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thank you very much! thanks , saying it has class makes me feel righteous! :-) thank you! thank you! i used Dupli Color "Medium Quasar", as you can see it has metal flake in it...just right size too!

great job Lyle! Traditional kustom it is!

Here it is! This is as done as i wanted it to be and i am happy! Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Vince, it was great to meet you there and a surprise! I had a good time although i was extremely tired and stumbled around like a zombie lol Here are the pics i took..... http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/1/2/2/2007/1st-annual-st-josep/

awesome Craig! I wish i could make the meetings .... but i am way too far. Send pics if you can?

wierd? here is the link again. http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc...oledo-october-/ cool ya live by the car show! i have been to that site, waiting for them to update 2007 hehe! yeah i hope to see ya next year

really? hmmmm thanks Pat!

thanks Pat! I most certainly did....and it brought me out of a funk for shows too. This was my first time there and it won't be my last! In fact, i hope to find out what the theme is next time so i can build for it.

How can i describe this trip? I will do my best to recollect the event from start ? yikes! Ok, my wife, child and myself left Omaha about noon on Friday. We drove to Joliet, Illinois to stay the night since i had not been to bed the night before and wife was tired so neither of us could drive. In Joliet was the Hunnert Car Pile Up! I didn't make the show, but there were some cars at the hotel and i got some pics.... http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc...rt-car-pile-up/ Ok when we go to Toledo, i called Bud Lefevre for directions to the show.....knowing full well we were LATE getting there....thought we missed the hotel room reserved at the Red Roof, but i guess some guys were pulling for me and they held the room! THANKS GUYS! I got to the show, hit the swapmeet which would take me at least a WEEK to go through thorougly! I kid you not.....there were TONS of people selling and vendors from Modelhaus, Jimmy Flintstone, R&R , Replicas & Miniature, Perry's Resin, RMR, Model Car World and many many more! Imagine not having to surf the internet and wait for items in the mail!! OH YEAH! I finally got to meet many in person that i talk to over the internet as follows and if i forget anyone, let me know haha! There were so many it's hard to remember. Nelson Fontanez, Daniel Lynch, Bud Lefevre, Bob Dudek (brother in law), Bill Coulter, Don Splitstone, Chuck Larsen, Chas Cochran, Richard Meany, Z-MAN, sooperdave, Howard Cohen, Norm Veber , Don Holthaus, Jimmy Flintstone, Okey Spaulding, Tom Kren, Bill Stillwagon, Steve Boutte, Michael Garrett, Cary Foster, Jim Haught, Ron VonKaenel and his buddy Jamie, Pat Redmond, Charlie Kroll and several others! ( took me 30 mins to remember that many haha!) ...... to each of you.......IT WAS AWESOME to meet you all in person finally! To have known most of you almost 4 years over the internet doesn't compare to the "personal" experience. I WILL be back next year! There were over 700 models entered and i could not take a pic of each model since it would have taken all day ahah! There were models there that had so much detail you can't possibly fathom unless seeing in person. There were some very creative ideas and some of the most beautiful builds i have had pleasure to see in person! Let me be the first to say that the models you guys see in emails and on forums via photos.....DO NOT do them justice! When the show was ending and they were announcing awards and the Ron Cash tribute give aways..... everyone was cleaning up their stuff to take home. I went to clean my stuff up and literally almost forgot my '67 Fairlane WHEW! haha..... i met a ton of nice people and had a blast I LOVED IT! Special thanks to Bob Dudek who really pushed me to go and i appreciate it so much! Bud Lefevre for being a great friend and host , helping me find my way and the good time at your house! Seeing your other models and projects was a special treat! Chas Cochran for the nice COBRA KILLER CAMARO build up you gave me! I didn't know what to say? I have never been handed a build by anyone....thank you! Pat Redmond for bringing me the '48 Chevy Galaxie kit all the way from Canada! Daniel Lynch for bringing your MR.409 and your drag strip dio to take pics of yours and my Fairlane on, that was a lot of fun! I hope i remember everything here? It was nice to see Bob and his sister together for once. At this point i am about brain dead....yes worse than usual haha! Without further blabbing.... pics of the model show... MY NNL PICS

great pics Pat! it was nice to meet you! i saw you snagged a pic of me, my brother in law and Bill Stillwagon haha!

nice photos Ken! i don't think we met, but you got a nice pic of my Merc! Hosted on Fotki

great to meet you Tom!

how did i miss you? maybe i will meet you next year...i hope

guess i am a little late....but i was there met many of you and it was a great time!

thank you! i will check your link here in a minute. if you want to get ahold of some parts, send me a PM and i will be happy to help. please let me know what it is you want and i will get you price. thanks Tom! well the plan is to have it done, but i might be cutting it close. if it's not done, i will put on primer table.

thank you for your nice reply! i have seen at least 150 views on this build and you are first, so thanks for breaking the ice haha! yes Bob's parts are just insane! i dont know which set of slots you have, but the ones on this build are just awesome! i have another set of them, deeper in the rear too.

funny you posted this! i have a '73 squareback sitting in my driveway. the car is my mom's "other car". its all original. i have been thinking about buying it and doing some heavy work on it. i have been wondering where i could find a model of it and now i know. what scale is this? i wonder if it could be cast in resin?

got the spreader bars on. they are aluminum tubing that is polished. i am waiting on master cylinder to try so i can get brake lines done :uh: Hosted on Fotki

beautiful work there! i like the double headlights/taillights look and you did excellent !

nice job(s)! that really looks slick in black! your next one is killin' it too! i need to get on mine soon.

Tonight i got the exhaust on with the tips. is painted with model masters metalizer "stainless steel". the rear axle i got the differential cover mounted. each bolt head is a machined bolt by RB Motion and the cover was made by Bob Dudek. the axle is just mocked up right there. i need to get the K member on and master cylinder so i can run the brake lines. once that is done, i will be able to mount the rear axle and the shocks. enjoy! *once again, sorry bad lighting on this desk*

Hey all, i posted on the old forum when i was starting this project. It's been in progress for something like a year i think. This is definately the most detailed and last one at this extent i have done. There is still much to do, but i have completed the engine and am gaining on it each day! I can't begin to tell you what has been done at this point, but there is a lot of parts added and some modifications made. There are bolts holding valve covers on , tranny pan, differential cover, alternator and bracket and more. Parts list is long, very long and not everything is on yet, but i will try to list it all here. Slotted mags - Bob Dudek Valve covers -Bob Dudek Tranny pan - Bob Dudek Differential cover- Bob Dudek Hex head bolts - RB Motion Distributor- Replicas in Miniature Air cleaner - Parts by Parks Drilled drop axle- Bob Dudek Finned Buick brake drums - Bob Dudek Functioning coil over shocks- RB Motion Functional hair pins- Bob Dudek Carb linkages and such- Detail Master Dipstick(s) - me Oil Breather cap - Parts by Parks Braided fuel lines and A/N fittings - Pro Tech Turned oil filter cover - Shaw Custom Aluminum Pulley's - can't remember? Header flanges- Detail Master See through radiator shroud- Replicas in Miniature there is much more still to add...... Here is how it's looking so far. Sorry not the best pics, when i build ....i just shoot

friggen' gorgeous!

love it, awesome work Lyle!