LDO

Mark is alright in my book. I'd gladly offer to help, but he knows more machinists than I do.

I hope my girfriend isn't reading this. :shock:

This is a project I'm working on for someone else. A light sanding and I'll be ready to send it off. I was asked to build the body only, but I made frame rails also. I felt like it would help keep both sides symmetrical, especially at the rear where the frame kicks up. It's wood, which I've never worked in. It has been a real challenge Here's a photo of the real car. I built the model off old line drawings and b/w photos. This photo shows me that I need to recontour the top of the hood. The model's hood is too flat. It also looks like the frame rails need some tweaking at the front. I should be able to fix it over the weekend. I'd like to say Hello to the guy stalking me across the internet. How ya doin'?

I don't know what you've got, but I have the same thing. I decided to quit detailing/converting/customizing and start finishing. That lasted 3 models. I'm back to my old ways of chopping up perfectly good kits. I just ordered a Heller Citroen 15CV because the rear of the body resembles a Delage town car. Heller's Delahaye can give up its front fenders to use as rears. I'm not sure where I'll get front fenders.

Don't forget Revell/Monogram funny car front tires.

I figured the unbuilt kit on ebay would be too expensive. I logged in to ebay and saw it only had a few minutes left, so I watched it. The price was still low, so I sniped it for 37 bucks. Not too bad, IMHO. I also got the "junkyard" car. Cool! BTW can anyone identify the manufacturer of the 935?

I can't see photobucket pics on this *$@# government computer

Just click on the "Img" button under the subject line. It will give you what you need for codes, just insert your URL.

I'd love to get a few small pieces made for this car: It's 2 panels in front of the rear wheel; the one with a hole for air exiting the radiator duct. The other would be a panel with an etched line to be folded, for the sharp-edged slot at an angle. I would just rout down into the thick body to sink them down flush. The upper parts would be similar to what's in this photo:

Is this Jim from PSAB? If so- good to see ya! I'm Lee at PSAB. hey check out my Duesenbergs in the "On The Workbench" forum here.

But TdF blue, man. TdF blue! I couldn't find an F40 this color, but just look at that paint job! Creme-colored leather goes best with it, but this is an F40, not a high-speed touring car.

TdF Blue.

Hey I'm at a friend's house and I can get on Ebay again. I believe I found a built up MPC Bora. Check it out- Item # 170092853332 Anyone need a Corvette Indy, Porsche 935, or Monogram Testarossa??? Ya just gotta love sellers who don't know what they've got 8)

No. Prep work is not important. Just lay on more color. What? Somebody had to say it. Just kidding, of course.

The have to issue a subpeona for each individual seller's records. It's only the sellers they're concerned with. Besides, did you really think the tax-free world of mail order would last forever in this new electronic age? Either buy it on ebay or rack up a huge long distance bill calling every hobby shop you can find. There's always the Scale Auto Classified section...if you don't mind waiting 3 or 4 months from now.

Wow. There's another message board with poster's pics. I was amazed there too at how NO ONE looked like my mental picture of them.

The government computer that I'm using now has fotki blocked, so I can't upload photos. I was going to ask if I could e-mail a photo to a board member so they could post. I can't log into my e-mail now, either. :evil: I just wrote a description of the work I did, but deleted it because I think it's pointless and confusing without photos. I did some work on the rear end and deleted the exhaust holes in the r/f fender. Man I can't wait to get back to my computer.

NICE. Finish that bad boy!

Bob- I'm just going on memory, since I can't compare my Edai glue bomb to the Ebay MPC pics. Is the MPC kit motorized? I saw a pair of Revell Boras on ebay not too long ago, but they appeared to be Edai reissues. It looked like the same chassis with a battery compartment.

Not at all. I'm going to get one of ModelMartin's '32 Ford funny car bodies and put a Duesenberg grille on it. I may try to extend the front fenders back a bit. I was thinking of custom decals for it. Something like "Judkins Fiberglass". Thank you!

[Vinnie Barbarino voice ON] I'm so confused![Vinnie Barbarino voice OFF] I bought a a builtup Bora on ebay a while back. It showed up and appears to be 1/28. It's a motorized kit. I believe it was made by Edai (it's at my house, 200 miles away). I really want 1/24 or 1/25. I saw a Crown kit, but the box art is a painting. I don't like gambling. There's a Bora on ebay right now made by MPC. The pics appear to be a different molding than Edai. Is it? The front bumpers and louvers/vents at the rear appear different.

His web site; Big Scale dreams, is closed. He had some cool stuff. Does he post here?

Nice work, Jared. Pre-'67 Bug with 911 alloys. Great combo. Man, you're gonna convince me to get rid of one of my real Mustangs and get an oval-window Bug.

Ken- I have an AMT '28 Tudor Sedan. It's MIB or nearly MIB. I got it from a guy at HHMB. I asked a question about it & one response was that they're out there "if you know where to look". Well gee, I e-mailed the guy and sure enough..... So hey- go to HHMB and ask about it. He had several at teh time. It won't be 15 bucks, though. Mine was $65.

Thanks for the compliments, guys. Andy- that car looks great in black. I have a nearly box-stock Murphy Town car in black with yellow reveals. It just needs a few more parts added to be finished. It's back home though so I can't get a pic for a while. It looks nice though in Tamiya lacquers. Tamiya's tape leaves a really clean edge for two-tone paint. Later, Lee