tim boyd

Here's a shot of the "1961 Pontiac Catalina SD" test shot buildup revealed at the NNL Nats yesterday.... More kit reveal images here (for those that missed my NNL Nats coverage posted in the "Contests and Shows" folder below on this forum...) cheers....TIM

Round 2 also revealed showed this kit at the NNL Nats yesterday.... More coverage of kit reveals here (for those that missed my coverage of the NNL Nats posted under the "Contests and Shows" folder below on this forum....

I am planning to post a detailed review of the parts trees from the second round tooling of this kit version within the next couple of days, which should answer some of your questions. Cheers...TIm

Ahh...that would explain your talent, for sure. Super glad, anyway, to have you applying your skills to model car kits, once again. Cheers...TIM

If that is true, that would be among the bigger counts of recent years if my memory is correct (always a risky assumption)....TB

Luc...I am SO bummed we missed each other yesterday. AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!! Thanks for filling in the blanks on the Olds G-Body...it seemed to me that Dean had worked for Revell longer than that, but I thought a Revell source was a better reference than my own memory. Or maybe I heard the info incorrectly. Guess we will find out - maybe - on the final disposition of the subject of this thread (based on info here and other rumors I've heard - but notably, none from direct Revell sources), early next year. Best...TIM

Lee...I do not know. It may have been two AMT "Hull Raiser" kit hulls joined together. Or the PT-109 as Stephen suggests. In any case, the boat deck was derived from the old Revell Monogram Mustang Mach III showcar kit. The engine, of course, was the AMT Allison V12. The paint work by Frank LaQue on this model, as well as the overall workmanship, is outstanding. I hope that comes through, at least a little bit, in the photos. Thanks for asking...TIM

Wow...I would have never, ever guessed that is only your second completed model. Excellent fidelity to scale...I think you have a real talent here. Thanks for building and posting those pictures! TIM

Thanks for the pics Ken. Many cars I didn't get a chance to photograph. What an incredible and wide display of model building talent! TIM

Don't want to in any way contradict or minimize the a various comments and conclusions about the kit design above...but as far as the headlamp position goes....the kit position (as shown on Drew's model) matches up pretty nicely with vintage photography of 1950's and early 1960's rod builds. I agree that, for a more recent build style/design ethic, the headlamps are too high. TB

Drew...I think your nearly assembled '29A Bud Bryan style Roadster looks righteous....just as it sits. Just my view....TIM

Thanks again, guys! Cheers...TIM

At the NNL Nats earlier today, Dean Milano displayed what he called 1 of 4 existing assembled test shots of a Revell "1987 Cutlass Supreme". Dean worked at Revell from roughly 2002 to 2005, according to a senior Revell excec, which might give a timetable for when this tool would have been created. As to how it relates, if at all, to the future Olds G-Body kits rumored above in this thread, I have no idea. Here's one picture from the NNL Nats today,.. ..there are five more pictures from several other angles at this link Cheers...TIM

...including some new kit intros announced today, full photographic coverage, and a special folder on the NNL Nats "Traditional Hot Rods" Cult Theme. Don't miss coverage below from several attendees, including myself. .....TIM

We announced the 2015 NNL Nats Cult Theme, "Traditional Hot Rods", here on the MCM Forum a few weeks back. We really didn't know what to expect. Within 90 minutes of the doors opening, we had two full tables jammed with Traditional Hot Rod models, ultimately reaching a count of about 95 models! Here is a link to 70 images of models from this display, the largest-ever NNL Cult Theme event at an NNL Nationals. Use the "Roll" feature to look at all the images which are also identified with the Builder's name, such as this extreme chopped '34 Pickup with opening doors by Jim Casassa of Indiana. Thanks to all who participated!!! Cheers...TIM

Full coverage of the NNL Nats #36 Use the "Roll" feature to easily review all images along with their associated captions. Also included are images of new some new Moebius and AMT kit announcements revealed at the show. As a taste of the coverage at the link directly above...Tom Woodruff revealed his in-process 1/25th scale diorama of knocked-down Ford Model T's enroute to a dealership.... Thanks for looking, and thanks to all who participated along with the Cleveland Auto Modelers Society, for making this yet another successful NNL Nats event. Cheers...TIM

