tim boyd

Mike...sure agree with you on the idea of applying this to other 60's body styles. One of the reasons this looks so good on the Impala is that, if I am recalling the discussion correctly (given the number of years that have passed), Chip told me the idea here was to combine the '65 Impala with the '63 Vette styling...which works really well because both cars were developed with what stylists call the "same design language". If this same idea was applied to other cars of the '60's, it would be interesting to see if the organic nature of the result works without having a second influence like the Vette. For instance, the Galaxie 500 and Mustang shared very little design language, and trying to combine the two wouldn't work very well. Nor a Fury and a Barracuda. Still....it would sure be interesting to see some modelers try this approach...a '67 Galaxie 500 Fastback might be a good place to start? TIM .

Andy...thanks for the info. I took about 20 pictures of the AAR and posted them in my folder with pictures for correcting the Revell '70 'cuda. There are other pictures of a Lime Green '70 AAR from two prior Cobo Autoramas also posted there...I presume that they may be the same vehicle. In any case, he did a great job restoring it. For the Ridler, I can honestly say that any of the Great 8 this year would be a good Ridler winner. My three most favorite of the eight were the Foose car, the '65 Dart (for the sheer audaciousness of using that body style), and the '56 Fury (based on just how good it looks in this build). I think Foose will win based on the degree of body revisions he did and how well they came out, but it will be interesting to see the final result - my track record of predicting Ridler winners is not very good. TIM

...just posted in the "Contests and Shows" tab at the bottom of this message board...440 photos await your viewing....emjoy...TIM

440 pictures for your enjoyment...use the "roll" feature to look at them in full screen mode while quickly moving from one picture to the next....here's my choice for the Ridler (more on this car at the intro to the photo album)....Cheers...TIM http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/11-scale-automotive/2015-cobo-autorama-/

Andy...a most impressive project so far. Thanks for sharing it with us....looking forward to your further progress...TIM

I met him a few years back when a person who worked in my organization at Ford took me to his studio. It was quite an interesting discussion. But very clear that his interests lie elsewhere these days (which is fine). I remember first reading his articles in MCS, then later discovering the Heller F1 and LeMans kits around 1974 or so....a very rich history and it's cool to hear that you all appreciate reading about it. TIM

Here's one more picture from the article that I just added to the folder...this one was on the Contents page of the mag, which is why I missed it earlier. This was a very impressive model, built, I think, but Don Graham (yes, that Don Graham!) It was a semi-scratchbuilt replica of a 1952-54 (can't remember which) Mercury hardtop. Remember, this was in 1983, before any resin copies were available, and before Lindberg's '53 Ford kit (which would have made a conversion much easier). Sorry for the grainy picture, but this is a blowup of a picture that was about 1"x1" on the magazine page. Thanks for your interest....TIM

Fotki was down for maintenance earlier today....try it again now, it should work. Thanks...>TIM

They had advised they were going to be down today due to maintenance. My folder is back up as of late morning....haven't checked Tom's folder yet...TIM

Nicely done! I really like the idea of updating the car with the second-gen Olds OHV V8 - excellent! TIM

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=99597 Wasn't quite sure where to put this as it is very historic coverage of a key show that was only the second-ever of its kind on the west coast and took place about 1/3 of a century ago(!). I ended up placing it in the "Contests and Shows" section. What's amazing to me is how many of these people are still actively involved in the hobby and car world. If you are interested in the history of the model car hobby, you'll want to check this out...Thanks....TIM

Here's one of Tom's highly kitbashed and partially scratchbuilt hot rod models from the early days of the MPC National Customizing Championships. More pictures and full captions at the link http://public.fotki.com/misterNNL/1910-paddy-wagon-hot-rod/ On behalf of Tom...thanks for looking! TIM

I posted a link to Tom's album showing his Model T Screenside Delivery a few weeks back and many of you enjoyed looking at it. I don't believe his other recently-photographed Hot Rod truck has been posted here (apologies if it already has been), so here's Tom's 1910 Model T Stakebed...a different model with a similar vibe. This one was also a multiple winner in the MPC Contest Wars back then....check out Tom's album at this link for more info (use the "roll" feature to read his captions along with his photos), http://public.fotki.com/misterNNL/1910-ford-flatbed-s/ Thanks for looking, and thanks Tom for taking the time to photograph these great models from back in the day....TIM

