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2021 Model Show and Contest The show theme for 2021 is: "TOPLESS MODELS"* and will be held on SATURDAY OCTOBER 23rd 2021 Join us at the: Elks Club #275 29 Overocker Road Poughkeepsie NY Click here for directions Hours Contest Entrants: 9.00am - 4pm General Public: 10.00am - 4pm Admission Contest Entrants: $10.00** General Public - Adults (13+): $3.00 General Public - Family (Best deal): $7.00 General Public - 12 & Under: Free * The 'Topless Models' theme is not intended to encourage nudity or adult themed topics as entries.Examples of 'Topless Models' includes, but is not limited to: Convertible Cars, Open top Armor, Aircraft without canopies...etc.Please see the show flyer or email us for details.** Entry fee includes up to 5 models. You may enter extra models for an additional $1.00 per model.Please note that due to a lack of supply, the show Make-n-take will not be available this year. For further information, please contact our Show Chairman John Gallagher @ (845) 462-4740 or ggallagherjoh@optonline.net Happening this weekend, if your close check it out!

Just like all of your builds, A-MA-ZING!!!

Well, we got the old thing running and it didn't run too bad. We drove it around the yard and the steering seemed tight so we checked to see if there was anything in the box and it was full of grease. It looked like someone just stuck a grease gun in it and filled it up. I figure the past owners knew it was going bad but didn't want to change it. The adjustment was so tight we couldn't get it loose either. We put some brake fluid in it and figured, what the heck, lets take it down the road. That's the good thing about living in the sticks, you can do this without alot of traffic. Down the fresh tarred and chipped road we went. It was all over the road, the wheel had about a quarter turn of play in it. I noticed my father put one hand on the seat and one on the dash when I put it in 3rd gear down the hill and around the turn so I slowed down and it quit. We were still going down the hill and it wouldn't pop start so I figured, yup we're walking back to the house. I pulled out the choke a little, hit the starter and she fired back up. We got it turned around and back to the house. Dad said he had another steering box so we dug it out and grabbed some tools. It's now in front of the garage with the steering column and box out, waiting for the other one to be put in. Maybe this weekend we'll get it back together and try it again! I love being able to make these memories with my father. He'll be 78 next month and he still loves playing with this old junk.

She's a beauty. I love the color on her, she looks a little like my sons dog Mia.

I love them rusty old trucks and this looks great. I really like your little flatbed body too, nice work.

The wiring looks great, but I think your carb is on sideways. The bulge for the float should be facing forward.

Nice work, it's nice to see you kept it Ford powered.

Thanks guys, I made some inner fenders & checked to see if the hood fits with the carb & aircleaner (thank you Bob for reminding me to do this). Surprisingly it doesn't hit! I'm building the radiator and trying to figure out an electric fan for it. I'll probably just hack up the Foose radiator.

Arrived today and it's super detailed for such a small kit. I can't wait to start it! Sorry for the crappy pics.

That old Lindberg kit didn't come as a dual wheeled truck. It had the options of stock, hot rod, rack body or wrecker but they were all single wheels. Not that you can't do it but it might funny with the wire wheels. I'm sure whatever you choose will be cool!

Thanks again guys, I'm still plugging along when I have time. I've been working on getting the interior to fit. After I narrowed it to fit in the cab I realized that the trans tunnel needed to be cut out so I can get it as low as I can so I barrowed a tunnel from my parts box. The firewall was giving me a hard time too because any engine I tried to make fit hit everything. So I ended up moving the Ford engine from the Foose kit forward as much as I could and boxed in the firewall to make it fit. It's not great but it's what I came up with. Now I have to figure out some inner fenders, YAAAAAY! I did manage to get the cab 2 toned, the hood will be white too but I'm still trying to get it to look right. Anyway, that's about it for now.

Stupid Rob Schneider movie "The Hot Chick" The father was always working on a model.

Great looking Dodge! I like your background too, Nice job!

Ordered this & I can't wait to get it! 1/35 scale, but still cool.

Amazing job! Everything about this setup is perfect. I see you started another transporter already, I'm surprised your not resting your fingers for a little while longer after drilling, I mean building this one.

Cool little truck. Your weathering looks nice too, great job!

Hey Bob, your old A Model came out really nice! You definitely had more patience than me when it came to dealing with that windshield. Another one for your shelf that you can be proud of.

I love it. Old, worn out but still going. Just like me.?

Thanks guys for the great comment & encouragement. I gave it light coat of flat black because when I start sanding through the colors for my weathered look it gives it a little more definition. I'm pretty sure I'm going with a light blue with a white top. I hit the bed with some blue but not the cab yet. I've been trying to get the Foose interior in it so I've been hacking at that for a while trying to narrow it up & reshape the dash. Not much of an update but a little is better than none.

It was pretty cool at the time back in the 80s. I got it when I was about 13, I traded a 54 Mercury for it. Ya, I've been doing this for a long time. I always wonder about what ever happened to it. Exactly what I think too. The 51 Chevy truck he just sold was just that, 350 with an automatic ?. The 49 F1 we're working on now will be sporting a 51 Mercury flathead V8 with all vintage speed stuff. Edelbrock tri power, offenhauser heads and magneto, you know, all the good stuff.

Real nice paint! Everything looks nice, I can't wait to see it finished. Great work!

Thanks Bill, I'm petty sure that's the way we're headed. Thanks Dan, it's pretty solid compared to most here in N.Y. It will run, like dad says "if its got gas and spark we can make it run". Hey David, like you said these old 6 cylinders are full of torque. We had a 51 2 door sedan when I was "younger" and you could get it to 70mph quick! He has a friend who has a 2 carb setup for a 6, maybe we can talk him out of it. Thanks Bob! Thanks Ray, the interior is pretty nice. Good headliner, new seat covers and carpet but someone removed the door panels so we'll have to do something about that. We're probably going for a fake chop, you know put a sun visor on it. We have one for it, along with some lowering blocks for the rear and maybe some fender skirts. Thanks Paul, the interior is partially redone so hopefully it wont be to bad to finish (door panels). We'll probably stick with the 6 if it's not worn out. There is a lot of room in these engine bays. I had a 51 Coupe that we put a 272 Mercury Y block with 3 deuces in back when I was a kid. We never finished it, I wish I never sold it.

Well, my father sold his 51 Chevy pickup a couple weeks ago, which I was kinda happy to see go. We put a lot of work in it and he still wasn't happy with it. He called Friday and asked me to haul his new project home. This "wonderful" 1950 Ford 4 door sedan. I know nobody wants a 4 door but he doesn't care, he just wants to ride in something old. It doesn't run "yet" and it has a 6 cylinder with a 3 speed overdrive transmission. Shouldn't be too hard to get it running again, we have plenty of spare parts and a few flathead v8s if it gives us too much trouble. We just put his 49 Ford pickup back in the garage to work on so I'm not sure when we'll start on this. Either way, let the wrench turning, cussing & bloody knuckles start all over again.

This is what I have for a model bench too. It's nice but I left off the bottom shelf so I would have room for my legs. I also added a 4 foot led light. It's pretty tall too, so I have an old adjustable stool I use to sit on.

Thanks Jeff. I got the chassis put together & made more progress on the box. Starting to look like a truck now.