W-409

At the start or end of a Drag Strip, this would look like 1:1. That is very nice combo of kitbashing/Scratchbuilding there, you did nice job, looks like factory made.

Fantastic build, but what else can you expect from such a Talented builder as John. That is incredible looking build, paint and detail is excellent as always. If I understood correctly, there is/was a 1:1 Car like this one? If there was, what class did it drive? A Funny Car?

That's nice as always, Darryl! I like the modifications you did, these Super Comp Roadsters are rarely seen in 1/25 scale, even if they're pretty popular in 1:1 scale. Not in Finland, though. Anyway your paint job is nice and that color suits nicely '55 Chevy body. Good Job.

I noticed this few days ago too when I tried to go to GasserMadness Website. Very sad, it was great site. Wow, never heard of it, but absolutely incredible reference page. Especially that Pro Mod section is fantastic. Bookmarked.

That's fantastic Top Fuel Bike. Incredible detailing, and the amount of scratchmade parts is amazing. I'm speechless.

That looks excellent to me. I like the color on it, it fits nicely to X-Frame Chevrolet even if I hadn't thought it before. Nice job with the detailing too and stance is just right. Keep them coming.

Nice Oldsmobile! You sure know how to make these realistic Junkers. A thing I'd like to learn too. What you use for rust-or what technigues you use to make it rusty? Also how did you make those windows looking like that? I have '67 Mustang Junker in the works, and I'd like to make it bit more realistic than it is now.

Thanks, Bruce. And yes, you're right. My skills are much better than they were like year ago. It's maybe because I've tried new technigues and new building materials. Also I have a Polishing set for paintjobs, so that makes bodies look much more shiny. Interior stuff this time. First I installed the Fire Extinguisher and made brackets for it from metal wire. Nice little detail I think. Then I started fabricating longer seat belts so they could be mounted to roll cage. But there was no crossmember on correct height, so I had to add one. That's just because if I mounted the belts on the original crossmember (Too close to interior floor), it would not be safe for the driver. So new one is made from styrene tubing, painted gloss black and seat belts are Wrap Around-type. I had no problems when assembling the roll cage together.

Thanks guys. Brian: It's not hard to beat my build quality. I'm miles away from most of you guys in this forum, but I'm trying to improve. Bill: Actually I saw that picture today when I came across your (?) WIP-thread of Chi Town Hustler on the ScaleAutoMagazine forum. The block sure looks orange. Today I was going to start the fuel line plumbing, but actually spent the most of the day searching my Braided Line. Finally found it and started making those fittings and fuel lines, but actually I managed to get only one fuel line end finished. And then I worked with the rear axle a bit, painted it red and installed the Wheelie Bars. Still need to do some paint touchups and install the axle tomorrow once the paint on that Driveshaft is dry.

Really hard question. I didn't find anything from the Internet, so I decided to paint those like they Should Have Been. Colors are mixed from Revell and Humbroll Enamel paints.

That's nice build of nice subject. We can rarely seen these '61 Dodges built, especially in Ramchargers form. You did excellent job with the BMF on this one, paint and decals look very good too.

W-409's '57 Chrysler 300C:

Thanx Andy. It has been sitting well over an year just collecting dust, so I finally thought I would pull it back on the bench. I worked with the wheels and tires a bit. Nothing special in the front tires, just kit decals added on them. Rear tires have painted lug nuts on Beadlocks and some black wash too. My plan is to work on the chassis tomorrow, it shouldn't take too many days to get it on four wheels. I hope it starts coming together as nicely as my '64 Belvedere in NASCARS Section.

Something has happened in the Chassis-area. I put the front suspension together and found no fit issues. Same thing with the rear suspension, everything fits very nicely together. Well I haven't still installed the rear shocks, and I'm planning to make two extra shocks, to make it more accurate. Only thing what needed a bit work was to install those Plastic Performance Products tires and wheels, but of course that's not a suprise, since they don't really belong to this kit. Only a little filing was needed to get them fit nicely. Also I added the brake lines, still need to connect them to the Brake Master Cylinder once I get that one installed. Also started the interior work, installed the seat and seat belts. They are from the kit, mainly because I don't have red seat belt material. I'm trying to make them look a bit better once I get the roll cage installed (Tomorrow).

