Danno

Interesting project!

Funny! Unless you're the guy in the cement pond.

OMG, John! OMG! O!M!G! Once again, you've done it again!! WOW! Your builds bankrupt common language. Every superlative I can think of applies here. Magnificent build! Thanks for sharing it with us mere mortals.

Well said, Romell. John! ... A-freeekin-mazing! WoW!

Tomorrow (Sat 10-09-10) is Cholewa's swap meet at the Postal Worker's Hall, 3720 W. Greenway Road, Phoenix; Vendor set up at 7am, open to public at 8:30am until 1:30pm. I don't know why you didn't get one of his mailers or one of the flyers at the last one. Hope to see you there. Dan

Looking good, Tom! (See you Saturday at the swap meet.)

Has anybody seen or purchased R&R's '56 Chevy 4dr HT and/or '57 Chevy 2dr Station Wagon and/or '57 Chevy 4dr sedan? If so, how do they stack up? Accuracy, casting, etc??? Any first-hand info would be appreciated. Thanks!!!

I was highly anticipating the arrival of this conversion kit. Unfortunately, I'm highly disappointed in the result. It is a very credible attempt, but way too far off for an accurate replica with too much work to do to make it a reasonable representation. And at $40 it is too much money to spend for so many inaccuracies. A $9.95 body (like that other famous caster), maybe. But that's about as much as I ever feel like spending on a unit that is only 'workable.' (Sidebar - I won't even spend $9.95 on a TKM). But, at 4 times the threshhold for do-it-yourself, it's not a dog that'll hunt in my woods. I've seen other products from this caster and have been impressed. This one, however, missed the mark. Just my constitutionally-protected humble opinion. PS: No, I couldn't have done it better, I'm sure. But I'm still not gonna buy it.

Just a slight change of the fender vent and the striping. '78? '79? No one has ever noticed the diff.

I've had three cups of coffee and two slices of buttered toast. My workbench is still right where I left it last time. PS: Wayne, nice tank!

I used a little shorthand in that post: I have a resin conversion kit of the 2000 S10 LS extended cab pickup. It is a Perry's Resin piece; very, very nice.

Easy enough. 1. My current daily driver: '78 Malibu. See pic below. 2. '30 Ford AA truck 3. '72 Dodge Coronet 4dr sedan 4. '89 Chevy S-10 Blazer 4x4 5. '76 Chevy Nova 4dr sedan (not the coupe) 6. '85 Pontiac STE 7. '89 Chrysler LeBaron GTC Turbo Convertible 8. '90 Pierce Dash 1250 GPM 500 gallon tank Pumper 9. '95 Becker Navastar 4300 Crew Cab Quick-Attack Pumper Don't want much, do I? Kits exist for my other favorite past rides: A. '53 Stude Champion B. '59 Chevy Impala C. '69 Camaro Z28 D. '74 Dodge Charger E. '78 Camaro Z-28 F. '00 Chevy S10 Pickup I've had others, but they didn't rise to the level of personal collectibility!

Neat!

Great!!! Can't wait!

At most contests (certainly any IPMS), plug wiring is prohibited in box stock. Likewise, the Mercury would not be eligible for box stock judging due to the hubcaps from a source other than the kit. The pickup, if truly built only with parts from the original kit, would be eligible for box stock judging. Most contests allow the entrant to elect whether to enter a model in box stock judging or to have it judged in the most appropriate class. While every contest is a world unto itself and may have its own unique rules, most of the contests I have operated or still operate would place your models: Chevelle station wagon in "Street Machine" - not eligible for Box Stock. Mercury in "Street Machine" or "Custom" (your option) - not eligible for Box Stock. Dodge VTS in "Pickups" or "Box Stock" (your option), based on your representation that no non-kit parts were used. Another note: There are often overlaps in classes. For example, your Mercury would qualify for "Street Machine" in our events so long as it had 'street legal' equipment such as all required lamps and signals, mufflers, treaded tires, wipers, and license plate. It would also qualify for "Custom" because it has a chopped top and frenched headlamps and taillights; 'street legal' equipment is not required. So, if your Mercury has the 'legal' equipment, you could enter it in either class you choose. If it did not have all the 'legal' equipment you could only enter it in "Custom." If it did not have the non-kit hubcaps, you would also have the option of entering it in "Box Stock" so long as you provided the kit's instructions for display with your model. Our rules were/are pretty consistent with most events. But remember, different events have different rules. Clear as mud? Hope this helps.

I can't speak for all contests, but the ones I have been (and still am) involved in administering have the same basic experience: "other" scale entries represent only a very small percentage of the contest entries, and often consist of a very limited type of vehicle. For example, the COPPERSTATE MODEL CAR CHAMPIONSHIP usually had 300-400 entries, of which only 8 to 12 were "other" scale. We had 29 classes for 1/24-1/25 models and two "other" scale classes ("Large Scale" - 1/20th and larger - and "Small Scale" - 1/32nd and smaller). With only a handful of "other" scale entries, we could not justify having 29 individual classes for each scale breakdown. And, often the "other" scale entries were submitted by only a couple of builders. In short, the demographics just didn't support handling it any other way. And, human nature being what it is, we found way too much resistance to the idea of combining all scales ... entrants screamed like mashed cats if you suggested their 1/25 curbside would be judged against a Big Deuce. Don't know why, but it just happened. However, we never had any complaints about the system we used. Many times either or both the "Small Scale" class and "Large Scale" class went unpopulated. But we always kept the classes on our agenda so as to support any builders who showed up. We would not cancel or discontinue a class unless it went three years without a single entry. And, a side note: From year to year the population of entries in certain classes was a changing dynamic. For example: one year the "Early Street Rod" class might have dozens of entries and be hotly contested while the "NASCAR" class might have only one or two entries and we were unable to present all the class awards. The next year, the "Early Street Rod" class might be a ghost town while the "NASCAR" class sported more than a dozen entries. Ah, yes. Human nature again!

Generally, yes. IPMS does something interesting with the Out of Box concept. Each class has within itself an OOB award, if any OOB models are entered. So, if they have 25 classes, they could potentially have 25 OOB winners in addition to the 25 class winners. I'm not sure on the next point, but I believe an OOB entry could also win both the OOB and "Best" of the class ~~ potentially garnering two awards with one model if it is both out of box and the "Best" overall in the class. Or, the class might have a 1-2-3 plus an OOB winner.