto, crawling down out of my 150 and onto the ground into the Pinto is a virtual time-warp - I even have to dim my own headlights with a floor mounted switch. One other thing I miss is the throaty rumble of '55 GMC truck mufflers or dual glasspacks (also illegal in my area). Everything now tries to sound like a Mustang, although a well-tuned Mustang exhaust is some really sweet music.

Every chance I get, it gets wet.

Exceptionally beautiful work on an amazing boat. Although I am wondering how one would fish with that bubble top?

Very cool. let's go racing.

Very cool altered. These cars had very limited interiors anyway, so what you have is pretty much sufficient. I would suggest maybe adding a block-off panel dividing the interior from the trunk area.

This TBird is coming along very nicely. That is the problem with customizing, "maybe if I change this" or "would that look better if...". I am working on a 50 Ford convertible that seems to be nit-picking me to death. Just minor changes become paramount productions. If you haven't decided on the vinyl roof yet, a suggestion would be to apply a very light skim of putty to fill in the vinyl pattern; it would require much less sanding that trying to remove the vinyl pattern. I know you have probably caught it, but I noticed in one of you straight-on rear shots there were a couple of small divots above and below the break-line at the right taillight. Keep those updates coming, I need to inspiration to continue on my '50.

Beautiful build, looks fresh from the factory. Also like the way you photographed it, adds so much to the overall realism.