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And there goes the box stock part of the build Brass full roll cage. It fits so nice and tight there is no need to hold it with anything. Too bad it has to be painted. Why the upper bars go inwards? The roof is a tight fit and this is more of a quick build. I don't expect this car to roll over very often anyways Thanks,

Don't you dare! It stopped. Besides, you do know how to swim right?

I might need to do a 1:1 Noah's Ark. Authorities are saying this is the heaviest rain in over 100 years of records. Over 26 inches of rain in 24 hours and counting. Hey! This was supposed to be a Rain Forest, not Atlantis

Nice to see progress on these! Leave them yellow. I have a 430 in primer and I will leave them body color. I'll do a little card that will read "Yes, I know the scoops are black but this is MY car done MY way " Thanks,

SLOW DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to refresh this thread every few minutes and neither my computer nor my brain can keep up!! Beautiful as usual Dave. Thanks,

That's a 1/5 scale model of a car that doesn't yet exists but tributes Hot wheels which are 1/64, so it is actually a 13/1 scale model of a Hot Wheels Confused enough now? Thanks,

Hello, I polished the roof to see how it would look. Note the rest of the car has not been polished yet. What's in front of it is a REALLY BIG BLOCK Next week I hope to finish polishing and start assembly. This week is quite busy and we are going camping with the cub scouts this weekend. Thanks,

That is some superb craftsmanship! And that goes for both builds!

That is absolutely beautiful. Andy's work is outstanding. I was blessed with the opportunity of getting one of the Corvette kits and it is my holy grail, built with my heart. This is STILL my favorite model of all time. Thanks,

That is so sad to hear. They did a great job.

Hello, Tired of my promos already? Don't worry, this is the last one for now. I scored this one on eBay and it was delivered this morning. Monte Carlo Pace Car from the Inaugural Brickyard 400: August 6, 1994. Another Brookfield promo. Click here to see my promos album Thanks,

"I Don't need to know where I'm going! I just need to know where I've been"

I have no idea but I have to say it's beautiful! Love it!

Hello, Well, not exactly 100% on topic but these are scale race cars anyway We had a Cub Scout district Pinewood Derby yesterday. Up until Thursday, we were not going because my wife and I were supposed to be out of town in training. But the training was cancelled and I found myself struggling to get 2 BSA kits for the derby. My son was very happy he was now going! If you haven't seen it, the kit includes a block (literally) of wood and you need to carve a race car out of it. With only Friday evening and a few hours Saturday I cut the rough simple shapes. Keep in mind most of my tools are for plastic or metal work, not much wood. Cutting wood with a hacksaw designed to cut aluminum tubing is "interesting" Simple shapes cut, a 220 grit sandpaper and off they go for painting. No sealer, no primer no nothing. Painted in a few minutes with the acrylics I had around, put the wheels on, a few stickers and called them done. While they were painting I lightly polished the nails that act like axles and following the instructions (what a concept!) added some dry powder lubricant. Not the most "elaborate" race cars I've seen, but good enough considering the timeframe AND they did it themselves. At the derby, my son's car was flying, winning every heat! At the end it won the class and the overall! My daugther's car won 2nd place in the open category (for non-cub scouts like sisters, adults, older brothers etc) A fellow leader looked at me, smiled and said "those 2 cars are suspicious. I've seen your workbench and I wonder if those cars were turned in your lathe and have Michelin race tires or something" He was kidding but just in case we showed the cars to anyone who wanted to see it and inspect it, not to mention tech inspection and the judges. The secret is straight wheels, not weight. It weighted only 3 oz and the limit was 5. What a blast! we ALL had a great time. That's the beauty of cub scouting. You can tell which one is who's About 50 - 60 cars entered, but most importantly, they were all worked on by the kids Click here for more Pinewood Derby pictures I may sound like a broken record but: Ask not what the young can do for you, ask what YOU can do for them. Thanks,

Nice R8. Good job on a good looking car. Thanks,

Wow! That is looking GREAT! It certainly gives me hope. I hope mine comes out that good! Reference is something you never have enough of. I'd love to get more. You can send me a private message or email me. Thanks!

Son, there's a whole lot more to racing that just winning....

-No, no, no, no, no tires, just gas -What? You need tires you idiot!

Terry, Thanks for the info on Brookfield. That's a very cool Monte Carlo. The Brookfield Brickyard 400 pace car Monte Carlo promo is next in my sight I always thought on getting one of those and convert it into my Lumina daily driver. Thanks,

While not exactly a shake the box and out it comes, it is not as bad as it may look. It is the only game in town and I want it so bad I'll step up to the challenge. There is a lot of scratchbuilding ahead. On the warping, I've never been very successful at heating and bending resin, and it had pinholes anyway so in the long run, this was probably easier. Thanks,

As a hurricane veteran I'm carefully following Ike. For us here in the Caribbean, following hurricanes is almost a sport. To my friends in Texas and other parts in danger, take it from me: Don't be a fool. Get the hell out of its path. This is a really dangerous hurricane because of it's shear size. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst. And Please be safe. We'll be praying for you all. Thanks,

I promise this is the last one.... for this week Brookfield '97 Indy 500 Pace car promo Seller claimed it was never removed from the box, but from the amount of dust inside and the dirty body, it most likely spent a good part of the last 10 years in an open shelf. No big deal. I will eventually disassemble it for a good cleanup and maybe a black wash in the door panel lines. As far as I know, Brookfield made the only 1/25 scale representation ever made of a 1997 Oldsmobile Aurora. It was available as a regular promo or as the Indy Pace car you see here. I wonder what ever happened to Brookfield? Thanks,

"Who has the money has the rules! I go first"

There is a quote from a movie that has eluded me for years. What movie is this from? "You are moving in 2 speeds: Slow and stopped! Now you get your busting gear or you're outta here! Get it? MOVE!"

Remember IMSA in the mid 80's? That'd be cool GTP: Prototypes GTO: Over 3 liters (It was 2.5 then increased to 3.0) GTU: Under 3 liters GTS Special class event like all cars the same or something like that