Scott Colmer

I never considered myself to be a true Vette fanatic, but it turns out I've got three of them in my small collection of built and in-progress models. More than any others. Must the cool body lines. Scott Starting in 1985. Hosted on Fotki Then on to 2005. Hosted on Fotki And on the bench...Hosted on Fotki

My question is ...how long does it take? I've always tried to add detail my builds and to press myself to improve scope and quality. The other side is that it takes over a year to finish one. It blows my mind how Kemp and others can knock these out in such a seemingly short time. One thing I would like to learn from the top dogs are the fix-it tips. Things do go wrong. Short of starting over, what are the little tricks. Regarding, burn out. Some may remember Chuck Larsen who won the Hot Rod Magazine Contest back in the 80s with his Porvette. He also built the Little Pink Truck that was another amazing piece. I met Chuck at GSL this year and he brought his Pink Truck. During our conversations, I asked him if he was going to do more high end builds. He said probably not. He felt he had done them and received enough recognition was not really up to investing more time. Nice guy too. Scott

There are some great shots of the Big Al clobe posted on the HAMB board. I would post the link, but that may be a no no. Just do a search. It's always been one of my favorite rods. I even called Jim Lytle in Maui once. He was pretty nice about it. From the looks of the pics, it would pretty easy to recreate. Scott Idea - A Big Al build off. Only critera - No less than 10 cylinders and must have a severe chop.

The Garlits foot massager is by John Treshi AKA Cheech. He heralds form So Cal and is an amazing builder. His recent Allison powered 69 Mustang FC replica is incredible. Oh, also that the Garlits car is set up with a small smoke pot under the explosion point for added realism. This guy is GOOD and very prolific. I think some of his earlier stuff in in a contest annual. Scott

Howdy, Does anyone have a link or flyer they can post for the Cruzin for a Cure car and model show in OC California this weekend? Aparently my Google skills are not as good as I had hoped Thanks Scott

Wow, Randy! That's beautiful!! I would hate to cut up such a perfect Sprite. For what I have in mind, the shell I have would be a better start. Great car. Those must go for a little over 10 Gs in mint condition. Scott

This one is a bit of a saga. Here is the car Hosted on Fotki 1958 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite. My Pop had it parked in the backyard for years. My brother worked on it for a bit and made a black plexiglass dash face but lost interest. I started on it when I was 15. It got running and was pretty much original except for a header and a massive webber carb that resulted in instant bog. I proudly drove it in faded red paint and bondo for 6 months. When the transmission finally gave out, Pop suggested putting a rotary drivetrain in it since he was way into those and they could be made really fast. I ported it and we added a 455 Holly, Racing Beat highrise and an header. It was really fast. A faulty hood latch on the front-opening clamshell hood created a freeway disaster that folded the metal hood. Pop came through again with a fiberglass unit that I hinged to open forward. The interior was finished and it got steel flares in back and fiberglass in front. It was still in primer when I rear ended another car by looking one way and driving another. (She wasn't even that cute.) The fiberglass hood was pulverized. I tore it down and found a crack in the frame. Since my Pop had a muffler shop, I figured why not build a chassis and put in a bigger Wankle. Below is as far as I got. The four link was hung. College slowed work on the car and my Pop told me it was time for it to go. I gave it away. Hosted on Fotki Fast forward about 25 years. I want to build a 1:1 car. Why not finish the Sprite? I talked to Pop. Within 2 months he found the shell I needed. Good 'Ol Pops! So here it is waiting for more money and time. I did get another fiberglass hood since this picture, but it has really become a spider hotel and general storage center. Hosted on Fotki This is the plan for the most part. The Wankle is going to be replaced with an EFI small displacement aluminum V8. I think 300 hp would be about all it could handle safely. Maybe 400... Where is Overhaulin' when you need them? Hosted on Fotki Scott

It came out GREAT, Marco. A real killer! I always like to see something different. Next? Scott

