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Brendan, Seeing that model built makes me want to start building sports cars again!! The paint and the trim look GREAT!! Thanks for sharing!

Irvin, Very nice build all around! The paint and BMF work look GREAT!! How many pounds of BMF did you use?

Actually, the Caddy DONK and some lowrider wheels for Kevin, the '37 Ford pickup wheels for Anthony and a whole bunch of "stuff" for Bernard should make its way to the post office tomorrow morning...at least that's what my son has promised me...he's been pretty busy the week with work and school...

The simplest designs always work the best! With a simple set of reinforcement bars to keep everything in its place, this one opens and closes perfect every time! Later,

It came as part of my subscription... Thanks, Gregg!!! Everone else makes us buy them as separate issues...

Milt, You name the time and the place and I'll do all that I can to be there! As far as a theme goes, while my eclectic friend Curt may be up, (excuse the pun), for building a DONK, I find it difficult enough to carve out the time necessary to build something that I'm interested in and plan on keeping. So, rat rod, sure... hot rod, OK... race car (non-gasser), maybe... DONK, not gonna happen... Later,

Very nice, Michael! Yep, I'd drive that one, too!!

Dave, Even my Pug "Oti-Wan Kenobi" would tell you "inappropriate is that to say". Regards,

The brass rods are glued to the ends of the aluminum tubing, so I couldn't remove the front end to get any better pictures than these. I hope that they help. Please feel free to send me a PM if you need additional help,

Here's a picture of the flip front-end that I did for my '55 Chevy ProStreet pickup. Here's the link to a couple more pics of the model "Under Glass": http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.p...hl=55+prostreet This one was done with three pieces of aluminum tubing and two pieces of brass rod, one piece of brass coming in from each side. Once the hood is fitted to the body, it was taped in place then the pieces of tubing were super-glued in place. By using two short pieces of brass rod, the hood remained easily removable for paint and final assembly. There are a couple of things to be aware of when building a tilt front-end that opens and closes well, and fits well when it's closed: 1) Depending on the shape of where the fender meets the door, you may need to leave a piece of the fender mounted to the body to keep the parts from rubbing on each other when the hood is opened. 2) A good reinforcement bar (like the black one in the photo) helps maintain consistent alignment of the hood to the chassis and the body. I hope that this helps. If you need, I can provide a few more close-up picks of the hinge, but this pretty well shows how it works. Later,

Very nice, Mike!! This one really came together very well!!

Mike, That is looking way too freaking cool!! The yellow shocks really draw your eye to the rear-end details!! I can't wait to see it finished!!

Yeah, the stock configuration on all old Fords is a two rod system like this. It makes it much easier to align the gaps between the hood and the radiator shell. Later,

Now that is a fine display of creativity, craftsmanship and workmanship all rolled up into one cool looking hotrod!! Very nice, ######'n, very nice indeed!!

Thanks for the info, John!! Yeah, that is one big engine!! I've used it in a '49 Ford and the new Revell '49 Merc. It fit into the Ford OK, but I had to move the battery in the Merc to get it to fit. Because the car is so dark, I didn't notice that you had cut the sides of the hood until you mentioned it. Why did you get rid of that one? it looks like a "keeper"! Let me know next time you decide to get rid of something that nice and I'll give you an address to send it to. Later,

Very nice build, Kevin...and…congratulations on your award!! Very cool!!

That's really nice, John!! I really like the way that those big tires fill the wheel wells! What are the header pipes made from? The only thing that I don't like about the Revell '32 Ford kits is the single radiator support rod. I've always liked the look, (and the functionality), of the two support rod system. Are the exhaust tips made from paint brush ferrules? How about a chassis pic? Thanks for sharing one from the past,

Those colors work well on that car, Michael!

No controversy here, ######'n, just a few different opinions... Anytime that you deviate from stock you'll get some people that love it, some that are neutral and some that just plain hate it...that's just life... Personally, I prefer fully fendered cars over chopped fenders or highboys, but that's just me... I one of those who can appreciate the work that goes into a model without liking all of the styling cues that it may include. I'm surprised that anybody noticed that I changed my avatar. The 50 Ford truck is one of several models that I built to sell at the '07 NNL West. If I remember correctly, my friend Hossain bought that one. Here's the link to my 50 Ford Pickup on Fotki. Later,

Looking good, Michael! The work on the grille looks as good as the PE part that I used on my '56 DelRay!! Are you planning on using BMF on the side trim or are you going to leave it chrome?

And...I'll bet it looks a lot nicer than the AMT body that I used...but that project is already behind me... I really wish that they/he would build a website. It would make it a lot easier for many of us to see and order what's available from them/him.

Those TransAm mods to the Camaro look really good! I'd like to see that one finished!

That's looking really nice, Lyle!! I know how much work is involved in getting an AMT body to fit onto the Revell chassis...several years ago I put a Vicky body on the Revell chassis...All I can say is "never again..." Keep up the GREAT work! I can't wait to see this one finished!!

Bernard, That's a real "keeper"!! I really like the old "slingshot" style dragsters!! They just seem to scream DANGER!! I wish that I still had some of my early builds from when I was young. All you need now to make that one complete is an old barnyard diorama to sit it on! Regards,

Harold, This reminds me of all the work that I did fitting an '06 Z06 chassis, engine and drivetrain into my '57 Chevy pickup! Are you going to make any body mods?