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<ahem> No. It gets very few miles on it. I drive a company van for work, and take it home. The last few weeks have been really hectic, including a vacation that was planned almost a year ago. (My sister's family and I took Mom on a cruise to the Caribbean for her birthday). It might not slow down for another month or so. Just a lot of things at home that take priority for now. The car is ok to drive around town.

Good to know. I would sefinitwly give it Webers and new headers. Thanks Bill

I know that there is a 3-D printed Jaguar 3.8 inline six. Is Monogram's engine so bad that someone would spend big bucks to replace it? I think it would look great in a street rod that has no hood. Thanks. Lee

Whoa! Alan- I had one of your Vesco-Nish streamliners years ago. It was among the items that were stolen from storage while I was deployed. If you drag out those molds, I would love to get another. The belly tank, too. Also- for anyone else reading, I found half of a 1/18 P-38 belly tank. If anyone is interested in having resin copies made, I could clean it up and send it to a caster. Only one half, because the other half was stretched a bit. If someone wants to cannibalize a 1/18 street rod or stocker for parts, this could be a cool conversion.

There is a 1/18 plastic P-38. Not a kit. It's one of the 21st Century brand planes. Lots of parts available in 1/18. If you're willing to break out the razor saw and do a little scratchbuilding, there are some other plastic kits that could make a belly tank or streamliner. Pegasus makes a big (1/18?) injection molded V-1 "buzz bomb". The airframe resembles a drop tank. Not the P-38 tank, but that's not breaking any rules. Lindberg's "Snark" ballistic missile would make a cool jet or rocket-propelled LSR. Monogram's 1/72 scale B-52 fuselage has a cross section that is a rectangle with rounded corners, somewhat like the Goldenrod and Mickey Thompson Challenger 1 LSRs. Cut out how much you need and carve a new nose and tail. Lots of ways to get a model land speed racer if you put in a little extra work.

Oh. I didn't know there were two (or more) versions. I have only seen the White 3000 as modern custom vehicles. The Jimmy Flintstone cab arrived on Friday. I did just a little bit of cleanup and started cutting up a Galaxie Limited 21 foot trailer to use as a sleeper. It has nice rounded corners, so it's ideal for that...except for the back end. I'm going to find out if I can get a second front wall From Galaxie Limited, to use for a back wall. I think it will be a cool project. The back end will have a ramp to carry a street rod or pair of motorcycles.

I'm in a hotel near Galveston. We stayed here last night in order to save trouble and time getting to the ship. Didn't want to leave Austin at 4am and hope traffic would cooperate. It's myself and my sister's family taking Mom on a cruise to the Caribbean. We wanted to do something nice for her birthday. It's the first cruise ever for Mom and I, but sis and her family have done this several times. It sounds like fun. They even have a bar with team trivia, which is something I really love. I used to do that every Wednesday night at a sports bar in Austin. Anyway- it all sounds like fun. Full dislosure: a Jimmy Flintstone White 3000 COE resin cab showed up yesterday. I cleaned it up a bit and began cutting up a Galaxie Limited 21 foot trailer to make a long sleeper. The idea is for a toy hauler. It was all I could do to leave it on the work bench. I REALLY wanted to bring it along, if only for more cleanup and mocking up the sleeper. Model nerd and proud of it.

I have no idea how easy it would be, compared to other models, but I think Revell's 1/16 '73-'87 pickup would be awesome to stretch out. When I was a teenager back in the '80s, Chevy 4 door dualies were popular among ranchers in north Texas. Some had pretty cool custom paint. If you're going to stretch it, may as well go nuts with it. Yeah, I would love to have a 1/16 6-door Chevy.

I'll bet that's going a bit too far.

Yeah, it looks like it's there to let hot air out. Those pics helped out. They also showed that what I thought was a sleeper is more of a package shelf. Still a cool truck, though. Thanks for the help, guys.

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I just ordered a Jimmy Flintstone White 3000 cab and I'm wondering what the heck that little panel/recess is. The resin cab will be for a custom toy hauler, maybe with a bigger sleeper added. Thank you.

Thank you. I'll get out the calipers and start figuring out what direction this project will take. Lots of real world customs for ideas. Maybe something influenced by this: Not an exact copy, but inspiration. This one, also. I do like those Dagmar bumpers. So maybe find a sleeper from a big rig kit. Thanks for the measurements. Nothing will get cut until the Flintstone parts arrive.

Specifically, how wide is the cab? Not with fenders, just the main body. I was thinking of combining that with a Galaxie Limited 21 foot trailer for a custom RV/Toy hauler.

Some armor modelers are using Silly Putty for masking camo. IMHO, it's a pretty cool idea. You don't waste paper by cutting masks, and it goes around corners with no problems at all. I found some at the checkout area of a Hobbytown USA for 99 cents per package. ...or Silly Putty by another name.

I bought a pair of turbos several years ago on Shapeways. They were big enough for a 1/6 scale motorcycle, and also "handed" (left and right turbo. Mirror image, not identical.) They can be had this way in the real world. Hot Rod magazine had a cover story with a twin turbo built by Nelson Racing Engines with mirror images turbos. I bought those several years ago. I'm sure there are more choices available now.

That roof looks like it came off a VW Bug.

I am also a fan of early Corvette customs. Check out Eric Rickman's vette. A very mild custom, but very nicely done.

Looking good. Nice colors on it and in it.

IMHO, the coolest valve covers available in a kit are from the Tony Foti LAPD drag race Camaro. They are the ultra-rare (in the real world) Milodon cast aluminum valve covers. Just had to throw that in.

The Rodder's Journal number 1. It's actually for a friend of mine. The guy has done a lot for me. I feel somewhat guilty, because he has done so much for me. I know he's after TRJ #s 1-7. I think he'll be excited when this arrives in the mail. Nown on to issues 2-7

That truck looks pretty darn cool.

I'm not looking for scale size flake. I know that what I want will be out of scale, but that's ok with me. On something like a 1/16 funny car or the Tamiya 1/12 scale Dodge van, it would still be out of scale, but not quite so bad. Those two subjects are also good place to put a wild paint job. I used to have something even bigger; a toy RV made for the "Bratz" dolls. It's not a faithful representation of any real RV, but a huge canvas for a cool paint job. I no longer have it, though. A friend of mine came over with his 4 year old daughter. She saw it in the garage and started playing with. She was just fascinated with it, even without the dolls. She's a good kid. I gave it to her. I did tell my friend that I would like it back when she gets tired of it. About 3 or 4 years later, I asked if she still plays with it. "Yes. Every day". Eh. That's cool. That's what it was made for.

I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I am a member at T4R.org. It never occurred to me to ask. That's where I got a used, custom made swing-out spare tire carrier.

Just a bit of an update; I just got back from picking up. I told the manager that I wanted I wanted a refund on the u-joints. To my complete surprise, he didn't argue. He put a $425.25 refund on my Visa. I also called a driveshaft shop. The said they will balance it for $65. They want me to just bring in the driveshaft. That's cool with me because it's about 50 miles down I-35 with a couple of 75mph sections. Would prefer not to go that fast with this problem.