Sixties Sam

Very nice! That engine looks very realistic, like a car that's been driven, not squeaky clean from the factory! Nice paint job, too. Great work! Sam

Very well done police car! I have that same model, built back in about 1970, painted yellow (looks like a taxi), and I've often thought of making it into a cop car. You've got me thinking about it again! Nice work on the model! Sam

Great conversion! It looks good in the dark green color. Nice work! Sam

Very nice! Looks mean in black. Great engine compartment detail. Good work! Sam

Very nice! You don't see many in white. Looks good! Sam

Nice, clean build of one of my favorite Fords! Great color choice. Very good work! Sam

Good looking Firebird! I like the color. Very well done! Sam

Great rendition of an unusual subject. The color looks just right. Excellent work! Sam

Those big 'Birds weren't my favorites, but your model is very well done! Great finish, and the tinted glass is a nice touch. Good job! Sam

Thanks for all the compliments, guys. My wife loves this model. She says it's "cute!" Sam

Great build, very clean! The brown looks good on the Cobra. Nice work! Sam

Jeff, for reference, here's a model of a "backyard built" 1925 T racer I built a while ago using the AMT '25 T kit. The chassis is totally stock - no raising or lowering. I cut off the fenders and used the stock floorboards. The stock T engine block was fitted with the Frontenac DOHC head and exhaust pipe from the '27 T kit. Dual carbs from the parts box. It may not be completely accurate, but I think it captures the feel of the early days of racing.

Very well done dragster, Bruno! I think that car was the first dragster to hit 200 miles per hour in the quarter mile. I remember thinking that was an amazing speed. Now it would be slow! Great work on your build. Those engine pics look very real! Sam

On Memorial Day, I saw this Model AA ice cream truck at a local car show, and thought it would be cool to make a model of it or something similar. While trolling eBay, I saw the stock Model T roadster parts from the double kit for sale, so I hit the "buy it now" button. I copied many of the Model AA's features and made this Model T ice cream truck. The ice cream box and cab front are .040" sheet styrene, along with the scalloping on the top (done with a paper punch). The seat cushion and back are stock Model T (the back is cut down a bit), the cloth top is paper, and the Good Humor signs were printed from online. The little brass bell is a cut down horn from the parts box. Paint is Rustoleum white, Krylon Banner red, and Testors wet look clear. This build was fairly simple and lots of fun! I hope you like it! Sam

Very nice clean build! Great color combo, very well done! Sam

That's a beauty! Great color! I always liked the 62 Chryslers. Great work! Sam

That is one sweet Olds! Great color and shine. Looks mean with that stance and black wheels. Good work! Sam

I picked up this kit at Michaels with a 40% off coupon for a quick, simple build. It's out of the box except for some parts box taillights and a mirror. Paint is Dupli-Color light metallic blue (a GM color) and Krylon silver with two coats of Testors wet look clear. Interior is light tan.This kit is so simple, but makes a decent hot rod, I think. I spent more time waiting for the paint to dry than I did building it. Sometimes simple is good! Thanks for looking! Sam

I'm not in love with those wheels, but that's a beautiful build nonetheless! Very clean, and a great finish! Good work! Sam

Wow! That's just about the best looking '34 Ford I've ever seen! REALLY well done. The body changes are subtle, but add a l ot to the looks. Great finish, too! Excellent work! Sam

Brad, the canopy top is paper - 4 segments drawn in AutoCAD, then printed out and glued together. The frame is a piece of 1/8" plywood, about 4" square, with music wire legs attached to it. The paper canopy top fits over it. Sam

Mike, the diner and all the dioramas are scratch built using plywood, foam board, balsa, etc. The diner design is based on several photos of real diners I saw online. The "stainless" is aluminum flashing. There are more photos on my Flickr account at http://www.flickr.com/photos/12482094@N07/. They're in the set titled model cars and dioramas. Sam

One guy picked one up and asked if they were diecasts, but put it back and apologized when I said they were plastic kits. Of course, a few kids poked at some of them, but their parents reined them in. Nothing was damaged. One boy, about 5 or 6 years old came back three times during the afternoon to look at the display with his dad. He was mesmerized by the models, moving slowly from one end of the tables to the other, examining each model in turn, over and over. Definitely a future modeler, I would say! The display was worth the effort just to see that kid falling in love with our hobby! Thanks for your compliments, guys. I appreciate them. I'll have the display at two more local shows between July and September. The organizers saw the display and asked me to bring it to their shows. They like that it's something different for spectators to see.

Looks great! I used one of those flame masks on a 49 Merc a while back, and it worked great. It's a good product. Sam

I've used model railroading grass. It works well, but I ran out once when I was making a dio and used sawdust instead. I painted the styrofoam dio base with green latex house paint and dropped sawdust on it while it was wet. After it dried, I shook off the excess and sprayed the base with green Krylon paint. I used several shades of green in spots so it didn't look too perfect like a golf course. It worked well, and was free! Sam