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I 3rd that. Merry Christmas to everyone here. Hopefully Santa brings you want a kit or 2 that you really want

That's no joke. His building room is almost clean enough to be a surgery room. Although, I guess it is technically a surgery room...just surgery for plastic. haha

looks good, jim. now i won't knock the stuff off of the peg board, when I stop by. haha

Ira, This just gets better and better as you progress. Like others, I've got the popcorn ready.

you're quite welcome.

Thanks, Jim. It was a fun build...although there were a few "oopsie" moments along the way.

I really like how this turned out, Al. Is it me or does there appear to be a watch face where the spare tire goes? I've been cleaning out the garage today, so I could be hallucinating. haha Beautiful model

I love the creativity that you have. Everything that I've seen so far fits perfectly.

Thanks guys! I had fun building this one. I'm planning on adding throttle and clutch cables and a few other goodies, but I thought it was ready to be seen.

plastic cigar tubes work for me

few more pictures... Again, thanks for looking.

This started out as a Revell Torch Chopper. I de-raked the frame and arched the back bone. I wasn't happy with the kit forks and front end so I made fork legs out of aluminum rod and tubing. Here's a list of stuff that was made or altered... triple trees, headlight bucket, gas cap and rims were also machined out of aluminum. risers/bars, primary cover, air filter and oil tank/cooler were machined out of brass. oil filter was machined out of copper. rear fender was made using 2 rear fenders from 2 kits to make it longer. front fender rests on a "floating mount" so that it can ride up and down on the forks (forks actually work). gas tank was split and massaged to fit underneath the backbone. seat section was made out of sheet styrene, tubing and bondo and the seat is covered in lizzard skin . tail lights are pins from hobby lobby. shift linkage made out of aluminum tube, small plastic "tabs", and pieces of wire. The brake calipers were pilfered from a tamiya motorcycle kit. Paint is House of Kolor Limetime Pearl. Enough of me babbling...on with the pictures. Thanks for looking.

I'm liking this project. lowered dually pickups are sweet! not to hijack, but here's a picture of a dodge ram dually snaptite. I cut the wheel well tubs from the bed and moved them towards the center and filled in the gap. the wheels are from a jada toys diecast d-rods series. I'm not sure what they scale out to, but I liked them. Good luck with your project and keep us posted of progress.

here's what I was referring to . I buy them at a LHS or hobby lobby.

that's funny...I got online to suggest that very thing, or...do you use microbrushes? the handles might work for you

have any skewers for kabobs? they might be close to the diameter that you are looking for.

good to see you back, derek...haven't seen you around here in a bit. don't get discouraged by some of the folks on here. Its a great tip for those that are looking for a way to make a distributor or need one in a "pinch". thanks for sharing.

HAHAHAHA! I can't believe that I forgot to put the link. here ya go.... http://s19.photobuck... Southern Nats/

here's a link to the pictures that I took. I did not get a picture of every model. I do not remember how many models were on the tables. I don't remember all of the winners but I don know that Dirk Joseph got Best of Show for his outrageous drag motorcycle and Best Engineered for the jig he made to make the motorcycle's frame. here's a picture of the motorcycle with some of its skins removed...

The wind was not too bad on saturday...at least it kept the temperature down and the bugs away. I believe a good time was had by all who attended. And the foot traffic that stopped by seemed to have all sorts of questions for us...it was great. The make and take was packed the entire time it was going on. Here's to hoping that we inspired a few people to build. I'm ready for next year.

its looking good so far, stu. I'm glad that the distributor worked out for you. I really like the gold/silver contrast that you have going on with the frame and running gear. The engine looks good, too. Nice amount of grunge on it. And if were up to me, I'd go with the hubcaps on the lower right.

looks good, jim. but I think you may have a leak in your hobby room because your paint seems to have water spots. haha

another way that you can go about doing a vinyl top is to spray primer on a little heavy, take a scotchbrite pad and sponge the primer, repeat once or twice more, let primer dry, spray with tamiya semi-gloss black. and don't forget to put small strips of plastic to emmulate the seams. here is an example of the process...

It turned out beautiful. Great job, jason

the grab handles on the back of the seat are a nice touch...wish I'd thought of it.