Romell R

Great work as usual Bro. One question.... where can I get the motor with the tri carb setup. Romell

This is a very good start to what could turn out to be a Excellent build, so glad your not building another General Lee.

Wow John Even your older stuff is great work! I for one would love to see all of your older works. Take care Bro and im sending you a package today. Romell

No Rik the Chevelle is fine I didnt take any pics of it because I know what it looks like LOL! and thx for the compliment Bro

It was really nice meeting you and your son Art keep incouraging him to build hes a really nice well manored young man.

Just wanted to give you guys access to my photobucket so you can see some of the cars that were in the show enjoy..... http://s179.photobucket.com/albums/w294/aftashox/Lower%20Left%20Coast%20NNL%202010/?start=0

I must say john Is a great builder and A outstanding person. I have met a new friend as well as a brother. The show was great John went home with two awards. I may not have recieved an award for my builds but i was rewarded with the company of a honest hearted man whom my family also enjoyed being with. Gregg was also very pleasent to be with and talk to. And i felt like I was privalaged to be in the presents of yet another great modeler and companion. Looking forward to seeing you in Hawaii Gregg and thx for making this an enjoyable event. Oh and yes gregg did get plenty of photos of the builds that John and I brought......

Hey cesar cant wait to see this one I built it also thought you might like to see it. heres a link to my photobucket http://s179.photobucket.com/albums/w294/aftashox/?start=320

Cesar this build is fantasic Brother! I always enjoy watching your builds keep up the excellent work my friend! and great job with the paint repair & wheel fix.

Hey i think gibson motors are great and anyone who says there not probably hasnt really taken the time to build one correctly. Your motor looks to me to be a 815 mountain motor thats a huge mill once you get it set in right it'll look right for you. I use them all the time and I have a few unbuilt ones just waitin for me to pull em out. Heres the last two i built. Judge for your self. Romell

Jeff you look alot like Issac Hayes LOL!!!! oh sorry got side tracked um I agree with you Jeff its a fun kit to build and youve done a nice job with this one... Romell

Can I have the titanic I want to put it on the bottom of my 165 gal. saltwater tank LOL! I just wanted to mess with ya Davin

Who wudda thought you could combine those two cars and come up with something SWEET!!! Good job excellent concept. Romell

I got 3 words for this build, I LOVE IT! ,I LOVE IT ,I LOVE IT ....well maybe thats 9 words LOL!

Ok bro when you gonna show us the model and stop posting pics of an actual truck build from some 4x4 magazine ! This is a model forum show us the model! LOL Just kidding bro great job on this one. I love to see a scratch built suspension set up. Outstanding work indeed!

I could be wrong but this one appears to be real. its a couple of the body lines that give it away that wouldnt appear on a model.

I have a half brother. And he and I used to get model vans back in the late 70's early 80's. Custom vans were the in thing back then My father even had a 6 wheel custom chevy. Anyway my brother and I used to compete to see who could make the best custom van (we were between 8-10 at the time) I would always want to do more than just the box stock kit I would get thick construction paper and make the cabnets and furiture for the van. I say that to state my scratch building started way back as a young boy. The need to do what was not already done. And I have only taken what I have been doing all my life and improved on it. To say scratch building is a superior skill is a bit grandiose, but i will say that it is a skill, and as with all skills it takes time to master it. Here I am some thirty plus years later and I am just getting into my grove so to speak and feeling really comfortable with my "gift". and weather we are scratch building or kit bashing we must realize that we (modlers) are a special people cause not anyone pick up a box of plastic and turn it into a true work of art. Romell

Wow! Im really enjoying your build! makes me want to go out and get me a bottle of the receipe LOL! the detail is amazing cant wait to see where it goes

I respect you Bro really I do didnt mean any harm or disrespect.

hmmmm..... a magazine spread would be nice wouldnt it? HEY GREGG!!!!! (hint hint) LOL! thx for the compliment my friend

Excellent job on the plastic polishing i did a black model like that years ago and I really liked the way it came out. Job well done on the entire build... bravo!

This would also be "Modified" scratch-bashed is not a term used often. sorry Jeff you know youre still my bro LOL!

This is correct up to the point of using resin or photoetched parts which wouldnt be "kitbashing" or Scratch building" it would actually be "out sourcing" which now turns your model into a "multi-media" build which has become more and more prominent with the availability of parts via the internet and LHS. I myself am a Multi-media builder as I do a bit of all of it. multi media build "Scratch built" exhaust from headers back, "outsourced" motor (Ross Gibson) "Kit bashed" frame and parts of chassis. suspension "scratch built", seats and steering wheel "outsourced" and lots of other goodies. Lets not kid ourselves here the only true scratch builder is Jehovah God The Almighty, the rest of us are using materials made by someone eles

Very nice project and described very well although this is the first time ive heard the term scratch"bashing" I think usually (for varification purposes) the term is "kitbashing" meaning to take parts from different kits then theres "scratch building" meaning to build from raw or sourced materials. but hey it worked in your case keep up the good work.

This is not your first build!!! how do you know about decal silvering, and embossing powder? where are you getting these super human skills LOL just kidding . Man I only wish my first build was this clean. Good job on what you have posted so far looking forward to seeing it completed