Old Coyote

another simply amazing piece Mr. T ........... your work is astounding

Magnetos were not only for the nitro burners ........ they were in use as early as the late '50's and early '60's .......... the most popular with the drag racers was the Scintilla-Vertex ........... shown below on Tommy Ivo's 4-engine monster and K.S. Pittman's injected small block Willys gasser .......... both pictures are from 1961

Thank you all for the kind comments ........ and yes, I do have a wonderful camera ............ the flaws are mostly hidden in the pictures ............ but believe me they stick out like sore thumbs in person

....... a long time ago when I was posting all my Tery Labonte builds, another forum member asked me "Don't you ever build a bad car ?" ......... the answer is definitely "Yes, I do" ........... and here is one which turned out to be a major disappointment This was an attempt to re-build an old MPC Bruce Larson Vega Pro Stock kit ............... the paint was a major pain in the patoot (really difficult to spray a straight white car .......... but the Tamiya white fought me through two trips to the "purple pond" ............ finally in frustration I settled on the third attempt which really wasn't all that good .......... on to the decals as Kelly Chadwick was a favorite of mine ........... what a disaster ......... I tested the decals to see if they needed an overspray of clear to keep from cracking , and yes they did ........... so I laid a coat of Tamiya clear over both my decal sheets ........... that allowed me to get them off the paper, but they still cracked and disintegrated out from under the clear ............. I have never seen a worse pair of decal sheets in my life ................ after letting the decals sit and cure for 24 hours, they still chipped off by just by setting the body on its roof on a cloth diaper ............ I have never had to patch so many "breaks" with paint OK guys .......... here it is ........... one of the worst I've ever built .......... and a total load of frustration ......... Kelly Chadwick's '74 Vega

Extremely nice replica of an awesome race car ........... excellent work sir

An absolutely awesome build Mr. T. ............ your modeling skills are beyond description ............ stunning detail

That's the best replica of that car I have seen ......... great work Roger

There are many things that can be done with that chassis ............ here's a few examples

Another simply outstanding creation Mr. T ............. I love looking at your work

The body is a resin piece from Model Car World in Burlington, NC .......... the chassis is a slightly modified AMT unit

Outstanding transformation .......... a beautiful build

Outstanding build Walter ........ as is all of your work

1981 Tuflon Pontiac LeMans driven by Bobby Allison

The House of Kolor Chameleon paints come with a gloss black base which the flip paint should be sprayed over. But watch out for that black base ....... it is a very "hot" lacquer that will eat up Testors, Tamiya, and Krylon primers (know from experience) ......... had to use Dupli-Color automotive primer

Thanks for all the nice comments guys .......... the twin six banger is based upon the Allred & Clarke D/D from Amarillo, Texas ........ the black beast from the Texas Panhandle held the national record on multiple occasions .......... the resin six cylinders came from J&S Resins, the injection and "plumbing" were scratch built ......... the mythical "Pisano" dragster was based, of course, on the legendary Peters & Frank "Freight Train" ....... twin small block Chevys ........ both these cars used "Two Much" chassis' and shorty bodies from Altered States .......... the twin rear engine car was based upon the Paris Brothers twin engine Gas Dragster ........ two Jeb Allen kits gave their life to build that car ......... the "just for fun" twins are both variations of the AMT Double Dragster John

Very nice build of a classic Pontiac

Pics in the sun

.... 2002 Kelloggs Honey Frosted Mini Wheats Monte Carlo ......... driven by Terry Labonte Box Stock Revell kit, House of Kolors flip-flop red to gold paint, and third party decals .......... If we can get some sun tomorrow and the wind doesn't blow 30 mph, I'll try to get some pictures in the sunshine .......

If one is good .....then two have to be better ......... even when they're built just for fun with no detail

Another gorgeous build Mr. T ........... your modeling skills are outta sight

Those decals were a custom run for me by Keven Ellis of Bad Habit Motorsports. Unfortunately he's no longer in business.

Wow Charlie !!!! That's going to be super special

Super build ..... very nicely done