tim boyd

Check out my coverage of the 2011 Cobo Autorama....separate post coming later with contents of the Autorama "Extreme" (formerly known as "the Basement)...enjoy and thanks for looking....TIM Tim's photo album of the 2011 Autorama at Cobo....

Terry....thanks for the info; I had not heard that (or maybe I did and long ago forgot it). You have every reason to be proud....locating the work of Mike, Augie, Dave Shuklis, and others of these iconic early model car builders added immensely to the credibility of the museum and I am sure prompted many of the contributions from other builders later on. Best regards....TIM

For the early 1960's Pontiac Engines, the Tamiya Sprayc color, i believe it is called "coral Blue", is to my eye a near exact match. For the AMC engine, you can try custom mixing the color, but for the best accuracy, i recommend purchasing a can of AMC Engine Blue spray paint. It will last you probably for the rest of tyour life, and can be mail-ordered abnd arrive at your door for most likely less than $15 in just a few days. I also recoommend 1.1 scale engine paint for the Silver Blue metallic color for mid-1960's to early 1970's Pontiacs, as Testor's Pontiac Engine blue brush paint is too silver./not enough blue for my taste. TIM

Heh Sport...that wagon is beyond cool! My dad had a '71 Sport Suburban (95% same as your '70) bought new....and I took his '69 Chrysler Town and Country (similar body) and added big/bigger blackwalls surrounding Rocket Mags (the poor guys' Cragar SS imagation)...it looked wicked if I do say so myself. Of course, that was just about 40 years ago for me, and looks like yours is in your fleet now. Just super-cool. Congrats....TIM

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