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Curt, Your builds are after my heart! You have no idea how much I enjoy seeing these. Great job on them! Thanks,

Where's my ZR1? WHERE IS MY ZR1? WHERE...... IS........ MY.......... ZEE........... AREE............ ONEE!!!

Jim, Thanks for let us know. There was always a little ray of hope. But he is now in a better place. Our simpathies and respect to you, his family, friends and to all who he touched. A great one has left us. It is up to us now to keep the flame and see him as an inspiration, a role model. Rest in peace. Thanks,

I just had an idea: I'll sandwich the tip of the A arm with 2 brass strips and solder the spring rod to that. Or maybe styrene instead of brass... Either one should work... Thanks,

These are the parts. The body is a solid chunk of resin so it weights more than your average model, but not as much as say a diecast car. The white metal parts are paper thin and not much stronger than say aluminum foil. What I plan to do is to use them but replace the spring rod (diagonal bar) with brass. That should keep it in place. I don't think I can solder brass to this as this will melt way before the solder even winks. Thanks,

Hello, The suspension on my current project (2005 Danica's Indy 500 car) is made of white metal and it is extremely soft. I don't trust those parts holding the weight of the rather heavy model. Is there any way to strenghten white metal? I thought about coating it at the bottom with superglue. I did one A-arm in styrene with so-so results. The best way would be doing it in brass but I'm trying to minimize all that extra work. Any ideas? Thanks,

If I'm not mistaken, (NASCAR experts please jump in) the engine in the kit represents the previous generation engine. By this time RCR was already using the SB2 engine. I believe the valve covers and the intake manifold are slightly different. BUT: Don't take my word for it. I'm not an expert in this. Thanks,

Chris, The more the merrier! I would love to see more Indy cars done as well. Indycals is still operating. Their website is http://www.Indycals.net Thanks,

Hello, Here are a few pictures of how it's coming along. Before, As of now, Before, As of now, The Energizer bunny is inspiring me to keep going and going and going.... Thanks,

Thanks to all who helped me with this. I just got my order from Tower Hobbies. This should be good for about a year Thanks,

Curt, As expected, that looks great! You are giving me some ideas for the Valvoline Unser Jr car I have around. I'm still working on the Porsche Indy March. I hope to finish it before the year's end. Thanks,

Dont' forget to bleed them! Looking good bro!

Going for the late 70's look. Since this is hobby enamel paint I may need to wait a few years for it to dry before polishing. Thanks,

THANK YOU! All I can say is WOW! I have seen at least 3 fotki albums with over 250 pictures each and they seem like 3 different shows! Very little overlapping between the albums. Both the quality and quantity are mind blowing. Thanks to all from my heart!

Gracias a ti mi pana! (Thanks to you buddy)

Hello, Looking at my models I realized I don't have any british cars, and I've never done a 1/43 scale model. So this stone can get 2 birds at the same time I can't really say I'm a huge fan, but British cars have their place in automotive history. I have seen incredible 1/43 models that rival larger scales. You may have seen Simon's Ferrari 312T and Porsche 962. I have hold them in my hands in awe. But I'm taking it slow and easy. Heller made a few 1/43 kits that are very simple, yet look decent enough for the price. From that series is this Jaguar XJS. A V12 luxury GT car made from the mid 70's until the early '90s. Boy this is tiny! The body looks decent. The model includes a very crude engine but the hood is molded shut. I'll leave it like that. A coat of T236 Plastikote primer revealed a few low spots and minor bodywork needed. After that a second coat and it's ready for paint. Interior is very basic. I used Model Master Flat interior tan and military brown. But you didn't think for a second that I was going to leave it alone, did you? I added seatbelts, buckles, seatbelt reels, some buttons, console plate etc. The door panels and the dash have wood trim. Let's see where this gets. Thanks,

Hello, Recycled plastic from a disposable plate. Also made the roof thinner. Yes I know they are available in photetch but I'm cheap Thanks,

Hello, Added material to the trunk lid for a tighter gap and covered the roof flap hole. But the thickness of the plastic looks like armor plate. That will be addressed next so stay tuned.... Thanks,

Gregg has left the island! Actually he just landed in Cincinnati. See you next year Gregg! Hope you enjoyed! Thanks,

Chris, The setup is a single softbox on top pointing down. In this particular case we used a white table cloth and the table was set against a white projection screen. Thanks,

How did I miss this? Nice job on a way cool racer. BTW, I'd love to see the IMSA GTU as well. Thanks,

I'm having a hard time finding good reference for this car. I thought it was going to be easier, given that this is one of Dale Earnhardt's most popular rides. Anyway, in the meantime, Rusty Trusty attacked again and opened the trunk and the roof flaps... Thanks,

Hello, Any idea where to find small scale decals? I bought this at the show: It's a 1/43 scale very Very VERY basic kit. The decals are not very good and are generic. I'd like to make either the 1988 LeMans winner Silk Cut or the Daytona Castrol car. Maybe some smaller Castrol decals from a 1/25 may work. Nothing fancy, just that I've never done a 1/43 and I found this ugly car to be "cute" Thanks,

Hello, This will be interesting. I've always admired the work of David Thibodeau, Erick Gerena and other NASCAR builders. But I've never done one, not even back in the day I followed it. I was (am) a big Dale fan. When tragedy struck Feb 18 2001 I stopped following NASCAR with a screeching halt. Local forum (Scalebuilder.com) member Danny (3men2s) came with the idea of a friendly NASCAR buildoff. I don't know how he convinced me but now I'm in this mess and it is all his fault You can see his Bill Elliot Thunderbird post in this forum section as well. I'm NOT going to even attemp get to those guys level. I don't have the subject knowledge, expertise nor the desire to do so. The '33 left me not burned, but a bit overheated. Gentlemen! Start your engines! The engine in the kit is not correct for this car. But at this point, I'm not going to bother. Not much to see but it's a start.... Thanks,

Hello, Today's show was a blast! Here is a link to my fotki: 6th CSAE Fotki album and this is the link for Luis Ayala's album. Luis' Fotki album We'll include more albums as they become available. Do you recognize anybody in these pictures? Thanks,