Scott Colmer

One of my projects I actually got finished this summer was to organize my kits in some sort of categorized fashion. I have added only a couple more since these pictures. I am beginning to think about selling off to fund a long languishing 1:1 Sprite project. Showrods Showrods and drag Drag race and closed course Race and street rod 1 Race and street rod 2 Street machines and unboxed rebuilders Oddballs 1 Oddballs 2 Overflow The back 40. Older build-ups, unfinished projects, and purchased build-ups.

I cut my modeling teeth mostly on showrods and drag race cars. I tend to really go for anything outrageous that I have not seen a likeness of before. Creativity and execution really count. Below is a link to some of my favorites. There are other great models out there by master craftsman that I have not captured. They tend to be in the drag section or big boys. Here are the ones I captured https://public.fotki.com/Scottcolmer/top_20_or_more_crea/ Of my own models, I would say this benchwarmer is the one I think of the most. I love the idea if cutting wind resistance by narrowing the body and using the existing body styling for other things such as intakes. Scott

This guy is usually a vender at SoCal swap meets. If I had the money to blow, I would by the Chrysler cross ram just to hand on the wall. So cool.

Passed this in Pomona on the way back from the swap meet.

Went to the Pomona Swap meet today. First time I have been there in several years. It was amazing. I managed to find a couple models too I've wanted on of these since they were released way back when. This one was missing the the instructions and decals. No problem. This was one of three Balsa planes I have never seen before by the same manufacture. They were all from 1944. With a finished wing span of over 6ft. I had to have this B17 since the price was good. Kids back then must have been master craftsmen because there is only wood, and a piece of acetate to work with. The instructions are very detailed. But for the radial engine cylinders it says to "carve a piece of scrap plastic and wrap it with thread. You are expected to thermoform your own canopies too. I'll hold on to it for a while. I got this for a buck to annoy my wife. She is not a cat fan. I am.

What an incredible piece of work through and through. I've followed this thread from the beginning. It is so cool to see this one in finished form. Well done!

Sorry if I came across as harsh, Bill. I can see how my message could be read that way. To add to your point, when we were thinking about moving, we looked at a house with a Sun Run solar deal. They would have wanted us to assume the contract. That was a deal killer for us. Scott

Where to start..... I have lived in California all my life. My wife sold solar panels for Sun Run in 2009 when she could not get a job as using her new teaching credential because of the 2008 recession. She went door to door and have nothing but respect for her for doing that. Sun Run is a company that works on the premises that you cannot afford panels, so you pay your bill at a set rate through though Sun Run. They put the panels up for free. It works for some people. When we were ready for solar panels, WE did our research by checking our power bills - pool and liberal use of the AC AND planning for a Chevy bolt electric car. Guess what..... We BOUGHT solar panels with a loan and at an annual rate we SAVED money over our annual usage. When we added the electric car and saved even MORE money. Our gasoline bill went from 300.00 a month for a truck to 40 dollars a month for the Bolt as the main driver. And guess what added value to the house? The solar panels. Here's the moral... Check your expenses and make a decision. Don't let some youtube ding dong (wonder who backs that guy) or a Pay-us-instead-of-buying tell you what''s what. Do your research, and think long term. Oh- We have been making extra payments on the panels with the savings. When they are paid off we are free and clear we will me looking at hundreds in savings a month. Scott

I am weeping for that boattail riv that got hooked up with the wrong type of customizer. Sad end to my favorite American design. Poor girl.

When I was building, I had some episode every time I put something together. I went from this to this, with one slip from hand to floor. It took a bit, but I fixed it. Hosted on Fotki Even the small assemblies can take a hit This... went to to this when the rotary blade grabbed the assembly and flung it into the back board of my bench I rebuilt it Andy Kelleog from SAE once said to me, "If you can do it once; you can do it again."

Yep - NOTOX - black tube with yellow letters, smelled good, safe, unusable.

I agree. Thanks for posting the vacuform tutorial. Well done. Still watching. Scott

About 15 years ago I lived near a hot wheels clearance center - and I was single. I checked it out a couple time a month and picked up some pretty cool stuff. They had some large die cast stuff at cheap prices - like 20.00 or less. This is one of my favorites of the large ones. I still have a lot of my original HotWheels from 69. I would have to dig them out and take pics.

I'm wondering why the front door is on the second floor.

So many awesome elements to this build. Great execution and styling. I really enjoyed following along.

That looks great! I've always wondered about those. Still not ready to step up.

Ditto. Love those salt shakers. I'll be watching, Pete.

I used to race a little RX3. That's a cool video. I really like the variable Venturis.

I like it! Very well done my good man.

Oh my GOD, that is amazing. Always happy about the updates. Sooo close now.

I bought a couple boxes of parts for a decent price. It was really fun to do a bit of styrene archaeology. I knew there were a couple good things in there. At least two of them were from my past, so there was value there. So here are the boxes. First look box 1 First look box 2 Decals and bits and pieces Lots of tires. Part of a Zinger and parts from the bed buggy. The cool headlights were not there. Poop. The Vette was nearly complete, but I'm not sure of the scale. Also included. Some small figures (mini men?) sanding stick, 1/64 camper, and part of a master link. (missing link?) Here's the money shot. Firebug with most fo the important parts, 1/20 T altered from when I was a kid. T for Two from that same time period, and parts of a Lil' Mixer, some dune buggy I don't know and parts from the Serpent kit.

Sooooo... On the cool sound front, would it be wrong to set up fake side pipes that are really speakers and get some sort of digital engine sound hooked up to a rheostat so it runs in sync with the throttle? Trickery, but fun. And tunable. Oh- and I have been told that you can set up an e-car with a manual transmission.

Thanks for the info, Ace. I caught most of those on amazon. I also have an engineer friend who used to work at a conversion shop. I figure I have two years before I can start. Right now, I have a body and fiberglass hood waiting in a shed. I've been pro E-car ever since we got out Bolt. So fast. A friend of ours almost talked me out of e-power because of the missing sound. We tooled around you tube listening to some bridgeport rotary engines. They sound awesome. Maybe I can fake the sound and keep the e-power. Range is the only issues then. Here is the current body waiting for me. Hood not shown. Here is the rotary powered version from high school before a failed rebuild. After this pic, I added flares and an air dam. After a wreck that evaporated the fiberglass hood, I started a full chassis rebuild. I got this far and stalled. My dad said to get it out of his shop. I gave it away. Bye bye.

This is cool. I would like to do something similar with a Sprite. I wish they would show the battery and motor installation.

Wow! The finished product came out great! I like the unpainted aluminum body and laced front wheels best, but it is a winner through and through. This was a great build to follow. Congrats on a job well done!