1320wayne

Very nice progress Charlie.

Here is a build that I did a few years back. Actually, I built this one about 7 or 8 years ago and after seeing it sitting on the shelf for so long, about three years back I stripped the body and did something different. This started out as a Tamiya kit (boxed under the UT Models name) with a Keke Rosburg paint scheme. I wasn't really fond of the blue, white and yellow scheme, even though that's how I built it, so after so many years I stripped the body and went with a phantom race car paint scheme. The kit is built out of the box. Not much to see once it's finally assembled, regarding any added paint detail. Most of the suspension is hidden inside the full length belly pan and all of the nice paint detail that I did inside can't really be seen once the glass is installed and body is in place. It's a nice kit, even though it's way out in left field from my usual builds. I enjoy stepping out of my comfort zone from time to time and build something that just sparks my interest.

Stellar build indeed. That black finish looks great.

Not too many more completed builds that I can add to this but here are a couple of "out of the box" Top Fuel builds done a few years back. First is the Lori Johns Jolly Rancher car. And next is the Cristen Powell Royal Purple car.

That is some superb work and detail on that rear end unit. Very nice indeed.

Very nice builds on both of those Ken.

I'm with you Dave. I saw this and my first thought was "Pro Street".

I actually sent John a PM to see if he had any up close shots to help me out with.

That front end shot looks wicked. Almost like you were standing in a garage looking at the real thing. Excellent work on this one. I've got to try that Straightline Modeler front wheel process sometime soon.

There's still a lot to do to this one before it's finished but the last complicated piece will be to design the working wheelie bars. They are one of the hardest features on wheelstanders to find research data on.

Hey Charlie, I'll see you there on Saturday of the event. This is one show that I only spectate at rather than compete. I will bring the wallet to pick up some goodies.

Excellent job Tyrone. Superb detail from end to end.

Derrick, the blower belt is material from a vacum cleaner belt sliced length wise to get the proper width for a blower belt. It's not exact perfect scale but it's close.

Dave, the pins came from Michael's, I believe. I bought them in such large qty. that I have had a large stock for a number of years so it's hard somtimes to remember where things come from. So, here is the big change. I wasn't felling the paint job so into the dip tank went the body to start over. Here is the new paint scheme using Valspar Metallic Silver as the base along with homemade decals/graphics that I did on my home computer. The purple flames graphics were printed onto white decal film to eliminate any bleedthrough and the text was done on clear film. The text was done in a basic red but because the decal is clear the silver shows through and then gives the text an anodized, or candy look to it. There are still plenty of decals to add to the final look but this is the basic scheme. Also, the roof decal may look like it's rippled and that is only because I just laid it on before taking these pictures and the setting solution hadn't started to really work yet. Homemade decals through an inkjet printer seem to be a bit thicker than what one might be used to using so they take longer to settle down over contours and into crevices. Hope you like and there will be more on this one in days to come as I am remotivated to get this one pushed to completion.

Some engine work has been done to this point with it being mocked up between the framerails. I still haven't completely worked out the mounting hardware yet but it is in the works. And then the biggest change so far since starting this one. Here are pictures of the original paint scheme. Now, if anyone knows me by now they may be aware that sometimes I have some problems with the overall paint job or clear coat and have to eventually start over. With this build there was nothing wrong with the paint work or clear coating other than the fact that after looking at this over a period of time I wasn't happy with the outcome. So, changes were in order.

Here is the chassis all in paint. Tires and wheels have been added and you can see a better shot of the beginnings of the working rear suspenion. I also added a piece of smoked clear styrene for the floor under the driver.

Next was the work on the chassis. All scratchbuilt from Evergreen square stock and round tubing. The front suspension was made from a parts box straight axle and scracthbuilt leaf springs created out of brass. The rear suspension is a mixture of parts box pieces like the ladders bars and quick change rear end along with scratchbuilt, working springs.

Here is another ongoing project that has found it's way back onto the workbench yet again. For anyone that has already seen any of this one in the past I did a search of this forum and I guess I never entered anything on it here. This is a build that I started at least two years ago and it has found it's way on and off the bench for different reasons. And, since this Summer has been a little frantic and I can't seem to concentrate on just one build at a time, (modelers ADD) I decided to go back to work on this one. This is a Dodge Magnum Revell kit being converted into a modern style wheelstander. The first series of pictures is the mockup of the body and where I would need to make any cuts to the design of the body to work it into a wheelstander. I molded the hood into place and then cut out a new hood insert for access to the front suspension and any onboard electronics and battery. I also angle cut the rear quarters to make room for the larger tires as well as giving the body the ability to perform the wheelstand. And, I cut the rear roof forward to make room for the rear mounted engine. The grill openings were also cut out for mesh to be added later. The tires and wheels are from Comp. Resins and Pro Track slot cars wheels anodized in purple.

Creating a set from solder can also be a lot of fun if you have the patience. I did a set a number of years back for a 65 Plymouth AWB and they came out pretty good. I even had to wrap them around the framerails and the torsion bars like some were done back in the day. Sorry that the picture isn't any better but I don't have this build any longer or I would take some closer photos.

The Johan 64 Dodge "Recharged" kit has probably the best set of true fenderwell headers. Otherwise Bandit Resins sells a set that are really great.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/16/reno-air-show-plane-crash_n_967137.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%7C96366 The unthinkable happened today at the 2011 Reno Air Races when a pilot flying a P-51 lost control and crashed into an area where spectators were watching. To date the news is stating that there are three fatalities, including the pilot, and at least 75 injured. A sad event for all involved.

Chris, I'm not going to be able to help you out with that one as all of these builds are curbsides and have no chassis detail to speak of. I do understand your dilemna as I too have a full detail build of a Super Gas Roadster planned for the future and chassis pictures are very hard to come by. My thought, when I get to that project, would be to either attend an event and try to get some up close shots of one or at least try to contact one of the more well known race teams and see if they could email some detailed shots of their chassis.

Some additional awesome builds done by Daryl.

Besides the incident of mine that I described above, I have seen other models that have suffered some sort of damage at different shows over the years. All accidents and all were explained to the builders with apologies. All except one! A couple of years ago, in a show here in Florida, a fellow modeler and friend had one of his models where a front wheel was broken off from one of his builds, apparently after hours during the judging, as this was another two day show. When we left on Saturday afternoon, before the judging, all was o.k. with his build. When we returned the next morning he eventually noticed that the wheel had been broken off and someone glued it back on with a hot glue gun, making a mess all over the underside of the model. No explanation was given from anyone running the show, even after being presented with the issue. They simply claimed that they knew nothing about what had happened. A discouraging incident to say the least and a prime reason why a number of area modelers no longer attend this show.

Here are some more of Daryl's builds.