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  1. Alyn
    Thanks, Art, and congratulations to you as well. Loved your Corvette. It was my pleasure to talk with you and John and sit at the "Big Dog" table. Hopefully next time I'll be able to spend more time at the contest.
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    ... where you belong ! Fantastic room, Blair. If my area was that neat, I'd never find anything. wait, I can't find anything now!
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    thank you all for all the interest and great comments. They make my day again and again. Mike, I wish I would have thought about the flammability since the seat is right over the gas tank ! Thanks, Bill. I'm all about the environment. That's why I painted this thing green The GSL gods were smiling on me. Truth be known, I'm happy to have something worthy of putting on the table in Salt Lake, let alone taking an award. Here's a cropped version of the GSL photo; the first one posted of the completed truck. I hope to take some completed shots myself in the next week.
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    cool stuff, Bernard. Your dry lakes roadster is one of my favorites. Here's the two A's I've put together 29 roadster and 29 Pickup
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    You're off to a roaring start Andrew. Both cars look great. I especially like the Indy car in yellow. At your age, I was brush painting models with Testors enamel in the little square bottles.
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    still haven't built the wooden tool box, but I hope to get a start on it this weekend. The plan is to mount it on the running board in front of the left rear fender. I did shoot some paint on the tool tray. The bottom seat cushion was left loose to allow access to the gas tank under the seat. After seeing the hollow underside one time too many, I decided to detail it out. I added some seat springs, and some stuffing made from clothes dryer lint. Yep, dryer lint. Every time I see it, I think, man this ought to be good for something. It turns out that it is.
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    I am so glad I got to see Jim's "Making Memories" diorama in person. You've heard the description of really good models that look better in person. If I've ever seen a museum worthy model, this is it. All the gray scale details are crystal clear and the miniature lighting adds a touch that you just don't see on the internet. The story jumps right out at you! Art Laski has a drop dead georgeous black Corvette, and John Teresi looks to have half the categories covered with several more examples of awesomeness. I've been busy visiting family, so I haven't run into Bill Davis yet, but his work speaks for itself. Way too many jewels to describe them all. Say a prayer for the judges Good luck to you all.
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    save me a chair on the front row. Nice to see an accurate stake bed going to gether.
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    Virgil, the flat bed floor looks fantastic. Super Woody; Super Gunky !
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    Thanks, Randy. Good to see you around. Thank you so much for the generous words. Good call on the wrenches; they are from Vector Cut. Amazing how nice and crisp they are considering they're essentially cardboard. I was hoping that by coating them with primer, paint and Alclad that the surface would smooth out, but they're still kind of rough. Not a big deal with a wrench since many have the cast finish anyway. I've since painted the tool tray a light blue enamel. It looks much better in paint. The intent is to build a wooden tool chest and have the tray fit into the top. Thanks for stopping by !
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    Thanks, Virgil. Your opinion is always highly valued. Bill, I'm pedaling as fast as I can to get this done in time for GSL. Looking forward to seeing you and Gina. It'll be cool to see the California Charger on the tables as well as any others you may bring. Finished up the firewall last night, so It's ready to go in. The white insulators on the front are short sections of styrene rod, drilled out to accept spark plug wires (lower row), and the primary wiring coming from the front of the motor (upper). wooden coil box on the back side will be mostly hidden under the dash.
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    Cool addition! Good place to shake down the newbies and make sure they're not packing heat.
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    Thank you, Bill Today I said goodbye to some of my favorite chassis details; finally glued the fenders and floor pan on. I first added the fuel lines, then out came the epoxy. I created an outlet for the bottom of the gas tank by turning a piece of brass, then added copper wire for a fuel line running up to the carburetor. The wire is roughly .017" diameter which would be around3/8" or so in scale. You can also see the brass brake rod and clevis. I used Blacken-It to get the darker color. It doesn't obscure the details like black paint would.
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    Randy, your model building skills are unquestionable, but what sets you apart is your style.
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    Not many cars can hold up to the close up shots. This one does with ease. Great work, Chris !
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    Your modeling skills are very apparent; beautiful model. I especaily like the work you did on the paint. It makes the car jump right off the screen!
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    Kudo's on the awards. This model certainly deserves the recognition. awesome details
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    looks like you are ready to snatch the peddle from Cranky's hand, Grasshopper ! Excellent work on the weathering. It's obvious that you didn't just randomly salt the body, but focused on where the rust and weathering would actually be on the body. Nice salt job on the tires too. I love the simplicity of the 34 coupe.
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    Thanks, Bill. I hope to have it wrapped up in about a week. Mostly final assembly left to go, and some minor painting chores. I've been waiting to hear a report from your Salina, Kansas trip. Sounds like there was a good turn out at the KAMS show. Here's where I'm at today. Trying to get to the point where the fenders can be permanently attached to the chassis. Here's the wooden floor boards, cut and shaped from basswood and stained with Minwax #211 Provincial without clear. Now I'm trying to decide what kind of glue I have that will adhere to both wood and painted plastic. The pedals stick up through a hole in the floor, so the brass plate is necessary to close up the hole. This assembly will mount to the rear of the truck frame and be lifted into position by the hook on the wrecker boom. The pivoting bar can then be bound to another vehicle for towing(and lifting). I'm also trying to create a set of tools for the truck; just something to toss into an open toolbox. The tool tray is made from some .005 brass folded up and soldered with a brass tubing handle on top. The tire iron, screw driver and hammer are scratch built. The wrenches are laser cut cardboard; primed and then painted black and topped with Alclad chrome.
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    Thanks, Ed. After researching for this project, I decided to use it as the topic for an upcoming Toastmasters speech. I plan on giving a speech to my local Toastmasters group this Wednesday on how to drive a Model-T. There will certainly be a paragraph on the start up proceedure, and keeping your thumbs, wrists and arms intact.
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    Here's a couple of shots of the drivers side. You can see in this view that the head gasket is pretty thin. I think it was .005". The shots showing the rear of the engine are deceiving and make the head gasket appear to be thicker than it actually is. Fortunately, the rear will not be seen in the finished model. thanks for checking in
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    rolled her outside for one final bare chassis shot
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    thanks for the support, gents, and glad to hear the color's working. I rounded up some better detail shots of some of the chassis/engine detail. Though some of you guys might prefer a closer seat. Here's a close up with a better shot of the battery and cables engine close up another angle. You can see the T clamps and bolts not provided by the kit steering linkage gas tanks and rear parking brake linkage
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    looks like she fits like a glove, Bill good stuff
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    You're building up quite the stable of cool 32's. Love the stance and squat down look on this one.
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