Scott H.

Ummmmmmmm........ Too Late! Most of the ones I've seen were already BrAiN dEaD! -Scott H.

I'm voting real, but I'm also agreeing that it's a Kit Car. With that said, since a Kit Car is more or less a Full Scale Model Car does that meen that everyone that votes Model on this one is correct??? -Scott H.

Nick, I hope you don't mind but I went to your photobucket album to see the model and figured I would give posting your pics a try so everyone can see it. Sorry if they're not the ones you wanted to post or if they're out of order. I'm posting them as they are ordered in the album. Let's see if these work... Looks like it's a good start! I'll be checking back in to see the progress. -Scott H.

Jim, Thank you for letting me know. I was about to try it tomorrow since I hadn't heard from anyone on if it would work or not. It's too bad it won't work as they do a good job on printing photos! Thanks again, -Scott H.

Ed, Glad to see ya back! Try http://www.ford-trucks.com/ for the answer to your question. They have a forum that has a ton of info on it. The only concern I would have is the angle of the steering columns is different from a Van to a Pickup. I wish ya would have gotten it earlier as I sent 3 ford Pickups to the scrap yard a couple of months ago and 2 of them were power steering equipped and 1 had power brakes. If there is anything you need for the pickup, let me know. There are a bunch of them around here and I can check to see if I can find it. I will say right now that there is NO WAY I'll be able to find anything for the step side bed though. I have only seen one F-100 with that option around here and he definitely was not getting rid of it. Oh, the names of my F series trucks are as follows: 1976 F-150 Ranger - Gas Hog ( 390 Engine - 10 MPG Loaded or Unloaded) 1977 F-100 Custom Explorer - Old Yeller (I've owned this one since I was 15 years old) 1977 F-100 Ranger XLT - That Mother .... Piece .... Well, you get the hint! (It's getting a new name after I get done restoring it... Maybe!) -Scott H.

Guys, I have one of those Kodak Picture printer / camera docks that came with the camera in a set. It uses a film type of ink instead of the liquid ink like in regular ink jet printers. What I am wondering is if anyone has tried using one with decal paper instead of photo paper to make decals? If so, how did it work? Just curious before I ruin a piece of decal paper and possibly the printer... -Scott H.

Gary, I'm glad to see you put these up! Guys, After seeing Gary's work first hand, I can honestly say that pictures DO NOT do his models justice! They are truly works of art!!! ALL of the 70's psychedelic paint you see here is actual paint, NOT DECALS!!! If you think just looking at his paint work is amazing, you should see him actually paint one! Gary can do a paint job in minutes that would take me MONTHS to do, and my paint job wouldn't even come out good enough to be used as a base for one of Gary's works of art! -Scott H.

When Dad was stationed in France and later Germany while serving his 26 years in the Air Force, we saw them all over the place and called them Frogs. One cabbie in France scared mom badly in one by how fast he was driving in it, but it was stable as a race car while having a decent ride! One of the things that suspension did was as the car went faster, it lowered the car closer to the ground. I would LOVE to have one in decent shape to drive around here. I honestly would SEVERELY HURT the first person that hit the car though! -Scott H.

