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Matt T.

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  1. Thanks Tom! I like the looks of this already, Lyle.
  2. Looking good, Brian! Glad to see stuff on your bench again. Good luck slingin' paint!
  3. This is a super build, James! Nice to see one without stripes, and the blue line tires really set it off. Great job, as always.
  4. Very kool period piece! I love the colors. Right on.
  5. Gorgeous build! Is there anything you can't build perfectly?
  6. Way kool, RatRod! The details really make it, and your clean build style seals the deal. Very nice!
  7. My goodness, Curt, these are beautiful! What a collection you have. Very, very nice. I especially like that 1/12 Ferrari. Wow.
  8. Thanks everyone! I'm glad you like it. RatRod - yes, those are Modelhaus chrome wheels & whitewalls. Part numbers are: Fronts - W-120 & T-100 Rears - W-150 & T-135
  9. Whoa! So kool! I love the "upholstery." Very impressive paint work on the flames too. I look forward to seeing this at NNL East on one of your original, always-neat placards!
  10. Very nice! You've got a great squad there. I'm especially envious of that '41!
  11. Two beautiful builds, but that gold one is sooooo right! Nice job.
  12. Very nice! I really like that one in the back. Any more pics?
  13. Channeled 5", sectioned 7". Tamiya Mica Blue. Modelhaus rolling stock. Beatnik Bandit Olds engine. With my other early '60s showcar, the Crimson Coffin Thanks for looking!
  14. Thanks guys! Len - Are you going to run fenders on your sedan? I don't have the sedan kit yet, but on the coupes you just need to trim down the interior rear bulkhead, interior side panels, and firewall the same amount and drop the body right over the frame rails. Then just either section the grille shell a like amount and keep its mounting points, or trim up the mounting points and drop it down thru the front frame horns. If you want fenders, you'll have to remove the rear fenders from each running board/fender assembly and trim off your channeled amount from the front bottom edge and then reattach. That was all for a channeled body. If you want to section it also, like mine, I take the easy way out and trim up from the bottom the amount I want removed. Here's a picture of my current '32 next to a box stock body: HTH! Channeling and sectioning present many challenges because everything above the frame rails is effected - interior pcs, steering column, engine clearance at firewall, etc. PM me with any more questions, if ya want.
  15. This has been my project for the last few months. I just got it painted in Tamiya Mica Blue last weekend. I plan to start polishing it out tonight with cloths and Tamiya compound. It's channeled 5" and sectioned 7". Engine is the blown Olds from the Beatnik Bandit. Wheels and tires are Modelhaus. Interior pcs. from AMT '25 T (seats), '37 Chevy (dash) and new Revell Merc (pleated door panels). Thanks for lQQkin. Stay cool, Daddy-O.
  16. "SPOON!" (old "The Tick" reference.) Marc, thanks for this. I love these new colors. I want to do my '60 Vette gasser with the Fiery Orange. I did a couple of spoon tests also. FYI - I sprayed the Fiery Orange on a bare spoon (no primer) and then hit it with with a wet coat of Tamiya clear about a week later. The clear made the orange run - looking like I poured water on wet paint. Maybe it was because there was no primer, or maybe it was that the color coat had cured already and I went right to a wet coat of Tamiya and didn't build it up with mist coats. But I'd be leery of applying Tamiya clear over these new paints after they've passed "tacky." Yours look great, so it's obviously doable in one shot. I just don't want anyone to get burned on a paint job. The best bet is to probably use a Testors lacquer clear to be safe.
  17. Doug Whyte's 1970 K&K Insurance Charger Daytona. As a young lad of 15, when I saw this magazine car on the table at an Adirondack Glue Crue show in 1989, it blew me away. First time I ever saw a magazine car in-person and it changed my whole outlook on car models and what they could be.
  18. Nice work so far, Ron! I really like the looks of these '69 Chevelles when they're built in the circle-track style. I just bought one to maybe use on my Model King '70 GTO kit. Keep us posted!
  19. Nice one, Bob! Color is gorgeous.
  20. Nice one, Bob! Weathering is great, and the stance is wicked. Hot Rods rule.
  21. Wow, super details! I also like how the right-side suspension looks loaded because of the left-side jack stands. It looks real!
  22. John, these are all beautiful, museum-quality builds. Great work & nice styling!
  23. Very neat! What a novel use of the '49 Ford grille as a rear bumper. THAT is unique.
  24. Matt T.

    Ratrod

    That looks good, Neal! I like the patina paint and the "worn" sag of the rear suspension. Greetings from the TNMCC Albany Branch Office!
  25. Virgil, this is great! You've stayed true to the original artwork, which is sometimes hard to do. I look forward to the finished replica!
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