Dragline

Richest homeless guy in the entire world.

I ran Sportsman's in the mid 80's on my Vega. Not certain when they began but it was not much before I got em if that helps. I think Sportsman tires started about 82/83. They were NOT cheap.

Aaaahhh Millenials.... Don't hate them because they are.....[insert adjective here]. Just hate them. 20-30 year olds who have all the answers are NOT new. They just post it online now for all to see how dumb they are.

My favorite drag racer of all time. A hero for the little guy. Will be missed for all time.

Excellent technique.

He has my best wishes for recovery. I know what it's like and it stinks.....

Love me some Smithereens. This is sad news indeed.

Those interior panels are more like a hint than sculpted.

I melted mine back in the 80's trying to set the decals. I have one in the stash and I hope it comes out this nice. Real nice....

What a gorgeous looking pair. And I don't usually say that unless.... Ah never mind...

Lots of work there. Well done.... Oh, and welcome to the forums.....

Skillz......

I live close by and would be interested if something started up. I have been meaning to hit Masscar and even signed up. But alas, I've yet to go.

2 Star Wars kits. If I get back to building again. And one non model item, but it's a good thing for me personally. This is my "get back in shape ya turd" new bike. One speed so it's all on me, and it can take the trails since it's basically a 26" BMX bike. it was on sale on Amazon and I thought what the heck. I always trusted Redline when I was a kid riding BMX so I figured I'd trust em as an older person.

Much respect for putting it down as it is. Scammers need to be called out and dealt with.

TS-16 I believe

Nick is right. I used white primer.

I used Tamiya yellow straight out of the can. Looked spot on to me.

What a maroon.....

Same here. Dan is an upstanding citizen of this board.

Cool enough car i guess but the oil pan and block one piece? What year are we in?

I might call it fiddly. I'd do a fair amount of test fitting first before a drop of paint went anywhere near plastic. To be honest I've never built one but a main skill as a seasoned model builder has to be test fitting. You assure yourself ZERO problems once paint is applied or at least mitigate them to manageable. For me test fitting came out of aggravation from things not going together over the course of years. Take the advise from someone with many failures under their belt. test fit everything before you crack open a bottle of cement. Mock ups are best but even cursory fittings are better than none at all. Example: Block halves go together fine. You cement the cylinder heads on where the tabs dictate. You let that harden then slide the intake manifold into place. Large gaps appear where the intake meets the heads. Or the intake rocks in place because the surface is peaked. NOW what do you do? If you have the adjoining pieces sanded and prepped you can test fit them for proper fit and that gap would have been noticed. Sliding the heads up just a tad fills the gap and it all looks tight and right. This is a common weakness in kits. I see it more than half the time when I build. It always pays to check. Oil pans should have a flat surface to cement too. They often do not and you have to sand the area before fit is optimal. Think of yourself as the machine shop. You have to mill surfaces so that parts fit right and tolerances are acceptable. My sanding stick selection is outstanding as a result of this. Build on Sir.

Sorry to hear about the parts guys there Bill. I think that is the main reason my NAPA does so well. Between me and the two other guys we have 100 years experience. All of us are ASE certified and I am Bosch certified to "99" to boot.. Prime example is yesterday. MS Classic Cars mech Wayne comes in with a convertible top switch out of a 61 Buick. A momentary rotary switch. NO, we didn't have one or could get one. But I fixed there at the counter for him. THAT was fun...

I built this a few years ago and this is now my favorite build of this car. Barring my own of course..

BIG fan of Peterson and his fight in Canada.