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Let me just say that the winners were, indeed, the best of what was entered, and the quality of the photography, or rather the lack thereof, was a major factor in the outcome. It is difficult enough to judge the quality of a model from just photographs. If those photographs are not the absolute best and if they don't really show what the judges need to see then you have severely hurt your chances.

Let 'er rip! I love summer and love the hot weather. Better this than freezin' my butt off in the dead of winter. The people in my office at work are A/C freaks and they're not happy until there's frost on all the desks. I wear a light jacket all day. It feels really good at quitting time when I can finally get outside and warm up.

Don't get your hopes up. I know some of them are pretty good, but the Hobby Lobby where I live is completely useless.

All of the ads I saw over the weekend said they were going to have segments on a rock star driving a Lambo and something about a Ferrari. Two subjects I have absolutely than no interest in. Pass.

Darin's right, we get wetter from the spray off the tires than we do from the rain. As long as you don't have to stop, or the dimwit in front of you doesn't slow down it's not too bad. However, having said all that, I've done it enough times now to know I don't like it and my tires aren't safe in the wet, so I avoid rain if at all possible.

The math is pretty simple. For 1/25 scale you just multiply the size of styrene rod by 25 to find out what size it would be in 1:1 scale. .025" = .625" .040" = 1" .047" = 1.175" .062" = 1.55" .080" = 2" So, if the roll bar or frame brace on the real car is made from 1.5" tube. use .062" styrene rod.

Removing the side trim from a '64 isn't as tough as it looks, give it a try on your next one. Just take your time and it will come out just fine.

The grossly over done "factory overspray" on the underside of the car that has become so common lately. If this overspray is present at all, it should be subtle and barely noticeable. Also very heavy and unrealistic weathering, usually on dirt race cars. You need think about what direction the dirt comes from and how it hits the car. Too many modelers just slather "mud" all over the place and call it done. Same thing with tire rings on the side of oval track race cars. I've seen them in all sorts of illogical places. As several have already said, there's a wealth of information and photos as close as the nearest internet connection. Do your research, study the photos with a critical eye and don't just assume you know how things should look.

That's correct, just like the neat looking Chevy II above.

Yea, Fred's is the place if you want dirt track parts!

I love dirt cars! Oh, that's enough!

Okay, I haven't seen one of these Falcon kits in person and, given the price, it's unlikely I'll be buying one, so I don't really have a dog in this fight. But having said that, I will tell you that I have read all of the threads on this and that "other" board and, quite frankly, I don't see where this kit is all that far off. Except for one glaring error! Look at the kit exhaust in these photos: Notice how the two pipes from the engine come together in a 'Y' just behind the transmission, then travel down the center of the car under the driveshaft, then make two sharp 90 degree turns to get over to the left (driver's side) of the car and out the back. This couldn't be more wrong. Here's a scan from the '64 Falcon service manual: Notice that the left side exhaust goes down and under the engine and meets the right side there. Then the rest of the system goes down the right (passenger) side if the car all the way out the back. No 'Y', no sharp 90 degree bends. This is the way almost all single exhaust V8 Fords have been done since the flathead days. So, there's something definitive that Trumpeter messed up. No opinions, no bias, I report, you decide!

Why would you say something like that? What's scary about a national club for enthusiasts of a certain make of car? (Proud member #14044 of the Falcon Club of America)

This is the best idea in this entire thread, and the only way I'd buy one of these Falcons! (And I like Falcons!)

Thought it was time for an update. The '04 Focus mentioned above is gone. It's been replaced with a slightly newer Mercury Milan. The Milan is easily the single most boring, dull, ill handling, non-descript, uninteresting car I've ever driven. Just an awful car. It came to us along with my wife's mom because, at 87, she can no longer drive it. We can't wait until we can replace it. I've also added this: It's a '62 Falcon Sport Futura, six cylinder, four-speed. Currently it's in the garage. I re-wired it and have done a cosmetic clean up of the engine, etc. Hope to have it back on the road in another month or so.

This is me at around 11 or 12 in my Mom's '56 Ford: Sometime around 1977 (Was I really that skinny?): My wife, best friend, and more of a "car guy" than most guys as we arrived at the Goodguys event at Atlanta Motor Speedway: And finally, my wife and I when we got to be the pace car for a vintage car race at Hickory Motor Speedway last year:

While you certainly could use one of those Revell trailers, they are a little longish. It wouldn't be a big deal to shorten it, but be sure to retain the dual axles. Back in the '80s I scratchbuilt this one from Evergreen. But I have to tell you even the small teams these days are using large enclosed fifth wheels pulled by toter-homes. The best solution, I think, would be to think back dated and build something from the '70s or '80s. Which is kinda where those Monogram WoO cars are at anyway!

I would hardly think so given that a sprint car is nearly twice as big as a midget! A Galaxie trailer would be a better choice, but keep in mind that, even in the era that those Monogram kits represent, most of the big WoO teams were using full size 18 wheelers.

Hmmmm, that must make mine worth at least $40,000, don't ya think?

sjordan2, I don't know why you would send them an e-mail like that in the first place. What did you think they would do? And why should they care what somebody with such a negative attitude thinks anyway? If I were the moderator I would've just deleted your post and moved on. Since you seem to be such a negative guy and a Barrett-Jackson hater my advice to you is to simply NOT WATCH.

Very nice that you didn't go overboard on the dirt. The tires are perfect! Excellent! Love it.

Because there's no such thing. I've been building models continuously for 50 years now and I've never built a perfect one. You won't either. Not ever. Get used to it and learn to relax and not worry about it.

My only comment would be that the race cars didn't have the full street exhaust system that you have on your model. Other than that, it's nice work.

Okay, this is a day late and a dollar short (well, maybe 50 cents short) but my local hobby shop didn't get any of these things in until just yesterday. Anyway, here's the Offy engine for the new Revell Midget. Paint is Testors Metallizer Aluminum on everything. I didn't bother drilling out the carbs because you won't be able to see that once the engine and hood sides are in place. The opening on the right side is for the exhaust manifold. The only thing really missing from the engine is the fuel pump which should be driven off the back end of the intake (left) camshaft.