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The rear wing is from an older Revell top fuel kit. I cut down the wing braceing from the same kit and attached it to the body.

It is just a regular Revell funny car chassis that has been shortened in the front and all of the body attachment rails have been removed in the back and new ones for the altered body are still to be made.

Well, here is my next project already in full swing. I have had this one mocked up for a couple of years now and I finally decided it was time to get back to it and get it finished. It is a retro phantom build of the original Rat Trap altered. The body is resin with a few modifications and the decals are from Slixx. The next step is to start adding all of the engine and chassis details. Stay tuned.

Here is the link to a series of pictures from the first Model Car Mecca held in Surrey, B.C., Canada. It was an excellent turnout for a first time show that was put on by Jeremy Mahovolich and his group. A very professional job was done. If the first is any indication then future shows will certainly grow in size and in reputation. http://public.fotki.com/1320wayne/model_sh...model-car-mecc/

Here you go. A couple of decent reference albums to use. http://www.lookoutmodel.com/albums.html

Well, the 37th annual Portland Classic model contest is in the books. This show is the longest show (to the best of my knowledge) ongoing in the U.S. today in conjunction with the 51st annual Portland Roadster show. The show is open for viewing and entry over the three day period. This years show was no exception to the ongoing success and participation that the Pacific Northwest has to offer in the modeling hobby. Three highlights for this years show. 320 models entered into the show with thousands of people filtering through the show room over the three day period. Ron Martinolich, president of SABA (Scale Auto Builders Association), host club worked tirelessly along with Bob Paeth throughout the three days to put on a splendid show and Ron was even able to procure the services of Miss Oregon 2006, Donilee McGinnis, to be the honorary trophy girl (queen) and help to distribute the awards to all of the winners. And lastly I must say that the ladies are taking over. We had four very competitive females participating in the adult categories (no ladies class) and 3 out of the 4 were able to walk away with first place awards and one of these fine females walked away with the best engine award; justly so. A good time was had by all. We had a very good turnout of Junior participants for a change and a ton of goodies were given away with the awards. I have included some teaser pics. but for the whole show please go to the link provided. http://public.fotki.com/1320wayne/model_sh...portland-class/ Bob Paeth, Miss Oregon, Ron Martinolich Makes you wish Summer were here already. When's the last time that you've been to the demo derby? The new "Garth" Mobile? HO scale....Awesome detail...One of the ladies! For more pics. check out the link above.

The opening hatch is part of the kit. And yes, the Krylon paint is the same rattle cans that you can find at hardware stores. I like to use it when I am looking for some more uncommon color choices.

You don't have to go through Ebay if choose not to. Just contact Fred Sudlow at www.fredsresinworkshop.com and he will sell directly to you.

O.K., here is the latest piece from my workbench. It is a current Monte Carlo funny car body. Since I am still just getting my feet wet with the whole resin casting business I decided to turn this one over to a professional. Fred Sudlow from Fred's Resin Workshop did the casting and it came out great. Fred will be marketing the body, although you probably won't see it on his web site. He did this as a favor and it wouldn't really fit into his line of superb modified and dirt track racing components. He will be carrying this at shows that he attends as well as selling them through his Ebay store. I am negotiating right now with trying to get some decals produced for some of these cars. I hope you like.

Nice work. Here are a couple of pics. of the one that I built a few years back using the original AMT Firestone pickup truck as a starting point. I really like the work on the bed. If I had taken more time back when I built this I would have made some changes to the overall look of the bed myself. I recently changed out the tires that I had first used on the build to include a pair of the Irocs that I also picked up from RPP Hobby.

The paint looks awesome. The low look is definately the only way to go with this kit.

It's Krylon Teal.

Well, it's finally complete. It didn't take too long after getting the paint issue corrected. The kit builds into a pretty nice replica of a Dodge Magnum. One thing that I noticed though was during final assembly it was discovered that the half shafts for the rear axles do not exist in the kit. The center section is there but nothing else. It's amazing that Revell could miss a big detail such as this. Anyway, here are the final pics.