(this picture was taken at work as a JOKE) This is my main vehicle, a 1993 Cadillac Deville 60 Series. I picked it up for $100.00 from the place I was working at the time and have driven it almost daily since. The only things I have replaced is the battery, all 4 tires, the master cylinder, and upgraded the stereo & speakers, that's all! One of these days I'll get around to fixing the A/C and replacing the leaking rear air struts. Maybe I'll get around to replacing the vinyl top and throw some paint at it one of these days too. This is my 2003 Honda Shadow Spirit 750. It is the first vehicle I ever bought brand new. I changed the rock hard seat to a Mustang Pillow Seat that was SUPPOSED to fit, but unfortunately it didn't even come close. With some imaginative mounting solutions, it is on there and is actually more secure than the factory seat. I added the Cobra sissy bar for when I have a young lady riding with me. I don't ride it as much as I used to, or even as much as I would like to, any more due to my back injury that is slowly getting worse. Here is the list of what I also have hiding in the back of my property too (no pics though): 1965 Chevy II Nova 4 door. I'm the 3rd owner of this car and it's almost completely original. 1969 Chevrolet Nova 2 door. This one is an ongoing project. 1976 Ford F-150 Long Bed Pickup with a 390 / C6. This one was given to me by my adopted brother and will pass everything but a gas station! All it really needs is a cosmetic restoration. (2) 1977 Ford Short Bed Pickups. The first one I bought at 15 years old and is a 302 / C6 F-100 Custom. The second one I bought a couple of years ago while I was looking for a parts truck for the first. It's a 351 Modified / C6 F-100 Ranger XLT with all the bells and whistles. It's going to need a ton of work on the rusty cab before I even consider driving it though. 1996 Ford Crown Victoria 4 door Ex Cop Car. I have a real love - hate relationship with this car. It loves to upset me and I hate to work on it!!! It is currently loaned out to my mother since her car is not running at the moment. There are a couple of old Honda Motorcycles that I have picked up over the years in the back of one of my sheds too. -Scott H.

Rob, It depends on the model I'm building as to how I build it. If it's a contest build or one I'm going to be giving away, then I'm a stickler for details. If it's something I'm building for myself or just for fun, then all's fair in love and war! Here's a case in point: I'm slowly working on a truck to sit outside of my convenience store diorama. The driver figure I plan to put in the cab is just too tall to fit in the seat. I cut the legs off just below the knees and took about 2/3 of the undersides of the legs / butt off to to get it fitting almost where I want it to be. It no longer even comes close to looking like a real figure in there, but it's mostly hidden and if someone at a show decides to take notice of it I'll gladly congratulate them on finding it. The way I see it is if you build ALL your models like you're going for the class win, you're going to burn yourself out and not have fun in the hobby any more! Sometimes you have to just step back, take a break, and have fun no matter what you're doing. Hope this answers your question, -Scott H.

I'm in the same boat as I'm needing some figures for my diorama also. My problem is I'm doing a warm climate time frame for my diorama and most of the figures I have found are either too heavily clothed or not clothed enough! Another problem I have found is some of the figures on the market look too much like something in a cartoon or are so out of proportions it isn't funny. My suggestions is to try and find the Campus Friends figure set (not sure of the manufacturer) or the Truck Accessories kit (from Italeri). They have a decent set of figures in there, but the kits might be hard to locate. Hope this helps, -Scott H.

I've been out of work since May due to a company merger myself. Just keep your head held high and try not to let it get your spirits down too much. Hopefully you'll be back to work before long, but my best suggestion is to try and find some odd jobs that you can do to make ends meet until then. Hauling scrap and cleaning debris out of people's yards is one of the things I have been doing to help make ends meet. It also helps to keep me busy and not going nuts just sitting around. -Scott H.

I got my Aunt over the phone. She called to ask how everything was going and heard the thunder storm that was going on at the time. She asked how bad it was and I told her there were several trees down in the yard. She was asking about the house and cars to see if they had been damaged and when I told her that they were just fine, the tree company that I had here before the storm hit had dropped them exactly where they wanted them and missed everything, I got yelled at! She did admit that I had gotten her good with that one! Rob, you took that better than I would have! I would have been on the phone with the Doc's office to let them know what I thought of their procedure's effectiveness in some very descriptive terminology that is not appropriate in certain company before she would have had the chance to let me know it was a joke! Anthony, I did find the humor in your prank and I'm glad you have a workplace that is comfortable enough to be able to joke like that in! Too many work places now are so uptight that you can't even think about something like that anymore. I will say it was defiantly on the dark side and I would be careful of who you pull a prank on like that though. Some people I have worked with in the past have been known to start swinging at things like that, not caring about the results. Before anyone starts jumping on me about my views on the subject, I have been out of work since May due to a company merger causing my job to be liquidated. Right now in this area the Job Service has NO LISTINGS and temp agencies are not taking any new people. -Scott H.

