W-409

When I saw the Topic Title and the Poster, I knew this is going to be great. And I was 100% correct, very nice Bel Air with perfect engine choice. Nice detailing also, have you tried to fire it up already? I really like the combination of 409 under the Hood, 15" American Racings with painted spokes and shiny paint on '62 Chevy. Nice build!

Then Timo Kaisla is testing his "Mord" that is Mopar powered Ford Mondeo. And last Ken Nyman runs one pass with his Chevelle. Can't get these videos work on one post. Needs to put two in one post instead...

And here a Four Door Fairlane runs its best ET of the day. Only run where it didn't smoke the tires to half track. Blower Powered Chevy II runs 11,444 despite those Traction problems at the start.

Thanks Matti and yes, it was nice to see that Legendary Packard on the track and I actually suprised to see how well it went. And yes, sure post your pics too, they are top notch quality and from a bit different Cruisings and Events as mine, so feel free to show them ! Here are a couple of Videos from NNC Street Slide. First '67 Plymouth Vip is doing some Test Runs. Because of the slippery track, he left with almost no turbo boost. Still it ran 10 second ETs. Last year it went 7,957 on the Final race, below is a video of that one too.

Thanks Matija! What's the deal with American Car Culture in Croatia? Pics from Cruising in our Capital, Helsinki. And pictures from a Street Race that was organized in Hyvinkää Airport. It was mostly for street cars, so there was no track glue or anything, that's why it was slippery. But some cars had no big problems with the traction, this Blown Duster went low 11s. Here's the Link for all pics. This Fairlane had bit traction problems... Sometimes it went tires smoking to the 1/8th mile mark. But this time the car didn't go straight, but luckily it stayed on the track. On the next pass it didn't smoke those tires that much and it went 12,0. This was pretty wild Chevy II. This '55 Packard Custom "Junkyard K" is a legendary Finnish Custom that was built in the '80s. It went 15 second runs with other tire smoking.

Nice photos and lots of great detail shots too! Bookmarked that Album. The amount of Turbocharged cars seems to be quite large in the States. Even though we have them too in here, the number of them is very much smaller compared to your number there. Most of the cars that run in here, are either Naturally Aspirated (?), Blower, Pro Charger or some other powered. Do you remember who fast was this one? It looks really wild.

I've used a thin strip of BMF to make those clamps. Someone offers those in Photo Etch too, but can't remember who...Detail Master, maybe? Again, nice Nova!

Nice Chevy! Great to see some Old School stuff from your bench, too. The modern style cars you've built, are very nice too, but not "the thing" for me. This truly is, and when it's built as nicely as this, I really like it. Excellent work, this is my favorite from your bench! Especially the paint job and color are spot on. So is the stance also.

I also collected a lot of those rubber bits from dad's '74 Chevelle, but they were a bit too big for the body. I think they can be used on the chassis, though. Also thanks for the kind words regarding my Hemi Dart. A little inspiration too, if you don't mind...A Finnish '71 Cuda Street Car:

Nice and rarely seen subject! Very well done also, that Heavy Metallic Flake looks good on it and you have managed to install decals very cleanly also. Nice job on detail work too. It sure feels good to finish one that has been 15+ years in progress (At least my dad says so, I have no experience of that ).

Yeah the windshield is pretty odd. That is a highly visible mistake that kit Manufacturer should have corrected, I think. But you did fantastic job with this kit, the paint and detail is impressive. Stance is just perfect also and I like that wheel/Tire combo. Great work as always Ray.

Nice Nova! I think this has always been one of the best looking Novas and your color fits perfectly! Good job with the detailing all over too and I like that wheel and tire combo. Just add Radiator hose clamp(s) and you're ready to fire it up !

I really like how the Cuda looks! Great work with the paint and everything. That color looks spot on too, I've always thought that Cuda needs to be either this color or green. The burnt rubber looks really good. If you want little smaller bits for the next one, here's the way I make them for my builds. I took one spare tire from my parts box. (The one I'd never use). I installed the tire to the Motor Tool, there are many different ways to do this. One way is to drill a hole in spare wheel and install the wheel and tire combination to that motor tool with a screw. The way that I used for this, was to find some kind of round sanding tool what fits to Dremel and inside the tire. Then I just did a "Burnout" with that Dremel + Tire combination on piece of sheet metal, saved the burnt rubber and glued it to Dart with some clear by Revell. I hope you understand, don't know all of the words in English...

Cool Build from that Duster kit! Lots of nice details, but my favorite is that you added those bits of burnt rubber inside the body panels. Nice work!

I've had no problems with the New Ultra Bright Chrome BMF... I've used it on my '64 Belvedere, '53 Hudson and '55 Chrysler now without any problems. Only minor thing I could think as a little problem was that when I used it on the first time, right after I had bought it, the glue on that BMF was very hard and it was tricky to get those unnecessary pieces off from the body. But otherwise it has worked okay.

You nailed this one. I like the look, it's so nice and so clean, just like it would be if GM did one. The originality of '70 Chevelle is still there, but it is a modern car. If this could be bought as a Resin Kit, I'd get one for sure and build it as Super Stocker, to compete against Mustangs and Challengers.

Heh, I do remember when I bought my Jo-Han AMC Javelin kit. It was still sealed too, and when I opened the box, my whole room smelled like the '70s air that came out. I'm also with you guys, I'm a Model Builder, not a collector. Nice work so far. I really like the color you went with, paint job looks really nice also. Smooth Foiling, I will keep watching this one for sure.

Great work on the Camaro! You know I really like the subject, nothing beats Stockers. Nice paint work too. I agree with the others that the garage on the background really looks good also. Great work.

Thanks Ray and Joe! :lol: This gave me a hard laugh! Today my plan is to get the engine painted. I also need to build another Ladder bar. Hope to have more pics in a couple of days. Stay tuned.

WOW is all I can say. The brake lines look so clean and nice, just like real car has them. Luckily they are much more fun to do on model than real car... Nice work!

Thanks Chris!! I have been thinking about painting it Metallic Green with gold frame and rear steelies. And then the car's name which will be "No Big Thing" would be on the doors and it would be gold too. The name is because of the car's size.

Thanks, Chris, Matti and Darryl! I really appreciate your kind comments. Thanks! The 409 is much better than Hemi I guess. I like seeing different engine combinations, so that's why it is a great idea. Also because I'm 409 Fan, that makes sense too. Well I scratchbuilt the Front Axle from styrene tubing. It is a very simple straight tube just like in the Early Gassers. That Leaf Spring is taken from old Corvette rear axle. I scratchbuilt the spindles that connect those wheels and the axle from sheet silver and brass. Here are a few pictures of a Mock Up which shows what the final stance will be. Now I will move on and build another Ladder Bar and then I need to make some steering linkages etc for the Front Axle too.

Oh yeah, that is a good point, too! I can't wait to see this one, the Headers will look killer when they are coming out of the wheel wells. Keep up the good work.

Then I sprayed the body with Maston White paint straight from the Spray Can. It turned out pretty good, and my plan was to do BMF and Decals both before clear coating. We'll see how that turns out in the future, I haven't cleared the body yet, but I have assembled BMF and decals....Pics of them coming later, though. I also put BMF to the Dashboard that I had painted earlier. I also installed the kit decals on it, and they fit really nicely. Also I added some decals to the engine.

Would this one qualify? And this: