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I'll second that!! Great job so far!!

Way too cool slamer!! I can see this one as a Hot Wheels car!! Later,

Didn't work for me either...

Nice save, Ed!! Nice job on the BMF!! With the monochromatic look of the new cars, it's easy to forget just how much chrome, stainless steel and aluminum trim the old cars carried around. Later,

Neal, I used the colored 32 gauge insulated wire that I bought online from Train Control Systems: www.tcsdcc.com They're great folk and I highly recommend buying from them. They sell 10ft of the wire for $2.70, and it comes in a wide variety of colors. Beware: it is a stranded, copper core, not a solid core, so it doesn't hold a shape very well unless you replace the stranded core with a solid piece of wire. To use it in the interior, I drilled a 0.03" hole, pulled the wire through and tacked it in place with superglue gel. Once it was done, I applied several mist coats of Dull-Coat to kill the shine from the wire insulator and any superglue that was still visible. Later,

Neal, my man, forget about how well you recreated the picture in 3D, that is one excellent diorama!! Keep up the GREAT work!! Later,

Thanks for the updated pics!! They really show the detail and quality of the build!! The paint and BMF work looks spot on!! Thanks for sharing,

Ismael, Beautiful work, as usual!! The steering mechanism looks like it moves smoother than the one on my 1:1 car!! You're right...it's a shame to cover that marvelous chassis with the body, but the end result will look awesome!! Thanks for sharing,

Bernard, The updated pics look GREAT!! Later,

Very nice looking old T-Bolt, Bob!! The engine bay details look GREAT!! It makes me want to finish mine!!

Alright Tito!! Glad to see that you got something posted "Under Glass"! The car looks good, but I REALLY like the shop scene!! I need to build one of those for myself one of these days... Keep up the good work, my friend!! Later,

Thanks, Lyle!! I'm glad that you like it, especially knowing that it's not in line with your typical build! Maybe you'll try one, too!! Trust me, it was a lot of fun building this one from the parts box. Yep, that's right...the continental kit from the '55 Bel Air...now, who was it that wanted '59 Impala parts????? It really sucks getting old...

I'll second that!! The BMF work and the paint color are both very well done!!! Later,

Thanks, Tito!! I'm glad that you liked this one!! It's one of my favorites, too!! Clay, Press the refresh button on your browser. That will usually update the avatar. Later,

Michael, I'll bring the continental kit from the '59 Impala that you wanted. Hope to see you there. Tony, Thanks for the compliments! Next off of the bench will be a matching trailer and the '53 Ford hauler to sit this little beast on. Later,

Well, I guess you'll know for sure when you see it at the NNL West next March!! Thanks, Mike!! Wait until I get the matching trailer and the '53 Ford hauler built. It'll probably be the only model combination around with 3 full sets of Pagasus Chrome T's! After that's done, it'll be time to find a new wheel design to start using on my models!

Thanks guys, and yes, George, I noticed you use of the LARGER words with multiple syllables! I must admit that our friend Bernard helped me a lot with designing this build, mostly in deciding how the body design turned out. He did a great job offering constructive advice without being directing, having me make the final decisions. It was Bernard's idea to add the side panels between the nose and the cowl that helped make the body come together as one cohesive unit. There were also the comments from Bernard like "what the f*** is that?" when I added the peak to the nose section!! I truly enjoyed sharing pictures, ideas and discussing the build with him as the project progressed. So, thanks, Bernard!! You helped me channel Ed into the build!!

Thanks, Ed!! This one even amazed me, in that something so small took so long to build!!

Thanks, guys! I figured that this would be a love it or hate it kind of build, being a bit on the "different" side. Brian S, Are you going to the GoodGuys in Pleasanton on the 23rd? I plan on entering it for the Roth award. Later,

Thanks, Randy!! Yes, the rake and point on the rear of the top gives it the sinister look I was trying for. I'm going to try to get a better set of pics with a different color background that will show the peaks in the model better than these ones do. The model has proven to be difficult to photograph well; given the dark colored bottom and the light colored top. I'm thinking that a medium gray background might help bring out the highlights without making the picture look too dark. Now I've got to build the trailer and the hauler to match!

Thanks, Darrell!! I didn't think that anyone would notice that I changed the avitar BEFORE I posted the model!! Thanks, Clay!! No, I'm not going to enclose the trailer. It'll be staged as trailer for runs to the local shows. I will modify the front of it to give it the look and feel of the car.

Yep, she's coming along really nicely!! The stance is right on the money and that big ol' 392 should fill up a lot of that massive engine bay. Keep up the GREAT work!!

WOW!!! What more is there to say? Keep up the GREAT work!! This thing is going to be amazing!!!

I wasn't satisfied with the lack of contrast between the cream color on the body and the white background that was used for the first set of pictures I had posted. I've since retaken the pics with a medium gray background, and I'm much happier with the resulting ability to see the details and contours of the bodywork. Built as a tribute to Ed Roth, this is "a bit" unlike anything I've ever scratch built before. To me, it's an interesting combination of Ed's wild custom cars and my more conservative approach to building custom hotrods. The body is made from the Ala-Kart tub, two AMT '25 T turtlebacks, a narrowed and shortened custom front end from the AMT' 50 Ford convertible and a few pieces of styrene thrown in here and there for good measure. There was actually very little putty used in this build. The top is also from the Ala-Kart with a 5" chop and a bit of styrene added to make it fit with the "Raptor" theme of the build. The paint is Testors spray can lacquer; Fathom Green and Phoenician Yellow on the body with Fabric Tan and Phoenician Yellow on the top and interior. The orange and black stripes on the body are pin striping tape. The orange and black inserts in the interior are colored wire. The headlight bezels are from the AMT '53 Ford pickup. The lower and center grilles are made from Model Car Garage honeycomb PE sheet material. The wheels are Pegasus 19" and 23" Chrome T's. The drilled disks are also from Pegasus. The taillights are cut down modifications from the custom taillights in the AMT '57 Ford. The engine is the Ford 4.6L modular V8 from the AMT '95 Mustang Cobra. The intake plenum has been modified to move the air intake snorkel from an MPC '32 Ford from the right-hand side to the top of the engine. The front and rear suspension parts are from the Revell '32 Ford Coupe, except for the hand made coil-over shocks and the trailing arms in the rear. The exhaust tips are from the Revell '49 Merc with bezels around them from a mid-sixties Vette. The interior tub is also from the Ala-Kart kit with only minor detailing mods. The dash panel is from the Revell '32 Ford Coupe with PE parts from Model car Garage. The windshield frame was fabricated from square brass stock. I hope that you enjoy looking at this one as much as I did building it. Later,

Yeah...they're nasty little buggers...and they're not very friendly when they decide to "exit". My doctor suggested that I drink a lot of water and Cran-Grape (not at the same time). It's a good thing that I like Cran-Grape. William Shatner recently sold one of his stones for $75K. He got another $20K from the Boston Legal cast and used the combined money to buy a house for a family in need in the New Orleans area. Later,