LOBBS

I've had one of these for years. Picked it up at WalMart fairly cheap off season and even found another set of racks for it. I cut all the centers out of the trays but one. http://www.nesco.com/products/Dehydrators/Dehydrators/FD-60-Snackmaster-Express-Food-Dehydrator/session_6cbdb3652006/

It's a combination of parts from the Revell '02 Camaro SS, Revell C5 Corvette and Revell Silverado kits to make a proper LSX crate motor. I updated this combo to the LS7 from the Revell 2006 Z06 and I'm getting ready to send it off for casting. You can find my thread on it in the Resin section of the forum.

I want to try and finish something for the Heartland Nats so this one is back on the bench. She's about 90% done and was the last project I was working on before I stepped away for awhile. Had I not burned thru the paint while polishing it out she'd be under glass. They've done such a fine job cleaning house around here that I'll post just the highlights of my previous thread rather than resurrecting the old one. LSx/T-56 crate motor A couple of interior shots. Custom-made digital gauges and added some painted headlights to simulate speakers. Tamiya Clear Orange over MM Dark Bronze was the original paint scheme. Had a heck of a time trying to fix my burn-through so it got stripped. Probably black this time around and if I've got enough paint left over from the previous attempt I'll lay down an orange stripe. Otherwise, shaved everything and removed the vent windows. Added in some subframe connectors. I've got a long weekend with the holiday so hopefully I will get the body cleaned up, filler fixed that was eaten away when I stripped it and re-shot.

I packed up some trades that I wanted to ship before work. The forum didn't come back up while I was still at the house so that I could retrieve the addresses. Guess they'll go out tomorrow.

I'm planning to get the master out this weekend. Then it's just a matter of how quickly he can get the molds made up.

I think we're far enough along now to reveal the caster who will be handling this. Manny at VCG has given me an early quote of $15. Given the quality of his work, the layout of some of the pieces and the freedom to no longer have to raid a minimum of 3 kits to pull this off I believe that it is a fair price. It certainly is in line with his other engine kits of similar complexity.

I just sent pictures off to Manny and I'll let you guys know as soon as we work that out.

Fresh off the trees. Ready to be cleaned up and a few things slightly modified to make the crate motor. The recipe: Engine and tranny from a Revell '02 Camaro SS Heads and intake from a C5 Vette-really doesn't matter the tooling is the same in the '02 Camaro SS, C5 and C6 Vettes. Front engine cover/accessories/throttle body, belts/pulleys/accessories, starter, oil filler cap and beauty covers from the C6 Z06 Corvette Oil pan and filter from the Revell Silverado-only kit in this line of tooling with a behind the crossmember sump that is more correct for older vehicles.

It's the stock setup from the Revell '69 Corvette BBC so it should be an M-22.

Just for fun here is the T-56 6-speed behind the EFI'd Hilborn BBC in my Revell '69 pro-touring Vette.

I do also have plans to do just the 6-speed T-56 tranny as a stand alone item as well. Using the bellhousing from the '02 Camaro is reasonably correct to use behind a traditional SBC or BBC. The master for it will be sent along with the full crate motor. The tranny could also be used to correct the fact that Revell used an automatic in their '10 Camaro SS kits.

Just a quick update. All the parts are gathered up and when I get home from work tonight I have to get some pics sent off to the caster so he can give me an estimate. I'm loving the excitement being shown here as I think this is a long overdue offering to have out there.

Although the LS motor can be had in displacement upwards of 7.0L (427 cu in) in the Z06 and others it is generally considered to be part of the small-block evolutionary tree. The last real incarnation of the true big block line was the 8.1L (496 cu in) or Vortec 8100 produced from 2001-2006. It essentially was a big-block Chevy that was partially re-engineered to try and take advantage of the technological advancements of the LS/Vortec small-blocks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Vortec_engine

VCG Resins has the 572 valve covers listed separately. As has been mentioned previously in this thread any traditional BBC will work to simulate a 572 once you slap on those valve covers.

Very clean build and a great color. Swapping on doors from the '68 to eliminate the vent windows is a common mod.

Sinister

VCG Resins carries several variations of the 572.