If anyone needs or wants good pictures of a '62 to '64 (they stopped production of them in '64) Nova Convertible, I can see if the people on my Nova E-Mail List will be kind enough to send me pictures of their cars and I'll either post them or send them to who is wanting them. I might be able to con someone into taking pictures or measurements of the sections that people need for detailing reference, but I'm making NO PROMISES!!! There are a few members on the list that have them ranging from in progress projects to completed drivable cars. There is every make and model of Nova from '62 to '79 on the list, so if there are other years you are needing info / pictures of I can ask about those too. Let me know and I'll see what I can do, -Scott H.

I'm voting real on this one. -Scott H.

Thanks guys, It's definitely been a trying time so far and I know it's just the beginning, but I'm holding in there so far. -Scott H.

Guys, My father passed away this past Tuesday. Between making sure everything is taken care of and watching out for myself and my other family members, I seriously doubt that I will have the time get much done for a while and besides, I just don't have the desire to work on much right now. I'll still be checking in though, -Scott H.

Here's an answer Ed Shaver gave a while back about using Foam Core Boards for Dioramas: Since Ed is taking a break from the forums for a while, I used one of his answers about the use of Foam Core Board as he is very knowledgeable on the subject. I personally use Elmer's Craft Bond All Purpose Glue on mine because I'm working inside and don't want the smell of epoxy in my house, but I know they both work well. Hope this helps, -Scott H.

Welcome to the forum and that looks to be a real good start to your diorama! Can I make an honest suggestion though? SEAL those edges of the board with white glue before going too much farther. It'll protect the edges from coming apart or absorbing anything that you don't want in there. You'd be surprised just how quick the foam core board will suck up paint or glue and then the core becomes a ruined mess making the panel unusable. Trust me, I learned this the hard way! Another thing you can use for making the details for your diorama is those cheap plastic signs from Wally World or Lowes. Just make sure you get the thick ones when you buy them. The thin ones will work, but the thick ones provide a better edge for gluing and make a much better and sturdier structure. To see what can be made from signs, check out my build that George was kind enough to mention already: The Oasis Convenience Store Just make sure you take a fine course sand paper and sand the lettering and lines down smooth where it's going to show unless you are going to be covering it with something that will hide it completely. If you don't, it'll show through the paint. I almost forgot, the BEST information I received when I started building dioramas was that 1 mm = 1 in. Stick with that and everything will fall into place. If you have any questions about anything, just yell. If I can help I will. Hope this helps, -Scott H.

My honest suggestion would be to start by looking though the archives here to see if there is anything that fits what you are wanting to do. If I remember right, there was someone that did something very similar. If that doesn't work for you, I honestly HATE to plug another web site, but The Model Builders web site has some real good discussions on Diorama building. Click the link below to visit them. The Model Builders Web Site Hope this helps, -Scott H.

I'm going to have to go with model. Unless the car is supported on jack stands or the tires are filled with about 200 psi of air, that 2 ton honey should be making the tires sag a little on the sidewalls. Just my observations and has a 99.9% chance of being wrong... (I know my luck) -Scott H.

The legos is a good idea that I haven't thought about! That's definitely thinking outside the box for building materials. With the way the economy is turning, doing something with materials you already have is a perfect solution. Besides, you can tell people you're just building "Green" models! I'm willing to bet that one you cut the round locator pins off the top of the Legos, they'll look just like cement blocks with just a coat of primer and paint. I'm not so sure i would use the textured paint on this one. It looks like a good start and I can't wait to see what you do with it. -Scott H.

Nah, Achmed couldn't get your subscriptions to blow up so Walter deleted them! -Scott H.

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