chris coffey

John Lucas, or John Loukas, the vintage drag racer??The John Loukas i know of is in Illinois, used to run a red and silver A/gas fuel dragster

i have heard the old saying " alcohol is fer drinkin, gas is fer warshin' parts, and nitro is fer racin".... i say do whatcha want!!! i have 2 reletively ( well 1 now) rare kits that i paid top coin for, and promptly opened them. I thought the seller was gunna ###### his skivvies!! One is the old AMT 1962 Mercury Meteor custom series, and the other was the origional MPC L.A. Dart. I plan to build the Mercury sometime before i die, and right now, i really don't have immediate plans for the L.A. dart.

Our model car contest is in conjunction with the ledgendary Spokane Auto Boat Speed Show, an ISCA show car stop, March 28-30, 2008 at the Spokane Fair & Expo center (formally the interstate fairgrounds. Entries will be accepted until Saturday, March 29th at noon. Awards presentation will be at 2:30. All Classes, including kids and Juniors. We are working on a special award pick for the shows special guest Jimmy Shine. We will also be hosting a "Make & Take" for the kids on saturday and sunday at 12:00!! Please, no mail in entries!! Please contact Chris Coffey @ 509-292-9695, or contact me at- thecoffeygang@netzero.net

i just took a gander at mine too, and didn't find any issues. Maybe a bad batch?? might see if Model King Dave is aware of this, and maybe see about getting a replacement body??

I wanted to get this model done in a hurry before i lost interest,(which is frequent for me!!)hence the lack of plumbing and wiring. I really wanted to do all that, but it would have added another MONTH to the build. Sometimes, simpler is better for me. I did however, have to shoehorn that Hemi in there!!! Thanks for the compliments!!!!

Raul- the chassis is the perverbial "weak link" with this car, and on that note, most all my models. It is all flat black. Frame, front & rear ends, suspension. Besides, i still need to complete the exaust, not much to see under this toilet!!!

Beings a "closet" Ferrari fanatic, this will be a MUST for my collection!!!! My son and I built the diecast Bburago kit, and it is a bit "clunky". Can't wait!!!! thanks much for the heads up!!!!

I haven't had the oppertunity to purchase one of the Revell '58's, and from what i heard from my buddy, might be a long shot if i do. As many contankerous kits that AMT ever made, i still to this day, really enjoy building the AMT '58. With a tiny bit of finesse, the AMT '58 builds into a really sweet car, IMHO.

i would be lying if i didn't say i am as giddy as a school girl about the Nova!! i have fond but sad memories of my brother's 69 SS396 he had. It was Steel Cities grey, had Crager 5 hole slots. He grenaded the 396 in it, so he and my dad threw a 350 in it. 7 months later, he fell asleep comming home from work and rolled it 2 times over an embankment. My dad nearly knocked his teeth down his throat!!! he parted it out and had a sledgehammer party for the remaining hulk. As for a Ventura or an Apollo.... strange versions, but i'd buy one of each!!!

the way i look at it is kinda a 50-50. I don't really do much with anything but 1/24-25, but if this kit really turns out to be a knock out, i just might shell out the coin. I did build the '60 Bonneville, and it really was not as bad as some say it is. I do have one of the Nova SS, and have heard equal reviews on that. I got turned off of Trumpeter with the 78 M/C. (no offense to those who like this car) The breaking point of this model to me and alot of other builders is going to be how accurate it is going to be. My best friend has a 1:1 Superformance Cobra Daytona Coupe, and he also has a couple Gunze-Sanyo C.D.C. kits, and he also has one of the model Factory-Hiro Coupes, and both of them are terribly innacurate. I have also poured over Superformance's GT-40 they produced, so i can go into this upcoming kit with some knowledge of accuracy. The one thing i did see with the Trumpeter kits that scared away alot of buyers is the price. $30-$35 bucks for the Bonny, Nova, & MC, i almost am shaky about what the price may be on this GT-40. Like i say, it will depend on the accuracy, and from what i am reading, it may not be worth the funds..

aaawww jeez... must be the 2' of snow we just got hit with.. got me all delerious!! here they are!!!

