Scott Colmer

Good adjustment on the faring, Bill Looks more in line with the shape of the body now. I am really enjoying watching you work out the design on this. You seem to have a very good eye for creating a sense of motion through shape. Good stuff. Scott

Pete, I've seen that one in person some years back. An amazing piece of work. Longest finished project - 5 years Hosted on FotkiLongest unfinished project - 40 years and counting. Hosted on Fotki Scott

Scott - OK I was not there on March 15th. That is is the forum, though. And I am pretty sure that was where Cesar had his bread buttered. The pic is from a trip to Italy in 2007 at the end of march so we missed any festivities. What is amazing is that the forum is literally across the street from the coliseum. Scott

Cool place to spend 3/15. Hosted on Fotki

The AC went out again on my 98 honda, Just had is fixed last year too. Am I in the wrong thread? Nope. I have to roll the window down to keep cool on the drive home. I've been driving past and orange grove for three years. First time I've smelled the orange blossoms. Great way to settle out on the way home from work. Scott

The first zinger was the vw and it was a model car. It was entered in national contest. Where It captured the attention of mpc. The builder is Dennis. He still hangs out at the show rod site.

That's a great idea. You really pulled off a believable upgrade to the old mustang II. Well done!

Micro Mark Liquid tape is my favorite. Takes some clean up with rubbing alcohol and a toothpick to get if off. One bottle can last years. I've used white glue as well.

From what I can tell, only the body of the Astro 1 is in the Scorpion kit- at least what's left of the body. The back of the body is heavily modified. The chassis is 100% Piranha, the only changes being the headers and the rear tires. I don't have an Astro 1 for comparison but here is the first mock up of the basic kit. The glass the same because it still had the windshield wiper molder in. The Scorpion may cost as much as the Astro. Hosted on Fotki Maybe someone can post an Astro. PS - You can preview the magazine by clicking on the link to the model cars site. I hear you can also find it at Barnes and Nobel. I think it's a good publication. Something about turning pages adds to the fun. Scott

Hey. Someone my articles... Well at least two of them. ? The scorpion series spanned about two years. You can find some finished pictures under glass here at the forum. And, yes, it took a good bit of surgery to get he ugly out of it. Thanks for the mention! Scott

That's a great point. I have projects that have been stalled for a long time. When I pick them up, I sometimes forget where I am on them and more importantly, the assembly sequence for the more complicated projects. I usually have most of the parts together, but notes are a really good idea.

I followed this one from start to finish. Amazing and excellent work, mark. Few models are 100% scratch built such as this. Only reaches this level of finish. Well done!

Way to go, jack! Nice clean model. Looks great. Can't wait to see what you do next!

Wow. Just found this. It should be warming up soon. I'll be watching.

That is an awesome set. Excellent upgrades to two classics.

I remember those street rodder features. I think they really did a lot to bring more people to the hobby and just give some great exposure. I still have some of the 80s issues with those NNL west features. Great stuff, Tim.

I think I wrote up a model will a while ago. If I remember I gave certain family members the first shot at the built models. The unbuilt models were to be sold off for what they could get. There would be a bit of money there. Maybe take a nice vacation.

KHAAAAAN!

Hmmmm. I really like doing something different. In some cases I'll look at the box and sketch out ideas. Sometimes I have a specific element I want to use on a build like graphics or design cues from a sketch or another build. Sometimes I cut and paste styrene until I like the look. For me the design is the best part of the project.

Most of the kits I get now are a birthday and Christmas present. I've come full circle from when I was 10! As soon as i have a free moment, I open the box and lay out the parts with the instructions. I like to walk through the steps and locate the parts on the trees as if I were going to build it. That also gives me the chance to looks for errors or really well made parts. Then the whole thing goes back in the box and it goes on the shelf with the others. Occasionally, I like to go to the collection and grab an armload of kits and go through them again while I watch racing on TV. I've actually found things I for got I had that way. Scott

I like where this is headed. I'll be watching.

I think big yellow box was was the Big Trailer with Lucy and Dezi. I may be wrong.

That's always been one of my favorites of yours, John. I agree with Mark about the excellent updates to a strong design. Not easy to do, but you pulled it off. (It is good to know about the headlight treatment. I've been doing it the other way too.) I hope you start thrashing again. Best way out of a slump is to cut plastic - I think. Scott Update - Oh dang walked right into the jaws of a zombie thread. Still a great model.

After 20 plus years of working in private industry I am back at finishing my teaching credential. I am also going for special Ed kids. I was very surprised at how many test you have to pass to teach in California. And if you think a teacher these days just stands in front of a class running on think again. There are a huge amount of observations and strategies taking place while they are working with the kids. I ran multimillion dollar accounts at the career I am leaving. Teaching makes that look easy.

Thanks for the encouraging comments Clayton and JT. Time for some larger parts. First the body. I thought the AMT kit body looked OK. But when I dropped it on the chassis it did not meet the mounting points. Hmmm. I headed back to the FXI garage and measured the body. When I scaled down the measurements to 1/25, I found the kit body was smaller that I needed. So out came the saw. First the back was widened. Hosted on Fotki Then the front got it. Hosted on Fotki Then it all went back together. I also added some material between the back of the cab and the rear of the doors. Hosted on Fotki Time for a mock up. The stance is a match to the way Louie set up the truck by this time. Nothing like the first mock up. Hosted on Fotki Before I started on the cage I needed the floor in place. I also made the grill shell. Hosted on Fotki Here is the 1 to 1 shell for reference. Hosted on Fotki OK here is what we are making. ...A 2" OD tube roll cage fitting of a hot rod Peterbuilt Hosted on Fotki Well, heating 2" scale rod did not go well. Hat's off to those who can do this. Not a skill I have. Hosted on Fotki Soooo. I went the aluminum rod in the tube route. Just the right amount of masking tape made for a sung fit. Also, instead of filing the entire tube with the rod, I pushed it up to the bend area using the depth sitck(?) on my calipers. Hosted on Fotki There's the finished product. This was actually pretty fun. If I made a piece too short it was was easy to splice in a section using styrene rod to join both ends. Hosted on Fotki OK. Next up is the rear wing and the supports. AKA juggling spiders. Scott