Nate

The screw bosses are actually on the radiator core support, not the firewall. :-) (Of the 72 Chevy that is.)

I was on a plane reading the skymall catalog a few years ago and they had a life sized parts tree that you could buy as a piece of art.

The pics are kinda hard to see. If you have a desk lamp or something to add some more light the photos would be earlier to see.

INSANE! Love it!

Have you thought about the inner fender wells in the engine bay? The kit is way off from the actual vehicle.

Looks nice! Kinda reminds me of Eric Clapton's black 40 Ford that was in the Rodder's Journal issue with Jimmy Shine's 34 Ford Pickup.

Also the Revell 64 Chevy Truck California Wheels kit or the Revell 65 Chevy Stepside kit, with the green truck box art have a set of wheels like the ones you're looking for. They're more like the American Racing Torque Thrust II's, though.

If I recall correctly, that 1998 issue of SAE was one of my first model magazines. Love the paint, sectioned good and wheel choice.

The Revell 64/65 Chevy chassis works pretty good. Here's mine. I'll finish it one day... The biggest discrepancy is the floor pan.

That black version is pretty awesome!!!

Your concrete floor is too perfect. There should be random hairline cracks in the middle of those panels... LOL

I'm hoping that they tool up a #48 TransAm racer, with minilites and all...

My club, The Metroplex Car Modelers Association (MCMA) in the Dallas/Ft Worth area, holds a model contest and show at the Goodguys Lonestar Nationals at the Texas Motor Speedway the first weekend of October every year. We also host a "Make and Take" for the kids where the kids get to put together a snap kit, which are donated by Revell, I think.

I think using more light would help with photo quality. It looks like the iPod touch's camera doesn't do too well with low light. Make sure you have an overhead light and a light that is front of the model.

Nicely done! That mirror finish is awesome, as are the stance and wheel choice.

Not to mention photos of the newly tooled bits...

That's not really true. Usually he tweaks the body (including bumpers and grilles) of each car to make it unique and has a custom interior built for each. Also the suspensions are always modified to handle better and lower the car, of course. So it sounds like there are some additional items besides just wheels and tires in this kit. I've been hoping that they would include a newer LS type engine and trans in one of these Foose kits, but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen. Has the 94 Impala been released, yet?

Normally when you chop a top you lengthen the roof to align the A and B Pillars, or you can angle the A pillars a bit more. You could extend the roof with some sheet or strip plastic rather than purchasing an additional kit.

As usual, your detail painting is awesome!!!

These are some of the my faves:

Could be a money laundering scheme. I read a news story not too long ago where someone was using phony eBay auctions to cover criminal activity. All the auctions were rigged.

Judging by all of the other Foose branded modified re-issues, I doubt that they'll do anything other than just a new set of wheels and tires and maybe some decals. They will most likely not even provide parts that would alter the ride height to be fitting of most of Foose's 1:1 designs. That being said, it would be awesome just to get a 1/12 set of decent aftermarket modern wheels and tires.

Great color, love the concept on the engine. I thought an LSX was an LS that was converted to run a carb, is that right or am I off in my own little planet (as usual)?

The pro touring trend is all about taking the wonderful styling and massive motors of the muscle cars and putting newly engineered suspensions that handle like a super car, but look as awesome as only a muscle car can. The large diameter wheels and short sidewalls are all about cornering. Obviously there's a limit, but we're talking about pro-touring, not donks or high-rollers, which is all about looks Pro-touring is more about handling and cornering. The short sidewalls allow for better cornering and the larger diameter wheels keep the overall outer diameter roughly the same as the smaller diameter wheels with taller sidewalls. By the way - here's my 69 GTO Pro Tourer:

These are gonna be so awesome!!! I can't wait!!!