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I was there.. This show/contest gets better and better every year. This year almost 300 entrants and almost a 1,000 models....armor, aviation, ships, sci- fi, figures...and of course automotive. Not to mention a horde of vendors. 8 Hours is not enough to take it all in.

The AMT Laquer in rattle cans back in the early 60s sure had a unique aroma.... in some interesting colors. I remember when the Revell Roth Road agent kit first came out....my brother chose AMT's "Orchid Silk" to paint it... strange lavender metallic.

My guess...Aurora Motorized 1932 Ford Hot Rod....kinda heavy handed red plastic...cool box art. https://goo.gl/images/nf8gvU

Thats a clean machine!

FYI....I believe this fine rendition of a traditional style rod won first place on Sunday the 27th at the model contest held at The Grand National Roadster Show on Sunday. Nice work.

Think I have that kit. Accurate Miniatures made some detailed, challenging builds. Think I'll follow along.

Um, it's the new tool "Slingster"....not the old tool "Sizzler".

Surprised this icon of rock & rod history hasn't turned up in 1/24-25th scale before....at least not that I can recall. If memory serves...it was rendered in 1/32nd scale by Aurora as The Ram Rod kit...to accompany their other kits like The Wolf Wagon, Shift in Drifter, Beatnik Box, etc.

Best thing about it may be that gloss black finish...so smooth looking for a rattle can enamel! Well done!

Actually Dave...I think that's terrazzo...but we get yer point.

Peter - A decade ( or two ) ago I used to pick up an old kit here and there at club meetings and model shows...but then I discovered EBay...and that was when I started running out of space ( the kits you see in those shelves are 2 or 3 deep ! ) I've since backed off...the old original kits are scarcer and scarcer and the prices are skyrocketing. I've decided to quit acquiring and actually try to build a kit or two. Nice looking truck by the way. P.S. Those Monogram big box '30, '34 and '36 Ford kits you show were easy to get the boxes for but hard to find intact kits of...guess they were quite popular for collectors.

Only thing missing is a Car Club plaque!

I think that about sums up the success story of those kits...ease of assembly, accurate renditions of what's on the box art. ( same winning formula for Monogram"s earlier successes with their Black Widow, Green Hornet, Blue Beetle etc. kits as well as their Starbird kits like the Predicta, Orange Hauler. Somewhat toy like level of detail but simple enough to not frustrate the young builder...molded in body color to minimize painting ...lots of chrome ) . I preferred Revell's "show and go" series of subjects ( Tommy Ivo, Mickey Thompson, Orange Crate, Swindler, all the Roth stuff...for their challenging level of detail...but I don't recall ever finishing one of those kits to my satisfaction.) For me the Tom Daniel subjects were too cartoon like and I had already moved on from the hobby ( "Hippie"-dom beckoned ) but they ushered in a whole other generation of builders to the hobby. Essential hobby history.

How many ? Just about all of them...and then some.

Thanks for the compliment Tom! This was only my third project when I got back into modeling as an adult...after studying the tips in the modeling mags and picking up on some photo books about the early days of hot rodding on the dry lakes. The tonneau cover and racing togs and rags were all made of tissue soaked in Elmers...then painted with an assortment of Testors flat enamel washes. I stretched some cling wrap over the opening in the car body for the cover...the rest were draped over the edge of a rattle can lid to achieve the desired shapes.

Another great spin on a classic old kit!

Nicely done, it has the look. Did something similar awhile back...narrowed T body with a four banger.

Sad but true....that many mom and pop Hobby Shops are history....I know we have lost a few good ones in the Northern Virginia area outside DC...surprising when you consider population density and the number of high income and military people in the area. Being a Mopar guy you might be in luck as most of the franchise type craft and hobby stores like Michaels these days ...if they carry model car kits at all...seem to lean towards muscle cars. I know my nearest Hobby Lobby has a decent selection of muscle cars and trucks...but lack choices in the hot rod and fat fendered automotive subjects.