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In 1962 I decided to go all out for a yearly competition at the local hobby shop. I spent a year on a '40 Ford Sedan making it a Low as I could ... chopped, channeled and sectioned with 13" wheels and massacred suspension. Pretty sure I used Bill Cushingbery's Matador as inspiration. The front dual headlight frenched openings were were formed with thin wire molded in as a 1:1 would. The low grill was a piece from parts box and the '39 grill smoothed and body color. The hood was pancaked with a bubble for engine clearance ... engine unknown,but fully wired with sewing thread. The doors were opened with working handle ... just a wire in a hole with ends bent parallel to the door plane. Scoops in the rear fenders were from parts box and fit just right, after more Plastic Wood. Corvette tailights on fenders and a license plate shroud finished the rear. The interior, and undercarriage, was upholstered with strips of green and white corduroy 2 ribs wide. The paint was a disaster using Pactra Candy Green for the first time with dark globs at the bottom of the body. Despite the bad paint, it was in the running for Best in Show and won First Place in the Custom Class, because it was said to be Not Roadable! The body was at least a couple inches off the ground! This was my last build for 30 years and I have only a few bad photos and the hood and one wheel lest. Somehow the trophy survived too, sentimental.

Bondic is falsely named because it does not bond well. What it does do well, for me, is become a cheap, quick casting medium for small parts. Chris, I am curious how AlumiUV compares.

Those panel gaps were more like gentle valleys and I used enamel for the wash so had to leave it. My favorite engine, including the 1:! sitting in the garage. Thanks ...

Very nice ... love those colors

I'm enjoying all the major cuts

How about a straight 16 for the 2018 Cannonball?

Looking good!

I like it, Chuck ... I did some good model work also while laid up from surgery Just remember in your condition you shouldn't be sweeping the garage or throwing out any junk!

I've had more inline fours than anything else, only two V8's to my name, so I am really tempted to try another community build, which I fear of not finishing. I think doing Inline Engines will spark many to join in this Cannonball. The creative minds here will put on quite the show I believe! I've done my 944 Porsches by taking off the turbos, but leaving them on and stuffed into something smaller may work ... and with BIGGER turbos!

Beautiful!

Everything in this thread makes me want to run downstairs and cut plastic!

I'll probably need your seat FOR the gas tank.

Ditto!

I really like those proportions

Here's a started pack for yas ... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/103030-sources-for-4-and-6-clyinder-engines/

'67 - '69 drinking beer in Germany and camped every 4th month with these puppies

Beauty!

Welcome to the forum

That's a real looker!

Very nice job detailing.

I really like the look

I keep eying the stash//junk box for a chopped, channeled and sectioned Van with an InLine 12

Nicely done and welcome to the forum.

Very nice

I like what this has brought up to the surface!