Brudda

Finished Webber’s

Going to get my butt in gear and start assembling. Going to add a little detail to the Webber carbs. Not a lot , just a few brass screws and other brass items. Otherwise they give you a great start on the carbs. Going out of order of assembly. As most of us modelers do. Here is a pic of the carbs without detail. Remember not going to add a lot. You really could get carried away but not this one. I have a MFH Porsche 917/30 that will get plenty of detail.

I have been in the automotive repair business since 1969. I have seen so many changes. As a sponsor of hot august nights , I have seen a decline of restored cars to the restomods. So there will always be money in it. That is some what sad for real car guys that have to work every day for a income. The first real change I saw in the eighties, the vw bugs. Kids could afford them and there are all different ways to make them. Gas was a big factor. Then I saw the Honda cars. You could now go fast and afford it. And there is the gas factor again. Now mind you that the car collector thing is still going on, but there is a new car culture behind it all. I believe all of you are correct in your own eyes. It’s what you can afford . This is why rat rods became popular. . Money dictates which direction you will go . I love them all, VW’s , Honda’s , Muscle cars, Sports cars, Drifters , Drag and the list goes on. Now my boy makes a great living, he is 32 years old with $250,000 a year he can buy what he likes. Not all are like this , a lot still live at home. His friend is 32 and has a dental reconstruction business. He makes over 1 mill a year. So he has 32 fords. He is the youngest to have a car on the cover of rodders journal. Number 49. So it really depends what you make. This takes you to what kind of car you will get. It’s always about the money. Sad to say but it’s true

Thank you sir. Well I usually have good luck with some of their products but there is a recall on some of their jack stands. No joke.

Hello Carl. I’m going to use them on my Ferrari P4

1/12 jack stands

I had a 1/32 cobra Daytona coupe for my slot car years ago. Did monogram make it? I cannot remember who did, I used to race it on a slot car track at my friends house. His dad had a killer 4 lane 1:32 track. Mark loved Ferrari’s and I had a rage tag Daytona coupe. But it sure was fun!!! Your Porsche sure is cool

NICE

Yes Yellowsportwagon, swap meets at IPMS contests are a great way to get good deals. NNL events are also a great way to get deals

I’m a PRO kras ta nator.

Super cool!!!!!

Thank you MarkJ, Thank you Doctor Larry, Thank you Slusher, Thank you Jim N, Thank you PappyD340

Well it’s finished. Our Silver Springs Club Build. Anything Monogram. It is not perfect by far. First NASCAR model I have finished. This is supposed to be Dale Jarrett, Robert Yates car. I guess it was Davy, Ernie , then Dale. Out of box. The rules are no after market parts. You can use aftermarket decals as most of these kits are old and the decals are bad. The next one , I will try to be better. The object of the club build is to keep cost low and the build simple.

Thank you PeteJ. Thank you cobra man. Thank you peteski. And thank you Slusher , also for the spiritual guidance.

My first NASCAR. Thunderbird.

Thank you sir

Fisher model.1/32 . This is a repost. Pitts biplane. Very fun build. Resin , brass and photoetch. Painted red and grabber blue. First resin model and first plane I have built. Had to solder brass parts. A lot of sanding since it was resin. The fit was really good. This build was way out of my comfort zone. Doing a Wing nut wings Albatros. This is also way out of my comfort zone but giving it a try. Hope you like.

Super!!! All of your builds are fantastic

Thank you. First NASCAR and it’s pretty fun. But out of box. I can see if you go all out on detail, it can get pretty crazy.

Thank you sir. Slixx decals that are very old and they work great. The black with the yellow and red are very striking. The NASCAR guys know how to make cars look good. I have a question. Is the roll cage grey or red? The instructions say red , but the box Art is grey. Thank you.

Fantastic Mr Laski! I’m trying a NASCAR also. First one and out of box. I’m not a decal guy because I’m not very good with them. But I got out of my comfort zone and trying it. I learned a lot watching this build. Thank you for the info. Beautiful build sir.

Monogram thunderbird. My first NASCAR model. If your into NASCAR you better like decals. I ,on the other hand ,am not good at decals. The Silver Springs Model club are building anything monogram. Out of box only. Our club is getting back to basics. Here is my humble start.

LOL! Yes

Hello Slimguy, sorry for the slow response, yes Mr Obsessive is right. They give you a few tools. The model is assembly only with no painting. I will add some detail to this kit. Like the Webber’s look a little plain. But that’s ok , I’ll just add a little to them.( They are easy to assemble. I put together a 1/10 Toyota 2000 GT. In a month. I have a job so it was after work. A few minutes a night). And that is what I’ll do to the other parts , add a little to where it’s needed. As far as price , it is expensive. No getting around it... But if it is a car you are in love with, you only live once. This will be a centerpiece in a room in my house. Also there is a problem with room. They do take a lot of space. You can paint them if you want. My DeAgostini 2000GT came white and I repainted it. Here are a few pics of the Toyota 2000 GT