I did a fair amount of research on the GM 1:1 crate setup when I put together the motor for my Nova. I've got the parts to do another master that's identical with the exception that I'll include the newer C6 beauty covers. Someone else would be doing the casting.

I found a caster that may be interested in producing this setup for me. To do a fairly convincing version of a crate motor for a pro-touring project you really need the block/tranny from the Revell '02 Camaro/'98 Firebird combined with the front cover+pulleys/belts+heads+intake+beauty covers from the C6 Z06 Vette and a modified oil pan and filter from the Silverado. I built this crate motor for a '69 Nova project of mine and with the exception of the beauty covers being from a C5 Z06 instead of the C6 Z06 is largely what I'm looking at having done. I've picked up a bunch of the Revell '02 SS Camaros over the years to steal the LSx motor and/or T-56 tranny from and otherwise have found little use for the rest of the kit. On top of that, you really need at least some pieces from those other two sources to flesh it out properly. I'm posting this up here to gauge the interest in such a setup. Obviously, if we can show the caster that there is a market for it the more likely it is to actually happen.

I'd love a 2007+ GMC Sierra in any trim but would prefer the Denali. There are, my humble opinion, some of the best looking trucks ever made. They're right up there with the '67-72 GMs. Historically, I've always preferred the Chevy version but this time around I think GMC got the better design. The latest Rams are hot too. The styling of the latest Fords is hit or miss with me.

Below I have posted a link to the general homescreen thread to an Android forum known as XDA. It is by far the largest Android forum online with well over 3 million members. The majority of the posters there are your Gen X, Gen Y, Millennials, etc. This thread in particular is their open forum to display their creative sides. Do any amount of surfing and you will see a dozen or so real trendsetters. There are some icon sets and clocks that get popular but it's really no different than seeing Torque Thrusts on multiple builds. These "kids" do have passion to create and do take pride in what they put together it is just a different medium. This energy is what I'm referring to that could be tapped into. I'm not saying they should be forced to build models but if they had subjects that inspired them to do so, it may be another avenue of expression. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=476483 Venture outside this thread and you will find thousands of developers, most self taught, doing everything they can to offer the best apps, ROMS, themes, etc. so that members can essentially hot rod their devices. Devving is not easy, I am one so I can attest. Edit: I guess to be fair, I'll post a couple of my go-to setups for reference. With the exception of the Vette wallpaper, everything you can see here is of my own creation; icons, clock, carbon fiber wallpaper,etc. My apps on Google Play are here to check out my other stuff. I've only recently, in the last couple of months, started listing there so this would be my most current work. https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=LOBBS

As I stated in the OP, I encouraged the return of true 2n1 kits. Maintain a stock option but flesh out the 2nd option to be more complete not merely wheels and tires and a few tidbits. I'd even be completely in support of a return of the parts packs with complete engine assemblies such as LS motors, modern Hemis and the Ford modular motors so that those interested would not have to part out an entire Camaro, Mustang or Charger just for those pieces. Same goes with the wheels sets similar to what Aoshima and Fujimi have done for years. Oftentimes, those wheels were offered in a full kit and concurrently sold as a stand alone item. They were almost always a hot seller sometimes requiring a pre-order to even obtain in any quantity.

If you need any help getting set up, just let me know.

Thanks for the kind words Kerry.

Subject matter is huge with kids. With my kids, at their birthdays, I take them to the store and give them a budget. They are then free to pick anything they'd like as long as it fits into that number. Having 4 kids, I could give countless examples of how this has played out to prove my point but for the sake of argument, I'll go with my older boys and their love of Lego sets. Lego, quite frankly, is run by geniuses of marketing. Nearly every blockbluster movie is followed shortly after with a full line of building sets. My boys, cash in hand, go in and work their budgets to the max to get as much as possible from each of these lines as they can. Being close in age and having b-days only a few weeks apart they've even been known to pool their resources to gain the bigger, more exclusive sets. Now, when they hit the aisles, there are no shortage of other styles to select from. Everything from un-themed basic brick sets to a half dozen other lines that run concurrently much less toys of a completely different nature they could pick. But, it is almost always without fail, the subject that drew them in that gets their dollar at the end of the day. If they go in and can't find a set they had in mind, I encourage them to save their money instead of wasting it on something that they don't love. There are always other stores or the internet to have another chance that it may turn up.