SawgrassRaven

Hello all! I'm not sure if this is the right place to place this post, so I apologize if it's in the wrong location. I have a question that perhaps you all can lend some knowledge to. I've recently purchased the Round 2 General Lee Charger. The hood-to-fender fit is bad; there is a nice gap between the hood and fender. My idea is to add some .020 styrene strip to the edges of the hood to add some material, then putty and sand smooth to fit to make a nice tight (but operable) hood fit. Does this sound like a good fix? Have any of you done similar? Opinions and advice more than welcomed! Thanks in advance! SR

Just lemme know when!

Hey Snake! Haven't seen you in a while. I don't go to RF much anymore. Good to see you here! I have this on the bench. I've got special plans for it.

You are correct, sir.

Ruger never sponsored a race car. Glock did in 2006 (I think).

Excellent point.

I was thinking of a light blue Smith & Wesson #29 car with dark blue decals. Even the roof and door numbers would the old timey font of their logo. Josh Muma at Bedlam Creations makes my decals. The guy is a genius.

Snake, you know me as St__ts from a certain firearms forum.

Tamiya has released Sebastian Vettel’s 2017 Australian Grand Prix debut Ferrari SF70H Formula One car in 1/20 scale. Vettel won the race, with his teammate Kimi Raikkonen finishing fourth in his. That's my next one.

The paint is flawless; what you see is dust. I swear this car draws dust the minute it leaves the case. Shown next to its Ruger stablemate (posted earlier).

Thanks! To my knowledge, this is the only pic of the car that exists; it's mentioned in "Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf" by James Segrest and Mark Hoffman. Excellent book, highly recommended for any Wolf fan. https://www.amazon.com/Moanin-Midnight-Life-Times-Howlin/dp/1560256834

I actually built two of these; the other I gave to Buddy Guy and sits at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago. And with the old parts, I built this.

That foil work is great. I hate Bare Metal Foil; one day it'll be the death of me.

I love that color! Nice work!

Did it come with a kit or is it aftermarket? I must have one!

Sweet! Is that shifter knob a skull?

I love it! Especially the toy wind-up key in the back!

I've always loved Ruger revolvers. Here's a fantasy build.

Nevermind. Decals arrived tonight; it's going in the Under Glass section tomorrow.

Yeah, it's all box stock. Including that extra molded-in muffler and exhaust to compliment the dual exhausts . One day I plan to build another, except done right.

Thanks folks!

Thanks Mike. That means a lot to me.

Sure.

Nice! How did you do the orange stripes?

One of the most time-consuming parts of the build (yet almost the most relaxing) was making the hundred or so Mason jars, complete with metal lids and bands. The car is loaded with full crates and there's an open one on the front seat.