tim boyd

What Rick said. I also knew Boyd and though I did not talk to him in quite a number of years, when I did know him he was a total gentleman and not at all like the TV series. Boyd's true personality would have made for dull TV. That's the bottom line. RIP, Mr. Coddington. TIM BOYD

GReat job Lyle. Congrats....TIM

Cranky, love that V12 Flattie....I presume it's from the '41 Lincoln Contenital kit? Super sharp diorama too! TIM BOYD

Mike, how goes it in Seattle? Great to hear from you.....best regards....TIM BOYD

Harry asks a good question. I was one of the organizers of the original NNL, and also one of the organizers of the first NNL events on the west coast. The original NNL's did not have awards. Of any sort. It was against the spirit of the event. After a few years most of the organizers of the original NNL event in Ohio simply didn;t have the time to do it any more, so one of the model clubs that included several of the participants from the early shows took over. Over time they put their "print" on the show, and part of that was that as the event grew, some of the newcomers wanted awards of some sort. I and several of the origniators did not like this idea, but we werent't the ones putting the organizing effort in any more. Fortunately the club decided to make the awards "popular vote" rather than judged, which would have been totally against the spirit of the originators. Things evolve. If I was still an organizer I would argue against any award. But as long as there are only a couple of awards, and they are by popular vote, then it doen't take away from what are terrfic modeling events, ones that now take place all across the world. BTW Andy Martin, who posted above on this subject, was also at the first ever NNL event.....TIM BOYD

Harry asks a good question. I was one of the organizers of the original NNL, and also one of the organizers of the first NNL events on the west coast. The original NNL's did not have awards. Of any sort. It was against the spirit of the event. After a few years most of the organizers of the original NNL event in Ohio simply didn;t have the time to do it any more, so one of the model clubs that included several of the participants from the early shows took over. Over time they put their "print" on the show, and part of that was that as the event grew, some of the newcomers wanted awards of some sort. I and several of the origniators did not like this idea, but we werent't the ones putting the organizing effort in any more. Fortunately the club decided to make the awards "popular vote" rather than judged, which would have been totally against the spirit of the originators. Things evolve. If I was still an organizer I would argue against any award. But as long as there are only a couple of awards, and they are by popular vote, then it doen't take away from what are terrfic modeling events, ones that now take place all across the world. BTW Andy Martin, who posted above on this subject, was also at the first ever NNL event.....TIM BOYD

Harry asks a good question. I was one of the organizers of the original NNL, and also one of the organizers of the first NNL events on the west coast. The original NNL's did not have awards. Of any sort. It was against the spirit of the event. After a few years most of the organizers of the original NNL event in Ohio simply didn;t have the time to do it any more, so one of the model clubs that included several of the participants from the early shows took over. Over time they put their "print" on the show, and part of that was that as the event grew, some of the newcomers wanted awards of some sort. I and several of the origniators did not like this idea, but we werent't the ones putting the organizing effort in any more. Fortunately the club decided to make the awards "popular vote" rather than judged, which would have been totally against the spirit of the originators. Things evolve. If I was still an organizer I would argue against any award. But as long as there are only a couple of awards, and they are by popular vote, then it doen't take away from what are terrfic modeling events, ones that now take place all across the world. BTW Andy Martin, who posted above on this subject, was also at the first ever NNL event.....TIM BOYD

Guys check out photo 90 - that's the best buildup yet of the formerly AAM, now R&R '70 Chrysler 300....wow! Thanx for the pix Pat. TIM BOYD

Bernard that is looking way, way sharp! THanks for the update. TIM BOYD

Bernard that is looking way, way sharp! THanks for the update. TIM BOYD

Luke....really enjoying all your AMT kit box mockups.... Gotta take issue though with your one statement.... "modeling ain't about rivet counting or factory paint codes.....it's about imagination and creativity".....actually modeling IS about ALL of the above....just depends on your point of view and interests. To a replica stock builder the availability of factory paint code authentic lacquers is exceeded only by the introduction of Bare Metal Foil back in the early 1970's.....point is, today we can enjoy ANY and ALL parts of model car buildilng depending on where our interests lie....and for many of my builds counting rivets or having all the wiring is the last thing I care about.... but I'm glad we can all do our individual thing and still be part of this great hobby. Keep those new box art mockups coming....TIM

