Jantrix
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Man, that's very impressive. Terrific work.
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In the quilting section of your local craft stores you can find printable cloth swatches. That's not what I used in this instance, I used lint free cloths like you might find in a machine shop or clean room, but they aren't cheap or easy to get. The printable quilting swatch should getcha the same effect.
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On 2/5/2021 at 4:07 PM, Dave72 said:
Paint is Rustolium Camouflage with Duplicolor clear.
Wow, that paint combo could have easily gone sideways on you. Oh wait, the clear is an acrylic isn't it, that works.
Terrific work. Great color, stance and overall realism.
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2 hours ago, Rockford said:
A Corvette for $1, can you imagine...? Bet they were big blocks too.
YEp.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/meet-an-astronauts-427-corvette-stingray/
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On 2/4/2021 at 3:46 AM, stitchdup said:
So I saw this pic online and sorta fell in love a little.
I'll be building it without the wide arches and with more of a modern look.
I know what you mean about falling in love with a cool pic. I've been particularly motivated by real cars with a unique look of late. This is something I'd build. I've gotta disagree with not opening the wheel arches. The arches really add to giving this truck a tough look.
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You could donate some stuff to a local model club. My old IPMS club in Jax, Florida would use donated stuff for raffles at the contests to raise money for the awards.
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34 minutes ago, disconovaman said:
I really thought the Nascar chassis was working well.
It is, it's fabricating an interior, altering the roll cage, fitting the twin turbo sbc in and around the front roll cage tubing, making a front radiator core that holds the body to the right dimension that the grill and hood both fit, and allowing the intercooler to fit. Lots of engineeering.
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57 minutes ago, disconovaman said:
I love the history of this contest
You aren't the only one. Before he died, Harry had contacted me, via email, about doing an article about this CBP for the magazine. He was impressed by the longevity of this simple idea, the amount of repeat offenders 😅 and how supportive we all were of each others efforts. He said it represented the best of what online forums should be all about, but so seldom are in reality. He got sick not long after, sadly.
We even had a resin caster/online merchant who approached me about provided us, at no charge, a winners package, but I never heard from him again.
As for my entry, I'm losing interest in the Matador and am looking for an alternative that suits me. Due to my limited bench time, I'm generally looking for something that requires less custom work / scratch building / engineering. I thought the Matador was my ticket, but the poor quality of the kit, gets me grumbling.
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25 minutes ago, disconovaman said:
Awesome build! Very Unsuspecting! Now you still have plenty of time to build the model kit behind the passenger seat I was referring to in my earlier comment Kurt 😄...
Please build this... 😁 I'm not sure if we ever had two builds or more in the history of the CBR? I'm feeling challenged right now...😆
Yes, we did. In the second or third year we had an enterprising young fellow, who cranked out three Cannonball racers. To make it fair, I asked him politely (via PM) to enter only his best one in the race in December and he happliy did so, and the poll went off without a hitch. The next year I included this change into the official rules. Build as many as you want, but just one in the race. I do not recall if it's happened since, though.
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On 1/30/2021 at 5:14 PM, Daddyfink said:
I'm not certain that Draggin Wagon "became" the Hangman. For certain they shared parts, but the rest of the model is so radically different that altering the molds to make another body would have been pointless. So very likely the Hangman used molds A and B from the Draggin Wagon, but then created new molds for the rest of the model. Also I believe the the Draggin Wagon was re-released as the Circus wagon just a few years ago.
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I've been planning on building this one in all it's cheesy glory with just an engine swap. It looks fun.
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Looking good Tom. I like it.
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On 1/23/2021 at 5:20 PM, bisc63 said:
" Never meet your heroes"
Not to divert from the subject at hand too much, but check out Christopher Titus' bit on meeting Bruce Springsteen. Maybe it's on YouTube. Hilarious.
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It's a brilliant custom, and like a lot of Sam Barris' work, if the chop was a little less drastic could pass for a stock design. Like his Buick. I just never liked the color of the Merc.
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Well I was able to get a bit of bench time and I got the Chevy chassis stretched.
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Well I tried to use that lame Matador chassis, no dice. I've switched over to a modern Nascar chassis from the AMT Tony Stewart Monte Carlo. Time to mock up the chassis and figure out the wheelbase.
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STUDEBAKERS - ANY!
A good 69 AMX kit.
1954 Kaiser Darrin
73ish Aussie Ford XC Falcon hardtop
A Tucker
A good Benz Gullwing
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I've done the 24hr twice and was not successful either time. It was fun though. The 72 hour July 4 run was much better for me. I will think hard about this upcoming run though.
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3 hours ago, thatz4u said:
Hey Rob, your farm beats the heck out of Tampa...?
Al, truer words have never been said. It was such a gamble coming to Idaho (of all places), but it has all worked out so well for my family and I. My wife and I both had no issues keeping our jobs though the pandemic, same with my sons, who are doing well. I have a one year old grandaughter. Life is good. I just wish I could get more models in the done column.
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11 hours ago, kermn8r said:
A word of advice, don’t google search Mega Squirt
Thanks for the laugh Walt, a darn near sprayed soda all over the keyboard. The Revell Goodguys version of the Willys, will provide you with an Art Morisson style chassis should you desire it. I've used it for the Cannonball a couple years ago and it's quite good.
10 hours ago, Northwindcustoms said:I hope I am doing this in the right place I would like to join this build with the merge of a gt1 endurance car and a Lexus I plan to keep it in the spirit of the current era of cannonball era with a twist . I will keep it updated as I build If all goes to plan will be mid engined with a stock outer appearance will most likely have a bunch of 3D parts required and it goes on . Sorry for the long post it’s been 10 years since I have been on a forum . I look forward to seeing all the great builds on this theme .mike
You are in the right place Mike, welcome to the forums. Guys, Mike is a member of my local face-to-face model club and an excellent builder. He provided the 3D printed, twin turbo SBC for my build.
So glad to see all the great work happening. As usual my build is inching right along.
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I've never seen this version of the Deora. I'd build that.
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If you've seen my work over the years (the little there is of it), you'll notice that there isn't a great deal of body modifications going on. It's not my bag. I don't enjoy it. I've ruined a fair number of bodys over the years, attempting it. And because of that the Revell Merc is an absolute favorite of mine. Most of the bullet points mentioned as a detractor, I rather like. The kit goes together VERY nicely, has great detail and looks great right from the box. I'm glad that we have both kit versions of this car, that way there is something for everyone's taste.
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Thanks very much Stef. It was a real fun build.
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Terrific! I like it.
not pretty,but fun
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I really like this. The old school gasser racer with a carbon fiberhood, is kind of neat. The decal issue is likely a print shop faux pas, but I like Steve's idea and I'd go with it.