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Another interesting build from you bench, Roger! What body is that? Somekind of Snaptite? I'm building one '71 Cuda Pro Stock currently and actually it's almost ready for paint, so I will keep close eye to this one.

Thanks, Bill! That is excellent information, and thanks for the Allpar.com link. Never heard of it, but looks very good and gave me some results. I tried to search from eBay Motors, but currently there were no '60 Darts/ Phoenix's for sale. However, the Allpar.com results lead me to these questions: I found these pictures: So that's what the chassis should look like? And if AMT '58 Plymouth would be almost correct, it would be great because then I should not get another rare kit or something for the chassis of this one. It is really nice car.

I just bought Jo-Han '60 Dodge Phoenix, and I'd like to add more details to it, like good chassis and engine bay. My question is, that is there a frame in '60 Dodge Phoenix or is it unibody? I tried to Google search, but without any results.

If you're going to make Tube Frame Drag Truck, then I would suggest you to see this one: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=56886 . There is scratchbuilt tube frame and with same method, it can be built to Truck too, of course. There are other very nice and helpful builds and builders in the Drag section.

That turned out great! As someone can already guess, I like the subject alot, there can never be too much Stockers or Super Stockers. You did great job on that paint and decals, and I really like that engine detail. Sharp build.

Thanks, Nate! I'm now in situation where I have to start cutting that front axle piece. The engine doesn't fit there otherwise because of that deep oil pan... Once I get that done, there should not be much cutting left in this build. And yeah, I need the stock taillight panel for this one.

Went to local Model Car Show/Contest: -'59 Dodge Phoenix (JoHan?) -'64 Ford Thunderbolt By Revell. -FCMA (Finnish Car Modelers Association) license plates. They are made in the USA and Rik Hoving has been in the making progress. -4 Chevy Big Blocks. Two of them are with Blower. -One Funny Car Hemi with Blower. -About 14/71 Blower, made from Metal. -Some spark plug wire harness. -Racing Seatbelt material with buckles and belt. -Photo Etch Carburetor details. -Two rear axles. -One Hood scoop. -4 Pairs of slicks, mostly 9" wide. -Centerline wheels -Hemi Thunder decals.

You should have said that earlier . How about '73 AMC Javelin chassis, could that be taken from AMT's Mustang? I have one of them too, and that chassis needs a lot more work than AMX chassis, since there are also molded in exhaust pipes (what the Drag On Lady AMX doesn't have.)

That transmission looks fantastic, Joe! This build is coming along very nicely... I'm sure it'll be excellent when finished, the chassis is looking so good already!

Thanks for the great comments, Matti, Bryan and Brandan! Yeah, turbos are quite popular. The reason why I decided to use them, is that I wanted to install as powerful engine as I could under the hood without any scoops or anything. Personally I prefer Blowers, but this is great change to build one car with turbos too. Headers, exhaust pipes, turbos and all turbo tubings are made from solder. Those turbo systems were not the easiest to do and they're not the best in the world, but I'm sure that they can be built by everyone. And it's much easier to make them from solder, since once glued, they can still be adjusted a little.

Black Is Black. I always enjoy your builds. I've never seen these Muscle cars being built into nice lowriders except your builds! I can't wait to see more.

Here is one picture with one of my oldest builds- '67 Chevelle Pro Street from this same kit. It has 396 BBC with Blower, now it will finally get a Challenger.

I have finally made some progress with the Sleeper Chevelle. I was able to paint the wheels yesterday, they are painted with Revell's Gloss Black. I also installed those Dog Dish Hubcaps, and they look really good to me. Also I made spacers to the front tires and now they fit nicely. I also found out, that engine does not fit under the hood without some modifications to the front axle system... It is kicking back all the time with those little things, but needs to start cutting again. Here is little test fit of the front tires. This will be on local Model Car Show's "Primer Table" on Saturday in this condition.

Oh, it looks like 1:1 frame and engines! I'm sure this one will be another great build, your Hot Rod was fantastic and this looks very good so far, too. Especially that link between the rear axle and transmission, looks very sharp.

