Dragline

I'm truly touched by the kind words my friends. I really am. BMF is one of those things that I put off on EVERY build without a doubt. But, by taking my time [in this case, days] and focusing on the fundementals of it. I am able to do it well and without pulling any precious hair out of my head. I knew it was going to take a while so I alloted the time needed to do it at my leisure. That made all the difference in how it came out. Thanks for noticing. Bob

Looks good from where I'm sitting. Of course each of us can spot all the little things on our won builds. That, and we are generally our own worst critics. Smart looking car in my eyes buddy. Bob

Very nice build Curt. I always enjoy looking at your stuff. Bob

I'm using the stock steelies with the dogsishes but with the wider tires. Bob

Makes me want to build one just so I can stare at it all day. It's that nice. Orange would have neen cool too. I may do that. Very nice. Bob

Great BMF work there and a sweet color. I'm working on something similar so I know the pain it took to get it that nice. Bob

Looks good Mike. I thought the stock bodylines were wild enough. This thing is over the top. Bob

Looks positively gorgeous. The paint is killer and the stance looks mean. I'm watching this one. Bob

I am now finished with the BMF. Took four days at about an hour a pop. Headliner, windows, PE scripts and this puppy is done. I have a few more items to wrap up on the chassis and then it'll be "Under Glass". Just a few touchups on the panel lines and it'll be to my liking. Bob

As OK as all those ideas are, running the tap over it with full on hot for a few minutes will loosen any jar I've ever had. I've had some that sat for years literally and when left under a drizzling tap with scalding water they all came off. No need to hurt yourself. Bob

Very nice and clean build. Makes me want to break mine out but I have to finish my Starliner first. It looks really good. Bob

Holy Schnickies! Already impressive and it's still mostly white plastic. Those turbos are Da Kine. You got me watching. Bob

Looks totally sweet Brett. I'm liking that color and it matches photos well. I hear ya bout the motor thing. Stress free? NEVER! HAHAHAHA Bob

Been sessioning for 2 nights little by little to get the body polished and the BMF applied. I have about 2/3rds of the BMF done and I must say, WHAT WAS I THINKING??!! The kit is just so nice and other than fainter than I'd like chrome trim, it is getting there. I have the door panels to do now that the off white has dried. I'll hit that with the blue and wait till tommorrow for the BMF seperator strip that runs through the center of the door. I have the distributor wired but it is currently AWOL [i leave things in odd places so I won't mess em up]. It's only a matter of time till I find i t. The chassis itself is done and I'm also getting ready to install the headlight buckets into the PE grill. I had to cut them off the kit supplied grill and sanded em down. It's a pain but the result is going to be worth the effort. This has certainly been a departure from my usual nitro burning drag racers and it has gotten me out of my funk. For that I am grateful to this kit. Enjoy. Bob

I know what you started with so the end result is even MORE impressive. Nice paint work and cleanliness. Will stand alone on a contest table for certain. Bob

You just keep hitting em outta the park John.... Looks perfect at any angle. Once again, YOU'VE DONE IT! Bob

Great build Harry. I had this kit at one point and was going to do a post war bobber. I think I sold it in a yard sale. What a shame... Bob

GREAT projects Roger, as usual. Bob

I'm going to try the "no handle" thing for BMF on my 60 Starliner build. It has more BMF than I care to think about and I need a.... wait for it... EDGE....... Bob

I cannot watch a NASCAR race. However, I do enjoy ALMS and the british road racing series. Watched one last week that had Cobras and Ferraris from the 70's in it. That was great. This is why I watch NHRA. Besides being the WORLDS fastest motorsport, it has the market cornered. I also enjoy F1 and Grand-Am. Bring back Can-Am. But seriously, road racing is where it's at. Bob

Cooler than the other side of the pillow. Old surfers never die....They catch the last set. Bob

Lots of very interesting views and opinions here. This is why I posed the question. Nice turn out. Bob

Strip them and then paint them with Model Master Metalizer aluminum plate. It'll look exactly like the photo you posted, Bob

With the advent of new chroming techniques it begs the question. For advanced modelers, could we possibly be offered kits with no, or limited chrome parts? I know it's not tough to strip them but it would suggest that there are sophisticated builders who like options. And no PARTING LINES. Thoughts, if any? Bob