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Building for competition sometimes take the fun out of the build. For that reason, every few years I build a model box stock. Usually because it's a subject matter I like but not so much that I have the patience to give a pile of time to it. Quick & pretty & out of my system. Sometimes, I'll put it on the contest table with no aspirations of winning but it supports the show's model count and sometimes attendees just want to see how the thing looks built.

Light powerful cars: - Accelerate faster over a heavier car with the same power - Need less distance to stop with same brake system - Better gas mileage with same engine over a heavier car - Easier to handle and more nimble in handling. - Less mass, more speed crossing Allegheny/Appalachian Mtns., vast Rocky Mountains, Sierra Mtns. Heavy powerful cars: - Comfy.

That's an excellent piece, not matter how many days it took to build. I'm glad to see it. I have that kit but didn't think it would look very good. Your photos show it can be built to look just fine. Nice work, thanks for sharing.

Great to see you here Jonno, hope you hang out. This really is a great piece. It's a nice departure from the usual fare.

Yeah, great work. There's a lot to be said for factory stock. Nice, clean, attractive conversion.

Au contraire. It's scrapple. Nothing goes to waste.

Jon, if you can fit it in between now and, oh... November 30th, then I'd say you're good to go. Nice progress Andy. Looks like your fit issue is nothing a little sandpaper couldn't solve. Zen, as things were coming together and its shape was becoming realized, "Batmobile" had crossed my mind a time or two also. Honestly it looks like a couple wrap-around wind screens would seal the deal. So I guess it's up to the paint department to make the disassociation from the caped crusader.

As shown on stationwagonforum.com. You just never know what's gonna wash up. Wait... what does that say? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5R_pS0h5Qk

Wow, your posting is quite a touching testament to her. Your time of loss may be an odd time to say you're a lucky man, but her light will never leave you. My condolences to you and your family.

Wow. I think it's sucking the life force out of me. Are those reflections of people in that mile deep black shine or just lost souls? The engine is fantastic.

The primer always tells the tale and tonight it says the body work turned out pretty decent. Just a couple very minor touch ups and I can move on to the more routine assemblies. In retrospect, the side trim is a little heavy but I'm moving on.

Yes, yes to all of the above and I'd like to add that I love the overall retro feel, even the colors. Fantastic nostalgia piece.

It's a given Jairus is the king and I've admired his (your) drawings for years. But I've equally admired Brad's marker drawings, again for years, and wondered where he went after the other magazine lost site of the value of the Sketchpad. I guess if I bought your goll dang magazine I'd know what's going on. I guess I better step up. I hope you illustrators continue for years to come. You do inspire.

After a couple weeks I was able to scratch some plastic. Here's the Cor-Vex well puttied and sanded. I think it's pretty much ready for primer. At the last minute I decided to change the rear wheel opening because I thought it still looked too much like a conventional '60 Corvette.

Then you might appreciate this about that.

In the Dr. Doolittle book it was a Pushmepullyou.

Skip, I'm afraid that I am, as you are, less informed. I met another guy who was less informed. Come to think of it there's a vast civilization of uninformed humanity. Poor guy is a crying voice in an island wilderness. Sorry about the myopy.

This is the only tool I use.

Wow, good call Jared, I think those wheels make a big difference.

Interesting that four of the six judges are established modeling names and Revell is not represented at all. THE JUDGES: 1) Bill Bozgan, writer and Research Consultant to Ford Licensing and Archives; 2) Roy Sorenson, publisher/editor of Model Car Builder model car magazine; 3) Bill Coulter, Author of many books on model car building including "The Directory of Model Car Kits" and feature article writer for Model Cars magazine; 4) David Thibodeau, Regular feature article contributor to Model Cars and Scale Auto magazines and winner of Best in Show at the NNL East contest; 5) Bob Downie, Regular feature article contributor in Scale Auto magazine and officer at ACME Model Car Club; and 6) Stacey David, host/executive producer of Stacey David's GearZ on Speed Channel, and a builder of hot rods and model cars ("Panel").

I gotta chuckle Andy because it just seems like you, poor guy, just can't buy a break. I personally don't know a single thing about the history of engines so I admire your efforts to do something forward thinking within the period. Lane, I know you posted your finished build in the under glass section. Adding one, maybe two shots here would be a nice cap to your build thread so we can see it all within context. What I saw looked like a pretty handsome finished product. Nice job, are you the first to the starting line?

Interesting. How could anybody worth their salt in graphics miss something like that? My guess is that they know about it by now and probably offer a corrected sheet if you ask for it, especially when the box art specifically boasts of the decal graphics.

I always liked the 90's Montes too Terry, and I think it has everything to do with the squared wheel openings.

You built the rear seat? It's almost dead on correct. Excellent work, a beauty all around.