tim boyd

Another add.....and one that seems so obvious. Pryor Passorino has build a number of 1/1 rods over the years. I talked to him on the phone a few months back and he still has the 1/1 scale rod gene and very active.....TIM

Thanks Mark.... Jack Davis is a great suggestion. I've been going through my old Street Rodder mags and the Modeler's Corner columns, I've been surprised to remember just how many of Jack's truly killer phantom street rod models I included in those columns. Man he had a touch! TIM

Those sure look like my (copyrighted) pictures from the November 2017 Motor City NNL....here they are again in total .... The intro caption in the applicable Fotki Folder reads "11-12-17 at 1:40pm - From earlier today, images of the Moebius display. The 1964 Nova SS Hardtop and 1965 Chevy II sedan Gasser....are 3D printed from CAD files; they have not been tooled yet so there is no official announcement date." Hope that answers the question, at least in part....TIM (PS - sorry 'bout the lack of depth of field in some of these shots) TB

...I dare you to watch this short (2 minutes) video of a 1967 V-Drive Flatbottom boat vote and not be smiling from ear to ear. Here's the link (shameless lifted form the Hemmings Muscle Machines weekly newsletter..) OK...so maybe it's time to dig out all those half-finished Hemi Hydro and AMT Hull Raiser kits and get at it! Cheers!!!! TIM

Man John, you just killed that paint! I'm really jealous... Congratulations.....TIM

Marc....thanks for the reminder. Beyond the extensive - and very well deserved - coverage of your 1/25th scale work, and that killer period correct Street Roadster above, haven't we seen your name on other 1/1 scale drag racing and related cars as well? Best....TIM

To all who have posted....what an impressive display of 1/1 scale automotive knowledge and experience. Was I still doing the old Modeler's Corner gig in Street Rodder, your responses would have surely sparked a dedicated column on just this topic. Thanks very much for sharing....TIM

Dennis...I'm loving that '32 pickup.....looks so way over on the far end of the Traditional Hot Rod movement. And so interesting that its stablemate is a Fox Series 5.0! That one was always a favorite of mine....if we are ever able to get together, I'll tell you one of my Ford war stories on the LX 5.0.... Best....TIM

Kit...that p/u is such a sharp piece. Hope you have great fun with it, and congrats on your new ride! Cheers....TB

Kit.....the triangular shaped "Lynx" air cleaners were also my first choice....good to know Dennis agrees as well.....I wanted one of those for my '70's tribute 1929 A Stake model but wasn't able to find a set that I thought looked good enough....the best ones I remember being in the old AMT/Lesney 1969 Cougar XR=7 Street Machine kit of about 1979....but I already used those on another model. Yours look familiar but I can't place them....do you recall where you got them? Also like your choice of headers and distributor....that M&D Hayes T-Bird kit was a terrific model when it came out around 1990, and remains a great choice for kitbashing even today, in my opinion. Excellent progress and thanks for sharing your updates....TIM :

Tim....yes, that is also the last time I heard about Dave Berry....great talent as we both know! Richard and Bruce,,,yes, particularly Bruce (his pearl blue customized '74 Z-28), I'm sure I've read something about Richard's 1/1's too but I can't recall the specifics....TIM

Excellent point and a classic, perfect example of what I was thinking of as I typed the original post....thanks Tom....TIM

Sam....that's quite a car building history.....I've never heard a '53 called a Short Step....I presume that means SWB Flareside (Stepside) .... in any case, sounds like a winner in the waiting....TIM

I recall David's GSL work, but didn't make the connection of his Chrysler executive career and didn't know of his 1/1 scale Ferraris. This would fully qualify him in my mind view. OF course there was the late Chuck Jordan who was GM's Design VP, and was a very prominent collector of 1/43 scale Ferrari resin and white metal models....(and a very big behind the scenes assist to Revell-Monogram on certain models such as their landmark 1969 Camaro Z-28 and SS-396 replica stock kits of the 1990's). Thanks for the info, Kurt.....TIM

Alan!....I knew I was forgetting someone who was at the top of my mental list before I began typing the post...of course you are a prime example of what I am talking about. I have for many years (decades, actually) admired Vern Scholtz' models - he was a regular at the GSL for many years - for his interest in scale Fuel Altereds as well as his mode lbujilding skills as you articulate them.... Geoff sent me photos of his models in the early days that I included in my Modeler's Corner columns....didn't know he was a 1/1 builder... Thx for adding to our knowledge base on this subject...TIM

