Lunajammer

Great work Rob. That turbo looks fussy, but you did a first rate job on it. Clever use of space for the inter-cooler.

I wouldn't get too jazzed about resin axles. It's been my experience that they sag over time and the wheels camber out.

Thursday, while walking back home from dropping my car off for service, I smelled lacquer. About half a block farther I passed a guy in his driveway painting metal railings he'd just welded. I had to stop and tell him that I liked that smell because that's the smell of fun projects.

In cases like these, to cut corners, I look up the wheelbase, then look for cars with similar wheelbases that have been kitted in 1/25. Chances are there will be other parts that can be modified to fit without heavy scratch building. Often the concept ideas follow.

The free hosting sites may not cost anything, but you pay one way or another. I have a paid Fotki site. I look at it like a modeling tool. For the price of one kit a year I get no ads and a reliable photo site.

Sorry I'm a little late to the thread here, but you might want to check out this previous thread I started a couple years ago. Here are a few I built for our annual adult Pinewood Derby to benefit the VA. They all finished in the top ten (of 70+ entries) but could never finish on the podium. I also carved a running dog themed car but I need to get pics of it. I didn't participate last year because it's getting too political. Since fundraising is the goal, participation has become more important than enforcing rules so it's becoming a cheaters game. The result is fewer people are entering while the usual big spenders take the trophies.

I really, really like that Brian. It could benefit from a little more aggressive weathering, but you really went to the nines on your details. You sure know your subject, so well thought out. Thanks for sharing.

There's such a gap in the modeling world of these middle weight trucks that it's always great to see them show up. You did a great job on a truck with a lot of character.

I rather like the moons. I'm not sure an open or slotted wheel to reveal the brakes would fit the overall character as well.

Greg, I think it's high time I express my gratitude to you for your contributions to this forum. You provide a lot of across-the-board content to generate discussion. Some of it's very topical, some is just pleasant to read and some is really out there. All of it though, is appreciated. I think this forum would get profoundly quieter without your proactive participation. So, cheers my friend.

Hard to beat the allure of the Impalas, a personal favorite, which I think fits the "heavy" moniker better than the Chevelle.

You did a nice job on those. They look like fun too.

Love the plain Janes. You got a lot done in a short amount of time and it turned out very nice. Well done.

Regal. Beautiful. All it needs now is a golf club bag.

Wow, you really dialed that in right. Just beautiful.

There are some desireable kits there, but nothing I would consider too valuable to build. All of them have been re-released in some form or other.

NEO. Heh, I see what you did there. Bruce, I love the interesting twists you keep adding to your build for us mere mortals.

That would have been during her China Beach years, which if I was you, I'd have been a blathering idiot in her presence.

In a heartbeat, Dana Delany.

That looks like such a cool event. Great Pics and I'm very happy for our forum members and other contestants who got to brush with greatness. You guys are so lucky to be so close to the vortex of car culture. Kudos to you Art, it looks like it was a lot of work, but that's what it takes to play with the big boys. Well done.

Looks like I've got another Engwer bookmark. I'd like to try one of these set ups, even though I can't understand why any hot rodder would think a suicide perch is a good idea. It just looks like it has catastrophe written all over it.

I like what I'm seeing there Anthony, the rust, the interior.. neat stuff. Bruce, what can I say? Off the hook. All you guys, fun stuff to look at. Here's my summer hiatus update. I finished the body work, window and side trim. Still need to do some surfacing. A chrome spear will finished the front side trim once all is painted. I still check in every day, I'm just lurking a little.

Contact Rich, Ramfins59, he's helping Gregg manage subscriptions.

Oh my! What a class act!

Fantastic work and an exciting project. Looking forward to seeing this come together.