Scott Colmer

Wow. I just found this thread. I'm glad I did! If was very entertaining to follow you through your journey on this one. I really like the styling and of course - all the scratchbuilding! Excellent work, Kurt!

Saw these gems in Kauai. The background was used as a F n F movie set. The tanker was in the movie looking pretty hot.

Kurt. . I did not know that. Maybe we can use Moon dust? Also - gotta love the Dave Deal box art. Wonder if that is Dave in the bubble?

I'll be watching this one. Great start so far.

Hey Jim, I appreciate the input. It's fun to know how you all decide. I use close to the same method mixed with "ohhhh shineeey."

Hey Patrick, since I'm writing for the mag right now, here is some sales. How does $5.50 and issue sound? I think it's a deal, plus it keeps us going.

This is awesome! Does the kit come complete? What scale is it. So well done!

Thanks for jumping in on the survey, Patrick. I'm partial to the Phone Booth too, but as it sits now, it looks like the Moon mixer will be the final subject matter for From the Vault. You can see the Avenger build up starting in Model Cars Magazine issue 215. Best regards, Scott

I cleaned up this final thrash mess. Off to Kaui tomorrow!

The Avenger kit is complete! It's time to bring From the Vault to an end as a regular column in MCM. Below are your final selections. All of these have a common theme: Repurposing. First up we have Carl Casper's Phone Booth. This is a reattempt from my childhood. Let's see if I can make the doors slide open. Next, we have the Elegant Farmer. If I remember right, this one was almost rereleased, but there was not enough interest. Maybe it's time to see what this is all about. And finally, Here is the Amazing Moon Mixer. Another reattempt from my childhood. What else can you do with an Apollo capsule? Think of the Jolly Roger in space.

Excellent concept, Claude. You seem to have no end to your creativity. Outside of the box?.... There was a box? Also, great faux wood and texture on the top as well. Keep 'em coming! Scott

This not so fun. No politics, please.

Seen on the way home from the NNL West

The Peterbuilt will be back on the bench in June. It might be time subscribe to the magazine, Francis. My latest build is in there. The magazine really turned a corner. (shameless plug) I see you are in Canada, so getting an electronic version might be best for you. Canadian postal has been a problem for a lot of the Northern subscribers. Time to get this thread back to your killer truck! I'll be watching. Scott

As a matter of fact it was. Definitely not on "cloak mode"

Yellow slapper traction bars too.

Because.....SoCal

When I went to my first NNL West I had a chance to talk to Mark Townsend about his models. One of the techniques he shared with me was bonding shapes (plastic fenders, etc.) by crosshatching the backside with a soldering iron. I used it once, on a custom 51 Chevy and it worked OK. I think its time to try again.

I humbly disagree, Francis. I just finished a project that was a struggle. I learned a lot, but still... This is a master class in final assembly. The planning shows in the results. Thanks for sharing all your techniques. I'm taking notes. Scott

Love those exhaust ports. Nice way to add interest to the belly pan.

Amazing, Francis. I can really appreciate how care you are with assembling at those parts. Super clean. Not easy to make it all go together like that. Scott

Thank you, Mike! That is the correct advice.

Mr. Humble, Did you post your build on the truckers page? I would like to check out your work. Scott Freeman Colmer

This was actually 1980. The car was a local car that I bought, got running, and sold a couple years later. With me it had a ported 289 w/ a top loader and NOS. When I dropped in a set of 455 welded spline gears, things got really out of hand. With the new owner it got stolen and stripped.

For those of you who followed along, almost 1 year ago I posted the first voting poll for an article feature in MCM called From the Vault. The idea was to give readers an idea of how some rare and vintage kits would build up. HERE IS HOW IT WORKS… I post a choice of three kits here on the forum. The members of the forum can vote on which kit they would like to see built. From there I would build the kit pretty close to box art, with minimal scratch building and detailing. A build-up article would be featured in Model Cars magazine. This gives people a chance to see what that rare/vintage kit actually builds into and learn about any challenges that may pop up along the way. When picking the models to offer up, I primarily tried to pick models that have not been reissued for at least 20 years, are unusual, are considered "rare" or desirable, or might make an interesting subject. I also tried to stay away from models that have been recently featured in the WIP section of the forum. (I wanted to offer a Mean Maverick but Fantom has one in the Drag Racing WIP section right now.) The quality of the kits offered ranges from mint, to resin, to clone, to glue bomb. The first subject selected by the forum was a Renwal Pierce Arrow. Some excellent suggestions by forum member kicked in my snowball-its and what was supposed to be a clean build discussing the pros and cons of the kit turned into an all out effort. A single issue build turned into a series that will be wrapping up in issue 214. Now, it time to pick the next subject. Please vote for one you would like to see a build-up in an article for Model Cars. Polling willl close on 5/10/22 - not 5/25. Magazine deadlines! IMC Avenger/Fiber Fab kit car – Back to the 70's with some kit car fun. Monogram Super Digger 1/12 – Push the button and watch this one run the ¼ mile! Monogram Uncertain T – Yep, that one!