curt raitz

It has to do with reference photos...I have yet to see any photos of rear wheel tubs on these cars. without reference photos (and its been years since I've seen one of these cars) i wasn't aware they even had rear wheel tubs on them. William Bauer of BHP Enterprises might have more knowledge on this, he really likes TransAm cars and has researched them to the Nth degree. thanx

I will build...this one: probably not get started til after the NNL West in late February thou, gotta a McLaren M8B to finish should be fun...

I'm in... I love Group 5 cars now I've got a reason to finally build one of the Porsche 917's I've got hanging around

Ok how do I get the multi-quote thing to work? And I'm keeping the avatar...it's last picture of me with hair thanx everyone for the birthday wishes

Yes as a matter of fact, I did work on the McLaren M8B yesterday...got both driveshafts cast in resin, should have it done in a week or so.

Yes, it's been a long time...I think this year marks the 20th time we've shared a table at the NNL West

Thanx Dan...you're not far behind ya know...

Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland has the tires and wheels your looking for. Norm has a TransAm kit including the wheels, tires and racing seat He does not have a web page, but his stuff can be found at several places

Boy, you're not kidding on this kit being fragile...40 year old plastic snaps fairly easily Especially the rear suspension/wing strut assembly

finally got around to playing with this model...along with the Raybestos TransAm Mustang got it cleaned up and started painting and assembly had a few broken and missing parts... replaced the missing/broken wheel lugs with a miniature screw and nut simuliar to the real thing: built a small vacuum form machine and wella...new glass and in scale, also: tires and wheels...from the photos I've seen Bruce ran unpainted centers on his wheels: body cleaned and painted w/Scalefinishes "McLaren Orange" and decals from IndyCals: chassis, front suspension, engine (plumbed & wired) ready to go...just missing rear suspension having to resin cast the drive shafts, only had one good one to work with: kinda gettin' an idea on how things will fit... back to the workbench... thanx for lookin'

progressing along... tires w/ Shaboo dry transfer "Goodyears" and BHP wheels: kit chassis w/BHP goodies added and painted: BHP body painted and decaled: both body and chassis awaiting to be joined: thanx for lookin'

Thanx Raul... I gave the elves a few days off...and with 4 days off and it raining, I hope to make a lot of progress on this project all on my own stay tuned...

Just beautiful, suttle but stunning workmanship gonna have to build this model now... thanx for sharing it

Picked up the BHP Transkit for the 1997 TransAm Mustang from William Bauer at the Sacramento NNL last fall. Already had the Competition Resins body and Slixx Decals for Dorsey Schroeders Raybestos Mustang. The BHP Enterprizes resin cast mustang is "nuts-on" and the detail is much nicer than Competition Resins version. Hope to have this done by the NNL West in February for the "Racecar" theme table. Gonna sit it next to Brendans a few other TransAm Mustangs that will be there. Picture of Dorsey's Mustang: BHP Enterprises kit: Base kit: Lower body is BHP's...upper body is Competition Resins Slixx Decals: Parts is parts: Quick Mock up... Stay tuned, more to come...thanx for lookin'

Scale Modeling by Chris has exactly what you are looking for...http://www.scalemodelingbychris.com excellent guy to do business with

:PHi Mikey Just sent in the table reservation for Raul and myself last week...be bringing "Big Steve from Hollister" with me. And the gang from "Monterey Bay Scale Modelers Association" or affectionally known as the "The Monterey Guyz" will be there as well c'ya curt

Also check out Scale Modeling by Chris @ http://www.scalemodelingbychris.com you can order pre-wired distributors and magnetos in a number of different wire color combinations excellent service and a good guy to deal with...

When added to a gloss acrylic paint it will de-gloss the finish by varying degrees, determined by the ratio. anywhere from semi-gloss to flat I have used it without any problems with different brands of acrylic paints besides Tamiya mostly used for brushing...haven't tried air brushing if I need a flat finish and it involves spraying something, I spray the gloss color, then i whip out the "Dullcote"

Impressive my friend... I just love your imagination, design and craftsmanship in your models you have always been my inspiration lookin' forward to seeing them all in February c'ya curt

I tried to warn you about those "porn sites", but no you had to go look at the nice ladies didn't ya...

Very Nice... I built this car when it was 1st issued, the decals were a gigantic 'pain in the arse'...you did an excellent job on them I think this is one of the best lookin' Trans Am cars ever to grace the tarmac thanx for sharin' it with us

Wesleys Bleach White wall tire cleaner works fast and removes the clearcoat under the chrome plating just use gloves and respirator...fumes are nasty!

Peter Big F1 fan here as well I love it...that's the version I've wanted to build as well gee if ya happen to vacuum form a couple of extra pieces, they'd look purty good on my workbench... ,nudge, nudge thanx curt

Oh boy! Oh boy! that's one nice lookin' 40 Ford Mr. Raul let's see that's one model completed 3 days into 2010... at this rate you'll beat my record of "33 completed models" from last year should be gettin' table reservations soon for NNL West c'ya

The windscreen is toast...will be vacuum forming all the glass for this model making me get off my butt and build a little vacuum form machine I've been wanting to build for years