Scott Colmer

Amen to that! Making one off parts is the best part of the fun. Just finished off a set of hydraulic, lever action shocks. It's those one off parts that add to the entertainment factor. I did like the idea of making a tank to pick up the look of the lower grill. That's OK. Great looking jerry cans. I was thinking "How's he gonna do that X?" Simple solution! Way too easy. Keep 'em coming! Scott

WOW! This is a great project. Truly a bit of genus in the entire drive train. Great fabrication. Please keep the pics coming! I will be following this one. Scott

Where are the ribs? :P :P

Excellent stuff. That Black Merc is a killer. Simple color and a stark white interior. What a great combo! Scott

Oh my god how did I get paint on my model! Maybe it's about time. Here is the 50 part (more or less) pedal assembly. It took a bit of experimenting to get the gold anodize color right. Two different metalizers and some yellow paint in a custom mix covered by clear. It all fits in the chassis. I'll have to do a little touch up on the pedal metailzer before final assembly. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Now it time to make bucks for the cage plates. One down, 5 to go. Hosted on Fotki Till later. Scott

Maybe it was a good thing that little bug couldn't take the heat. Skwirly is wayyyy better. Keep fabbin' Too fun to follow. Scott

Great build - great subject. I always admired the guys who would buy fingernail polish, guess you beat that one! Scott

Another winner! I Like the use of the wayyyy tricked out B motor. It's just a freak! Great stuff! Saw a couple other pics of your stuff in the contest issue as well. What a treat. Scott

Thanks all. Andy, you are right. It would have been better in metal. I'll have to get over my brassophobia. The chassis ills are also a sign of letting a build evolve rather than planing it all out in advance. This was orginally going to be a quick, throw together. It spun out of control. The good news is I am learning lots of new techniques. The bad news is the rework on various items - especially correcting the original sourced kit parts rather than having made them from the start. Oh well, all part of the fun. Scott

Arrrg I made this mess when I wanted to make a hoop for the back of the seat. I could not get it shaped right using a candle, so I bent it up cold and glued it in place. It started springing back and spread the chassis. Did I stop there... Nooooooooo I tried to put the piece over a candle to heat it and get the sping out. Results? It melted the top rails on the back half of the chassis. Then I tried to force it in place by gluing the aluminum cage in place. It broke the cage. I ended up with this peice of poo. Hosted on Fotki Take a break and make a seat back. Pretty easy to thermaform over the old seat. Ready to trim down. It needs to flex to slide into the tight confines of the cage. Hosted on Fotki Three night later the corrected chassis is ready to prime. The aluminum seat hoop holds its shape. The seak back is in place. The bottom will be added in separately. Notice all the mounting points? I tried to plan an attachment point for every element. Hosted on Fotki Scott

I FREEEEKIN love this thing!

Oh my god! I'm the evil, decal cutting stepdad. Dang Kyle was thrilled!!!!!!! Thanks Greg, Harry, and Darryl. It keeps the kids coming back! Scott

That roadster is really impressive! Excellent work. I really like how it captures the tight confines of a land speed car. I also had to do a double check on the Camaro engine too - to make sure it was not real! Scott

The problem with Box stock is that it refuses to stay that way. Here is what happened to "ol Skurvy's purple P/U when became fodder for a Rat Plastic Thrash. Scott See it in there in the pickin's pile? Hosted on Fotki This is what became of it. Hosted on Fotki

As a particpant, I would say this was very well run contest. Plenty of parking, lots of help at the sign in. Great raffel and great attitiude by all the club members running the event. Lots of Vendors. Even a special logo on the t-shirts and trophies. This was a GREAT contest! There was a good mix of quality on the tables with some very high end pieces. But there was still that NNL feel. The Kit Bashers are well on the way to having the top event in So-Cal. I have a feeling, this one will get bigger each year. Thanks Scott Colmer

Thanks guys. I knew the knowledge was here. The link to me to another great pic of where the starter is connected. It's just a hole at the bottom on the back of the transaxle. Perfect for what I have set up and easy to replicate. Scott

Hey Paul, I've been to those Pleasaton shows MANY years ago. I use to go with Jerry Amaral - if you know who that is. Lots of great 1 to 1 cars at those. Unfortunately, with the way things are going this year, my traveling will be local - except for the trip to Salt Lake. Hopefully, we will catch up at a least one of the shows. I'll be at the Citrus Nats tomorrow. Have fun at the NNL. I am bummed, but try to tell your folks that you are going to miss their 50th anniversary for a model show. I was afraid to even hint at it. Scott

Killer banana! This one will be stunning! Scott

OK race fans.. The question is... what did they use to start an Indy car back in 1985. One with a March chassis. I am guessing they used a remote starter, but where did it plug in? A pic would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to anyone who can help or tell me where to find out. Scott

Just a bit more progress. Enhanced the front of the block with some detail to the face of the heads and few bolt holes here and there. OPened up the motor plate. Also cleaned up the kit mainfold by adding a new base and some bosses for mounting bolts and what not. The intercoolers have their mounting plate and are welded up. Hosted on Fotki I also have a question for you Indy car experts...How did they start a 1985 March Chassis Indy car with a ZF transaxle such as this? Hosted on Fotki Thanks Scott

I got mine - WHAT A BUMMER ! The front and back covers were wrinkled and torn. The stuff inside was good. Need to talk to my mailman. Scott

Zooooooooot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I told you that you would like it here. Excellent job on the Alunatic! You make blending those bodies look easy. Can't beat the crazy skins, my feind! Keep 'em coming, Bud. Scott

Dale, Excellent work! A 10 on the creativity scale. This was a great project to follow. You are now a member of my favorite builds album. Scott

I was wondering where this had gone. Good thing it was not rendered for bacon! It looks awesome, Dale. I like how you went back and redid the stripe. That's the type of dedication that make for great models. Can't wait to see the 31 too. Scott

Did someone sat "WOW" ? Then ditto. Amazing! Excellent paint.