I get my flocking from a local hobby store. You can also get it from Detail Master and probably many other mail order sites. The kit is from Revell.

Nice work. I just started this same practice mid way through last year and I have been having a blast molding parts for future projects. It's great knowing now that I don't have to buy a kit simply for one part. Just cast it and make as many as you, when you need them.

That is one beautiful paint job. I love the subject matter also. Great job!

Here in Portland, this weekend we had the 9th Annual Portland Rod & Custom show. Along with the big cars we also have a model competition. Although overall attendance was down with the adult ranks there was a junior entrant that stole the show. This 13 year old was at the show for the three days because his dad is an automotive painter and had a couple of 1:1 cars in attendance. This young man brought some very nicely done entries and he cleaned up in the awards categories. What was more impressive was that he spent three days around the contest area sitting with one of the more accomplished modelers in the area learning how to chop a top on a 49 Merc.. The following pictures are his work. The only help he received was guidance as to where to lay out the chop and where to cut. He did all of the cutting and piecing back together and all of the fill work and sanding. He did an amazing job in a matter of days. And, on the final day of the show he even stepped up and helped out with the "make and take" that lasted about three hours. We had over 50 kids take part and this young man helped out as many as he could. His name is Austin Conley and he is to be congratulated for his efforts. Not only did he clean up in the junior categories and take Best in Show Junior but he also received the celebrity pick from Car Crazy's Barry Macguire, and Barry had no clue that he was selecting an entry done by a junior. Best in show junior Celebrity pick, hard to see in the picture but the paint is a beautiful metal flake lemon yellow. And here is Austin cleaning up on all of his justly earned awards.

The trunk bed is flocking. I also used the same flocking on the seat inserts. I need to take a couple of pics. of the interior before completing the model. All of the color graphics (including the yellow) on the first paint job was decal. Thanks for the comments.

I was wondering about the color. Thanks for telling what it is. It looks great. In one picture the color looks gold but in the engine close up you can see the green in it. Excellent build.

Here are some pics. of the interior and grill work. The grill was done by cutting out the plastic and adding mesh material. The interior was painted with Valspar texture paint and added flocking.

Very nice work so far. Waiting to see the finished piece.

Very nice build. Excellent detail throughout.

Yes. A couple of fellow club members brought it with them. I had planned to attend but a family emergency came up at the last minute. Thanks for the compliments guys.

Well, here is my current project (one of about 20 ongoing at the same time). A 2006 Revell Dodge Magnum. I am lowering the suspension and adding Aoshimas wheels. This is actually the second paint job. The first one was going good until the clear coat process cracked severely enough to warrant a trip to the strip tank. It will have a texture paint light tan inetrior but other tha thos changes it will be primarily a box stock buildup. Here was the first paint job that went South real quick. And then the new paint job. Pretty much a complete 180 from the first design.

Here is my latest finished creation. It is a full custom from a 57 Cameo pickup. It features plenty of ktibashed bodywork including the front headlight areas from the Vetteagin kit. The front grill is an upside down 51 Chevy. The rear fenders are also from the 51 Chevy. The taillights are from an early 60's Vette. The remainder of the body has been extensively modified with styrene and filler. The hood has been pancaked and then extended and peaked downward towards the grill. I pondered long and hard about possibly chopping the top and even polled some fellow club members but when it came right down to it I left it alone and I'm happy that I didn't chop it. The engine is out of a 96 Vette kit. The chassis has been kitbashed from the Cameo kit as well the front section from the Vetteagin kit. The exhaust is scratchbuilt out of aluminum tubing with metal exhaust tips running out the back. The interior is also kitbashed out of the Vetteagin kit. Paint is HOK Candy Apple red with added flames garphics from a Slixx decal sheet. The wheels are from Pegasus.