mr moto

Nice! Nice! Nice! I think she's gonna be a builder.

That's a beautiful bike! I'm sure she'd be proud.

Thanks for giving your time so we can have our fun! Does your new business have anything to do with model cars?

Your work is so far beyond professional that I don't have a word for it! This reminds me of the thread on developing the Moebious Hudson masters except that your work is better. Any model company would be proud to have you developing new product for them!

Just curious. Haven't heard anything about that new venture in a while. It must be quite a challenge 1. to start any new model company right now and 2. to re-start the remains of Johan since it seems like there's not a lot of good tooling remaining.

Not criticizing the "not critcizing", but back when every car had carbs from the factory the carbs were always just old gray cast metal. Looked just about like those do. The nice shiny carbs are a modern aftermarket thing. Excellent build. I also like that subdued sleeper look. All business!

This is a great idea for a project. Certainly one of Richard's lesser known rides but I know he used it to make a great run to 2nd place at Daytona in the midst of a pack of Pontiacs. Good luck with researching it. There's probably not very much reference material out there.

Just saw this on Ebay. Apparently it's an old MPC that's just been re-issued.

There's a resin caster out there who makes Minilites. I just can't remember who it is! I bought a set about two years ago. Maybe somebody else can remember who casts the Minilites.

You do need a ruler but not a scale ruler. Just the regular kind that everybody already has. Measure the real thing with a regular ruler and let's say it measures 25" (makes it easy!). Divide by 25 and that gives you 1". Then you know to measure 1" on your model with a regular ruler to equal what you measured on the 1:1. No scale rulers needed.

If you have a calculator all you need to do is take your 1:1 measurement and then divide by 25 to get the 1/25 equivalent. Same thing works for any scale - for 1/32, take the 1:1 and divide by 32, etc. No millimeters or scale rulers needed.

You did a great job on one of my favorite Chryslers. Johan always did have trouble getting that car exactly right. The original 1962 annual issue had the correct interior but the wrong wheels and it had the long ram engine that Chrysler offered in '61 and '63 but not in '62. Are those wheels the "promo wheel package" that Modelhaus sells for the '62 Chrysler?

Where does my nostalgia lie? It mostly lies about my age!!

No matter how much coffee it took it was worth it! That's a great build of a truly iconic race car.

I've seen cars consistently signal left for a right turn and right for a left turn. I assume that either the car or the driver is wired backwards!

Beautiful work!!! That has what I call "the Look". Can't define it but that has it. The engine detail is some of the most realistic I've seen. Excellent attention to detail everywhere.

Thanks everybody! It's good to have your work appreciated. I also need to thank my daughter, Laura, for loving paisley!

I've done a few drag racers in the past but this little slingshot is the only one I have at present.

That good lookin' and it actually goes over 60 mph besides!!! You're killin' me, Man!

The garbage truck with the band in the back is TOO MUCH! They don't make 'em like that any more. Great builds!

That looks great!!! You couldn't have done better if you had wanted to paint it that color.

Probably most if not all of the Best tools ended up at Aurora. I can remember when Aurora offered a very extensive line of older Indy cars based on the Best kits. I'm guessing that these are lost along with much of Aurora's tooling.

Bachmann also did a series of dog kits at the same time as the birds. Back in the day I built a Basset Hound and an Airedale.

I agree ... Interesting!! It's so obviously familiar and yet different.

The short story is that the upholstery pattern is done with decals. Check out the thread in "On the Workbench" and you can see more details on the process. Everybody, thanks for the your kind comments. This build was a lot of fun!