tim boyd

I understand that Round 2 is going to do a press release on the acquisition sometime this coming week. That will probably tell us a lot more about what to expect. TIM

James.....somehow I missed your post in this thread and found it today while looking for one of Alan Barton's threads. Your boat engine is rockin', and the tow vehicle is flat out awesome. Killer paint fog job, too. Please keep us posted on any updates.... Cheers....TIM

In the category of "you just can't make this stuff up"..... So I''ve been going through my old Street Rodder magazine collection dating from the early 1970's right through the end of 2010 when those (unflattering words) at the publishing/video house shut down the magazine just two issues before their 50th anniversary. Doing so for entertainment purposes, but also to partly to refresh my memory on the 203 "modeler's corner" columns I wrote for the mag between 1978 and 1995. So today I'm reading the column from the April 1991 issue, and the topic for that month's column was "Shrinking the Salt Flats". It featured photos of Bonneville Salt Flats models that I had taken at various model events, along with some photos sent by readers of the column. The I get to a photo of a killer Belly Tanker sent in by long time Modeler's Corner reader/contributor Jim Sonter of Sydney, Australia. In part, the photo caption reads "Built in '89, the body was hand-formed by 1/1 street rodder and modeler Allan Barton". Yes, our Alan (note the corrected spelling) Barton. Alan, you rock. Amazing to think we've both been at this so long. Didn't recall that know you knew Jim....what is he up to these days? And for those that don't already know, Alan now does the "Modeler;s Corner" equivalent in Australia's #1 rod magazine.... TIM

From what I'm hearing, the gang inside Round 2 is very excited about the future potential here. Look, I'm as skeptical as anybody about investment funds buying into successful independent business firms, but in my view this one has the potential for a far more favorable outcome, both short and long term, than that other investment firm purchase of a long-fabled modeling enterprise three years ago. So let's try to keep an open mind about this one....as usual, only time will tell us the actual outcome. Best....TIM

FYI, they will be changing the wording and removing the word "contest" as we all know NNL's are not contests. TB

A certain well-known model car builder and resin parts caster organized what he called a "Virtual Mini NNL" several weeks ago with four other model car builders. Very interesting experience. In the format he used, probably a max of about 5 people is about the limit for the "show and tell/question and answer" format. In some ways it reminded me of the first-ever NNL in Tom Woodruff's garage with six participants, although there was no way for participants to consume Karen Woodruff's awesome "NNL Bars" while they checked out each others' projects... I can see this variations of this idea becoming a much more common occurrence among model car builders in the future....TIM

https://public.fotki.com/funman1712/first-look-at-all-n/round-2-amt-1963-no/round-2-amt-1963-no/ Not sure if this was what Casey is referring to, but it addresses Mike's question.... Mike, in particular, see images #29 to #37, along with the captions for each image, as posted at the link above... Cheers...TIM

That's it. Still looks the same today....TIM

For anyone wondering about the Jim Jacobs '29A Closed Cab pickup referenced above, the February 2021 issue of the GoodGuys Gazette arrived today, and on page 25, there is a picture of the subject, photographed a few months ago at the GoodGuys Phoenix finale. Looks just as it did in the 1978 Street Rodder magazine feature. Even better, the Pete and Jakes bed rails are back on the truck! Talk about timeless. Just wow...TIM PS - you can now buy the Gazette at magazine outlets, including Barnes and Noble....TB

Alan...it was actually a mid-late 1960's build. I'm not entirely clear on whether Jim's lime gold pickup was a descendant of the shingled house truck, but the lime gold pickup with the P&J side rails debuted in 1978, and was covered shortly thereafter in one of the six or so issues of Street Rodder where Steve Coonan was the editor. At one point I was doing a replica for the Modeler's Corner column and SRM's then-Editor (probably Geoff Carter) sent me a bunch of negs and proof sheets from the photo shoot the help with the build. he build got as far as a modified body and exterior paint but then got set aside for other priorities. I contacted Jim directly and he gave me the exact colors he used for the truck (going from memory here) a basecoat of 1977 Trans Am yellow and a 1972 Chevelle Lime Gold metallic topcoat. I have the exact paint codes somewhere. I also think I did a column in the mag covering the progress so far. Got set aside for other projects and never finished. Still revisit it from time to time and think about pushing it across the finish line. If I did so, I would probably substitute a Ford small block for the SBC Jim used, as my objection to the SBC mafia is well known these days! Otherwise, the finishing would be a breeze with the parts now coming from the Revell hot rod kits that were not available back then. Hope that helps....TIM

Thx for the heads-up on this one, Claude. This model finely exhibits the sort of creativity that used to be mandatory if you wanted to win or place in the old MPC National Customizing Contest series that ran from 1969-79. Way, way cool. Not only finely crafted, but really well conceived, even to the hidden "Charger" emblems that reveal when the rear deck is opened. Super, super tasty! Congrats Claude....TIM

