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Well folks, it's last call at the Double Deuce and Jeff Healy is off to that great blues fest in the sky. Dalton's 65 "Road House" Riviera is ready to head to California. This was probably the most relaxing model I've built in years. Fitting the LT5 into it was an easy upgrade that any novice could enjoy. Steel rims were home cast resin with parts box tires. Some light wash in select areas and a little pastel dust and bingo!

Did the interiors come with them?

Flat out brutal Tom. You know what the stance reminds me of...?

The last two years I've been exercising Herculean strength in not buying kits. Buying a kit makes me feel like I'm being an enabler to my own weaknesses. Not attending any swaps this year has been a big help.

Stop! It's making me dizzy. What a fun thread. Sorry I missed it first time around too. Just the thought of making it all work and having it come out like it was nothing is mind boggling. Gold stars for the engine and interior too.

Tim, the story is as inspiring as it is sad. Modeling can be so personal. A wonderful tribute. The model is jaw-dropping, and with good pics it's one of those posts where I spend a little extra time just adding up all the detail you and Eric put into it, hoping to learn something. Really glad you shared this.

You captured the nostalgia perfectly. Not sure I've seen a '51 done this way. Makes me want to watch old black & white movies. ?

The 2021 Cannonball Ruse.

Heh-heh, touche' ?. But that's a good pic anyway, because it shows the steel rims, which is the time version I'm building. Earlier in the flick the ralleye rimmed tires got slashed and were replaced with the steelies that Dalton (Swayze) picked up here...

But the devil is in the details, ain't it Bruce? No worries, I've got some time off next week, that ought to be enough. Anthony, that Camaro is stunning, it really is. Looking forward to more pics.

Where the Road House Riv sits for now.

Oh Steeeve! I'm crestfallen that the whole front end didn't make it to the body. Would've been a bunch of work, but it would be jazzy!

A great display of model building knowledge, from resources, technique, talent and knowledge of subject. Bravo.

Such a cool piece. Love the engine with the carb set up. I've got a couple in my parts box that go unused because nothing seems good enough for them.

One of the first movies to bring back 3D in 1981. I never walk out of a movie I paid for, so I suffered in some sort of continuum where time and space stood still while I languished in a vortex of boredom until the gods released me. I think the entire budget went into the poster, the movie shot for free.

Battery dead on my camera, but I had an unexpectedly productive Cannonball evening. I'm working back at the office and my model bench is open again. After a long stretch of low modeling desire, I pulled out my paints, did a little bit, then a little more, and before long there's light at the end of the tunnel. I hope to get some new pics and get this buttoned up soon.

Just saw this too. I've been a big fan of his work and over the decades would always take a little extra time to mull over his stuff in the contest issues. Sad. ?

Just wow! Not a fan of the skinny rubber but those rims are utterly perfect. Killer paint!

How stock does it have to be, are we talking about rebuilding interiors? Also, what's the word on grafting similar stock bodies onto race chassis if the modification amounts to swapping out enough parts to just do a body swap anyway?

Really looks the part. I could've totally believed this was a Comet sport package and offered as an AMT kit.

These are brilliant. I love the resourcefulness. Pretty good for a youth.

I would check the model railroad catalogs. I've purchased plastic grids and catwalks and/or fencing that have made nice automotive grills.

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Your body work is flawless. Wow.