TarheelRick

When will this nightmare of 2020 end? Friday night my computer decided it had done it's duty and quit with no notice. OK, figure Saturday I will go into town in the afternoon and get something new.Got up Saturday to a really beautiful sunny day with a mild temperature so decided to work on my shed for a while before going into town. Going down the basement stairs my old worn out work shoes decided it would be a good time to test my ankle strength so they rolled over. After getting up off the floor with a very sore ankle I went on outside, in some pain, but figured it was a sprain and some ice later on would take care of the trick. Long story short there is a crack in the Tibia where it joins the ankle joint, very luck does not require any surgery but will be in a cast for a few weeks. Heard someone say the other day, when DST ends they are not going to change their clocks because they do not want one more hour of 2020 - AMEN!

Got to add my $.02 to this build. That is one mighty fine looking Bird. As mentioned earlier I thought the first picture was a staged brochure photo, then I noticed there was no driver. That color really sets it off. I have heard many negative reports on this kit, but looking at your build I may take mine out of the "for sale" box and put it back on the "too build" shelf. Thanks for sharing this beauty with us.

IIRC the original AMT Cobra kit came with a hardtop very similar to that one. Although it wasn't quite as bulbous as that one, more streamlined. Then again the more I think about it that particular top I am thinking of may have been in the AMT '57 T-Bird. Disregard, my thoughts are rambling, must have been the extra coffee I had this morning.

Considering the sow's ear you began with this turned into a mighty fine looking silk purse. As was mentioned above I displayed mine with the nose tilted forward; BTW I made my own tilt hinge with brass tubing and wire. That color really looks god, accentuates all those subtle curves of this body. I do have more of these in my stash (one of my favorite kits - guess I am a sadist), and I plan on gluing the noses on and opening the hood as it is in 1:1.

1956 150 was my very first car, I paid $100 for it. Body was solid, interior looked like a couple of male Bengal tigers had a domination issue, of course old bed spreads took care of that. Six cylinder three on the tree, but it was MY car and it gave me freedom. I have always been partial to the '56. In fact I have two of the original issue DelRays and one of the California Wheels issues in my stash.

Don't know how I missed the beginning of this build, but I am sure glad I found it. You are doing some very impressive work. I am sending you a PM.

Beautiful ride, would love to find one. Really like that similarity with the Fox bodied Mustangs.

I used to carry one, but driving a school bus it is strictly forbidden. A pocketknife on school grounds is considered to be a deadly weapon and arrest could turn into a felony, so my Schrade stays at the house. Last year a kid was expelled for the remainder of the year because he had one of those little penknives on his key chain.

That is some excellent work on that van windshield, well really everything overall. Love the work you have done.

When the stuff hit the fan I contacted the subscription department at SA and had the remainder of my subscription transferred to Model Railroad and yes I am geriatric, still enjoy playing with toy trains just as much as I do playing with toy cars. It is these type comments which are completely out of line on any open community forum.

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?