Mike C

I mostly use Testors enamel. I have used Tamiya laquers a couple of times. My current project will use it because they have the correct Ferrari Red I need for it.

That is a really cool rat rod.

Really nice build. I have two that I haven't posted yet, one is the Ramchargers and the other is a beater car.

Here's a review I found of the kit with the box opened up: http://www.modeltruckbuilder.com/index.php?/forums/topic/73-ertl-international-transtar-ii-eagle-6183/

I built this in 2000. I made the base with a 2 lb tub of spackle. I wrapped masking tape around it and textured it as it was skinning up. I rolled the chassis over it to make tire prints. The puddle is Future. I just figured it out as I went along. It was also the first time I dirtied up a vehicle. It appeared in Scale Auto from contest coverage of the ACME Southern Nationals. It was my first model to appear in Scale Auto too.

They look really good. I have one of those kits I still haven't built yet.

Looks really cool, but I'll bet it wouldn't be so good to drive.

Way cool old roadster.

Fantastic build. I love those vintage cars and you just can't beat real spoked wheels on a model.

Nice 'Cuda. (notice my avatar).

Very nice woody.

A great classic from the 80's.

Here's a build from around '97 or so. It's the Revell kit. I used some PE and detailed under the hood. I tinted the windows and headlights blue as I saw in photos of the 1:1 car. Here's some interior photos too:

I'll bet many people already have it. But in case you don't here area couple of attachments in.pdf Firing Order 1.pdf Firing Order 2.pdf

Well, I don't have any recent scores but I'll show you what's in my stash:

I painted it with a copper or brass base coat with orange pearl on top. Here's some chassis WIP shots followed by finished shots. It was photographed and appeared in Scale Auto at the ACME Southern Nationals too. Here's a nice shot of the dash: Here's the finished model:

Cool looking Charger.

I'm not going to worry about that now. I did it over 10 years ago and it's not in my posession.

Actually, this RR isn't mine. I was commissioned to finish it. Two builders before me started on it and it didn't get finished. I was living in FL at the time and belonged to a club down there. The club pres. was at my place and saw my Pocher Bugatti Type 50T I had built. I had built it in '82. He said he never saw a completed Pocher and said I had done a good job. So he told me about the RR kit that was started. AND he said I would get paid $750 to finish it. So I went for it. Plus I had got laid off my job not long after that. This was in 2005. I remember that the gas pedal linkage was not assembled correctly. The chassis and engine were pretty complete. The spoke wheels had to be built. The body was painted but I had to repaint a door. And I should add the owner lives in a community across the highway from my parents. We're still in touch too. He sends me jokes and I send him pictures of the models I've been building. So here's the pictures:

Nice. That's a lot of AlClad compared to what we use on a car model.

That is way cool especially in that diorama.

Well, I am a fan of Sci-Fi. My current favorite living writer is a Brit. Peter F. Hamilton. I really enjoyed Pandora's Star/Judas Unchained. I read them and years later listened to them on audio. A favorte from the past is Isaac Assimov.

I forgot about this site. Model Motorcars. They specialize in Pocher and make aftermarket goodies for Pocher kits. You can get repacement wheels/tires and other stuff from them. Just scroll down the page. http://modelmotorcars.com/new-parts-tools/ You get to drive a model J Duesy! That is AWESOME!