Hi Claude....good reminder. I don't know of any others offhand. BTW I should probably be the one calling you "Sir" based on your outstanding models and 1/1 auto projects! TIM

From what I understand, the basic concept Round 2 plans to follow is to take a kit that once existed, scan it and develop tooling from that scan, engineer in a few quality improvements (like clear headlamp lenses) and enhancements, then produce the new kit. This avoids much of the investment in developing an all-new kit of a given subject. That being the case, personally I would expect to see newly tooled kits based on old, existing models, rather than new, never produced topics. As a theoretical example (and recognizing the many requests voiced in this forum), using this approach Round 2 would be more likely to do a newly tooled 1968 Coronet R/T based on the original MPC annual kit, than a 1966 Coronet 500 Hemi (which has never been produced in scale.). We'll have to see....but based on the way the '63 Nova wagon has apparently sold so far, I think we stand a much better chance of seeing this type of kit development approach continue to develop at Round 2, than I would have guessed say six months ago. TIM

Never thought of using that Latham blower on a Flathead V8. Cool idea.... Just a note that the blower in the original AMT '57 Bel Air kit mentioned in the thread above is actually a much different product. It's a fairly accurate copy of the S.Co.T. blower seen in many hot rod flathead V8 builds back in the day. Finally, that Lincoln V8 in the AMT '25T Dragster kit, warts and all, is actually the second-best source of a FoMoCo MEL-430 V8 in scale. The single best choice is the factory stock 462 MEL in the 1966-69 Lincoln Continental annual kit, perhaps combined with some of the period MEL aftermarket speed parts in the AMT 1965 Lincoln Continental kit. Beyond those, that AMT '25T MEL is your next best choice. The Missing Link also offered a resin rebop of the 1966-69 MEL kit for a while, though I doubt that's in their current product line. Finally, Bill I'm digging that tan channeled '32 3-window in one of your pix above. Did you post a separate thread on that one? TIM

Rodney....I know it probably sounds a bit silly, but it is really exciting for me to read and see how you (and Dennis, and Kit) are developing your projects. Your frame revisions, your firewall, your new floorboards, your rails below the pickup bed and tailgate....all examples of the above. And I smiled nodded in approval at your image of your work space. Truth be told, it looks very much like mine (except I also seem to have numerous other tools strewn around). I clean it up after every project completion, but it seems to rapidly return to semi-chaos in a heartbeat... TIM .

Kit....cool to think what the possibilities might be....and will be way beyond fun to see what you choose....TIM

Assuming the mods are OK with this info and link(and please delete if not), there is also automotive content that would have otherwise appeared in the mag now being posted online at Finescale.com. The specific example was a feature column in the other mag for about the last 8 years called "Classic Kits". It will be continued during 2021 on the website (but will not appear in the print Fine Scale Modeler magazine). Here is the link to the next episode: Remembering the Revell 1/25 scale Dual Jewel Twin V8 Roadster scale model classic car kit | FineScale Modeler Magazine Best regards....TIM

Latest update as of 1-21-21.....subassemblies all done and ready for final assembly. Paint is simulated Candy Red over Gold (Tamiya Clear Red and Clear Yellow paints over Testors AMC Sterling Silver lacquer (with a heavy flake), topped by Mr. Color Mr. Super Clear). Bed floor is real wood. Interior heavily modified and pieced together from multiple sources; the biggest challenge of project. The actual '27T Touring to T-Bucket Roadster body conversion turned out to be one of the easiest parts of the project. Thanks for looking! TIM

HHaahhh!!! But since you asked, the hairpins from the image well up this page (9:22pm on 1/22/21) are from the AMT '25T Double Kit.....TIM PS - Great color choice, that Testors Ford Ultraviolet Metallic!!!! TB

Thx Jim. Those headers on the blue pickup I believe were from Norm Veber at Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland. As far as I know, they are still in his catalog of offerings.....TIM

Jim....per your request, here was the initial post on my '27T-Bucket... The latest on my bench....'27 Model T Roadster Body Conversion - WIP: Model Cars - Model Cars Magazine Forum Soo many choices on color schemes....will be fascinating to see what you come up with. Best....TIM

Eric....really inspirational work there. And I was really blown away by those sketches in your first post in the thread. Do you have a professional automotive design background (beyond the obvious 1/1 scale display design and production work you already showed)? Good luck as you continue....TIM

Jim....last night I just finished a somewhat similar project....an early 1960's style '27T bucket roadster. My biggest challenge was also creating an interior; I see come commonality in our approaches to it, too. Looks like you are off to a great start. Good luck and I'll be checking back to see ongoing progress! Cheers....TIM

Go go go TIM!!!! TB

Tom....really promising start on this one. Go, go, go!!!!! TIM