Dragline

Many moons ago I was in Flat Rock MI doing cable work with my stepfather. I was tooling around one day and a black one just like this rolled up on me. Monster cam and four speed, it growled like a caged beast. He took off rather calmly, then rolled on some power and it just scooted away. Very impressive car. As if this one. Very nicely done. I see this kit in my future. WOW, that dash and Dana are impressive. So well done brother!

Built this eons ago. The only three shots of it I have. I gave it to my buddy Lloyd as a going away gift when he went back home to Oklahoma. A great guy and awesome NAPA Counterman. The man forgot more about heavy duty trucks than I'll ever know. He loves it and still has it in a case in his man cave. Great kit to build and I need another for my own collection.

I wish I had. These were Gundam kits and they were super expensive. He may have had them overpriced, but I looked at Gundam Pros website and so e were easily that expensive.

Gorgeous from every angle. Lots of red ponies at the end there.

I just started a 94 Bird thread. Good luck to you Sir.

Project X never looked so good.

That blue is always striking. Should be killer with your skills.

Ambitious and already looking great Following this one

Superbly built and painted. You know your way around some styrene.

A car I liked quite a bit when new. We ended up with a 4 cylinder Jeep Wrangler that my wife fell in love with. Not sure of a color yet. Something light and bright with a light interior. Windshield and roof are one big clear piece. I like the interior engineering on this one. The chassis is also nice. Not sure about the chrome water pump though. What were they thinking? Light detailing and smooth paint are on tap. Just a car I always liked. Understated, yet still quick.

Yep, good eyes. I like to add washes where I think they will do the most good. Adding depth and dirt or oil so that it looks used.

I bought this and a Speeder Bike kit at the local Flea Market over the winter. They were a steal as though no one wanted them. The stand I got it from had those Japanese robot things for $120.00 on the same shelf. This kit was 15.00 and while open, it was in the bags inside. The Speeder Bike was sealed and also 15 bucks. What I didnt know was there was a sale at that particular stand with an additional 25 percent off. So a good deal on two really cool Star Wars kits So this one was first. I studied the movie a bit since I have it on DVD. Took some stills and studied them a bit. His pod was pretty banged up right from the start, so that's where I was headed. Lucas stressed "lived in" for all vehicles and backgrounds for his movies. It truly worked. No more gleaming and perfect starships. Everything was used or cobbled together. Anakin made this Pod piecemeal from parts scavenged. It was his ingenuity that made it work. That and the fact he was a special kid didn't hurt either. I wish I had a better background for this. Sometimes you just go for it.

Original issue that was started almost immediately. Then I decided no stripe, since that would have been a nightmare. Then I blacked out a bunch of items. I was going for box stock at the time. I was kind of fantatical about OOB builds for a while. High detail had worn me out with all the drag cars I had been building. I needed a break and this came along at the right time. Fathom green from Testors I believe. Tan interior. At this time I was a kit builder. I still am in many respects. This sat in the box for 12 years at least. It needs a few items, but I had it on the bench so I shot it as is.

What a classic... Well done laddy

What a savage color! Wowsers!

I would love to take a nicely prepped Corvair through a mountain pass. I have skills when it comes to taking a car and pedaling it in anger. I'm certainly no Senna, but capable. I've been a passenger once and it was enjoyable at parade speeds. A more spirited drive has so far eluded me. But Nader felt it his duty to somehow save Americans from what was in his mind a dangerous vehicle. There have been recent examples of people taking on causes for the sake of others..if only I could remember the names. It usually ends up in a bad place. And the reason? It gets lost in the interim.

So it's been a while. What brought this drought about. n the first place. I am certain those kits sold well for Revell.

It seems today is no different from some 60 years ago. People who know nothing to very little on a subject speaking as though they were an authority on it. What is worse is those that listen and agree while facts and figures are never far away. It's almost as if Dunning Krueger were transferable or catching through the Internet. Now there's a security issue McAfee needs to work on.

Ralph Nader is an...... You fill in the rest.

Thank you Dave. Yes, he will be back in Sept. If the car sat this long, another few weeks will be a walk in the park. Thanks again brother.

Smokey is/was a fascinating man. Engineer-provocateur all in one. And his genius in dealing with a rulebook is without peer. There are several YouTube vids covering his life. They're all pretty good.

I've always wanted to do the Backup Pickup. I saw it run when I was just a wee lad. Saw Michigan Madman on his V8 bike run also. What a time for drag racing. Never saw this one run. You made her proud.

I hate paint bummers like the next guy. As a consolation they both rock...

Very well done.

What a great looking car. I've always liked that scheme. Nailed it! I like it so much I commented twice....