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For you and others who didn't finish, if somewhere down the road you get the momentum to finish, please come back to this thread and give it a finishing send off. Even if it's two or three years later, they're still fun look back on and to see the finished products in context with the builds and the conversations about them.

A true national hero. I had the honor of attending one of his talks and meeting him afterward (in a receiving line). In another very thin brush with greatness, I lived my teens and early 20's in a house here in Fargo designed and lived in by the chief engineer and chief test pilot of the F-20 Tigershark, Darrel Cornell, who was an associate of Yeager's who himself was also a test pilot and promoter of the F-20.

If anybody could make it sing Niko, you could.

It's a beaut Jim.

Not my intention, but.... yup.

Waaay ahead of you. Great minds think alike. Will try to get a mock up posted soon.

That was part of the original inspiration. But after exploring it, it felt out of place. For there to be realistic headroom in the available space it looked too blobular. It also reminded me too much of a finless Predicta. Thanks for your insights, I welcome all comments.

FWIW, the US Great Plains if not the entire midwest has had mild temps and almost no snow. Weeks of pleasant conditions for stringing up house lights. I could see there being an early run on decorations.

Sorry Art, I guess I don't get to this section often enough, but I have to comment that you really know how to do race cars. It's amazing what you can bring to even a box stock build. Really wonderful.

Don't be ridiculous. 41,999. ?

Excuse me while I wipe my mind off the walls.

Thanks for the link Jimmy, hope it serves your needs. I added a line about how water can help you handle it.. "It's impervious to water so wetting your tools helps prevent sticking. If necessary, a wet finger also helps smooth it after you've laid it down."

42 votes as of today. A good turnout, hope we can get more chiming in. On a side note, as administrator of the poll, I can see the IP addresses of who votes and would like to remind electors you're only allowed one vote, regardless of what single device you vote from.

Almost forgot my side trim. The T-Bird has louvers and a character line to help lighten the broad front fender. I took those out and am using a spear to help with the same problem. Looks like it's going to be a 2-tone. First prime, I don't see any major issues. Still needs some clean up, touch up and smoothing but otherwise it's almost ready for paint and general assemblage.

38 votes have been cast as of this morning. Hoping to see a few more so I invite members and visitors to have a little fun and support our entrants.

Thanks Dax, this one's got momentum and a low parts count so it's got a good chance of finishing. I've seen some pretty good jet cars come out of the Club de Mer and this one's got some similarities. But alas, it's time locked to the early 60's. Windshield right now will just be a moderate rake glass and a couple headache pods.

Looks the part. I'd say you accomplished what you were trying to do. Looks good.

The king of Pinterest starts another one. I'm with Tom and the rest regarding stalled efforts to do a flying car. The days prior to starting my 57 T-Bird Custom, I was working on a jet car. It doesn't come naturally to me and I spent a lot of time pooling through your other builds trying to digest it. Haven't given up yet, I just need more lessons. So... carry on.

1. Like my closet of other projects. ? 2. Like my jokes. ? 3. Like my fiancé said last night. ?

A little hocking here if I may... I can't say enough about this product here. It's a two part putty similar to other epoxy putties but is so modeler friendly. It's malleable like clay, adheres well, and the big feature is it sands easily. It's not rock hard like other two part modeling clays (Verlinden anybody?) or JB products. I would compare its sanding ability to Bondo or other automotive body putties. It feathers decently. Has a shelf life of many years. It's impervious to water so wetting your tools helps prevent sticking. A wet finger also helps smooth it after you've laid it down. Wrap a thin wire around the stick and pull the ends to cut a piece off, the inner core is hardener. The down side is I've only been able to find it online. We used it extensively when I did modeling for a custom pewter miniatures company.

The nose needs a little shaping to meet the hood so I used my favorite modeling product, QuikAluminum to putty it in and sand it down. I glazed up the finer fill and this is where we sit tonight. I think I'll give it a first shot of primer tomorrow and see what tragedies that reveals.

I'd love to see somebody do this. They've been selling for generally under $40 on eBay. Under the NASCAR covers are stock features. Not real popular with NASCAR builders because it's not accurate. Not popular with stock builders because it's not stock. Pretty much falls into this theme and there's lots of time.

It's not that good, but that doesn't mean not entertaining. A star studded cast in a paper thin plot getting mixed up in 90-minutes of Hal Needham hi jinx. Glib Brock Yates penned dialog, lots of (now dated) cars and stunts and Jackie Chan doing what he does best. Light, popcorn chewing fun in a sort of "Dukes" style.