Randy Kern

An oldie but goodie Bill, and spectacular as always! I've also got a couple of these kits to do. As a teenager I remember this car being so popular and common on the street and strip. Your older builds are as cool to see as the new ones.

Pretty cool, Barbo! If you are any kind of car guy at all, you will definitely get a kick out of the movie, and all the special effects. Bumblebee the Camaro is really the star!

That looks great in one of my (and Nick's) favorite colors, but...... Cruz NOT polishing? Ah, you're right, it is pretty shiny! Hey, don't buy this kit, I have one for you. PM or e-mail me.

Billy, I can really relate to that build. The vacu-formed windshield and rear window for the R&R '58 Pontiac Bonneville I just did were unusable. Luckily the AMT '58 Chevy's were available to use. I also had to modify every part to fit, which is common, and fill a couple hundred pinholes. Good job on that!

Thank you all for the kind words. This was one of those sentimental projects, and that car will be fondly remembered. Any '58 year car will certainly test your foiling patience, so I spread it out over a week!

R&R resin kit of a '58 Pontiac Bonneville, paint is Tamiya Mica Red with white top. Interior is aluminum color, with Scale Motorsports seat decals and flocking. I did a 'what if' sort of, as my Grandmother had a '58 Pontiac Chieftan that I drove briefly after getting my license, and this version would get the groceries home in a lot more style. This build was supposed to be quick, but took me half the summer to do. I think most of it was filling the pin-holes.

Looks like another winner, Andy. That's outrageous! I especially like the convertible top. Verrrry cool.

Amazing as always, Jeff. Here's my favorite part! :twisted:

I also just got my issue today, and I have to say Harry, those are terrific sketches! I really like them all, especially the new Camaro version, but my favorite has to be the Magnomad. You are truly talented as an artist. And here I thought you were only very opinionated. :mrgreen: Let's see more!

I think I figured this out on my own. It appears to be a reverse polarity switch, in case you want to quickly go in the opposite direction on the track. Not sure why you'd want to though!?

My son and I are just getting into 1/32 slot racing, buying cars and plan to get a home track. Yes, I need another car hobby to sink money into! I'm fairly new to this scale, as I grew up with H.O. scale. We have a few Scalextric cars, and yesterday I just got an Auto art 1/32 Lamborghini Murcielago. I don't care if it isn't as fast, or as high-tech as others, I had to have a model of my favorite exotic of all time. I haven't had a chance to run it yet, but I have a question about a switch on the chassis plate. There is a sliding switch with a 'R' and 'L' on either side of it. The box has no explanation of it, and no paper inside about it. The car actually has all wheel drive, like the real one, although I'm not sure if that will help or not on the track. Anybody know what that switch is for? Dr. Epstien?

Excellent job there, it looks great! I really have a soft spot for older Road Runners, especially '69s, as my dad had two, a 383 and then a Hemi. That really is a rare bird, as there were very few funny car Road Runners. That's really the only one I remember. Very Cool!

Len, the Minilite in the photo is wearing one. Unfortunately they are all the same size skinny Michelin TRX tires. But, if you would use them for the Stars and Stripes Corvette racer for accuracy, you have the big & littles with the kit.

Len, my son just got this kit, and from what I can tell, the new parts (which are referred to as "custom" in the kit) are a set of Minilite wheels, which are generically called "'60s lightweight racing style wheels", a new hood with scoops and chrome insert, a cross-ram manifold with what looks to be Webers with stacks, side exhaust and different front and rear suspension. All interior parts are stock.

That's pretty low. Some people have no conscience. I would hate to catch somebody in the act. It would get ugly. Let's hope the scum tries to sell it, and it can possibly get back to you.

My first models were the 1/32 Monogram and Lindberg kits back in the early '60s. I left the hobby for a while in the early '70s, after getting my license, plus driving and working on 1/1 cars took up all of my time. I then got back into it in the '80s, left the hobby briefly again, until '88 when AMT came out with their great '66 Nova. I bought a 1/1 project car in '91 (1960 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite) that took up most of my spare time since then. It wasn't until 2003, when I had surgery (to remove a tumor in my spinal cord!) and was off work for a couple of months going stir crazy, that I came back to the hobby I always loved. The side benefit now has been making lots of new friends in clubs, at shows, and online. Hey Andy, that Bug is way cool. You gotta build again!

At that model show where the photo was taken, there must have been a couple hundred people coming up to Dan asking for Mr. Ploddington's autograph. Well, maybe a couple dozen. Okay, at least 10 star struck females. Alright, would you believe a cub scout and his mother?

Tom, that's one of my favorite street rods of all time, kit and 1/1. It looks great right out of the box, also. Did you put a textured finish on the top? I went with smooth semi-flat on mine, but that looks good, too. Looking cool so far! (Cruz, yours looks good just the way it is!) 8)

Yes! Oh, and you should bring a camera in case Lyle gives out hugs to the class winners.

Ariel, I think Lyle would be proud to have a doctor in the family! :mrgreen:

Very cool, Steve. I love it! Did I also mention I like that skull shift knob? :mrgreen: :twisted:

Marc, that is fantastic work there. I hope you can make your tutorial foolproof, because that is one area that I really struggle with, and I've tried to follow other tutorials. I think John (and I) would both like it to look like that! :shock:

I use Dupli-Color a lot, and use either Rustoleum Automotive primer or Krylon white primer underneath with no problems. Both easily available at my local True Value hardware store.

Simply amazing, Wayne! I take a bow to someone who truly knows their way around an altered. That is incredible detail there, and it looks killer. I'll have to someday get the courage to try to put some of that in mine. I think the first thing would be the 'chute cord. What did you use?

John, that is surgically clean and precise! You certainly know how to make a first impression, for sure. Fantastic work, and welcome to the forum.