Great picture Bill! Really made me smile. All the best....TIM

Tom your build is super clean and shows a great theme carried tbhrough. I woiul be proud to call ths my own. Congratulations. TIM BOYD

I generally try to stay away from posting on controverisal subjects on model car boards. This time I am going to make an exception. I hope I don't offend anyone too much. Larry Greenberg's post above pretty much sums up all my experience in dealing with model car industry executives for the last 33 years. It's woth another read. The news that was revealed officially on Friday has been in the works for months and months. We can only imagine the amount of work that has gone on behind the scenes just to get to this point. I don't know these folks well but I have corresponded with them for quite some time now and from what I can tell they share our goals as model car hobbyists. And just because they have not widely posted on boards does not mean that they have not done lots of communication behind the scenes. If there was a negative reaction to one of the earlier posts in this string I believe it was in part because many of us put ourselves in the shoes of Tom and John and wondered how they would react, after all this hard work, and after the big moment, and then see this post. Having a positive attitude is really important in business, in your hobby, and in life in general. There will definitely be some bumps in the road and disappointments along the way, but I believe Tom'd and John's efforts so far hold great promise for the hobby we love, and I hope Friday, March 7 is a day we long remember! TIM BOYD

[ Curt, that's a great job of updating the RM rail dragster. Congrats! TIM

Lyle, really shapr build. When did Norm start offering this transkit? Gotta get one, saves a ton of scratchbuilding. BTW I suggested the '32 RPU (oh., sorry, roadster pickup): to our friends at R-M the same time as the Sedan body.....still keep hoping someday it might appear in kit (though I have to admit it would be a long shot). Best regards...TIM

Try Normanveber@aol.com. Best regards...TIM

Guys I'm working from memory here this morning but the recent AMT/Model King "Boss Nova" reissue has the chrome tree from the original 'AMT 62 Buick Special wagon, and almost all of the original parts are there, even if not mentioned on the instruction sheet. And those parts include a front mounted blower setup for the '392 Hemi, fully plated of course. Again, from memory, just one or two pieced of the front mounted setup are missing but you should easily be able to scratch those....Hope that helps....TIM PS = The Polar Lights Carl Casper Undertaker rebop of the original Aurora kit also has a front mounted blower/Hemi engine setup. TB PPS = I really love this build so far. Keep at it! TIM

Heh Factory....no need to apologize. The varied interests in our hobby is what makes it so cool! I think body and fender wise that the Revell-Monogram '32 Sedan is the best basis yet for a "factory restored" project. As far as I can tell the fenders are stock, unless they are slightly "tubbed" in the rear to accomodate the wder meats. The body may or may not wear a slight top chop, but otherwise appears stock to me and the cowl lights and tail lights are by far the best "stock" '32 parts to date (btw so my article on this kit in the latest issue of Model Cars if you haven't already, contains some photos of these parts). The radiator shell is missing the Ford Oval and surrounding trim, of course. The interior seating was inspired by the stock '32, though the door panels and instrument panel are obviously updated. EVen the K frame crossmember is not that far apart from a stock '32. IN summary, you'll have quite a bit of work to do but juding from your "restored stock" '37, you certainly have the talent and skills to pull it off. TIM BOYD

Very, very sharp Lyle! TIM

Thanks Factory for building those and posting them here. People tend to forget that for adult builders in the 1960's, 1930's classics like these were just as releveant as the muscle car era is to us today. Thus, being targeted at adult modelers of the day, these classics kits from JoHan, MPC and Monogram were in many ways the very best kits of the 1960's. It's really great to see a member of today's generation enjoying these kits and posting the results. Yeah! TIM BOYD