mhadman

Always a pleasure to view your work Jake.Here is one you won't see in kit form..Totally cool..

Ummm..Now that is cool...And very cool work too..

AHHHH..that is nice..Love seeing this body style Olds as a drag car..VERY cool..Love the paint and color combo..

I agree!!! Completely WICKED!! You ought to be designing model boxes..

My wife looked over and asked what I was OOHHing about...then said she thought I was looking at hot looking ladies..lol VERY nice!!

I like the Fords...cool work..would like to see more of them.. I agree with everyone about the inverted flag though.Your letting whoever or what ever is bothering you ruin the symbol for you..Thats too bad,and only makes you look unpatriotic..There are better ways to protest..

Here is a lacquer based PACTRA R/C painted build with testors primer... They do need to be polished up quite a bit as they are shot under lexan,the paint doesn't need to shine. same paint on this one..

That looks great in that color!! well done!

I am going to shout my praise for this build everywhere I see it.. Your exectuion and concept is perfect..Flawless paint... Just an all around cool vehicle!

I have been following this...Nice work..My brother owned a 69 Vista Cruiser ..Brown with woodgrain sides.. whats your plans for this..Factory stock?

This is a great build..Very nicely done and a well deserve 1st place... I grew up with many kids who couldn't get their hands on the 2 door muscle car era cars,so they built what they had.I am sure this happens in every era.As long as your having fun,who cares? Anyway,I like this a lot!

keep posting about this build...I have one also and would like to hear if there are any problems...looks good so far...keep working !

Don't understand offroad racers!!??? lol Crazy horsepower and suspensions to soak up all kinds of rough terrain at high speed...whats not to understand? lol Oh yes,,,and the frequent flier miles...

Now thats sharp! Looks ready to rumble....very nice!!

Bed alignment seems to be an issue on more than one truck kit that I have built,but I do have one method of correcting it. What I have done on some of my builds is this.. 1)See where the cab and bed mate to the frame.Mark how much space is between the cab and box.If no space,go to step 3. 2)make spacers for the correct gap between the cab and bed,You will use these in step 3 if you do have any gap. 3)align cab and box where you want them,and clamp them together where they will not move. 4)Drill 2 holes with a pin vice bit from the front of the box into the back of the cab(through the spacers if you have them)You will want to place these mount points in an area where they will not be seen,or will be easily filled and sanded flush before paint. 5)run small diameter Evergreen tube through the holes your drilled and glue into position. Now your cab and box should be perfectly aligned,and should stay that way when you mount to frame.If there is any gap between frame and body mounting points,small spacers can work to get a flush mount,,...

Thanks Matt,but I am nowhere near as good as the guys over at DRM...I am learning with each build tho...I think my next one will be my best yet...I feel I took a step backwards on this one.Might be awhile in the making,but my next offroad racer will be something of a challenge.

Love the tube work...Very nicely done!!!

You don't like dirt Jarius? lol

If you look up into the cab,just above the front window opening,you will see a line of white runing horizontally.that is the fishing line.what you don't see is the line running up over the roof.Its been photoshopped out.. There were more than one time i wanted to throw it up in the air,or against a wall..lol Thanks for the comments..Someday I may pull it out and appreciate it more than i do now.. the next one will be better..

Time to put this one on the shelf and call it done.I shot a few quick pics earlier,but nothing too great.I just didn't have a great feeling for this build from beginning to end.Anyway,here it sits.

OMG,,,That is the nicest earnhardt mote i have ever seen! Absolutely gorgeous! do you need my addy Peter?

I was going to say what Hogs said..Good to see you here.. What happened with the 77 monte carlo you were building as Dale Earnhardts ride?

that engine is incredible...i love the whole build tho...another master piece in the works from your bech.. :!:

Keeping your air brush clean is key to effective airbrush use. Learn how to break it down and clean it after each use.. In no time at all you will be able to clean your brush in under 10 minutes and have it back together... I would take the hawk apart and clean it out too...

i caught a few napping today..lol..I was hoping people would just glance at it and not study the pic i posted too hard.Of the pics,I thought #3 down was most convincing.. The mirrors,rear window,tires and wing windows were the parts that I thought might get me busted...Not to mention the setting.. My plan is to park this in a fish tank(without water)in a forest with a junked out car rotting into the dirt. Thanks for all the responses...Makes the work that went into it worthwhile.