Alyn

Nice job on this one. The wood looks especially nice. Sorry to hear the rules bit ya, I hope you got all 5 photos in. Good Luck!

You really cut it close, bud. Well worth the effort though. That first pic is great. It really shows off your work on the fenders in the best possible way. The hood sides could not be any nicer as well. Great job on keeping the chrome trim so thin. Lot's of great ideas on this one. Very innovative. I wish you the best in the contest.

Great job! She really shows off the best qualities of the 55 Chevy. One of the coolest cars of all time. I'd love to own this one.

You sweep the GSL and then come back with this! You're a M O N S T E R Outrageous detail; love all the color in the interior, especially the green on the tanks. and Harry's wrong on the weathering. It's really working.

Here's a few more for you, Raul thanks for taking a look

Very creative marriage of the two cars. Awesome use of color as well. good thing you didn't try to make a Miata out of the Jag

Thanks for the support, guys.I didn't take a lot of detailed pictures during the build process, but I do have enough to post a retroactive WIP in the coming days. Danno, were you referring to me, or the car??? The deadline is Sunday. Best of luck to all of you that are taking on this challenge.

Here's my entry for the Revell/Gearz contest. At lease I hope I'm entered. There's no acknowledgement after you press submit. Paint is Tamiya Purple and Racing White; my first two-color paint job.

FYI: Kynar wire and wrap wire are one and the same. The insulation used on almost all wrap wire is made of Kynar.

Wow! Looks like there's a few karting fans around here. I know everytime I see a curvy road I think how cool would it be to have a go-kart race on this road. It's impossible to drive one without a huge smile on your face. Thanks for all the great comments. Bernard, you should be able to answer your own question with all the scratch building you do. But, yes in my case it is addictive. I have a 56 Nomad started as an out-of-box build. It has been sitting to the side for quite some time now. It's hard to keep motivated when you envision so many detail that can be added, but aren't allowed to do so.

The wagonmaster strikes again. You have a knack for turning the orginary into jewels. I loved your 57 Buick wagon. I love this one as well. I owned 2 '55 and 2 '56 Chevy wagons in my younger days.This is like a trip back in time. well done

Revell's 49 Merc was one of the first kits in my stash. It's been sitting there because I didn't want to build "just another flamed & chopped Merc". Unfortunately, the inspiration to come up with something fresh hasn't hit me. You have found it. This is the most original 49 Merc in recent memory. But that should be expected. No one comes up with more originality than you. Awesome concept Awesome execution gimmy the keys!

The other day I was looking at the T-bucket body that comes with the AMT Competition Parts pack, waiting for a bit of impiration to strike. Nothing came of that, but then I noticed the seat. I had been wanting to build a go-kart, but the scratch built seat I was starting with just wasn't working out. This seat looked like just the ticket, so I sketched out a rough drawing on an index card, and another drawing of the frame tube layout. This kart consists of one kit piece; the seat. Everything else is scratch built from Plastruct rod and various metal and rubber bits. The tires are made from fuel hose. The wheels and pulley's are machined aluminum. Brass was used for axles and various steering pieces. The brake disc and cylinder bore is steel. Most everything else is styrene. I shaped a stack of styrene plates for the cylinder cooling fins, and then assembled them with a steel washer between each one. Scale is 1:25 (by eyeball )

Lot's to like, as usual with your builds. I dig the headers, and that shot of the enging and interior is killer.

Here's a wall I did using foam board. You have to peel the paper off and then carve the bricks. I imagine that carving in foam is going to be far easier that carving plaster or gypsum.

I'm really lovin' the interior, Mike. The door panels are fantastic, color choices are excellet and the flocking job is as good as I've seen.

I'm a little lean on the green, other than green with envy over some of these builds. My one and only

Would love to be seeing more of the great project of yours, Art. It's so nice to see something so unique for a change. FYI, Plastruct has 1/2 round in .030", P/N 90879

You got style my friend.

This sounds like a great idea and something I'll start doing as well. As an FYI, the obvious choice for signing and dating is the good old Sharpie. However, we've used these for years in the telecom world to mark designations on the plastic tabs of wire punch-down blocks. Returning to older telephone system installations after a few years, I've noticed that the Sharpie ink evaporates. When you flirst write on the plastic, it seems plenty durable, but a few years later, you can hardly see the writing. For model cars, I'll be using something different, like Testors little enamel jars, or artists oils to do the name/date.

You are tenacious man. You really stick with all the proper design elements. I love all the little design details that most other guys would just skip over. They make such a difference. When I saw the start of this, I had my doubts, but it's all pulling together in a really nice way. I should have known having seen some of your other work. Ya got another great one going on here. P.S. I'd stay away from the retro version on the trim. 57 Chevy trim not withstanding, your car doesn't have enough retro elements to support it. It should look good with the "Momad" script. cheers.

Trevor's the kind of kid you'd want your daughter to meet, and the Wood brothers are class all the way. Twas a good day in NASCAR. The retro paint job on the 21 car was frosting on the cake. Great looking race car. It was pretty funny wondering whether or not he'd know how to do the burn-outs and doughnuts afterwards.

I have a similar Gallery set as well as some smaller two-packs of earth tones and charcoals. This seat has charcoal rubbed on the seat cushion with my finger to simulate wear where the driver and passenger sit as well as in the crease between the seat cushion and back cushion. The side panels have some black, gray and brown chalks to provide an aged, slightly rusty look to the panel. I sand down the chalk stick or scrape it with an Xacto blade and then save the powder of my favorite colors in small plastic vials for future use. Here's a chassis with more grays and browns, and even a little blue (on the gas tank) applied. Chalks should always be applied to dull or matte finishes. If you need the surface to be gloss, you can apply gloss clear afterwards.

Looks like you know your way around the paint booth. Nice clean looking build.

Great project. I especially like your work on the steering links. Surprised you didn't build the front axle in brass as well.