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That looks great, Lyle! I'm thinking on doing a '32 as my next project. Any pointers?

Hi, Tom- I don't mind at all. I started with the HOK Lapis Blue and because I wanted a deeper blue, I added some HOK black to it. I don't know the exact mix/ratio, but just kinda, sorta added to my taste. I wanted an even deeper blue, but ran out of black. I wasn't too excited about it when I was done, but am happy with it now that the model is done. I also took some of the paint and added to my clear to tint when I painted over the carbon-fibered hood, the dash, the center console and the door panels. It isn't as tinted as it could be, but good enough for government work.

Here are some pics. of the last of my mostly scratch-built bikes. I completed this one to show in the internet theme at the ATL NNL. This one wasn't as involved as the other two as the motor is mostly from the 1/18 diecast. I did cut the jugs off of the engine block/case and then I carved out the push rod tubes and the lifter boxes. This one was done as an Ode to Billy Lane, however, was started prior to his most recent and unfortunate mishap. Hope you guys like it:

Thanks, guys! Your comments are greatly appreciated and extremely humbling. They say a person is his or her own worst critic and I guess that would hold true for me. I think I might be too close to the project, but sometimes I look at it and am no where as impressed as some of the stuff I see around the forums, online and at shows (particularly all the great stuff that was in Atlanta). I would admit, however, I do like it better than the Nova I did last year. Bob is correct and when I saw his comment, I was LMAO! It was Friday night and I was trying to finish the last of my "mostly" scratch-built bikes for the internet theme award. Dave Morton and I were rooming together and he, ever so politely and calmly, asked me where my tailights were. Well, I had stayed up until Thursday and was so frustrated and tired that I wasn't finished (just needed one more day, but that was the day scheduled for travel), I was on the verge of not going. Dave suggested that I bring my tools with me and finish the Chevelle and the bike in the hotel room. In my haste to make certain I had all the tools to be able to finish, I forgot the tail lights. The ironic part is that I had actually held the box in my hands the night before and thought, hmmm...don't need anything else from the box and put it down in my hobby room. So, Saturday morning, I perused the vendors area on the search for another '66 Chevelle,of the Lindberg variety (awesome kit, IMHO). There was only one in the entire venue and just so happened that it was $20.00. I wasn't too happy with myself since I had just bought one for about $14.00 from my LHS after the front trim for the hood on the original kit was laready broken when I took it out of the box. Now I have 2 1/2 kits. The half of a kit from the one I used for the body (pretty much everything else, sans the center-console and the dash, were not used); one I had to buy for the trim piece for the front of the hood and the third I had to get for the tail lights. Again, thanks for the kind words!

...more pics on my fotki

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Here are pics. of my '66 Chevelle. Gregg got to take some pics in ATL and had posted them in the Contest and Shows section of the forum so I apologize for any redundancies. I didn't get a chance to take pics. until today. It isn't 100% complete, but good enough for government work. I hope you guys like it:

Following are in-progress pics of my '66 Chevelle I took to ATL "Southern NNL". I don't have pics of the final, built, but thought I would put some pics. of it out: Hope you guys enjoy!

Chris- I know everyone have been talking about how wide the tires are, but are they as wide as the tires on the diecast?

Does anyone know if there are any kits that have a Tremec 6-speed transmission in 1/24 or any resin casters that produce them? Many of the pro-touring cars use them and I was hoping to get my hands on a few of them. I believe GMP uses them on some of their cars, but they are all 1:18. Thanks!

I met Jay about a year ago and he "wowed" me with his stuff. Since then, we've been chatting about models and machining. IMHO, his Biscayne is simply bad ass. Although it is diecast and doesn't have the engine details many might want to see, the curbside appeal of this project is right down my alley. It's low; has tons of subtle changes that most won't even notice, but enhances the design; and looks like it would drive like it's on rails. Jay's goals is to have this done by NNL East and I can't wait to see it completed.

I bought an ALPS printer about 4-years ago and have not ever used it. Part of my problem with anything that I try that is new, is the fear of it being new and unfamiliar. However, once I get going, I usually realize it wasn't as bad as I originally thought. I have a project that I would like to re-paint for the NNL East and I would like to replicate the graphics in decal, that I had produced in vinyl. Is there anyone out there that has one of these printers that would be willing to help a moron get going? I would need some serious hand-holding as I'm not that computer techonolgically savvy. I believe I had gotten a copy of the driver on disk and have since bought a lap top. I haven't downloaded the driver as I'm not sure how I could adapt the cable to my lap top. Thanks!

Really nice work there, Rob!

