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Excellent work Brendan... Gosh I may have to part with a few greenbacks now...thanx I have fond memories of these cars tearing up Laguna Seca lookin' forward to the next version your workin' on

Thanx for all the compliments Raul...don't think I'm gonna part with this one nor the Troxel Top Fuelie for a long time just too much time and effort in them, plus I really like'em that doesn't happen a lot, usually when I finish a model - the love affair is o'er and it's time to move on to the next one c'ya

Clay just hang in there...the car models aren't going anywhere as Raul states - enjoy the momemt, it goes fast... with two teenage daughters, one a cheerleader & the other horsey's and then there's the boys sniffin around - it's amazing I build as much as I do. working on getting a care package for you, xtra studebaker parts, etc c'ya

Yes, Kragens, Checkers, etc...any autoparts store that sells paint Plastikote and Krylon are the major brands...Plasticote seems to be much more plastic friendly than Krylon, at least in my experience Tamiya's Primer paints (aerosal) work nicelty as well, just a bit pricier and harder to find,i.e. Local Hobby Shop or online Model Master has a primer for their lacquer paints also, never have tried though good luck

Honey.... hee-hee

Just picked up this kit at the LHS, was wondering just how many different versions I could find went surfin' and found these...most seem to be vintage racers, Monterey, etc. enjoy not a bad start, heh?

Just posted this as my entry in the great dragster build off Competition Resins Body and engine parts, Slixx Decals (carbon fiber color is too light), Revell Top Fuel engine and it all started with the Revell "Mad Magazine" Funnycar... Thanx for looking...

DONE... Here's my one and only entry... Ron Capps Dodge Funnycar from 2005 Competition Resins Body and engine parts, Slixx Decals (carbon fiber color is too light), Revell Top Fuel engine and it all started with the Revell "Mad Magazine" Funnycar... Have fun guys...now onto the Testarossa!!!!

Great tips...I've got an old #5 that must be a #10 by now When I've completed an airbrush session, I remove the needle, nozzle and tip, clean thouroughly with appropiate thinner, rub the needle with just a wee bit of vaseline and reassemble lightly (do not tighten anything til next session) be careful when the needle is not in the brush...the inards (spring & valve) can pop out - easy to put back in place play around with different settings/air pressure/distance, etc...nothing can replace experience - the more you play, the better you get! have fun c'ya on the 20th

Well Clay... heres my start, this has been a project on the shelf for a long time...a Studebaker Salt Flat Racer Jimmie Flintsones resin body, AMT '53 Starliner model, Parts Pak Chevy 283 with potvin blower and some nice spun wheel discs from Parts by Parks...

Next roadster I've got a vacuum body for... then finally my last watson roadster kit... thanx for the encouraging comments...

You can clear coat o'er them, but it won't look like metal I shot Tamiya Clear over Metalizers Gunmetal to achieve the finish I wanted on thisTamiya Honda CBR XX Blackbird motorcycle

Thanx Brendan I just get on HLJ and just start cruzin' thru all their stuff, fillin' the cart up as i go, check out and not remembering where all the stuff came from

Clay, I've got the Flintstone salt race body that I plan on building, so i'd better get started on it I'll post pix of it as i start My dad was a Studebaker guy our last one was a '63 wagon with a sliding roof...used to drivre to high school football games with people standing in the back!! before seatbelts, etc

Fred Cady Decals...but alas Fred has closed up shop don't know if anyone is taking o'er his stuff or not

Thanx Guyz the stacks i got from Hobbylink Japan...can't remember which company makes them, but they have quite a few in different lenths and diameters.

If you have not already...try Benetton's or Renault's website, they should have a link to F1 on their site You will probably be limited as far as decal choices out there can always explore making your own...can be done! F1 has always been my favorite, it's what got me building models... I'm sure todays F1 race cars present a real problem for model kit manufacturers and builders alike, can you imagine the amount of photoetch needed to build a new BMW in 43rd scale - oooftah!! good luck on your search....

Oh-Oh guess I'd better not wear a black jacket or tee shirt...don't wanna confuse the guyz my avatar is the last picture of me with a head of hair.... gosh I used to live right behind this shopping center...another wifetime ago.... c'ya on the 20th

Just finished the Konstant Hot Spl, this is a vacuum form conversion of the old AMT Watson Roadster kit A dentist friend of mine sent me a bunch of Watson Roadster kits and a few vacuum form bodies to build This is the 3rd one I've completed so far

Clay I'm startin' to see plug wires, next is fuel lines, then brake lines, then the small electrical stuff, etc., etc.... Raul is gettin' in your brain...ya better star rippin apart all of the old electrical appliances and tools for the wire inside

Built the Johnson Teapot 450s many years ago heres a cvouple photos of it Johnson Teapot even ventured into resin casting: 1/24 Lancia D4

Thanks for all the positive comments... I've got more Ducati 900 NCR Ducati 900ss Ducati 916 Honda 750R Harley Custom Harley Chopper Revell's Aces Wild Scene outside Johnny's Bar & Grill Hollister, CA After a long ride a little fresh air feels good.... c'ya

Ducati 900cc racer Yamaha Custom Bunny Bike (resin body/wheels) 94 Honda NSR Off road bikes in turn... 1/9th scale Protar Norton Manx Barry Sheene's Suzuki Kenny and Barry's Yamaha 500's Werner's Red Porsche Killer Honda CBRXX Blackbird Yamaha 50th Anniversary these models span about 10 years of modeling, kinda fun to venture down memory lane... thanx for looking

I don't remember a Fisher Maserati 450S...cuz I would have gotten one love his models...have built most of his Ferraris

Shame, shame on both of ya...