I had same kind of problem in my '67 Impala SS-build while ago. The original tires on that kit were way too small, but I wanted to use those Rallye Wheels from the kit. New tires I took from my partsbox, were too large, or I mean that the wheel was too small for them, the same problem you have. So I took a piece of normal paper, cut correct sized part and wrapped one time around the rubber tire. Then the wheel fitted very nicely, just paint the paper black. Works well and it's quite easy to do, too. And if one round is not enough, just add another one.

That's just correct engine choice for '62 Bel Air. Excellent looking Powerplant, detailing is fantastic. It looks like real thing to me. Nice paint job too, and Shiny of course. I like this one, you do great work.

I got to agree with those comments above, it's very cool looking Gasser! I've rarely seen these X-Frame Chevrolets being built as Gassers (Or actually any other kinds of Race Cars) and this one is very nice exception. Very nice paint job, unique, but still very cool. Nice engine too, even if it's a Hemi in Chevy. Nice stance too. Your rear fender openings on the body look nicely done too, very nice looking Impala! A little constructive criticism, these are small things, but worth trying. Grille would need a little black washing, so it doesn't look like a straight plate. Thin black paint works well for that. Other thing is that those front wheels are now fully chromed, I guess they are really painted with some color from the center. Would look more realistic that way. And the last thing-your plug wires are little thick to my taste, But they are better than no wires anyway. Not trying to nitpick, just giving some helpful advice I've heard over my Modeling Career. Overall it's very nice build.

ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW!!! You are doing fantastic job with this Wrecker Project. Your engine detailing is perfect all in all. The body is stunning too. I'm amazed, and going to pick my jaw pieces from the floor. Keep coming. It inspires me to get going again with the '64 Dodge 330 Hot Rod.

That's what it is all about I guess! I have learned many things too when I have got criticism of my builds. Otherwise I wouldn't have bought a Polishing kit, no Aftermarket ignition wires etc. I guess there's the same thing with many other Modelers too. Anyway, I really like what you are doing here. I can't find anything what is really wrong with it, the whole build looks excellent to me. Keep it going.

Yeah, hope to see your entry next year Jonathan! More entries, the better Race. Oh and I forgot the prizes too. Well luckily I don't have to worry about them, since mine is far away from other builds in here. Thanks for the kind words for my Chrysler, Jonathan.

Thanks, Ron! It has been a long time since I've posted anything in this thread. But here we go... I built this little Diorama as fast build, it took only few days to complete. Not my best efforts (even in 2010), but I had alot of fun while building it. Basic components are the project engine from AMT '66 Nova ProStreet with modified Cylinder Heads and some styrene. Then the most horrible model kit, I've ever built. Lamborghini Countach by Marui (or something like that). I built it in three or four days in summer cottage, managed to lost few parts and stuff like that. A fun build though. Especially the body parts didn't fit at all, the hood is glued open, because I didn't get it closed, headlights were almost impossible to glue open, doors don't fit etc.

Actually Snap Kit is not must have either. I built AMT '60 Starliner as my first model car when I was six years old. Dad just kept telling me what I had to do with all of those parts. Maybe somekind of Revell's Basic Builder-type of kit would be good, like the Classic Chevrolets.

Thanks for the kind comments, Guys! Those wheels are just like they came from the bag, only painted. That's why they're so nice and once painted they really look good. Spark Plug Boots are actually molded in Valve Covers, I just painted them Semigloss black. Then I drilled holes to the center of those boots and that's how it looks. For the distributor, I drilled one hole which was big enough to fit all eight wires in, glued the wires there and that's it. Simple, but looks good enough, I think. Hope this helps. Gas Tank is painted, the base is Revell silver and then I painted those brackets with Revell's black. Also installed the fuel line from Carburetor to Fuel Pump. It's made from Detail Master's Braided Line.

That kit isn't really hard to find, I guess eBay is full of them and I guess many Hobby Shops do have those kits on their stashes. I will make a little test fit today and possibly take few pics of it. I don't know about that kind of wheels & Tires, since I've never built any model with Pro Touring style wheels and tires... Someone else knows more about that.

That's good point too! Maybe the Muscle Car Mash would be my favorite from these.