Great Traditional Hot Rod! Excellent paint job and very nice, clean building! Wheel and tire choice looks fantastic too, can't get much better.

Front Runners or somekind of other really narrow front tires would fit into this build. And Flip Nose would really make justice for that engine, since it could be seen bit better then. I mean that flip nose, which could also be taken off, but it would still be functional. Hard to explain, but I hope you got it. Looking forward for more.

Thanks for the info, Casey. Very sad to hear that, his builds were great.

That is very good basis for Gasser- Go for it! A friend of mine is also building Dodge A100 Gasser, or actually it's AWB and it's looking very good too. This really is good basis for that.

Jo-Han kit is Okay. As Casey said, there's tons of work if you'd like to have good chassis and interior details.... I'm working on one, and I've put maybe more work to it than other builds, still it's not even in the halfway through! The body is very nice, though.

That One??? I've built one, and it was pretty nice kit, even if the detail is much more simple than in Revell's new version. And those Old Pro Decals are very nice too. And in my kit, the seperate front fenders really did fit nicely.

Excellent builds! This was very nice to read through. Needs to bookmark it for reference when I will start hacking with mine. The kit sure does build up very nice.

Thanks for the comments, support, links, information and everything, guys! Yeah, that's what I did. Thanks for the information, Chuck. You sure know if there are any problems in these Hudson kits, how many different variations you've built? Seriously, I need to make little test fit now and see what I can do. No progress yet, I'm having very little modeling time now because of the school. But I try to work on this one whenever I can.

You do fantastic work with Alclad. Your chromed parts are always very smooth and clean, shine is great and I like the different shades of metals too. What paint you use under Alclad...? I've heard that there must be black, but does the manufacturer affect to end result? When I buy Alclad in some point, I'd like to use Revell or Humbroll gloss black, since it's much easier to get here in Finland. And do you spray clear coat over Alclad parts, or polish them? Could not believe that they are that nice straight from the Airbrush. Oh and did I say - FANTASTIC Work, John!

Yeah, and Drag Racing Models category is the best for this type of stuff. There are nice models and nice modelers who will help you with the problem. Post the WIP thread there also, it's great when all Drag Cars are in one place. There are different types of Pro Mods. Some are not looking like Pro Mods, they might be with stock body too, so you could use stock windshield too, depending of what kind of PM car it'll be.

1. What is a model kit? -Model kit is basically a box with parts what can be put together to present a model and maybe some reference material and instructions. 2. What activities (e.g. painting, sanding, burnishing) do you associate with modelling? -Cutting, slicing, sanding, smoothing, puttying (however it is said), painting, polishing, assembling, cleaning, foiling etc. And rarely weathering. I have no idea what burnishing means, so I don't count it in here. 3. Do you follow instructions when building a model? -Yes and No. If I've built the same kit already once, I may not need the instructions. But usually I double check little details from instructions, if I'm not sure which way valve covers need to be installed (problem with Mopar engines ) and what locator pin needs to be attached in what place. Also I might look colors for parts from the instructions. 4. How skilled are you at modelling? -Not too special, but not the worst one either. I've built little over 50 models right now, and more is coming all the time. I'm trying to get better with every model I build, but it doesn't always go like that. Decide yourself: http://tapahtumakuvia.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Model+Cars/Models+By+Niko/ 5. What are kit conversions? Have you ever done a kit conversion? -I'd say that making modifications to model kits is kit conversions. For example Chopping '50 Oldsmobile would be a kit conversion for me. And yes, I've done kit conversions many, many times. Most of my builds have some kind of kit conversions done, like making a flip nose to my Chevy Beretta Bracket car, or making roll cage for '59 Simca Gasser. 6. What is kitbashing? Have you ever kitbashed? -Using parts from more than one model kits. For example buying a '50 Oldsmobile model kit, taking the chassis from Revell Pro Sportsman Chevrolet and engine from MPC Pro Stock Camaro kit. I've done many times kitbashing, it's fun and gives alot more possibilities to have little more unique or different model than everyone else. 7. What is the object of model-making? What is the end product? - For me as a car modeler, the object is to have fun and complete models as I'd like to have or drive in 1:1 world too. Also getting better modeler is good object.