tim boyd

\ Virgil....one of these would look really authentic in your build style. (Don't ask how I know this). Best regards....TIM

Dirk, I thought your model was terrific. Way nice job! TIM BOYD

Space and Rail....will do. TIM

Blake,,,,not sure what color....maybe Silver big flake metalflake with some candy blue/green/purple panels? TIM

Chuck...cool build and theme. Once again, a great choice for an engine! Best regards....TIM BOYD

another Gasser, Motorcycle, or Drag Boat project. This year... a drag boat. It's a dual Chevy engined drag racing boat, loosely patterned after the "Adios Two" pictured on page 53 of the excellent book "Drag Boats of the 1960's" by Don Edwards, Iconografix, 2008. It required an all new hull top created from .040" sheet styrene and the forward cockpit hump came from the front of the streamliner body in the just reissued AMT Round 2 Double Dragster kit originally circa 1961. The wired and detailed tandem Chevies also came straight from the Double Dragster kit. The sponsons on the front of the hull are from the 1963 AMT Trophy Series Rayson Craft kit, while the balance of the hull came from the "Hull Raiser" kit based on a Kindsvater hull, originally issued in 1968 and reissued in 1975 and in 2006 (the latter being in combination with the MPC 1970 Pontiac Bonneville convertible). Thanks for looking...here's the URL for my 1/25th scale Model Boat Album in its entirety... http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/boyd-model-boats/

My linkHere's a link to a Fotki file with photos of built-up versions of most of the motorcycles that have ever been producted in 1/25th scale...excludes dirt bikes.... AS an example, here's a buildup of the ultra-rare Revell Parts Pack Harle Chopper

Here's a link to a step by step buildup of the AMT 1/25th scale Triumph Bonneville in restored stock form, and the REvell 1/25th scale Triumph in box stock form......My link

Jim....that was one impressive car....more photos of it on the next page. The man and woman driving it seemed to be having fun in spite of the rain. The car appeared as new - in great shape. TIM

Thanks for the feedback, Lyle, my pleasure. TIM

Heh Andy....I think it was a 383 small bllck Chevy or similar....and yeah I agree, it looked tough! As for the Caddy, it was just so outrageous I had to take pictures! TIM

Yes, it was a Triumph. At first I thought it was a heavily chopped and sectioned Bentley, but the owner explained. otherwise, There was such a crowd around this car I never did get a really good shot. Very risky, this sort of thing, but I agree, it came out great. TIM And thank you, Scalp, for the feedback! TIM

Rick....that Econoline is way cool....and yes, I just started a replica stock build of the Dodge A100.....TIM

Here's a link to my Fotki file with pix from this weekend's event. Enjoy and thanks for looking....TIM BOYD My link

Wow. And then some. Gorgeous! TIM

It was Davisburg, Michigan (near Flint), yesterday, Saturday, June 5. There was some sort of falling out between the Billetproof promoter and the host club and the host club decided to go ahead with their own event at the prior Billetproof location. They did a fine job, too. TIM

Thanks Jon....TB

My linkhttp://public.fotki.com/funman1712/sins-of-styrene/ My linkhttp://public.fotki.com/funman1712/2010-sins-of-steel-/ Thanks for looking....TIM PS....Sorry....unable to get pictures to post (the popup screen is off to the left of my screen and can't get it to center so I can enter the link)....TIM

Thanks for those pictures! I see the top half of the engine block is molded to the fender liners and the bottom half...oh wait, there is no bottom half of the engine.... Seriously, guys I was not planning to take the engine and put it in a street rod model. I was looking forward to building a box stock miniature of the real car. Aston Martins these days are serious road cars and the engine is a key factor in that. Some of us still enjoy assembling each component of the model car as a miniature replica of the real thing, and in a car like an Aston, the engine sure is a part of the experience. I remain really disappointed that Tamiya could not see fit to put in a stand alone engine in their replica of a 1/1 scale car as important as this one. I've complained enough about this now so thanks for your indulgence and I will go on radio silence on this subject....TIM

Lord....what other thread are you referring to? Five window coupe, huh? That sounds pretty tasty....TIM

Chris....greetings from across the world. '34 Chevy??? Now that is a choice rumor. But we all know Gary is a real Ford guy....hmmmm.....I'd be overjoyed with just the same body with the '41 Chev front end....Best regards...TIM

Oh come on now, Andy. There has never been a mini NNL in Mark's garage and you know it! That makes about as much sense as putting a small block Chevy in a Ford street rod (oh...wait)....and those guys were from Ohio and Michigan, not Oregon...and it was summer 1980, not 2005....oops...now I'm the one that is confused. (Full of insider jokes here). Smile....TIM