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And then there is the granddaddy of jet trucks - Les Shockley's Shockwave!! Three engines and it really hauls.

It would be more interesting if it actually moved! Here's one that does! The music and editing is obnoxious.

Those decals you designed are very cool and period perfect! It looks like a real fun build. Those AMT short funny cars (They did a Vega and Gremlin also) were pretty cool. They probably wouldn't have been NHRA legal for FC but could have run in altered class. Great job.

I did see your pun and you do get a gold star for it!

His Ebay user name is rbmotion. He often sells items on Ebay that he doesn't have in his catalog. It's all great stuff.

This thread is ................... rivet-ing! I can't believe you guys missed that pun! I have used the method Art suggested which is drilling the holes and gluing in evergreen and filing to a uniform height and there I deviated from Art and used liquid glue to soften and round off the corners and mellow it out a bit. Just brush on and leave it. I drilled my holes on a Unimat mill so the line would be straight. If you don't have access to machine tools, tape on a strip of brass to guide you. One could use a piece of screen taped on to establish a grid to drill the holes. also. Good luck to you. Wills kits are pretty cool. I am building their Bugatti T59 right now and it is a challenge but it is satisfying also. I bought the kit in 1979 and only felt confident enough to tackle it now! It helps that some good wire wheels are available for it now also.

If I remember correctly, Jimmy got a "Cease and desist" letter from ZZTop when he started out calling it Cadzilla. I forgot what he calls it now. I thought it was like Leadstone or some such thing. How about a sideways opening hood like the real Buicks had?

That is a bit much. He still puts his pants on one leg at a time. We have to be careful here. We don't want to turn him into a "legend in his own mind".

Tim, At the risk of your head getting even a little bit bigger after all these guys have been stroking you I will add my thoughts on your influence on me and the hobby in general. I had always admired your models and remembered your name from the Car Model mag days. I was very pleased when I met you and the gang at Omaha in 79. I instantly recognized Tom Woodruff's name too. I had never heard of Helppie! I remember you and Dave Berry in particular going out of your way to talk to me and help get me in to the MPC finals judging. That was one of the best week-ends of my life! The next year when I met up with the gang and you in Dearborn and you took me over to see all your built models at your folk's house was also a big thrill. Over the years I always noticed how you continued to introduce yourself to new people who showed up and help get pics of their models in the mags. It is quite a thrill the first time it happens for all of us. You really have been an Ambassador-At-Large for the hobby and made a real difference to a lot of people's enjoyment of the hobby. Be cool.

Here is some major embarassment for Tim but it is actually pretty cool. I scanned these from my "Wall O'Mags". Detroit MPC Show 1970-71? The dude wins best detail at age 15! At the biggest model car contest ever held! Tim mentioned winning 2nd and 3rd at the MPC Championship. Here he is! Bruce is looking pretty fashion forward, too! I met these guys one year after this photo! Good times!

I think they are good quality. Some of them are former LS kits. If you like the subject go for it!

Thanks for the pics, Tim. By the way, who's the lovely lady standing in front of the Lusso? Anyone you know?

A cheaper alternative is the Carrera motor from the old Aurora - now Revell 904. It's 1/25th, scale too! It beats trashing out an expensive Fujimi kit.

The AMT 1/43rds all came out from 68 -70 approximately and they were quite a few of them, 15 or so differnt cars. Some were custom versions only, most were stock. You may like the XKE they had and 2 Corvettes. They did some muscle cars, too. In the 80s LS did three 1/43rd plastic kits that came with a diorama garage scene that were pretty nice. I remember a BB512 and 2 other exotics but I can't remember what they were( a lambo and a Maser?).

Tim is correct! All of the Revell VW based buggies, etc. look OK with a bunch of work. None of it is too difficult. The wheels and tires are quite tossable. The VW engine is terrible. The Corvair engine is pretty nice. The body shapes are good. They are fun to build. Gran Turismo with Corvair engine, and Fujimi Porsche wheels. Gypsy with the VW motor. I scartchbuilt the exhaust. Wheels are Monogram and tires are Jimmy Flintstone/Testors.

Very cool model! I wish someone made accurate wire wheels for 30s Fords.

Casual interest is fine, Harry. There is an NNL in Crystal Lake next weekend(August 2). You can't complain about the distance!! The Milwaukee guys have a good NNL every April. I have been going to that one since it started many. many moons ago. The NNLs are non-competitive(mostly! ) and are tons of fun. Of course Toledo in October is the original and I go most years that I can. NNL East and West are bigger but I have been going to Toledo since 1980! Even Hutchings goes to Toledo!!!! The ego thing is funny. Some of the big ones claim that they are only in it for the fun because they can't compete . The very best builders are typically very down to Earth. As far as people getting mad at contest results I say who cares! I have done it, I have seen and heard others do it. We are all human. Sometimes there is some bad judging, sometimes there is bad attitude by the entrant. The thing is I just enjoy going AND I like competing, too.

Excellent build! The rust is very nicely done as is the whole build. It can't be a Minnesota car, however, because it still has all of it's lower edges. I had a 57 post 2-dr in high school (74-75)and the sheet metal was GONE half way up to the side chrome. The bottoms of the front fenders flapped in the breeze, too!

Model car building is like almost any pursuit a person can undertake. There are many levels of involvement out there. You have sandlot teams to overpaid pros in Baseball - every skill level of golfer. Why should model cars be different? I actually ran a contest that paid cash one year. It went OK but we had few entries because the fee was $25.00 We had six! The winner got $100.00. The judging was excellent. The only complaint was from the wife of the last place finisher -"He paid $75. for the wheels!" I think a contest with cash and or serious merchandise prizes brings out more models of higher quality. It is logical. Not everyone can compete in that environment. I love bike riding but I will not be appearing at the Tour De France . If one can't, won't or doesn't want to compete at a higher level contest, that is fine. Don't say it isn't fine for those of us who are competitive to have a place to do it. Some of the Revell contests in the 60s had serious prizes including new cars. The MPC series which ended in 79 had a lot of merchandise prizes. I even believe that there was a Monogram sponsored contest in Car Model mag in the early 70s and the first place prize was the 1/1 Predicta show car! So Harry, when are you going to actually show up at an NNL or contest?? Just asking.

That has a great look to it. If you do want better injection stacks, Sakatsu from Japan makes them in all sizes and they are beautiful and inexpensive. Best place to order them is Hobbylink Japan hlj.com Keep up the great work.

The Atheist Jewboy moniker came from a conversation that my wife and I had. Her parents were faithful Catholics and mine were atheist. My mother is ethnically Jewish but her parents were not very observant. We were joking around about how to introduce me to the rest of my wife's extended family. We came up with -"I would like you to meet Andy, my atheist jewboy husband". The only funny comment we actually got was from my father in law. He said he wasn't going to wear a "beanie" at the wedding. I said good because I won't be either!

Whatever! I respond to Atheist Jewboy, commie pinko, and many, many other things.

Well now, Harry! Keep it up and "Challenged" will become archaic and offensive. I know that some are using differently abled but that hasn't gained any traction yet, thank goodness. That one is pure hokum or maybe it is negatively abled. I like good clear use of language so some of these modern euphemisms are pretty silly. However I do find some of the people pushing back against it go too far. As far as names for different ethnic groups, I believe in calling people whatever they want to be called and that could be many things. I just hope someone calls me!

Wouldn't that be more like doublespeak? Perhaps gilding the lily? Padding the resume? I think political correctness would be more like not referring to someone as an inbred spit-talking slack jawed redneck but as an American of Southern Heritage. I ONLY use that as an example. I am absolutely certain you guys have more examples to share.