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I got these as Birthday Presents this morning: Revell & Model King '57 Ford Police Car AMT Firestone White Wall Tire Parts Pack And a couple of paint bottles.

Match Race Studebaker? Looking really good. Nice stance and I think this body is really needing some Altering with the Wheelbase. It looks great.

Oh I have missed this thread. Now I clicked on it and I'm glad I did! Some really fine work with these drawings. Your coloring looks excellent to me.

I'm speechless! Those are fantastic drawings, you've captured the shine really nicely on paint jobs and chrome parts. Nice work. My favorite is the Corvette and especially its wheels look very good to me. Nice!

Really? I was completely sure that it was a Real Deal. This time you fooled the most of us, a really good one.

Alright, Here We Go Again! I've been thinking for a while now if you've been working on something. But now I see that you are and I know it'll be top notch. Really looking forward to see this build. The 1:1 car must be one of the strangest looking cars I've ever seen. I don't know if I like it or not, but I know that your model will be fantastic. Can't wait to see it starting to come together.

Heh, Glenn you don't want to know how much I have to use my eraser. But really, when I re-do it a couple of times, it usually looks like the way I want. Thanks! I've been doing some drawings, but haven't taken any pics of them for a while. Today I was drawing Ramchargers' High & Mighty '49 Plymouth which turned out pretty good, I think. I'm always having problems of drawing cars that are not square, but this one was a successful try. The wheels are not good, but I really have problems every time when I have to draw some other wheel than Centerline or Full Moon wheel cover. And I already started the next Ramchargers car. A '61 Phoenix that I'm also building a model of.

Nice work! I never get tired of seeing this one. The way you put it to make a wheelie is really genius and I'm going to use it on some of my builds at some point, too. Really nice work overall. There are a couple of more pictures of this: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=38349

Your builds are always top notch quality, and this one is no exception. Paint job is amazing and I like the detail you added. Good work overall.

Nice build! I like these Chevelles a lot and especially when they are built as an AWB Drag Car. At first I thought it was real, everything looks spot on. Nice work.

Really nice build! It would be cool to have one of these in my stash as well, it's actually pretty neat looking car. You did it a justice, really nice and smooth paint and very nicely assembled. And restoring Glue Bombs is a lot of fun. I've restored many of them, too, the latest one was finished a couple of weeks ago and it was fun. Keep these builds coming, they look excellent every time. Oh and do you polish your paint jobs?

Well Said, Harry! That is the way I think, too. But I couldn't say it that well. Anyway that thread is great. I've been reading it through for a couple of months and I'm getting closer of page 100. It sure is a great thread that gives lots of inspiration and ideas of building an Old School Drag Car.

Nice, Crazy and Unique build, as always ! I really like how you used parts from 2nd Generation Camaro on '57 Chevy. The whole build is full of nice little details that really stand out. I'd like to see one of these in person, but I'm afraid that won't happen very soon since it's a couple of thousand miles from here to there. Excellent work with the bodywork and paint. Everything looks smooth and nicely done. Congrats!

Very Nice, even if it's not a Jeff Gordon car ! I like the overall look, and the missing tire lettering didn't catch my eye too badly either. Did you have any fit issues with the kit? I mean that when I built mine years ago, there were massive fit issues with almost every roll cage part and chassis parts...All had to be modified somehow. But yours looks excellent.

Thanks, Julius! I like how the engine is turning out, too. Hopefully I don't mess up the rest. Today I went to the Paint Shop and bought some paint for the body. It's Maston spray can paint, those have always worked very well for me. Then I painted the chassis with it and I think the color looks pretty good and the body will be painted with the same color, except that the roof will be silver. I will clear coat the chassis as soon as possible and then I can put it together.

Thanks, Matt! Somehow I must have missed your comment, but better late than ever I guess... I have done some more work while my '61 Oldsmobile STW Mild Custom was drying. I sanded the frame, primered it and after a couple of days I painted it with Gloss Black. Also I removed texts from the floor and put some Bondo in there. After I sanded it smooth, I sprayed a coat of primer on there as well. Tomorrow I should go to the paint shop and pick the body color for this one. That'll be used in the chassis, too.

Very Nice! What did you use for weathering? That seat looks incredible, I have a couple of builds too that would need that kind of weathering, but I have never succeeded in that kind of weathering...

Thanks, Ray! I forgot to say that most of them are started, but there are unstarted kits, too. Many of those that are started, have engine blocks glued together and painted or something, and then they have stalled because of one reason or another. When I get the inspiration again, I do more progress, but I really don't have a problem called "What To Build Next?". Yesterday I just took the AMT '51 Chevy out (On bottom, the 1st picture) and put it in Mr Muscle to remove paint. It'll be built Factory Stock for a community build on Finnish Model Car Association Forum.

I just did a little clean up in my room. I had to store some of the unstarted/started kits into basement to get more room. I decided to take three pictures, too. Here are most of my kits, some are in different place, but this is almost everything I got. Though in some boxes, there is something completely different than what the boxart says...

Looking Good! Nice paint job on the body and sharp BMF work, too. This will be a fun build, there can't be enough Stockers. Lucky you, our Drag Racing Finals were a bit over two months ago. Now needs to wait for the next one, and it starts in May. We'll change the final gear ratio to 5:38 instead of that 5:13 that we had earlier. Hopefully it'd run a bit faster then...

Yep, sure! Just let me know what you'll be building, and I'll add you on the Entry List. Your build might be just the inspiration that I need to continue my '41 Plymouth.

This was easy, because I have the same car in my archives of pictures to be used on Auto ID Quiz on another forum. BTW: Is it possible to give a little hint for you, Harry, about one possible upcoming car? I might have one pretty good one....

TDR Innovations makes beautiful Two-Piece Turbos. They can be used in 1/16 or 1/25 scales, depending on what size turbocharger you choose. I bought mine while ago and they were excellent. Also Ted is really nice guy to deal with. See here: http://www.tedsmodelingmarketplace.com/turbo-chargers-all-sizes/ I highly recommend these parts.

This will be an interesting project to watch! I have a soft spot for X-Frame Chevrolets and '60 and '63 Impalas are my favorites. I have wanted to build this car for some time, too, so I can't wait to see more. So far everything that you've done looks excellent. I will be following this build very closely, and try to gather as much information as possibly for my possible future build. Meanwhile I try to get going with my Z11 Impala Super Stock.

Whoops... Sorry I missed that part of the text. This will be an interesting build for sure. Keep us posted.