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That's what I've been saying for years. It would be the same as calling this "an NHRA".

Oh yea, poop, I do that one all the time!

You're right, I was going too fast. I found excepted instead of accepted, what's the other one? Yes, words, and how they are used, matter.

As far as bad grammar, I could care less, I've got a build to finish, it's a nascar. And now I'm going to kill my self!

This is really the heart of the problem. So many people today think it doesn't matter or they were never corrected in school and so you hear things like "axe" instead of "ask". Lately I'm noticing the pronunciation; 'ekspecially' instead of 'especially" creeping into use and I don't know where that's coming from. But I hear it a lot on TV from people who should know better. As long as we're on this topic, using the acronym "NASCAR" as a noun is another one that bugs me and is incorrect. And it's most prominant among modelers. A model of a Dale Earnhardt car isn't a nascar, it's a NASCAR race car, or a Winston Cup car, or any number of other correct terms other than just "nascar".

Thank you Harry, I was just on my way over to an on-line dictionary. As a writer, using the word "build" as a noun is just like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. It's most common (and most excepted) use is as a verb: build     verb (used with object) 1. to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house. 2. to establish, increase, or strengthen (often followed by up ): to build a business; to build up one's hopes. 3. to mold, form, or create: to build boys into men. You can build a model car, but you can't build a build.

And in the very same post you used the word "build" as a noun which is also incorrect. I'm just sayin' But of course you're not alone in this. The incorrect usage of build has become so common as to be almost acceptable. Drives me crazy though. I have hundreds of completed models and several ongoing projects, but nary a "build" in the bunch!

Depends on how many cars do you consider a collection. This is our "fleet". '47 Mercury coupe, '02 Mustang convertible, and the hot rod. The only thing keeping this "collection" down to three is lack of funds. When I grow up I want to be Jay Leno!

Well George53, I think that's the first time one of my models has been called the "Cat's patootie". But please don't look up to me, I'm just a regular model car builder. No better or no worse than any other.

Let's see if I can add a little more to this topic. There was a time in my modeling career when I was obsessed with getting every little detail exactly right. I was not quite a hard core "rivet counter" but I was close. As the years have gone by and many more models have passed across my work bench than I care to count, I am finding myself less and less concerned with completely detailing every square inch and adding every little detail possible. The perfect model has never been built and, I'm quite sure, never will be. Certainly not by me, that is just not a goal for me anymore. So I no longer concern myself with that which can't be seen or which adds little or nothing to the overall effect of the model. That's what I'm after now, the right look, the right stance, the right color, whatever those may be. In a way I'm backing up and seeing the whole forest and not each individual tree. As an example, Roger pointed out that this model doesn't have a radiator hose. Well, I may get around to adding one at some point, I may not. Can you tell in this photo? No, you cannot. And I'll tell you what else you can't see in this photo. You can't see that there is no driveshaft or exhaust system after the headers. There are no shock absorbers on the front and no steering linkage. This car is going to sit on a shelf in my house and no one is ever going to pick it up and look underneath and recoil in horror because I left those "critical" items off. At this stage in my modeling, (and I have been at this now for more than 50 years) I'm no longer concerned with that which I cannot see from a reasonable distance. Maybe I'm getting more curmudgeonly in my "old" age, or maybe just lazy. (Most likely the latter, hence the marks not completely removed from the visor) But I'm going to leave all of that super detail stuff to you other guys for whom it is still important. And I'll just sit here and build models that are pleasing to look at and can be finished in a reasonable amount of time. Soapbox mode off.

Well, I actually enjoy wiring an engine and I just haven't found a radiator hose that fits yet. I already talked about the visor, I worked on it and got it fixed as far as I had the patience for the sanding and filling that it required. I really HATE sanding and filling! Thank you John. And THAT is really the main thing I was after in building this model, Roger. Just think of it as a curbside plus.

If you can't find it, it's available on line from Eastwood and others: http://search.eastwood.com/search?w=One+Shot Don't choke on the price, one of those 1/2 pint cans will literally last you forever. I have cans of One Shot that are over 30 years old and the paint is still good. I kid you not. The paint on the Model A is at least that old. One Shot is enamel and there are some in this hobby who won't like that. Because it's designed for use by sign painters and pinstripers, it dries very, very slowly. This enables brush strokes to flow out. When shot through an airbrush it requires a minimum of 48 hours before you can even think about touching it. But the longer you can leave it alone the better. I let the paint on the Model A dry for a full week before I did anything with it. The advantages are the smooth glossy finish that you can see in the photos with no polishing, it thins with plain old hardware store paint thinner, and the white absolutely will not turn yellow over time like so many hobby paints do.

Actually, that "slick red finish" was easy. Fixing the visor was not. As I mentioned, the paint is One Shot and that's how it comes out straight from the airbrush with no polishing or any of that fooling around. So I didn't go to any great lengths at all. The tire burn on the visor was much worse than what's left of it and I only have so much patience for filling and sanding and such and since this is "just" a shelf model, built for my own amusement, it's good enough.

I recently bought this original AMT '28 Ford sedan on eBay. I always liked this kit. It had a few tire burns in it, (you can see the remains of the worst one on the visor above the windshield) but overall it was in great, unbuilt condition. I basically combined this kit with a Revell '32 Ford 5-window coupe. I used the suspension and running gear, wheels and tires, engine, taillights, etc. from the '32. Paint is Sign Painter's One Shot "Bright Red". The top and interior look white in the photos but it's really Testors "Radome Tan" which is a nice vanilla looking yellow/tan color. I used the seat, door panels, and '40 Ford steering wheel from the '32 kit. Seat belts and pedals are scratchbuilt. Finally, the small block Ford with it's C4 automatic transmission from the Revell '32 is in there and is just as it comes out of the box. And that's it. I'm really satisfied with this one and like the way it turned out. Of course, the fact that the Model A Ford is among my favorite cars doesn't hurt any! As usual, comments and criticisms are welcome and encouraged.

Moore ran that style Torino from '72 to '74. http://www.racing-reference.info/owner/Bud_Moore

Yes, 72 was his first year in NASCAR's top series. He drove this, his own car, in five races. He drove the Bud Moore 15 car in five of 19 races in '73: http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/waltrda01/1973/W

Looking good so far. Darrell Waltrip also drove that car. I like that kit too, if you don't mind me sharing your post a little, here's the one I did several years ago with the same Fred Cady decals you have.

I have no idea.

Dec. 2007

Here are some photos of a 1:1 Stromberg carb: Here's the setup I made for the Monogram Big T: ( I did a full article on how to build this set up but it was in that "other" magazine. ) And here's the linkage on my 1:1 hot rod. (These are Holley carbs, not Strombergs, but the linkage is the same)

The mounting tabs on a flathead Ford are actually part of the water pumps, not the block. In this photo you can see the mounting ear just above and to the left of the lower water inlet. Here's how they look once installed in the car.

A 4x4 Dodge Charger? Just because you can, doesn't mean you should!

No Nick, don't ignore dodger's comment. Using the language correctly is imperative for success in life. No one will hire you for any sort of job if your resume is full of grammatical and spelling errors. NO ONE! In spite of what you see in popular culture and on your smart phone, spelling is important. Now, welcome to the forum and let's see some models!

This is the gas station that I have on my model railroad. That jalopy the guys are checking out is made from a Jordan Miniatures Model A tudor sedan.

I don't know, maybe it's just me but I couldn't get your link to work. Photobucket never seems to work very well. Anyway, we were there too. Use this link to see the rest of the photos I shot: http://public.fotki.com/2002p51/showin/goodguys-at-charlot/