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Dennis Lacy

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  1. Wow, that's extremely flattering to know! I've got loads of respect for him and have enjoyed his models for many years.
  2. They sure are! Yeah, dull coating the centers might be an option. I'll be able to decide easier once I make a decision on the color scheme which I'm also going back and forth on.
  3. I'm struggling with that. Do you hope I do or hope I strip and paint them?
  4. Awesome! I love the real car and your model looks well on it's way to being just as cool and a great replica. I dig the torsion bar arms you made up front. Also, thanks for the link to the build at Brizio's.
  5. Thanks, everyone! I've began getting stuff painted for this project. Should have a picture update in the near future.
  6. Definitely the nicest '55 Cameo model I've ever seen. Beautiful!
  7. This turned out killer! It's especially impressive knowing you started with the lack-luster Lindberg '40. Thanks to the good guidance you had during the build-up it turned out very period authentic!
  8. Very cool! I've been wondering how one of these would look with those body decals and I dig it.
  9. Killer! This should be the next be thing in Rap videos with the constant struggle for those guys to out-Escalade each other, LOL!
  10. I enjoyed meeting and talking with you, Curt! On a smaller forum Bernard gave us a peek yesterday at the hand-laced dragster wheels your getting ready to produce and sell. Nice. Very nice! I don't know if it was 24 but I started noticing he brought A LOT of models, LOL!
  11. I spent a good amount of time looking at it at the show last weekend and I think you nailed your idea. It looks killer sitting on those wheels and tires, the flipped headlights are sweet and the interior is awesome. Would have been my pick for the theme award!
  12. Over the last couple of days I managed to get the body, grill shell and headlights in final paint (Tamiya Racing White) and clear (also, Tamiya.) Couldn't resist setting the body on the chassis for a look! Got a couple of small details to finalize and polish the paint then final assembly can happen. On the home stretch now!
  13. Looks wicked nice! Definitely look forward to seeing it finished.
  14. It was fairly common back during war time for some Big Cars to get converted into commercial work horses. I've seen similar done with full size Packard's and Duesenberg's. You simply nailed The Look with this. I love it!
  15. I can't wait to see this in person today. It looks incredible!
  16. I aint trying to brown nose here but this is one of the coolest '34 5-Window models I've ever seen. Its just got "The Look." The combo of the metallic green and copper/white is just awesome! I also love the setup on the Hemi. I really need to get it together and order some of Norm's parts.
  17. I saw this snooping around your Fotki the other day before you shared it here. It really does capture the theme of the cars being built for the "TROG" event. While there's a handful of cars loaded with speed equipment most of them are on the simpler side like this. I've always liked the brown primer / black chassis look and it's very effective for this car. About the only thing I'd change would be to delete the headlights as everyone removes them for racing. (I think it might be a rule that they have to be removed?) My favorite detail are the torque tube exhausts. That looks perfect!
  18. Not to get all gushy but You and Modeler's Corner are pretty much responsible for my interest in scale hot rod building and showing me that I could modify kits to make them my own. I would love to see that little pink truck again with better, modern photography! I'm not surprised that you didn't hear negative feedback on that issue. Probably most of the reader base built models in their youth and quite a few of them still did or else your column wouldn't have gone on for as long as you were able to do it.
  19. Actually, the May 1990 Street Rodder issue I referenced above states that these roadster pickups shared by Tim (including the big rig I mentioned) were among the very few survivors of Dave's finished models.
  20. Thanks so much for posting these, Tim. I remember these well and it's good to see them again. You featured them all in a builders profile in a 1990 Street Rodder that also showed Dave's roadster cab-over big rig and transporter trailer. That issue had a bunch of extra model car coverage. That's my all time favorite issue because it contains my all time favorite Modeler's Corner where you showed start to finish how to build a street rod '29 Pickup using the best of what was available at that time. That little truck turned out so killer. I built my own version in the mid 90's as a teen but it didn't survive. I read that issue so many times it fell apart. I bought a replacement issue on eBay years ago and doing another '29 Pickup following the article is on my to do list.
  21. UPDATE! Been working on getting things painted the last few weeks. At this point everything is done for the chassis, engine and interior with the body in its first round of white primer. I sat down this afternoon and assembled the entire chassis and engine. Thankfully, everything went together without any drama. I need to do a few touch ups and still need to run fuel lines to the carbs. Frame is Tamiya black but I very tediously masked the floor so it would stay in gray primer. The engine is Tamiya "Light Gunmetal". The wheels, dashboard and steering wheel are Tamiya "Racing White". The upholstery is Tamiya "Light Earth". All that's left now is to get the body in paint and then on to final assembly. Close!
  22. I think this is the nicest one of these I've seen. Great stance and wheel choice! I like the metallic gray paint, too.
  23. Nice save! Looks tough with the ARDUN in there.
  24. Definitely the nicest version of this model I've ever seen!
  25. Doesn't get much cleaner than this! The fit & finish is really nice and I dig the way you did the interior pleats. Shows how well this model can look straight from the box. Those plug wires remind me of working at Pepboys during high school. They had the "performance" isle with a huge shelf full of bright yellow Accel plug wires.
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