If you are thinking that technology will save us inthe future, then read Physics of the Impossible. It discusses all the sci fi dreams and the possibility of each. It is written in laymens terms, but is still a bit dry. The guy who wrote it built his own partical accellerator when he was in high school. (And there I was being all impressed with my first candy paint job.) I too am an optimist that technology will make the world a better place. Unfortunately, It has also proven to be source of unrest when the largest science gets into the wrong hands. My prediction for 2012 - Communication will be King. There will be a voluntary collective - we are Borg. Cameras and DNA will be the police. We will live longer and healthier. Hopefully, the dishonesty/greed of big business will be kept in check - that one's a long shot. Oh - And every model that I bought on e-bay for more than $75.00 will be reissued. It's good to see this thread get back on track and not worry about the pigmentation of future Americans. In the end it doesn't really matter. Scott

My bad - Focus is correct. Thanks Government access to your computer for taking the CfC rebate? Come on. Just to encourage research on such claims, I'll send anyone a "clunker" model of mine who can post a scan of that portion of the contract. Scott Please note that terms such as Liberal and Right wing have been omitted from this post. Let's see if we can have a debate without applying labels.

Harry, The 3 american majors did see a increase in sales from the CfC program. But only Ford saw a real increase. Why? - the Escort. GM and Chrysler did not gain as much because they still haven't hit the mark on the american public needs. That's not Japan's fault. And I DO want to see the US lead in the auto industry again. Scott

Geezer - Great idea! I like it! I found a rat skull in my fuse box (got lucky he passed on before I had to do some rewiring). I have been wondering what to do with it. My first thought was alclad or candy red. Keep going. The Rodent looks cool. Rebel Roger Dean. I haven't thought about him for years. I have a book of his art, that has been an inspiration. It been read so much, it's falling apart. It has the plane you are talking about and a bunch of other cool transportation designs. Alos a lot of album stuff. Scott

Hey, That's pretty cool, Mark! Neat idea. Make me want to do one too - if I ever decide to get business cards again. Good work as always Scott

There's one in the Race cars section of "another" site. Maybe that is what you are thinking of. Not that you would ever go there. ( Joking)

This came out great! Great job on the restoration, Al. Thanks so much sharing the ressurection! Scott

Those were the days! Every allowance was taken to Sprouse Ritz where I could stand for hours while I picked a model. Every, Birthday and Christmas was more car models! Every model was built in one day. Here's my 7th birthday. I made a mess of that Barnabus Van. I've got a repop now, in an original box. Scott Hosted on Fotki

Hey Ed, It is one of those CO2 cars. The box is dated 1947! I found it on e-bay for less than 20 buck. I wasn't sure about all the parts until someone at an NNL came and told me about it. That silver scribe thing is used to punture the CO2 cartridge for launch. It's spring loaded. It would be fun to give it a try. Hey Harry What part of sig line? The 3" part I could never get rid of. The Bluebarrel art part is a plug for my brother in law who is a professional apparel artist. (Has has done work for Foose, Jesse James, ect. He did the Uncertain C image for me for free. Scott

Thought some of you might remember this one. Check the date on the box. Scott Hosted on Fotki

Wow, Jeff!!!!! I'm impressed! All the attention to detail paid off on the paint and the engine. The color is, well, beautiful! What a stunner! Scott

Wow! This brings back memories. Looking good so far. I had one of those, and I think it was the Harley since it was molded in blue. It got taken apart years ago and the parts have all left too. I'll be wathching and thanks for posting the boxes too. Scott

Looking good Marcos!!!

This looks SOOOO right! Go Man, Go! Scott

Build to your own desire - is probably the best advice I have seen. Boy, there are some GREAT builders in this thread. It's been fun to hear thier inspirations, since they have inspired me as well. I have a couple of the thier fotki accounts saved on my favorites. I can add one thing that I know from experience - If you want to stretch your abilities, try soemthing new. Don't be afraid to redo something 1, 2, or even 5 times over. Sometimes it never works and you have to find another direction. I can bet there are a LOT of miscues behind those works of art that you see "Under Glass." Or maybe I'm the only one who remakes or repaints parts on every build. Either way - It's a hobby; have fun with it. Scott Colmer

Like a green submarine! Looks soooo coool!

Great job, boys! Practice does make perfect! I hope to see some finished projects soon. I bet they will be spectacular. Scott