Nate

Don't take this the wrong way, but did the Olds have better overall execution that yours? Maybe the Olds really was better. Maybe it was the judge's brother-in-law's (brother's-in-law?) build? Maybe those judges didn't know anything about that style of vehicle. Either way, when you enter a judged contest you submit yourslef to the idiosyncrasies of that particular club's judging.

Don, maybe the award should have been called "Best Finish". As to the definition of "custom"; it usually delineates a car such as the Revell 49 Merc or the new 48 Ford, but the 1:1 world refers to these cars as "customs." It's a specific style of car, like lowrider, or hotrod. A "mild custom" can be a simple as a lowered stance and a "panel" paint job, like the paintjob on the T-bird posted above. An example of a "radical custom" would be "The Aztek" or the "X-Sonic". Take a look at the pages of The Rodder's Journal, they cover hot rods and customs. The era of "customs" was roughly the early 50's up through the early 60's when the muscle cars hit the scene, but that's another story alltogether (brittish accent ala Waynes World). But as far as contests go, it depends on how the contest rules are stated. At our club's contests, MCMA, custom means a model built in the custom style mentioned above. A box stock build can be entered in this class if the builder wants to enter it and compete with the others. The judges at our contests judge the workmanship, not the addition of parts. If a particular model has TONS of aftermarket and scratch-built parts but the execution is garbage and the box stock model next to it is flawless, the box stock one will usually place better. But that is a discussion on judging and is a whole different can of worms.

That's a pretty sweet Camaro!

I agree that modifying something just adds another descrptive to it. Techinally, though, the Camaro is still a "pony car," not a "muscle car," although it does have muscle. I think that the term "Muscle Car" as it is used these days refers to a car that has muscle and can be just about anything. The pro-street camaro above would still be "hot-rodded" but not a "hot rod". I think the point is that there is no hard-and-fast definition to these things and is rather fluid. Now I'm curious, can you post a pic of your Camaro?

The 73 Camaro would be a customized pony car, which sounds pretty awesome! I'd call it a G-Machine or pro-tourer.

It's a great kit, very well detailed. FYI, the F-Bomb was built a while back and I think you can find a few articles on it in Hot Rod Magazine. Go to their webiste and do a search for F-Bomb.

The classic definition of "Muscle Car" has been a mid-sized car with a factory installed large engine and possibly stiffer suspension. This type of car was kicked off by the 64 Ponitac Le Mans GTO. Mustangs, Camaros, Firebirds (Trans Ams), 'cuds, Challengers, Javelins, etc are "Pony Cars"; long hood, short deck. This type was kicked of by the 64 Mustang, hence the name "Pony Car." Nowadays some people refer to ALL cars from the mid-to-late 60's to early 70's with high performance engines as "muscle cars." The term is often meant to mean a street machine, as opposed to a factory stock muscle car. To me a street machine is any post-1948 car that has been modfied from stock for perfomance and/or appearance that is meant to be street/strip driven, as opposed to strip/race only cars.

I'm gonna guess a Duesenberg rod.

I think they're going to set up a food truck park in downtown Dallas in the near future, IIRC. I think it's supposed to be down near the new park they're building over Woodall Rogers Freeway near Uptown.

You could just leave it. A slightly weathered look tot he graphic might give it a bit more hot rod feel, maybe, kinda sorta?

Yeah, Jeff that's how non-Texas folk think we talk down here, 'specially yanks from Chicago...

Welcome to Dallas! I too am a member of MCMA. We have our annual show, as Jeff (aka kingtoy) mentioned, coming up on Saturday March 10th at the Dr Pepper Center near the Galleria Mall (At the intersection of I 635 and the Dallas North Tollway). We also have our regular monthly meeting the week before on Sunday March 4. Where in Dallas did y'all move to?

Aww man, I thought this was going to be a thread dedicated to the hot rod builder who calls himself "Skratch". Here's his signature Model A: The Headskratcher:

Looks nice! Classic color choice, too!

I'd suggest a pearl white.

Aww man. I was hoping this would be a good source for an LS-type engine with a manual trans.

Let's hope they tool up the ZL1, too. Does anyone have any thoughts about how well the engine of this kit will kitbash? It is an LS, right? With a manual trans, right?

Love the paint scheme! Great build!

Looking good Jeff! Can't wait to see it at the Showdown! BTW I have the figures from the Futura kit I mentioned at the last meeting. Did you want them?

A few years ago I was searching all over for a 72 Chevy Blazer kit and finally snagged an unbuilt Boondocker kit for like $45, then a couple of months later I learned that Model King was going to re-issue that same darn kit! So the vintage Boondocker sits and I have 2 of the Model King issues, still unbuilt, too. The only vintage kit that really has my attention is the MPC 1932/33 Chevy Panel Truck. I purchased a glue-bomb of the "Gangbusters" version of the kit to build as a hot rod, but I would pay good money to build that puppy box stock.

I definitley like the second set of wheels best, but as Roger said, buid it how you like it. For comparison, here's a 67 (front grill and fenders, not sure about the rest of the truck, since it's a custom): Here's a 69: Here's a 71/72:

Ditto on the wheels!

The video appears to be sped up a little, so the speed might be a little deceptive.

That's because none of us ever buy the kits a full price; we always wait to buy them when they have a coupon. At least I do, anyway.

I can't beleive Revell hasn't ponied up with a Deuce pickup yet. I'll echo the calls for Revell (or anyone) to tool up a new 67-72 Chevy/GMC Pickup. That AMT one is horrible and the subject matter is fairly popular. So-Cal Belly Tanker Eddie Miller Streamliner: Fred Carrillo Roadster: