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Sorry about those problems Joe. I'll deal with it and send you a PM.

I was going through some old photos this morning and thought you might be interested in these. A few years ago I was at the Sabatini show in California. There was a guy there who makes model car grills out of spoons. He uses a Dremil tool to cut the slots and create the shape. The grills can be made in any shape and scale. The ones shown were for an 8th scale Track Nose T. Sorry about the quality of the photos, but this shows you what can be done when we put our creative juices to work. WARNING!! I will not accept responsibility if you get caught stealing your mother-in-laws silver spoons from her silverware set.

The TDR Allison is now finished and has been added to the TDR Innovations list of products. This engine is available in several configurations along with an optional transmission and engine stand. We've had a lot of support from many people during this project so we are offering the engine at a significant discount until the end of the year. We're working on some photos for our web site but in the mean time, those of you who have expressed an interest in this engine can contact us at "tdr.innovations@gmail.com" and we'll answer your questions and take your orders. You'll see the first kit photos and build tutorial here on MCM.

Beautifull!! Tell us about how you painted the car, it looks perfect.

I'm fairly new here but would like to add my comments to this discussion. I'm also a member at Scalemotorcars.com. A couple of years ago, we put on an "on line" contest. We advertised the contest on site for six months and it was schedualed for a three day weekend. Entry's were not allowed to be posted until the first day of the event and they were not allowed "in" until the morning of the first day of the event. The show was open to anyone, from any site who builds in ANY scale. The rules were simple.......the model had to be finished and you could submit no more than six photos. Judges were picked at random from our site membership. I think we had over thirty entrants, because we kept it simple. Prizes were donated from the site owner, aftermarket supliers and site members. Gregg donated a one year subscription to the magazine. As for the AMBR concept, forgive me but I don't like it. From the discussion in this thread, its obviously too complicated. The AMBR concept limits who can enter and when I look at all the great building going on here, I don't think its fair that some can enter and others cannot. This site caters to "everybody" so why not let "anybody" enter their build. If you'll forgive me for being bold, I'd like to make the following suggestion for an on line contest: 1: Set a date for one year from now, preferrably during a three day (Fri-Sun) weekend. 2: Open the event to any car, truck or motorcycle in any scale. 3: All entry's must be finished. 4: Max of six photos to be submitted. 5: Prizes to be awarded as follows: 1 Overall winner, 1 large scale winner and one small scale winner. You could keep the contest in house, but if you want to make it interesting, and big, invite entrys from the other sites. Lets face it, many of us are multi site members. Finally, solicit sponsorship prizes from the aftermarket, model car magazines and members themselves. I really think that a contest like this opens up a feeling of fairness, as too many rules ruin a contest. I'd also like to suggest that its not the prize that counts, its having the opportunity to show off your build. I'll close by adding this. Someone has to take the lead to organize an event like this. It won't be me because I'm too busy as a partner in TDR Innovations. However, if you guys like the idea, and if someone runs with it, I'll help by promoting it on other sites. I'll also guarantee a great prize package from TDR Innovations.

We're reworking the TDR Pro Street Chassis so I thought I'd get started on building an engine for my Willys. Usually, the engine of choice for a Pro Street Willys is a blown Hemi but I like to do things differently so am going with an injected Hemi. Like all TDR parts, the 426 is CAD designed and RP produced resulting in a perfect parts fit. I've painted the block Hemi orange and the heads silver to replicate aluminum. The injection is another TDR item and it comes with the stacks. I'll be detailing the injection with some plumbing and of course the engine will have the usual wires and plumbing also. The bellhousing and fourspeed transmission are TDR items. The transmission can be bought seperatly. I'll be scratchbuilding a shifter and linkage and adding a TDR yoke to the tailshaft. I'll post photos of this engine/trans build as it progresses.

One of the most famous drag race cars of all time is the "Big Al" 34 Ford sedan that was powered by an Allison engine. There's a fascinating history if it in the November 2009 issue of Hot Rod Deluxe magazine. Someone has to build an 8th scale 34 sedan!!!!

Bill, go to the TDR website at www.tdrcatalog.com, click on the engine and you should find everything you need. If there's anything else we can do for you, E us at tdr.innovations@gmail.com.

Thanks for the positive comments Bill. There are two tutorials you might want to have a look at before you build your Offy. This is not a solicitation for your membership but if you visit www.scalemotorcars.com forum and click on "Large Scale Cars" you will find two excellent tutorials on building and detailing the Offy. You will have to scroll through several pages but you'll find them. We do not recommend the use of power tools when smoothing and drilling our RP products. Depending on builders preference, usually all that is required is a light sanding (use sandpaper, small files, sanding sticks etc) followed by a couple of coats of high build primer. If you wish to drill holes for fittings, tape the part to a piece of wood and use a hand drill to open the holes. All of this is explained in the two tutorials. I can also put you in touch with a couple of folks who have already built the Offy's if you need any further information. We are also working on adding a transmission to the Offy. Once again, thanks for the positive comments and we look forward to your build.

Some of you have asked if the new TDR IRS will work with the Big T and the new Big Tub. The answer is "YES", we are currently working up a cross member that will allow the TDR IRS to fit the T chassis.

Hey Gregg, here's a couple of teasers for your Big Tub build........ An Offy should be followed by a Quick Change rear end. The new TDR QC is done and will be in our cataloge soon. Add a set of TDR rotors and calipers along with the TDR four bars and coil overs and you've got a period perfect car. The TDR QC comes with a one piece center section and open drive. For you guys that want to complement your build with a drive shaft and U Joints, TDR now offers a six piece kit, consisting of two stars and four yokes. These items are available now and will be in our cataloge soon. For more information, contact TDR at "tdr.innovations@gmail.com". Geesh, I gotta bet back to work on my own builds!!!

Hi Chris Our site is at "www.tdrcatalog.com" and our Email is "tdr.innovations@gmail.com".

TDR Innovations has completed the CAD design and RP production of our first independant front and rear suspension kits for the Deuce chassis. The cross members fit the kit chassis with no modification to the rails. The front suspension utilizes TDR A arms, coilovers and disc brakes. We have not yet developed a rack and pinion steering system for this kit. The rear suspension is similar to a Jag IRS with inboard disc brakes and a Halibrand Quick Change style center section. These spy shots will give you an idea of how these new suspension parts will fit on the R/M kit Deuce chassis, with no modification required. Our next step is to do a test build and once we are satisfiend that its right, we'll be adding these two suspension's to the growing list of TDR products. We hope to announce these items for sale prior to year end.

I'll get an answer for you from MF Pat. By the way, your parts went out in todays mail.

Being fairly new to the site, I haven't been able to find any Pocher stuff yet. I've got a complete Bugatti kit and an incomplete Rolls kit and one of these days I'll get to work on them. Anybody around here building Pochers?

Thanks Harry!

TDR is makeing some adjustments to the IFS in order to make it a better fit under the MF Willys body so I decided to start at the other end. I used some 600 grit and after a couple of passes along with a bit of work with a small file, I had the rear clip smoothed. I finished it off with some high build primer. The surface finish out of the RP printer is pretty good so it only took me about an hour to smooth it and prep it for paint. I also smoothed the rear end housing and shot it with high build. I've left the calipers as is but painted them Guards Red. The four bars have been smoothed and chromed. While going through the parts box I found a rack and pinion that I think is from a Vette kit. I think I can make it work with the TDR IFS.

I remember back about seven or eight years ago, there was a feature in one of the model car magazines titled "A Pair Of Deuces". Both were 1/8th scale, one was a roadster and I think the other was a pickup and both had a ton of scratchbuilt parts. These were amazing models and I've always wondered who the builder was and if he is still building. Does anyone remember these two builds and/or know anything about the builder?

These parts are made by creating a digital 3D model in CAD. The 3D model is then sliced in many layers and sent to a printer a layer at a time. The print head goes back and forth in a similar way that your ink jet printer prints on paper and it prints a cross section of the part with each layer. This method is called Rapid Prototyping. The material is a composit of plaster and epoxy resin. When the parts come out of the printer, they are composed of plaster and binder (binder is sprayed on the layer of powder instead of ink). The parts are brushed off and dipped in epoxy to give them added strength. I hope this helps define how these parts are made and what they are made of.

thats his Email address.

One of the best aftermarket wire wheel guys is Chris Garcia at "woodythx138@mlode.com" Harry. I've been to his place and he does great stuff. I've got him doing some 8th scale wires for me now. He'll send you photos of his work. Contact him and tell him I sent you. Good luck!

Jan....Try Stephane at www.scaledetails.com. He's a Ferrari guy and has lots of accessories and spare parts. I've dealt with him several times and he's great. You might also have luck on Ebay if you watch "1/12 scale Ferrari", there's often spare parts listed there. Good luck!

I'm starting to detail the TDR IFS. The A arms and rotors are fairly smooth out of the box so all I did was give them a light sand and a couple of coats of high build primer before shooting them with chrome. The coils are too fragile to sand so I just shot them with high build and then chrome. If you look closely you'll se the pads in the calipers.

Build away!!

This is another of my large scale projects. The body is an MF fibreglass Turtle Deck T with a track nose. I'm going to build a custom chassis and it will roll on painted wire wheels. Power will come from a fully detailed TDR Offenhauser engine. The engine shown here is not my engine but one built by fellow MCM member Daytona Tim. [img MG]]http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii183/kitmandeuce/015.jpg