Dr. Cranky

Here are my 5 cents worth. I participate in a couple of forums, and regardless of how old or how experienced the builders are there are usually enough generous and friendly people around to make it worth it. I think if you are going to belong to a forum, you should particiapte. Forums are about the give and take, and it's a great way to make your own learning curve accelerate. In my own experience (before the forums), I found a few books and magazines I found indispensible as resources for great information and inspiration. Some of those books are no longer in print, but I urge people to look them up on Amazon and if you don't have a copy, get yourself a copy. Look up names like: PAT COVERT KEN HAMILTON TERRY JESSEE BILL COULTER And also old magazines like PLASTIC FANATIC, etc . . . A lot of those basic questions will be answered before you know it, and in terms of this forum in particular, if I had five cents for every time I see the work of talented and gifted builders on this forum, I'd be a rich man!

Let's hope for the best then!

Here are a few more pics . . .

Here's some progress. I tested a few sets of dualies on this puppy and I didn't like that wide wide look to the back. I think people should be able to reach that beer cooler form the sides . . . Here's the mock up of what I got so far. I gotta knock the shine off the chromer and the visor which has a film of Future clear on it where I pun some pinstriping . . . . I still have a while to go on this thing, and I haven't even done the interior or engine yet!

Hum . . . . I guess nobody's heard of it or seen it. Keep your eyes open.

LOL. One of these fine days I will make it out there, buddy, and I'd love to show you and anyone else who might be interested. I am doing a little how-to presentation at the show in BAMA this year, on March 7th in fact. Maybe someone will video tape it and then post it on You Tube!

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I might be late with this, but does anybody have any information on the actual release date for this kit? Have you guys seen it? Oh, it's a thing of beauty. All information is welcomed and much appreciated. http://www.revell.com/catalog/images/produ...ium/85-4227.jpg

Great work, Mr. T!

Beautiful work, some of the best true fire work I've seen on a model yet! Great work. I hope you will do a How-To for the forum or the mag. Beautiful!!!

It's a smooth-buiilt, well-painted model. Congrats.

It's a fine, clean and smooth build. Love the color too. Nice job!!!

FREAKING GORGEOUS!!! What a paintjob! Wow!!! Spectacular, buddy. Congrats.

Well, I've been stalling on the engine a little hoping to get a set of white walls that's headed my way. I am going to try the dualies on this one and see what it looks like, and I will do the same for EL RATCHERO. Stay tuned in . . . and thanks for all the comments.

I love the BLING!!!

Thanks all for the comments. I really appreciate them. Here's the link to the Fotki, if you want to see more in-progress pics: http://public.fotki.com/vsuarez666/voodoo-...-1/skirtchaser/

I love that, Terror. I wish! I do have a large spares parts bin, but I try to keep all my models in their boxes, and the decals I store in a moisture free cigar box . . . or rather cigar boxes!!! Thanks for the kind words, though. I appreciate them.

LOL That's what I love about his forum--things get out of hand quickly, and they always lead to more fun!!!

Oooh, I like that name, Harry, but then I'd have to put a cigar somewhere. Maybe by the beer in the back!!!

Here are a couple of more pictures . . . I still have to add some braces from the chassis to the grill for a sturdier, more realistic look . . . ahem, oh yeah, like this is realistic, right? And of course all the trim to the back fins too!!!

Thanks for the comments, amigos . . . Here's some more progress . . . Okay, got the body painted and also installed the front grill which looked funny up so high, so I gave it a mudguard (I think it is more of a fitting mustache!) . . . I should just call it DIRTY OLD MAN!!! Yeap, it's definitely a MUSTACHE!!!

Beautiful work on the body details. Can't wait to see it painted!

And to think that I was never going to build a Falcon kit because they are dear to my heart, both the kits and the 1:1s I've ridden in! Those suckers were made to last, unlike some of the plastic vehicles on the highways today!

What? A firewall headboard? HA!!! (Thanks for the idea, CB!) I made a little progress on this short-tranny faux cover . . . we don't want folks saying the body is too far back and the tranny too short, right? I like the strange, if not bizarre, look of this so far . . . but in the wacky world of rat rods everything and anything is possible! I still have to hang some chains, and it'd be great to have a cowboy hat but the last one I had I used . . . hum . . . ???

Thanks for the great comments, folks. You guys keep me smiling. I saw one of these VW busses shortened like this at a show and it always stayed with me. Of course, that other one had received a shiny paintjob. I still see these types of vehicles out there, though I would imagine by now they must not be that cheap. Oh, man, now you've given me a great idea for a simple base: A piece of concrete surrounded by a chainlink fence, a dog bowl in a corner, a few patchy tufts of grass, and a sign that reads: BEWARE OF THE PUG!!!