Hey Gregg, hope all is well! I see your point on keeping it to one model per person as it would quickly get to 50. I made some edits in my post to include only one per person. I also added Terry Ross' Willys. Thanks for your encouragement with your comment, however, I don't really think that any of the ones that I left out would be up to par for consideration of the top 50 (maybe top 200 or so ). I haven't been back into the hobby as long as some of you guys, but have been back since 1992. When I look back at some of the models captured in print, on the internet and that I have personally seen since then, I realize how daunting a task this is. Boy, there are some really exceptional modelers and models that I have personally met and seen since 1992! And when you include the stuff that I wasn't exposed to before then, and the talented bunch of guys that are out there now... Take care, Buddy!

I agree with most of the models mentioned (Juha's, Auggies, Wingrove's, Tim K's, Randy's, Jim Drew's, etc.). If I may, I would like to add some that I don't think were mentioned for consideration: Ray Patrick's Ferrari 250 GT Tom May's white Pro Street '50 Austin truck Pat Covert's white "Future Shock" '66 Impala Bob Kournow's Purple Satellite Kenny Reeve's '69 Mercury Cougar Trae Larkin's '72 Road Runner Greg Nichols' VW 2000 GTI Bill Cunningham's Corvair Dave Morton's Cadillac Tom Kirn's 1/15 Duesenberg Model J Don Nowell's Scratch built bike (Blue and White) Bruce Miller's 1/8 black "smoothy" '32 Ford Dave Turner's 1/8 green street rod John McGowan's '37 Ford Woody Marshall King's '34 Ford Ricky Couch's OnSat Pro Mod (there are many of Ricky's, but this is my all-time favorite) Steve Cerka's blue Pro Mod Mustang Mark Guerrero's twin-engine dragster Tommy Simms' '40 Willys Dave Cummins' Aerolante Larry Boothe's '67 Mustang Bob Jernigan's '69 Dodge Daytona Mark Jones' Super Seven Steve Keck's "tsunami" Supra Tim Davis' Jeff Burton #8 Raybestos Thunderbird Tom Andersons' Jeff Gordon Clyde Alexander's Mongram '37 Ford (the black one with the silver, purple and rose graphics) Bill Snyder's McLaren MP4/6 Steve Boutte's purple '51 Chevy Terry Ross' white Willys Anthony Cairo's 1967 Pro Mod Nova These are just some that I think should be considered. Not all might be in the top 50, but I thought should be noted. I took the approach of looking at them relative to the time they were built. There are so many other models I think are exceptional, but when you start adding all of Auggies, Wingrove's, Juha's, etc., you can get to 50 rather quickly. There are even projects that have not been covered in print, or internet that the general populus have not seen (including those projects that have been covered in WIP, going way back, that were never captured as finished models: I'd like to see some of those, like Bob Bennet's Pro Stock car, among others). Another topic that has been discussed elsewhere, including in this topic (although off topic), is builders. There are some execptional builders in our hobby

Awesome job as usual, Dave!

That is one awesome '57, Raul! I like all aspects of it.

Ditto! Welcome to the forum and that is some amazing work you do. I like working with brass too and guys like you inspire me.

You've got skills! That is some serious craftsmanship!

Chopper's name says it all. He is the king of chopping! Another masterpiece!

Thanks for the kind words, guys!

Sweet. I like the treatment on the lights too.

Great job, as usual, Jim!

Thanks for the compliments, guys!

Thanks for the compliments, guys! No worries, Bob! As you know, I just love building models. I've said this many times, but thank you for taking the time way back in '96 to tutor me on painting. I still, to this day, think back to your tutorial and my conversations with David Morton when prepping, painting and rubbing my paint jobs. What is cool is that I use pretty much everything that folks have thought me every time I build. I think of Pat Covert and Tommy May and their conversations about me taking my time and executing well; I think back to Bob Kornouw and Bob dudek with their guidance on machining; and I continue to learn. As well as many that have taught me something through the years. This time, I was able to incorporate soldering and chome plating conversations that I had with Bob Jernnigan. Not to mention seeing all the fine works-of-art that I have been fortunate to see in the hobby (some of my favorites: Tommy's white pro-street truck, Tim's pink chevy station wagon, Ricky's purple mid-engine truck, Randy Derr's Sunoco Camaro, to name a few on a very long list). What I like most about this hobby is learning and sharing techniques with felow modelers and meeting some really cool people. Lyle- Coming from you and the quality of your projects, it is quite an honor to receive such a compliment from you. Nick- That is exactly the look I was going for. I like subtle ques, but know that you wouldn't want to mess with that car on the street. I like Nova's too. My all time favorite is the '69 Camaro, but the '66 Nova is second on my list. John- The Year One car was definetly the inspiration for this project, but unfortunately I didn't do any of the styling quest that they had. I thought about it, but wimped out. I did, however, get my hands on some PPG Astec Gold that a friend (Mike Alvarez) had. By the way, your bikes are simply bad... Tim- It's always good to see you! I wish that Tommy could have made it and Dave and I are hoping to get to B'gham this year and spend some time with the MCCM guys.