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John Teresi

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  1. Helllo......Brad,Chris thank you for thind comments.....I really do appreciate them........I made one of two shut off valves and added RB Motion AN Fittings and painted them Tamiya Clear Red and Blue and added "Pro Tech" braided line.......thank you "Mooneyes" AKA Chris Sobak for the help on placement of fuel shut off return line location........I extended the Frame Tins and changed the position of the Steering linkage to right side of the Frame......and painted it PPG Epoxy Black Primer........I made some Alluminum Trim with holes drilled for added support to the Frame Tins.......I also attached the brake lines......I used a "Pro Tech" T` Fitting and painted Tamiya Clear Blue........I made a Puke Tank painted Tamiya Black and added some Model Car Garage Hose Clamps......I made and attached a rear Body Support and painted it Alclad.......thaks for looking
  2. Hello......thank you all so very much for the kind comments.......I really do appreciate them......small up-date.....I stripped the chrome off the front and wear wheels and shaved the molded bolts on the front and rear wheels and sanded them smooth.......then I drilled out the rear wheels were the bolts were molded......I painted the wheels Alclad and added gold painted bolts for the rear wheels and added "Pro Tech" nut and bolt ends for the front wheels to add a little more realism ......then I lighty weathered the wheels with a mix of "Folk Art" Acrylic Black and Dark Gray..........I asked Art laski if he could resin cast me a Slck Tire that Paul Rowe gave me.......thank you Art.......I painted the tires with "Folk Art" Black Acrylic paint and added Slixx decals for the rear wheels...... and dry brushed the letterting on the front wheels......then I lightly weathered the rear and front tires with "Folk Art" Dark Gray Acrylic paint........I also made some valve stems using some wire and "Pro Tech" hex nuts...... they aren`t perfect but,good enough for the girls I go with.......you can get some "Pro Tech" and other goodies from Laski Scale Specialties.....be sure to check out Laski Scale Specialties Videos "New" on Youtube......very cool stuff........thanks for looking.
  3. Mark........looks GREAT!!!!!
  4. Tim......glad to here your shoulder is ok........great up-date.......AWESOME work brother
  5. Dave.......looks AWESOME!!!!!.......just like the real thing
  6. Hello.......thank you all so very much for the kind comments.......I really do appreciate them.......I painted the Hubs Silver and lightly weathered and painted the Calipers Alclad and used "Pro Tech" nut and bolt ends........I attached the Hand Brake and Master Cylinder and attached the Fire Bottle and Fuel Shut off levers......I used RB Motion Rod Ends and "Pro Tech" and Meng nut and bolt ends.......thanks for looking
  7. Hi Dave......My friend Art laski gave me a bunch of Wrist Watch parts.......I think they might be part of the wind- up mechanism then I attached some small bolts........BTW ,your 1:1 Drag car is sooooooo cool........I love it!!!!!!!!
  8. Hello......Thank you all so very much for the kind comments......I really do appreciate them........I got the frame painted H.O.K. True Blue Pearl with a clear coat.......I added some Archer Bead Welds to the Rear Axle and Fuel Tank and painted them Alclad and lightly weathered ......I got the front end assembley and steering linkage attached and painted Alclad.......I also attached the Front Wieght Tube on the front of the Fame and painted Alclad......I used RB Motion Rod ends and "Pro Tech" and Meng nut and bolt ends ......thanks for looking
  9. Dave.......those Carbs are off the Charts man......great job!!!!!!
  10. Hello......if you would like to see "Outside" finished pictures of this model.....you can go here to them......thanks for looking
  11. Hello......here are some finished "Outside" pictures of: The "Italiano" Buick V8 Drag Bike......you can go here to see how I built this model.......thanks for looking
  12. Mark......very nice
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