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Greg tells me that the Tidewater Automotive Modelers will be hosting their 29th Contest and Show at the same venue this October the 23rd...theme will be Vintage Racers.

Looking at that rocket engine bell housing at the rear....reminds me that I read once that Craig Breedlove supposedly tried to secure a Lunar Module descent engine from NASA...the thrust could be throttled up or down...to make another land speed attempt. Wonder if that's true...or just rumor.

Cool idea.

Quite a nice Resurrection you got goin there Dave. And using classic kit components. I've always liked that small block Chevy from the Tweedy Pie kit....have incorporated it into a few builds myself.

Turns out the Central PA Model Club did host it....and it was well attended. Great to go to an actual "in person" event...after all these months....and cancellations.

Very Nicely Done. You'll never know what a challenge it is to put together one of these from scratch until you try it...it ain't as easy as it looks. And I tried one in 1/32 scale ( because the drop tank I used as a start point came from a Trumpeter P-38 Lightening kit ....just like the real hot rodders used back in the post WW II. )

I hear the street rod show in York Pa is a definite Go this coming weekend June 4-5-6. They mention a model car contest. Anybody know anything about it? Is it hosted by the Central PA Model Car Club?

Good news indeed.

As I recall those AMT spray laquers had a distinctive aroma...if I could catch a whiff today I'm sure it would bring back a flood of childhood modeling memories.

Bill Engwer....aka Ace Garage Guy...don't know for sure if he started out building car models...but he sure knows of what he speaks when it comes to the real thing....and has had numerous projects posted here that are chock-full of instructive commentary from both the 1:1 full scale world...and it's 1/25 imitations.

Love the Eyeball too! I set aside parts to do just that awhile back but haven't got around to it yet. Using the decal is a neat trick.

So far...so good. Really like that color combination.

Agreed. Looks like it would be right at home on the beach at Wildwood,N.J. Super Slick build and execution.

Thanks RRR...when I started that little project a year ago I went online for days printing out everything I could find on the subject....your barn find belly tanker was just about the finest build out there in recent memory. Inspirational.

Ace knows of what he speaks Bro....he is the real deal.

I'm the last person in the universe to comment on muscle cars of the 70s, just not my thing....but MAN those wheels are a distraction!

Well...its a unique one-off piece now!

Looked for that Revell 48 Custom Coupe kit with the Navarro heads and manifold parts on the online bidding site...its commanding some pretty righteous bucks for a relatively recent release. Then again everything seems to be going up price wise these days.

...unless it's a curbside.

I hear ya....loss of visual acuity and manual dexterity...something we are all going to have to adjust to...sooner or later.

I've used Grandt Line items made for the model railroading community...but since the closure of many of the hobby shops in my area I've had to hunt for them online.

For a scratchbuilt S.C.O.T blower that's pretty awesome work.

After awhile you can't escape the notion that it's all scripted....after all...you've got location shots, overhead shots from helicopters, and probably a second van or a semi hauling camera crew and equipment. But its still a fun show...I enjoy it...and the frequent references to past product history is informative and educational. ( like Rick Dale's American Restoration...I miss that show ). I got a big kick out of the episode where Mike Wolfe, Frankie Fritz and Danielle put a time capsule in the wall of their shop addition...Mike included a built up Rat Fink model and gave a little story about Big Daddy Roth...touched the heart of this old baby boomer!

I've noticed that that my two local Hobby Lobbies have ceased stocking the Tamiya white and gray primer as well, a disappointment. Glad I stocked up on them this past summer and fall with 40% off coupons when I had the chance. Guess when the time comes I will try the Mr Hobby brand...but right now all they have is a can or two of clear.