The Toy Show is much smaller than it used to be. The NNL takes place in the same room. There is not a dedicated diecast class, and to be honest, I can't recall seeing any significant number of these cars - NNL is still primarily a 1/24th'1/25th scale styrene and resin show. The NNL Nationals in Toledo is a major event, though not nearly the size of several other NNL events these days, including the NNL East and NNL West. It is still the original NNL event, now in its 36th year, so some people come only to this show and not the others. Well worth the trip, in my judgment. TIM

Other than the unique box art, you can put this version together with the Deora kit and the Chrysler Hemi engine from the reissued AMT Parts Packs (that's how this kit version was configured by AMT)....Obviously the builder was requested to do some kitbashing per the assembly instructions to get that big ol' first gen Hemi into and engine compartment designed for the much smaller "tower of power" Stant Six....Cheers....TIM

Here's the "custom" version of the AMT bonus Triumph....with the kit apehangers (note that AMT called these "Crazy Bars" in their instructions), different seat and custom tailamp, etc. These "Custom" version parts were in the '62 bonus parts series, plus the '63 Chevy pickup kits. And yes, Norm still offers these - he often features the Triumph in his ad in each issue of Model Cars magazine, as a matter of fact.. Another shot of the "stock" Triumph Bonneville 650 for direct comparison...(btw the paint colors and layout below were factory correct for a '62 650....) TB

Not only wash there the Triumph, there was a second set of bonus parts for a Go-Kart in other '62 AMT annual kits. All the Triumph parts reappeared in the '63 Chevy pickup kit, and the Go-Kart parts reappeared in their entirety in the '63 F100 pickup kit. Not only that, AMT added for '63 a Bonneville style envelope canopy for the Triumph, and a Bonnevelle streamliner style canopy for the Go Kart, in effect making both the cycle and the Kart "3 in 1" builders for '63. For those Forum members who also read Model Cars magazine, I did an extensive article on both of these subjects including buildups about 7 or 8 years ago (they were on the cover of the issue). If you like this subject, try to find the issue or by the back issue - there's more to the story. Best Regards...TIM

For anyone who might have missed the news.... Reminder: The NNL Nationals "Cult Theme" this year is "Traditional Hot Rods". If you have a 1/24th-1/25th scale hot rod model that is reminiscent of the cars shown in Rodder's Journal, please be sure to bring it along and display it at the "Cult Theme" table. Thanks! TIM

Dennis....it came out really, really well. I will abscond with several of your ideas on my future builds of this kit. (And try to remember to give you credit as well). I've enjoyed following your build of this model and it is great to see the final result now. Cheers....TIM

Thanks Drew. And I can identify with (and practice making myself) decisions that simplify efforts to complete model car projects! Cheers...TIM

Update....well I guess it isn't the newer car, as here are my pictures of it from the 2008 Cobo Autroama (the carb air cleaners, the red accents on the finned cylinder heads, and the differently-sized upholstery roll at the top of the seat back are all obvious difference between this and the car you are duplicating, which I am now guessing is indeed the original - now restored - Bud Bryan roadster...) This builder's display also had an incredible array of Ford Flathead hot rod intakes arranged around the border of the display... ...which given the number of 1/25th scale hot rod flathead intakes available now from Revell and AMT kits, not to mention Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland and Model Car Garage...would be pretty cool to duplicate in a 1/25th scale display....Cheers....TIM

Drew...is this the original Bud Bryan roadster, the oft-seen, well done newer car done with an acknowledging nod to the Bryan Roadster (my guess), or something else? The newer car was at the Detroit Autorama a few years back, and it had me fooled, at least at first. The original Bryan car was a big influence in determining build style of this model I built back in 1975 .... I sure like your paint accent in the I-beam front axle, not to mention the Model A rear crossmember and quick change setup....which parts sources did you use for those? TIM