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I'm glad to see that once again it appears that you are doing a period correct build. The 50's and 60's, hot rods, drag cars and salt flat racers really catch my interest.

Thanks guys. I have some different sizes of hex rod so I can add nuts and bolts along the way. I do this after I paint the chassis so they will stand out a little. I'll post more pics when I get some more done. I wanted to make the interior look gutted, so this will be a little bit of a challenge to me.

This is going to be an early sixties Altered. No fancy paint job and chrome. Something an every day Joe may have raced. My plan is to paint the body semi flat black and use various weathering techniques to make the body look worn as if maybe the original paint. Will be using a small block chevy, steelies and pie crusts to give it that semi low budget flavour. So far i have cut out the original gas tank,made springs and traction bars. Also I scratch built the front end and lowered the body over the frame. Hope you like.

I think you could put the grooves into any slick using a drill or a rotary tool to spin the tire (which is all you'd need to make cheater slicks). I'm not sure what you could use to simulate the shallow tread pattern. Maybe it could be painted on there using something with similar texture as a stamp? or maybe sanding down the tread of another tire? I was hoping an aftermarket company had something.

Has anybody ever found a good 1/25 scale tire to replicate the old Bucron tires that were so desireable before the NHRA allowed stockers to use cheater slicks? Here is a couple pics of a vintage Bucron tire I found on the net.

Holy ######! 450 cu.in. was alot back then. Thanks Helipilot16. Thats very helpful. I want to build a 50's gasser with that engine and wanted to make sure it would go.

Does anybody know anything about the Olds engine that comes in the Revell Anglis kits? Like what is the cubic inches and what years were they produced? Thanks in advance for any help.

I really like early drag cars, and these early hot rods often found their way to the quarter mile or salt flats. So I really did this build and the era accurate detail your putting into this. Keep up the good work.

That looks really, really good. Awesome paint and wheels. I have always loved these cars in black,... but the again what car doesn't look good in black.

Thanks again Lonewolf for your help. I"ll look into this. I havn't really given it a good try yet, maybe the little compressor is adequate the way it is.

Thank you Jairus and Karmodeler2. I appreciate all the help I can get. I do have another question actually. I got this passche compressor as well, which doesn't have a psi adjustment. I was wondering if there is a fitting that will let me use the airbrush with my bigger compressor ? Thanks

Thanks again Lonewolf and Pete. Very helpful and appreciated. I will give your suggestions a go.

Thank you. Thats quite helpful. Would I be correct in saying that the only thing I would have to be concerned about cleaning would be the cone and needle seeing how they are the only parts that carry paint? Can you perhaps give me an idea of how much I should be mixing paint with thinner? I'm new at this and right now am not going to attempt to paint a body yet. I mostly want to shoot kit parts with Alclad and acrylic paint for now. Thanks

I recently aquired an old passche airbrush. Just wondering if anyone can offer any advice? I tried it breifly one day and it worked but spit out some bigger dropps of paint. Seems like a simple rig but was hoping someone out there had some experience to share. thanks in advance

I think everyone builds for themselves. Some care more about what others think. Who doesn't enjoy a good comment or question from another builder..or anyone else as far as that goes? I build subjects that interest me. I try to add enough detail to make my 1/25 look like a shrunken 1:1. I'm by no means a "master builder". I do okay and am getting a little better every build I do. I have found that patience is the best skill to aquire. I would suggest to anyone who wants to better their building skills to take the time to do it right the first time. If you have to do it over, then go ahead . There is no rush or deadlines ( for most of us anyway), and the finished product will show. When critiquing others work, I believe it to be the up most importance to consider what the builder was aiming for. I have found that some people are happy to make a real nice looking model. Others are going for ultra detail and realism. There is no point to point out missing details if the builder could care less about them. I've seen some awesome curbsides. If the person was going for realism or accuracy, then go ahead and make some helpful suggestions. But remember...they are just models.

Looks very nice. The gold paint and vinyl top are right on. Nice photos too.

Thanks gbk1. I havn't been around here all that long.

This is super nice. Great detail. Must be a lake racer. Did I miss the WIP pictures somehow???

Your work is just fine. "Cartoony" is fun and remember alot of people can't do what you do. People dig that stuff.

Nice work. I would go with blower set up #1 and make it a period correct 60's dragster. Tha'ts what that blower scoop reminds me of.

This is a nice build all around. But the engine is something else. Keep up the good work.

Looks great. I specially like the wheels. What are they painted with?

1320paul, once you blow up your image to the size you want , you can also just put the face of the image against a window so you can see the image through the back of the paper. Then use a soft pencil and cross hatch over the image lines. Lay this onto the paper you are going to draw on and start tracing. It is kind of like homemade carbon peper.

The fuel lines to the injection are awesome. They look perfectly in scale ( something hard to get bang on). The colours (or paint ) you used is right on as well. The blower scoop looks like chrome Alclad. Is the blower itself magnesium alclad?

This is a fine specimen. Immaculate!!