Lunajammer

Wow, looks like you've been having a lot of fun with this. A labor of love.

It's not that I'm so enamored with Corvettes, I never thought I'd build one. But when I found a Jungle Jim '70 Camaro funny car (body only) in my junk box, I was struck by how similar the proportions are to an '89 Corvette, except for length of course. This year's entry and car title is "Cormaro." Thanks to Jungle Jim Lieberman, the top chop and body section is done, I just need to reel in the length and cut open the hood and a hundred other fiddly things to test my patience. So much for trying to keep it simple this year.

I'd like to suggest that entrants regularly remind us what they're building when they post updates. I can't keep track weeks or months in what everyone's building when they show a specially modded suspension bit or a custom fitted do-dad and have to go ten pages back to see what it's for.

Another great looking wagon. Nice work. Thanks for sharing it.

To a point. I've given instructions to dear ones, God bless them, to not buy me modeling stuff. I have too much of too much and have become selective of anything more. (And then of course I go out and buy the first $5 piece of busted up, flea market glue bomb I find... go figure)

Wait a minute, let's not be so hasty. Has anyone heard from James since taking this picture? What happened one minute later?

Some 'spaining on some of these things.

Good luck on your collage. Or watch the spelling on your application, college professors are picky. Congratulations! What a great feeling. Now the world becomes your oyster.

Yeah, super clean !

I built this in the 70's when I was about 13. (Had to pay extra for that custom brush painted finish and tube glued felt carpeting ) Thanks Erik, now I can say, "so THAT'S where those honeycomb wheels in my parts box came from." MPC had the Monza Mouse mentioned above. I got this at a flea market last summer. It's rough but salvageable. It appears to have acquired a Vega hatch somewhere. It also came with Mickey Thompson grooved drag slicks. Might've been kit issued, not sure.

I've been "on the job" fluent in Adobe products for eleven years and what you say Harry about all of it is true. Yet, there's still no substitute for the warmth of marker renderings and mixed media and Clifford you do a fantastic job. Your experience, talent and skill is quickly apparent. I love them. If you're not familiar with one of my favorite sites, then click this link to Plan59.com You might appreciate the gallery of the golden age of classic marker art, airbrush and photography. Clean high res images.

Amazing detail. Beautiful renderings.

Really neat. Very deco. Very speedy. Put fins on it and it would like a vintage comic batmobile

That's excellent Pat, I like that a lot.

Beautiful execution of a classic kit. Well done Carl.

Great looking coupe. Nice work. I like it.

Wonderful conversion. Absolutely first class. I like it very much. Thanks for sharing it. Hope to see more from you.

The Alclad black base I find is fairly forgiving too. Covers nice and smooth and thin, which is why the chrome overlay will show any scratch that hasn't been smoothed.

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Thanks for the great responses. That sounds like what I'm looking for but it also looks pretty big. I need a modeling tool to shape plastic for model parts. Does something like that come as a micro tool?

That's just blue ice from US Airlink. Don't eat it.

Which is why 2nd place was fine with me. As mine progressed I felt it strayed from the Cannonball spirit into something else. Had I won, I had photos lined up (to be Photoshopped) to show how I cheated and flew the car to Las Vegas then drove. I'm leaning toward Unlimited and Zenrat's photos speak for themselves.

Nice work Niko, sums it up pretty good. A handsome collection there Fred. I missed 2008 so I too was curious about the win prior to Swifter Shifters. As a card carrying member of the Mutual Admiration Society, I voted for yours too.

A small roller with a convex head or ball head, maybe 1/2" to 2" wide. Something to use for rolling out plastic. I did a search on Micro Mark but not a thorough navigation, not knowing what it would be called. Where would a guy go for something like this, hardware store, cooking store, hobby store or...? Opinions?

Hats off to you Zen for running another deviously clever race and outsmarting all obstacles. And for building a well equipped cross country hauler that had both stealth and brawn. (Curses! I'll have my revenge. Oh yes, I'll have my revenge.)