While my contributions to Street Rodder magazine as the editor of the "Modeler's Corner" monthly column from 1978 through 1995 are relatively well known, much less known is that I also contributed to a sister publication called "Popular Cars". In a semi-monthly column called "Small Scale", I shared editorial responsibilities with Bob Bost, Roy Sorensen, Rick Hanmore, and others. Looking through those Popular Cars magazines, I ran across this article from the June, 1983 issue. It features the second-ever NNL West event, a highly successful event that took place in Millbrae, CA (near San Francisco International Airport) in January, 1983, during the same weekend as the Grand National Roadster Show in Oakland. With the history of NNL events on the West Coast somewhat shrouded in mystery, this article offers further historical perspective. It's also interesting to read of some of the personalities involved - many are still actively involved in the full size and scale car hobbies to this day. Here is a scan of the lead photo from the article - full size scans of my entire article on the NNL West #2 are at the link below for your reading enjoyment - TIM http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/model-car-events-co/the-second-ever-nnl/the-second-ever-nnl/ Thanks for looking....- TIM

Highly, highly impressive. Thanks for posting these pictures! TIM

Matt...my bet is that it will fit...as you say, with little or no work. The AMT and Revell bodies look very similar to my eye, except for the modified rear quarter openings and correct engraving on the rear wheel well inner fenders, as referenced in my original post back on page one.... TIM

Gotta agree with Lee on both these points.....TB

Nate...while I'm not someone 'with influence" (this is especially the case now that Roger Harney has passed away), I've still made this suggestion several times already. The Corvette and Muscle Car Nationals would be another place to find a pristine '70 GTO Judge HT or CV for these purposes. But in some cases (particularly if we can convince the model companies that the up front investment in digitally scanning historic muscle cars would more than offset the costs having to redo already- cut tooling, and the avoidance of lost sales due to incorrect proportioning of body designs), it might be better to get an "under restoration" car than a 100 point completed restoration. (Some scanning processes involve a silver-like dust that can be a little difficult to clean up after the scan is completed). it's also vitally important to get a 1/1 that is correctly restored (some of the kit problems have been attributed to incorrect restorations being used as the basis for researching kits). If you and others agree on the '70 Judge idea, (and it sounds like you for one completely agree), never hurts to drop a note to Revell, Moebius, Round2, or anyone else that you think might be interested in such a kit. Just a suggestion....(smile)!. And glad to hear you're on board with the '29A Ford Roadster kit....TIM

Thanks Guys for the additional feedback and comments....much appreciated. TIM

Riley....just as Scott says, they're from the Monogfram '30 A woody kit....thanks for asking...TIM

Smile...! Yeah...anything but an SBC would do just fine, actually.....but a SOHC 427 or a Boss 429? NOW we're talking...TB

Here's one I did with the Track Nose from the Revell '29A Pickup kit. For this one, I glued the hose to the hood, then recut the nose farther forward (making the nose shorter in length, and the hood longer in length). The entire buildup was featured in the old Scale Auto Enthusiast, #116, August 1998. 15 more pictures of this car (including detail closeups) here starting at picture #93...: http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/from-the-pages-of-y/all-my-fenderless-m/page4.html That Revell '29A Pickup track nose is a tricky piece. I did an earlier build of the AMT '29 A Roadster with that track nose (featured in one of my early Street Rodder Modeler's Corner columns, c. 1980 or thereabouts); it was really ugly. So ugly my modeling buddies called in "The Pelican", and it wasn't intended as a compliment! Thanks for looking... TIM

Scott...I couldn't agree more about the "Ford in a Ford" sentiment. Thanks for the feedback....TIM

I did an article on this topic (with much help from Gary Schmidt) including the box art illustrations, sometime back in the 1990's in my "Model Car Chronicles" semi-recurring feature in the old SAE back then. It underscores/confirms most of info in Keyser's post above. And the Piranha box art pictured in Pete's post directly above looks to me like the '64 Corvette/Fireball 500 trailer, with the dual axle rear treatment mentioned in Keyser's post. The upturned outer edges of the ramp, and the cross bracing of the trailer, are reminiscent of that trailer rather than the AMT Blueprinter version and its many other releases. Best regards...TIM

Skip...I was wondering the same thing about those airliner decals. Building Airliner models seems to still be a popular sub-genre of aircraft modeling, so one would thing that those decals - or something similar - would still be around. Thanks for remembering the original articles - good to know that it made in impression! Best regards...TIM