Gray Smith

I've been lurking thru this thread and figured it was time to say hello..lol I really like the paint colors you have chosen and the stretch is great! I can't wait to see this one finished.

can't wait for the K-123 to come out and hopefully Hobby Lobby will carry that too...I want a few of those. Wish AMT would re-pop the Cruiseliner too...I've got 2 of the Stevens issues, but one came with a busted cab and warped parts, and the second came with a good cab and heavily warped parts.

the purple one and it's stretch look great. The transporter is looking good too. Gray

I think that movie is good only for the visuals of all the trucks. I am also upset that COE's aren't made anymore, those are my favorite style trucks So far as stretched trucks go, I like them from a purely aesthetic point, and most that I build will be stretched.

Hey guys, I finally feel like I have something to post on this even though its not much. This started out as a model club group build and its become a bit of an obsession and a taste changer in terms of what I wanna build now (more big rigs). Anyway, my plan for this is an owner/operator rig, mild custom, flashy color shift paint with a stripe set-up similar to what is on the box. I may add some fenders to the back, and a one of those texas bumpers on the front....not sure yet. So far i've been doing clean-up of the parts(mis-aligned molds.. booo) and this weekend I finally did the chassis stretch using an extra titan chassis from a box of parts off ebay. I also want a cab guard and will prolly use the one shown. My plan was also to build up a small flat drom, but I don't think the stretch was enough to allow that to fit. I'm still learning about trucks so bear with me on inaccuracies, I know of 2 i've got on here already. Anyway, here are the rough mock up pics i've got with more to follow showing a bit more work(and paint soon) After this one is done i've got a stretched Cruiseliner, and a UPS COE I want to build, and then I'll try my hand at a conventional.. Thanks for looking guys Gray

Just go to Hobbylobby.com and print one out, or you can set up for emails(like I did) and get the weekly specials in your inbox. They don't have 40% off every week, but it seems as though its every other week.

Great job man, I'm a Titan/Astro fan so I always like seeing them, the new grill looks good. I'm planning a mid 80's astro aero eventually. Gray

Hey guys, Stopped by my local Hobby Lobby at lunch yesterday to pick up the amt White Freightliner Dual Drive kit and saw that hey are now carrying the Chevy Titan 90 kit. It's priced the same as the Freightliner at 36.99 but with the 40% off it comes to 24.00 bucks with tax..that's not bad for what I consider a great truck kit that can be used under most anything.... Gray

I'd say so!..great find, this one was a grail for a loooong time, I finally picked one up last year off of a Porsche forum

Yep, you sure did!..i need to start looking out for some of these old cool books, I remember one from way back that did a custom job on the revell 55 nomad, used one of those plastic welder things to do a canted in headlight thing...still used thread with beezwax wiring for detailing the motors.. Gray

After hearing about this Building Model Trucks book by Phil Jensen, and the inspiration it has provided to many people, I wanted to see about getting a copy...I've also heard its made of unobtanium....well I spent 30 minutes on amazon and found this copy, in very good condition for 4 bucks, and 3 bucks shipping....a week later(today) it came.. Yeah...having gone to the end of the internet and back has its rewards..lol

hmm..surprisingly few motorcycles... this is my recently acquired and intermittently reliable Buell X1..when its running good I commute 25 miles one way almost every day of the week this is my 2000 Impala sitting next to the Buell...its also about as reliable as the Buell..lol. But I have to say it goes like stink for a big floaty boat. this used to be my daily before I wrecked it and before fatherhood..fun car then waaaaay back in the day before the 240 I used to drive this beast..and I drove it like a darn sports car..as you can see in this autocross pic..lol Gray

Great looking build!..i've got a question though, i'm fairly new to trucks so whats an SBFA?

Wow guys we are 2 and 2 tonight with extremely useful threads for me...I'm now in search of 22 tires for my AMT Titan, cause i think the stock wheels look a little dinky. Great info again!

Hecks Yeah! i've been looking for some of this stuff...great shipping rate too! thanks guys! Gray

Jeff I look forward to seeing more on this..I'm one of those guys who doesn't have the money to waste on big name aftermarket parts(though sometimes I do).. Thanks Gray

me too..along with 2 other color shift colors...

Stopped by the local hobbytown to get a can of pactras color change paint, and this was there..it said "buy me" and so I did...very pleased with it, except for the tires and wheels..but i'm not going to use those anyway..i'm building a replica of my favorite car in Forza 3 that's Cyber Gray with a blue pearl coat over it, gran sport stripes, and the hero car hood stripes(doubtful those will make the cut)and Advan wheels...also nice to know they fixed the dry sump issue This is the first revell Vette i've picked up since the first C5's came out years ago..and I never did build those... Gray

Thanks guys! Jeff this one was mine...a tamiya Nismo Edition Z

Hey guys, It was a great show, and the CKM guys did an awesome job, everything ran very smoothly. It was great to put faces with the names I've known from the various boards...and good to see some great builds. Anyway here is my link to about 100 really large pictures... http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/grayelysemakalya/Models/CKM%20Summer%20Classic/ Gray

how do you like all this rain? its been raining here all day..where are you staying?

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/40180061 this will be my new workbench (first one i've had in 4 years) once I put it together and get a chair and lights for it... gotta love Ikea... Gray

I got my recent order of paints from Scale Finishes in today... Nissan KAC and some of the very beautiful Ferrari Rosso F1 Met.. Can't beat the service you get from Jameston Gray

Looking forward to it!, I'll be bringing one of my fellow SCMA club members with me

Found this thru a search..i've ordered a cruise-liner kit and will be here this week, and as soon as the wallet allows i'm getting the superliner 2 resin kit...this is one great looking truck...good to see someone else build one