tim boyd

The museum is a worthy cause and any kits or boxes donated will be put to good use; if rare or otherwise not already part of an historical collection, items can be included in the fund-raising auction at GSL which benefits the museum by producing revenues which pay or offset operating costs of the museum. ***** What Danno said. I have an article on the museum submitted to Model Cars WHQ though I don't know if the pictures are high enough quality to be used, but rest assured, the museum is terrific and well worth a trip if you are anywhere nearby. All serious model car builders should visit this place during their life. It will blow you away.....TIM

John....those are super-cool, every one of them. Way to go! TIM BOYD

Heh Drew...that car is really, really sharp! TIM

Lookin' really good so far. And I agree with your revised choice of engine/power. Keep up the great work....TIM BOYD

Len - keep up the great work. I find your's and Bill's posts informative, entertaining, and just plain fun. Way to go.

Greg - sweet! TIM

Chuck...I was just wondering the same thing. Somehow Revell found a way to include a complete engine in their new midget kits...which match any Tamiya kit for quality and will sell for half the price or less. As I was finishing the Midget buildup, I was thinking 'boy I sure wish Revell had done the Aston instead of Tamiya...I bet THEY would have found a way to include a complete engine.' TIM P.S. to Bob - thanks for your delicate acknowledgement of my (and others') displeasure over the Aston kit omission of a complete engine in your recent kit buildup....TIM

Great job Chris! TIM

Chris...glad you enjoyed the NNL piece. Mag hasn't arrived in my neck of the woods yet (at least not in my mail box yet); maybe I'll try the hobby store tonight and see if it's there. TIM

Brian...your 1/25th scale diecast kitbashes are way cool....really enjoyed looking through yours (Pat's) Fotki file on this. Congratulations....TIM

Greg, I did not visit the show, I was working at my job Thursday. The information that I posted was emailed to me from a contact at Revell. TIM

...as in an all-new tool 1/12th scale kit of the current Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500....here are two images Revell sent me earlier today....TIM

Hans....always great to hear from you. Alas, never made it over to Stockholm during my visits to Volvo, and for obvious reasons, probably won't be going there in the future. Hope all is well....TIM

Chuck....you've got to meet Andy. He's one of a kind (and I say that in the very best way). He was one of six people at the first-ever NNL; his originality impressed me then and still does so today! TIM

Thanks D.J., I had already updated my original post (the first post in this thread) a couple of days ago with this information. You can reach my privately through this web site (not exactly sure how to do this, but others do it on occasion so there must be a way); I'd love to see your build book. And by the way, both you and Greg do some really nice work! TIM

Andy,,,Karen had her NNL bars there....but they went really quickly. We missed you (again)....sure hope you can make it next year. Let us know what you'd like to see as a cult theme topic....TIM

Brad - I really enjoyed looking at your T-Bird build - both for the skill and creativeness as well as how much I'd love having a 1.1 scale version of your car. Great job....TIM

NNL's are not contests (I have a guest editorial into the guys at Model Cars regarding this point), they gatherings where modelers get together to socialize and show their work. So there are no "winners" in the traditional sense of a competitive model car contest. There are three "popular choice" awards, Best Junior, Best Theme, and Best of Show (which I would prefer be called "people's choice), all voted on by the participants. I didn't get the name of the Junior winner, but I can tell you he was one mighty proud youngster....and so was his Dad! The Ron Cash Award, awarded by his wife who survives him, went to Matt Viggiano, who had a very tasty '29 on '32 rails with a strong Bonneville flavor. Best Theme went to Lyle Willits, I presume for his "That '70's Bike" model with the ribbon paint. And People's Choice went to Anthony Rioz (hope I spelled his last name right) for his very impressive big scale '55 Nomad. Best regards...TIM

Greg...this is an NNL Nationals tradition going back to the very first NNL in Tom Woodruff's garage 31 years ago this summer. It was a "run watch brung" event, and all of us at that first event had both completed models and projects that were underway. It only seemed natural to look at all of them with an equal perspective. And so the die was cast. The "primer is finer" table is always one of the most popular attractions at this and many other NNL events around the world.

Guys....maybe I'm missing something here. For all 31 years of the NNL Nationals (and I've photographed all but a few of them in the late 1980's), we've always relied on people putting their own name on their entry slips. If I've been misled then I apologize. Accordingly, can someone please explain who the actual builder is and provide proof of your statement? Thanks....TIM

As some of you know, I prefer what I call "table shots" for coverage of events like the NNL's. Just like magazine photos of Goodguys events or NSRA meets, "tabte shots" show the full flavor of the event in a way that regualr studio photography cannot. So without further ado, here's the link to about 240 photos of yesterday's 31st edition of the NNL Nationals....and to start off, here's a photo of just one of a series of killer Pro Mod drag models by a couple of very highly talented builders by the names of DJ WILLIAMS and GREG TAYLOR. My link Have a look for yourself.....TIM

Jason...I'm not a modern day Mopar or Chevy guy (now drive an '11 Mustang 5.0L GT Convertible, and owned Mopars back in the day but not too fond of them today), but I gotta admit, those two cars parked side by side like that look STUNNING. Really nice choice of colors on both. Congrats to you and your brother. TIM BOYD

Horse...I never noticed that about the seam on the vinyl roof of the '71 SE. I'm gonna have to look alot closer the next time I see one. Thanks for the info...TIM

Actually the 440 Magnum was a factory option on the '71 SE. Car and Driver's test car had one, and so did both of the 1/1 scale SE's I looked at last year (see my post above). But they are pretty rare. But you are correct (IIRC) about the Super Bee offering the 440 4 barrel as well as the 383 Magnum, 440 six pack, and Hemi....TIM

Chris is correct on all counts. The just reissued Round 2 AMT (nee MPC) '74 Road Runner kit has the correct sew style front buckets and rear bench for the '71 SE. Of all the muscle era cars. the '71 Charger SE with the 383 4 barrel or 440 Magnum has been my "holy grail" ever since it was new. Back in the day, had a chance to buy a two year old, former factory exec car = gunmetal gray with a 383 Magnum 4 speed manual but bought a new '73 Duster 340 instead (college guy had to have a reliable car...). About a year ago I went looking again, found two cherry examples (complete with those extra moldings Chris mentions), they were both in the high $30k range which was to rich for my blood given the econmony right now. May have been my last chance ever to get one. Time will tell....TIM