The book goes into the history of this topic to a fair degree, including quite bit on the 1969 Longnose (even two pictures of the AMT 1/10th scale wood master that John Mueller gave me for the book - including one photo with the body flipped up - that hand holding the body up was believed to be famed customizer Gene Winfield, btw). My decal sheet for the 1969 Longnose is dated 4-69. The Mach Won funny car is essentially a complete copy of the Long Nose kit, but with the frame shortened to fit the body, which came straight from the AMT 1970 Mustang Mach 1 annual kit. My decal sheet for the Mach Won kit shown in the book is dated 7-70. I was not specifically aware of the second Mach Won f/c issue with revised box art; thx for the heads-up on that one, I'll add a reference to that should the book go into a second reprint. One other comment, as least as the page clips pictured above show, and the completely erroneous info on ScaleMates that prompted Jeff to ask his question at the very beginning of this thread, the ScaleMates history on this topic is wrong on several levels. Don't trust it! Hope this helps a bit...TIM....

Claude....glad you agree with my assessment on this Jo-Han kit, and your tweaks just add greatly to its appeal in my book. I too noticed the skirts you added. Normally I think these detract from the appearance of most of the so-called "nostalgia funny cars" that typically run the strips these days, but in this case I think they fit very nicely, and as you say, they cover up the bottom of the interior bits too. And that paint scheme and decal livery are just too cool. Best of all, I bet you had a great time conjuring up this model and bringing it home in 3D reality. Great! TIM

David....very, very cool conversion on that Camaro FC. And the SWC Mustang is a great choice for a scale replica...will be watching for that one....TIM

Bob...got any pix of your scale '46 you can share? TB

And right now he owns a '68 Caprice Estate wagon with a 396 or 427 (can't remember which) rat motor. It was a push car for a nostaligia rail dragster at one point previously, and it is really sharp. TB

Hi Rex....I've been well aware of your long time passion for Mustangs....particularly '71's/72's (also my favorites of the first gen Mustang range); but not so much specifically of your advocacy for the 351 Cleveland. Glad to know we are in the same camp on these subjects. Yes, mine is the SMBC engine. Really, really well detailed individual components, but didn't realize that I would need to be tweaking the fits of the individual parts together, to the degree that I actually experienced. Still, a fine replica and I actually chose it over the Revell '70 Mustang 351 C (I had both of them built up and painted, and then made the final choice.) Best...TIM PS - a '72 Mach 1 with one of the two high output 4bbl 351C's along with Bright Lime paint has been on my 1/1 scale wish list for many years. There was one exactly like this that used to show up for the Woodward Dream Cruise every year back in the 2000's IIRC. TB

Names only are what I had in mind....but add in pix if you want to! Cheers...TIM

Ron, I noticed that too. This kind of detailing has really appealed to me, and it is one of the reasons I am so impressed with Steve's faux-camino model. BTW, I've been going through my old Street Rodder Modeler's Corner columns over the last month. I had forgotten that I had featured several of your projects there. I think I told you this back in the day, but I've got to say it again. Very impressive work! TIM

For those following this thread who are not that familiar with the 351 Cleveland, in more recent years it has come to be revered as one of the most consequential muscle car engines of the entire era. The ultimate production iteration was the Boss 351 version in the 1971 Mustang of the same name...unfortunately the first gen muscle car era ended just as the engine was starting to build its street and racing cred. It is a bit of a "cult" favorite today....but if you went through the street rodding pubs of the 1970s, you would be surprised to see how often the upper end, leading edge builders used the engine back then. Of course as modelers, we've faced a lack of accurate factory stock and hot rodding 351Cs for decades, interrupted only by the mostly stock engine in the Revell 1970 Mustang Mach 1 kit about ten years ago. I do know that Revell is putting a real effort into accuracy of the 351C that they are putting into their upcoming 1971 Boss 351 Mustang kit...TIM

Thanks Steve....I agree, Bill's numerous contributions here over the years stand for proudly for his 1/1 and 1/25th scale knowledge and insight....TB