RSchnell

Had some photography work to do in the next town over. Saw this old Volvo parked on a side street.

I've been fortunate that I have already owned most of the cars I wanted, but one remains elusive and will until I win the lottery- '62 Corvette with big brake/heavy duty suspension & fuel injected 327/360hp, 4spd. Just like this one, it's even the right color.

Congrats! I've never been to the NSRA show in Tampa even though I've lived within 20 miles of it. Now that I know they have a model contest will give me a reason to go! Seems like most of the car shows around here are more like used car lots with all the modern stuff that shows up. Turkey Rod Run has gotten really bad about that. Maybe that's why they changed the name to Turkey Run.

Posting this for anyone in the area. Cocoa is not to be confused with Cocoa Beach, FL. I have no connection to the swap other than being a buyer.

71-72 Pontiac Ventura in this mornings traffic. Still had the 6cylinder and a spray bomb paint job.

I'm betting it's going to be one of those metal box reissues like the Studebaker, Charger & yet to be issued '53 Corvette.

I've seen them either painted a dull black or unfinished. This was on original trucks I've pulled parts from that had been in a junkyard for years.

Things I still do after 36 years of building models: -Use Testors tube glue, still use an Xacto #11 for most everything, still paint with enamel from my stock of Model Master Enamels, still use Floquil paints from bottles I've had for 30+ years. Things I do differently from the early years: -No longer use Nitro-Stan lacquer putty, but now use model specific putties or 2part autobody glazing products, use a lot more Tamiya acrylics, foil instead of silver paint. Instead of buying 1 or 2 kits at a time and not having a stash, I now have a decent stash of kits and buy several at a time. The biggest change for me is not going to a LHS on a Saturday morning to pickup a kit to build for the weekend. There are no LHS' around! The nearest ones are 45 miles away. Growing up we had 5 LHS in my little town of 40K people, now there are none and the town is 110K people.

The AMT '56 Ford Victoria is one of my top 5 favorite kits ever, but given how many have produced over the years, do they think they can really sell enough now? I usually pick the older releases up at shows/swaps for $5-10. But I'm partial to '56 Fords- I've got a couple 1:1 '56s! I'd like to see them dig deep in the vault and re-issue some stuff that hasn't been seen in years.

This! I have found some great kits for reasonable prices in those antique mall type places where people rent space and put their wares up. My latest deal was an off topic Monogram B-36 for $20. I picked up a couple of Hubley Model A Fords at the same "mall" for $5ea on my next trip in there.

I didn't make Turkey Run this year due to other commitments, but here are some from prior years that I've taken. I added a few from the Ormond Beach Show just up the road which is where the original cars go.

That '57 Safari is one fine looking ride! Thanks for sharing!

Got the left cove trim foiled on the '58 Corvette I've been putzing with off & on for a month. The trim is so narrow, it's hard to get it right, so work a little and set it aside! At least the '62 Corvette I'm building now doesn't have cove trim.

Very nice!!!!! Some of the best paint work I've seen on the forum. Those Revell early C3 kits sure build up well.

Had some business in the next town over. Not only discovered a new LHS that I need to go back and check out, but saw these cars behind the fence at a shop. 30s Dodge truck, Ecoline Pickup, Mustang and a '56 Merc Monterey.

I'd love to see a kit of any of these, but like the real collector car market, 50s ain't the hot thing they once were & I doubt a kitmaker would tool up for such a limited market. There was a '53 Fiesta in a junkyard/hoarder collection local to me back in the 90s. Both myself and a friend tried to buy that car numerous times as it was fairly restorable. On the way to lunch one day we saw the car heading down the road on a trailer. I like to think it got restored. This same yard had a '57 Caddy Biarritz Convertible that we were able to buy.

Here are a few more photos from various years the NCRS Winter Regional Meet was held at Old Town in Kissimmee, FL.

Looks like a great museum and the photographs are well done too! Thanks for posting!

Great photos! Why were the awards delayed? 11 hours is a long day in anyone's book. We got there around 10am and left about 2pm, having seen everything twice. While I was just a spectator, I had the feeling there was some pandemonium going on with the contest portion of the show overhearing the grumblings of several people. That being said, I'm considering entering a few builds in the next show.