If you really was feeling "frisky", you could pick up or use one of the MK "2 much" twin engine FED, scrap the twin V-8's, and slam that Allison in it!!!! SCHA-WING!!!

speaking of the 220" cars. aren't those 1320 die cast kits that are out currently 220" cars?? I gotta side with Mr. Pentcost, BRING EM ON!!!!!!!

this is the revell 40 ford standard coupe on the 41 willys pro-street chassis. i had to stretch the front end, and the front spindles have been scratch built. I also dropped the rear end. The motor is the Willys hemi, with the injector set up from the monogram sprint car kit. The color is a HOK platnum pearl base, with Razberry pearl bieng shot over that. I was trying to make this a quick build, but it got stretched out to a little over a month!!

ok, here we go, had picture issues.

cannot get even small pictures to attach to emails!! i never had this issue before- WTF???

i really try to keep myself distant from the diecast craze, but i am thinking i might stock up on these. It is a 1320 partial kit, i got it from Target. It was modeled after Bruce Wheeler's "wheeler dealer" AA/FD kit. I stripped it all the way down, both body, chassis and wheels!! i wanted something differrent, so i shot the rear wheels copper, i also removed the 3 hole injector and replaced it with a open faced bugcatcher. I also painted it copper. The chassis is HOK Majestic blue pearl. The body is a mix of passion pearl and majestic blue. I mixed up a batch of Eurothane and put a good pinch of Prizmatique flake in it and proceeded to SLATHER it on!!

How cool is your expirence, Gregg!!! that truely must be a honor to do what you did!! We got a pretty cool skate park built here in Spokane, with the help of the Tony Hawk Foundation. They provided some plans and i also believe they provided some funding as well. Gives the neighborhood kids something to do, and keeps them somewhat out of trouble with neighborhood businesses. HEY!! if you still can, get some legislature going on providing the model companies more tax lieniency for more new kits produced!! LOL!!!!

Luc- both of these builds are for friends, but what kills me on the 1st build, the Coronet, is the friend that wants me to build it has cancer. I told him i would build it and ship it to him for free, but he very much insists on paying me for it, and this for me, creates a rather cumbersome problem.

Ok MCM members, i know plenty of you on here have done commission builds on here, so i need your input on this. I have done commission builds before, but i never charged for them. The other night, i got hit with 2 in a row, and the guy wants to pay me for them. I want to charge him fairly, but not too little, or not too much, so here are the details- 1. 1965 Coronet- I have the Polar Lites kit, but i have had to strip the creme color off of the body and engine compartment. He has sent me correct paint he used on his 1:1 car, and lots of detail pictures. I won't have to change anything out of the Polar Lites kit, as his car is the same as the kit, but he does want it fully detailed. What do i charge for this? 2. 1964 T-bird Convertable- I have a curbside promo of this car. I also have the correct paint and detail pictures of this car. The Chrome on the model will need to be re-plated, and i will need to pilfer the Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels out of the AMT '63 T-bird kit. I am doing this model with just Body and interior detail. What should i charge for this one?? These ought to be fairly reasonable to do, and only one will need to be shipped through the mail. Your input would be greatly appreciated here!!

Isn't the "young American" FED Similar to the Ramcharger's FED?? never seen the Y.A. kit, so i am assuming... nonetheless, i would LOVE to see any good FED come out!!

Hey Mr. Svendsen- be a buddy, you should be in the know, how about divulgding a "tidbit" or 2 on dave's 2008 drag kit releases!! I hear the possibility of a Top Fuel Front Engine Dragster, the "young american" car might get released?? please, throw us drag racers a crumb of info!!! PLEEEAAASSSE???? Pretty please with a cherry on top!!??

thanks for the heads up, Sean!! BTW, i just picked up one of the "Allison Thunderland" T-bird F/C's, and the body is also a bone-stocker as well. Any ideas on how this kit will build up??

this is one i have been farting around with for about a year, nothing real major done. for once, i used Testors on this thing, wimbolden white with Boyd"s light green pearl. The wheels are from the AMT chrysler 300c, and slightly lowered. I wanted to have a little bit of fun, so i threw a vette 5.3 in it. I actually did this model after a picture in goodguys. I am expirimenting with smaller pictures, so please let me know what you think, both model and picture size.

welcome to the forum!! i have also been here a few months, and i'll say this, if it wern't for this forum, i would not be building!! the MCM forum acts like a shot in the arm for me!! We all know how slow Gregg is, but so am i, as far as building.