TarheelRick

That would be a concern for me also. I have a dedicated dehydrator. Bought it at a yard sale for a few bucks, modified it to work with my models and haven't looked back, nor did I ever have to explain to my wife why the dried apples smelled funny.

Great work on a very unusual kit (at least here in Podunk, NC). Your color choice really adds to it. I don't know, but I can just see a blown BBF with some 11" slicks on the back.

I would think the aluminum tape should be a better way, since cutting aluminum cans can produce several razor-sharp edges which result in blood loss.

Received issue #219 in today's mail and as always it is an outstanding issue. Plenty of show coverage and a couple of building articles. Looking forward to sitting down with it later this afternoon and giving it a closer look.

Wish I hadn't missed it. When I checked the CMS website there was no mention of it. I was really looking forward to doing some Pinto parts hunting. I need a gravel pan, just noticed mine is missing. Maybe they will have it again in the fall like they did before the ....... disaster.

I have looked thoroughly through all my history books and am completely convinced General Lee was actually a white man not black. Hope this comment doesn't get me blocked.

Very nice work on this iconic racer. Paint work looks flawless. Really enjoy seeing one without a blower.

Beautiful and very creative work. But I have never seen a bus that shiny. We did have one driver that tried, unsuccessfully, to wax the fiberglass nose piece on his bus.

Oh yeah, those quadrajets sure made a beautiful moaning sound when the throttle was opened. Looking forward to updates on this one. My first was a '56 150 Chevy with a 6 and three.

Sure hope there is a good car wash close by. Just thinking of what that salt water would do to all that vintage iron makes me cringe. BTW, those are some great pictures.

Going to be fun to watch this one come together. I agree with your observation, it does appear to be a bit on the high side, especially the rear.

Drat and be-damned. Here I am trying to reduce my stockpile of kits and all these new releases are on the way. May have to change my philosophy a bit and pick-up a couple of the F-100s (pun intended).

Really like the color combination. Those two-tone Fords were beautiful. That is some mighty fine modeling.

Going to be one fine looking Effy. What are your plans for the grille?

That is some really nice work on those wheel wells. Looking forward to updates.

It would require some work, but I believe a Cougar roof could be transplanted to make the Mustang into a believable coupe.

The sound you heard was my jaw dropping onto my keyboard. I think every complimentary adjective has been already used, and rightly so. Your imagination, your skill of execution is beyond normal. This is one of the most excellently conceived and finished models I have witnessed in my 60+ years of building. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Used to have these hanging under the front bumper of some of our flightline vehicles in the USAF. The idea was the magnets would pick up foreign objects (screws, nuts, bolts, etc.) to keep them out of aircraft engines. They didn't seem to realize a large portion of such things found on the flightline came from the airplanes and were not a ferrous alloy, so they were not magnetic.

I do need to reshape the front wheel openings and am thinking I may do the rears to match, possibly just a minor sweep to both. Have changed my approach to the rear end, I will now be adding a rolled pan to bring the fender bottoms out even with the taillight housings. I found a sweet set of lake pipes that will change my original approach to the exhausts. My garden, my fishing boat, and lawn work are beginning to call my name, but I am determined to get this one done soon (soon being a relative term).

It's been a while but there are some updates. First round of sanding was completed, which showed a significant amount of additional sanding was required. That has been accomplished and it is now in the second primer coat, which shows still more sanding needed, although not as extensive. Here is where I am now. Still looking at that rear fender area over the taillights, may need to blend some half round to the tops.

Let's go back a few decades plus. Duane Eddy (the king of twang) and Rebel Rouser. https://dai.ly/xcg4i

I have one in the "box opened, started, frustrated with engine, back in the box" forms. It is supposed to have the parts for the SOHC, but they did not fit very well. I got tired of sanding engine pieces, so I put it back in the box. Maybe I should drag it out again and use a different engine to finish it. Might make a nice slump buster.

Love those door-slammer cars. One fine looking Super Stocker.

Been perusing a stack of mid 50's to early 60's Rod & Custom magazines and I could swear I saw one just like this in one of them. What I am saying is this T-Bucket fits the style of that time frame. It is one cool hot rod. BTW where did those front tires come from?

Not exactly on the road but this was in the body shop that I took my Pinto to. Not a motorcycle guy, but you have to appreciate great workmanship and creativity.