Scott Colmer

Stunning! The paint came out excellent. If I remember right, that spoiler is a bit tricky. Great work. Very clean build as well. A pro in the making. Scott

Wow. Great! Thanks guys! I just placed my order. Scott

Thanks for the tip. I am new to big truck modeling, so the help is greatly appreciated. Scott

My internet search did not bring me anything. I am looking for functioning door hinges for a 88 Peterbuilt. It looks like a piano hinge. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Scott

"It's my happy place." EXACTLY! It's amazing how the workbench compresses time. I recently took a day off work and planned a day at the bench. The 4 hours I had passed by in 15 minutes. Here's how the Zen part works for me....I see it in my head, (Sometimes I draw a picture of it.) Then make it in my head (This is what I do when before falling asleep or on long drives), then I try it in real life. It may or may not work the first time. If it doesn't work, I repeat the process. Scott

Me and the Missus. Hosted on Fotki

At least I'm not the only one. I sometimes dream of coming across a stash of old kits. They may be in a hobby shop, someones house, or even in the street.

Guilty. - on some counts. I have a yellow 37 chevy custom that may have more miles on in than some 1:1 show cars. I brought it to contests and shows for at least 5 years I never repeated a contest, but I did repeat show it for NNLs. In fact a friend of mine did start making fun of me for not retiring it. It takes me a long time to finish a model so I do not have a lot of options if I want to go to a show. Personally, I like seeing builds more than once, especially if they are one of my favorites. Maybe if they have placed in a contest before they should be on display only at that particular show. Scott

Cool, Pete. Thanks for the invite. I'm in SoCal so if I have a finished model next time Daryl has a show, I'll try to make it down. Bummer about the truck. That would be very frustrating. Scott

Hey Pete, Looks I've been a fan of yours for many years. I've studied your truck many times at the SoCal shows and in magazine coverage. Amazing piece. Also incredible that you took it apart and rebuilt it. The Surfite is also very cool. Scott

Manuel, Very cool idea. All this time I thought you had customized your Roomba. Scott

This is a cool thread. Hooda thunk it. So many neat stories behind the names. My name is my name. Figured I'd keep it simple. My avatar is because if you don't have a pic, who would believe you got to to sit in the Winged Express. Marcellus was a real neat guy too. Hosted on Fotki

If I see a really great in progress build that has what appears to be some technical error. I'll PM the builder, letting them know how much I like what they are doing, and this or that looks like it is an issue. The few times I've done this, the recipiants were open and responsive. Once I did do an construction error comment in a thread on a finished build in another forum. I thought about it for a while afterwards and decided for me the PM method works better. Scott

Here is a fun one. Back on the late eighties I had written an article for a local newspaper that talked about the revised interest in car modeling. A few weeks later a gentleman contacted me through the newspaper and said he had some models to sell. I arranged to go to his home - it was in a nice neighborhood. He was a nice guy and we sat in his living room with his wife and talked for quite a while. He had a nicely built 1/8 testrosa on his mantle. Finaly he was ready to let me see the models. One was a poacher alpha romeo and there was also a original two in one T kit. I think the was one other kit. He ended up selling me the batch for 100.00 dollars. The he say I think I can trust you, but you have to promise not to tell anyone where this is. He takes me out to the garage and h has three Ferraris. Two are 308s, an one is a GTO client from the 60s. He had restored it beautifully. That was a million dollar car. No wonder he wated to be careful who he showed it to. I sold the poacher kit for 100.00 and kit and kept the rest. Scott

SImply incredible, John. Your skills are off the chart, Scott

Great build. It looks Soooooo right! By the way - best phone pics I've seen yet. Can wait to see more. Scott

You can also find one in the Old Jim Clark Lotus Indy Car kit that came from the Testors Fabulous Ford Series. It looks a little small. This think there was also one in an older GT40 Kit. Perhaps the IMC kit. I might be wrong about that one. In other 1:1 cars Ernie Emmersons 2X AMBR winning track nose T had one with the heads reversed to turn the exhaust down. There was also a FED with TWO of them. That would be fun to replicate! Scott

Bart, That is correct about scratching. I like how you are already working the project in your mind. If the piece is large enough or sturdy enough then you can polish after. If you are going to polish panels after bends, be careful not to catch and lift and edge. If you are hand polishing I would consider using a flat surface as backing to avoid reshaping your work. FYI - I have always preferred Semichrome polish. It comes in a yellow and pink container. I follow that with a few coats of Turtle wax to try to hold the shine. I look forward to seeing your creations. Excellent firewall, Jon. Scott

Been in printing for 25 years. The plates vary in thickness. One plate can last decades. If you ask, they would probably give you one free...if they were nice. As for woking with metal, here are some tips. Most important - plan out your process. Imagine each step. Then.. 1) Create a template from paper or tape first. 2) For small parts leave a stalk or tab to hold on to while shaping. 3) Consider finishing your surface early in the process and covering it with tape while you work the piece. 4) If you goof up, you usually get to start again. 5) 5 minute Epoxy is my glue of choice. CA glue may fog your parts. Look for a copy of Ron Foriner's (sp) Metal Fabricators Hand Book. It is for full side cars, but many of the techniques apply. HAVE FUN. Scott

I enjoyed watching this one come together. The end result a VERY nice!. Tucking the rear tires was a smart move. Scott

This mousey little guy was really nice. He let me sit in his car. That's me in the car over on the left. Scott Hosted on Fotki

OH DANG! That is a jaw dropper. Great lines. Great paint. Scott

Hey Mark, When you started this I thought "How is he going to fix those louvers." Well that was an excellent upgrade. I really like this one. The colors are great. Thanks as always for brining us along. Scott

Great job Bernard! I always watch for your stuff and you never disappoint. Great period look. Scott

Dang. That is an incredible transformation! Scott