Paul Payne

That is one great roadster! The weathered paint is exceptionally well done! The Poncho is pretty cool too.

Thinking of a similar project- keep us posted!

Every thread in this forum is part of our hobbie’s history. I recently resurrected a thread of a magnificent Offy powered roadster because the model was beautifully crafted and I love dual overhead cam engines. Older threads have valuable construction information and just plain great models. I go back through almost all the pages of work in progress and finished models- it’s like a huge model car show I can see from my armchair. Also please note that our magazine is using threads for articles. Moderators, please back up this site and don’t delete anything!

Astounding work! You really had a vision to get this result from what you started with! This car was a great postwar design- clean and smooth and lots of power from that flathead gow job!

I like Bugatti’s, Cobras, Jaguars, post war hot rods- mainly deuce and A roadsters, pre and postwar customs, Millers, Duesenbergs, dual overhead cam engines, the 1953 Studebaker hardtop, 1961-1963 T-birds and Lincoln Continentals, post war Dodge power wagons, wood speed boats, almost anything with outrageous styling. Doug Whyte’s Studebaker custom is a real favorite.

Here’s another one that needs some updates! Also, a few pix reloaded to display unseen wonders!

This thread is so good I’m moving it back up top just because! I bet there are a lot more great A’s out there! BTW, this thread would be great in the magazine (hint hint).

Rediscovered this one scrolling through older builds. Super nice roadster! Unfortunately I can’t seem to bring up the initial pictures of the build start. Any chance you could repost?

Great restoration, especially the trailer details- the boat is maybe the ski drag boat?

Really nice belly tanker! I think the use of war surplus belly tanks was the most ingenious thing hot rodders worked with post war!

Bugatti T57SC Atlantic 1932 Ford roadster hot rod 1953/54 Studebaker hardtop Miller racing cars Jaguar XK120 roadster 1956 Continental MKll 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible 1961/1963 Thunderbird convertible and many more...........

Completed a trade with Paul Alflen and we are both happy- would trade with him anytime.

Traded with Thatz4u and will trade with him anytime- glad to help him with his project!

I don’t know about decals, but there are a lot of nice gauges printed on clear acetate.

Beautiful classic build!

I think I remember a modeler using dental floss to simulate wicker seats, but I’m not sure the minty kind would be the best choice!? Perhaps using tea for tinting?

Got my copy yesterday, and it is excellent! I think picking out projects from the forum is a stroke of genius! The coverage of a virtual contest shows just how unstoppable this hobby is! Keep them coming!

I would leave it as is- the new T-bird parts may not fit due to the body being a bit wider.

The results more than make up for any building tribulations! This is a great model!

Great looking start, maybe set the spare tire lower and closer. Will follow this one!

Micromark has fine drill bit sets and also packages of a single size bit handy for replacing easily broken small ones.

That beast of Turin- I keep waiting for those wire wheels to collapse! There have been some Miller racing cars in 1/25th scale, but all multimedia (resin and white metal) and a little fiddly to get together. It would be great even to have supercharged engines available! In the early sixties I got a book called “The Mad Motorists”, about the 1907 Peking to Paris race. Fascinating cars- Itala, Spyker, Contal tri-car, DeDion- back when almost everything was an experiment! I think this was the first multi continent race- can’t call it a road race because there were no roads!

Still waiting for mine- got a subscription renewal saying I should receive issue #209 before it runs out- anyone else still waiting?

I just received some goodies from an old friend who is moving from the east coast to the west coast. Several parcels of basswood strips, a balsa airplane, and something called Space Clusters which assembles into 3d geometric shapes using neon colored plastic rods. Question- does anyone know if these rods are styrene? These could be useful in some interesting new ways........

To me, model building is an artistic and creative outlet. Lately I am getting into kitbashing and scratch building to get something unique and expressing my own vision.