TarheelRick

Not trying to be facetious, but every kit out there can be a dirt/short track car. Just let your imagination run wild, use some NASCAR chassis if available, or scratchbuild whatever you need. There are plenty resin suppliers of engine parts, wheels & tires, and almost any other part you might need. Now I realize you did mention kits, but unfortunately for us short track fans they are really few and far between. Just as an example here are a couple of regular kits I built into short-track.

I have sent some parts to another member, USPS receipt shows estimated delivery date "Sat 10/03/2020". Just checked the tracking number and it shows "Delayed, late delivery". When I went to the tracking history I see it left my home post office and went to the Greensboro, NC distribution center and that seems to be as far as it has got. What really irks me about this, other than the late delivery of the parts, is that I did a trade just a couple weeks ago and the package got held up at the Greensboro, NC distribution center. I live less than 50 miles from that facility, yet it took five days for the package to make it to my post office. My part of the trade went out and made it a day earlier than the due date. Seems to me someone needs to do some rectal-kicking at the Greensboro facility.

"Finally got completely irritated with some of the adult oriented ads appearing on this site so I turned my ad blocker back on. Not being a prude but some of these ads are just over the top, especially the one advertising "Never Seen Photos" or "Historical Photos". I mean a picture of a well-known actress wearing a tee-shirt with "My P...y, My choice" is a bit too much." Posted this morning in the What Irked you Today, Off-Topic forum.

Finally got completely irritated with some of the adult oriented ads appearing on this site so I turned my ad blocker back on. Not being a prude but some of these ads are just over the top, especially the one advertising "Never Seen Photos" or "Historical Photos". I mean a picture of a well-known actress wearing a tee-shirt with "My P...y, My choice" is a bit too much.

Praying you and your family will receive the peace only GOD can give.

Must agree with all these posts. That is one excellent Charger; very nice clean build. Of course that is one of the most beautiful Chargers MOPAR ever built.

I have an affinity for the AMT 40 Willys Coupe/Pickup kit. So far I have built it three ways and only one is partially box stock, I have plans for four more versions. I have three kits in the stash, some are only major pieces , plus some left over parts from my former days in the hobby. This one is in the works, going to be a fuel coupe.

Thanks for that instruction. The only part I am missing is the patience to do that. They are definitely very realistic looking.

Very beautiful rendition of a classic Ford pickup, one of the original F-series. Really like the subtlety of the two tone paint job. Clean overall build. Thanks for sharing it.

That is one fine looking, well-polished Corvette. Job well done.

Just finished a great trade with Paintaandwrenches (David Ingle). Good communication and quick shipping, thanks.

Cool idea and very believable execution. Here is a picture of a Lambo I saw at a car show a few years back, that is a Chevy engine.

Looks convincing. Looking forward to more updates.

Since I am beginning to get the "old man" shakes in the hands that paint bottle holder idea looks really good and I have plenty of lids from empty cans.

Those are some good looking tyres, really look the part. How did you get the cuts so symmetrical?

Just recently drove by my local low-inventory Ford dealer and saw a really nice F-150 that was begging me to stop and look at it. Except for the factory steel wheels and no Sirius/XM radio it was pretty much what I wanted. I should be able to find a good set of aluminum wheels at a wrecking yard for a reasonable price (finger-crossed) and may consider changing out the radio. Anyway, I went back the next day with the title of my 2010 Ranger in hand and drove in in the 150. They are a local dealer and have been in business since before WWII, of course they have been almost closed by the super-dealers, but they still deal honestly and made what I thought was an excellent deal. As an aside, a friend of mine said he saw me in my Ranger driving through town a couple days after my trade; guess it didn't remain on the lot very long. IMHO the best deals on used cars are still made with local dealers, and yes I have heard the stories of the vast difference in trade-in and the gold standard at CARMAX.

Not really familiar with dirt racing, but from what I do know many drivers had their own "secret" design that worked for their driving style. So any design you cut should be an acceptable pattern. If anyone complains about the design, you can always blame the rookie team member that cut the tires for you.

Very nice 1-ton. I really like the color and the interior details set it of nicely. Good job.

Yeah, but at least you would be there when a new shipment comes in and would get first choice.

Very nice looking deuce coupe, would love to find something like that sitting in some little old ladies garage and she would be willing to sell it. Just wondering about the lack of taillights.

Except Gorilla Tape residue, the only thing that removes that residue is "Goo-be-Gone" and even then it requires quite a bit of elbow grease.

Excellent build, really like the hard work look. What scale is this and what company produced the kit?

I remember this very technique presented as a "How To" article in one of the model car magazines. They used a cookie tray for a mold. Some of those trays come with excellent diamond patterns and other designs. They can also be cut and flocked to make cushions, like the sleeper cushion in my Mack race car hauler.

That is some mighty fine artwork, but don't give up the models.

Two authors from my childhood that really remain with me through today 60+ years later are Henry Gregor Felsen with his series of Hot Rod, Street Rod, Crash Club, etc. books about teen-agers growing into the car culture that was so prevalent at that time in our country's history. The second one is Jim Kjelgaard a writer of stories of again teen-age boys growing up in a rural farm setting and most included a dog. However his book that impacted me most was "Wildlife Cameraman", a young man beginning a career camping in the wilderness photographing wildlife. I have added a few of these to my library today, they are quite simple reading, the plot line is thin, and it is fairly easy to detect the direction of the finish. But they do take me back to a time when life was not so stressful or complicated, and a teen-age boy could dream glorious dreams. Thanks for opening this thread.