1320wayne

Good looking build John.

The biggest negative is that the decals are sized for bodies that he created so they may not fit too well with any main stream available kits. For the most part they are easy to work with. In some cases you will have to cut his decals down into smaller segments for easier application. I was able to get a bit more done. Clear coat is complete and the tire/wheel detail is done.

Very nice Steve.

They are resin castings from a diecast funny car.

A very good friend of mine owns a race used 25th anniversary 94 Trans Am pace car from the AC Delco 500 in Rockingham. He has always wanted to acquire one of my pro mod builds for his collection of models. So, I presented him with the idea that I go out on a limb and build him a pro mod based on his street trim pace car. He was all for it so here we go. I am starting with a kit bash of the Revell 98 T/A pro stock kit and the Revell 25th anniversary kit. I converted the 98 body to a 94 by grafting on the 94 nose as well as inserting the hood scallops from the 94. He wanted a blown pro mod so there will be a blower sticking through the hood. The first pick is of the real car that this build is based on.

Thanks for all of the compliments. I'm really pleased with the final outcome on this one.

Excellent build.

I added them after these pics were taken. I had some photo-etch cassettes that I added to the front seat.

Superb build. Excellent job on the weathering.

Thanks Ron. I was hoping you'd appreciate this considering your profile pic.

I actually started building this as a two door. Once I got far enough along i decided that it just wouldn't look right unless I added the back door. I cut away enough material from the b-pillar to to get the right look of the back door window area and then drew out the new door line based on pics found on the internet. In this pic you can still see the original door line, which I filled in after scribing the new lines. I also cut away the door handle, filled it in and drilled out the new location for the handle on the back door.

Here's my most recent completed build. Our family attorney and friend is a huge fan of the movie "The Big Lebowski". He has so much movie memorabilia in his office so I decided to surprise him by building the Dude's Torino. Mind you, this build is not even close to 100% accurate but I did the best job that I could to replicate the car. It's the wrong year but I started with the Revell Starsky and Hutch kit and converted the body to four doors. I added the weathering to the best of my ability. The only body damage done was to tweak the hood and remove all but one of the door handles. I didn't do anything fancy with the suspension as it will never be seen and I did build the engine that comes in the kit even though I'm sure the car in the movie would have been a simple base, small displacement engine. It won't be seen anyways. It was a rather simple build, other than the door conversion and I'm pretty happy with the results.

Thanks for all of the compliments. It"s 1/25 scale.

That is some mind blowing detail and craftsmanship.

After six months of work today I was able to put the finishing touches on my 70 Cuda twin turbo pro mod.

Once the windshield glass is installed the A-pillars will be secured to the chassis.

Thanks. The black braided line is actually elastic cord found at Michael's. It looks like high pressure line and because it's elastic it bends without collapsing.

Some of you here may be familiar with a member that goes by the name of Mistertwister. He primarily built drag models. His name is Darryl Raper. He and I were good friends for years. Two weeks ago I received a call from him after not hearing from him in a few months. He was diagnosed with a rapid form of neck cancer that went undetected for a long time. It was so far along that I didn't even recognize his voice when he called. Well, unfortunately I received a call earlier today from his mother to inform me that Darryl lost that battle on Friday. Darryl was a great model builder and an even better person. He will be sorely missed that I am sure of.

I think one more update before I put the finishing touches on this one. Both doors are done, painted the inside of the body and added extensions to the exhaust so the bullhorns will stick out where they need to be.

Very nice build.

I cheated and cut them from an Action funny car diecast.

Maybe these pics can be of some help to you with ideas if you don't already know which direction your going in. I created this build a few years back.

Passenger side door is hinged now as well. Also finished all of the interior parts and wiring. Now it's on to the exterior finish pieces like the glass, chutes, fasteners and tighten it all up to call it done.

Excellent progress Jay.