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Oh, Ok, the backroads of ENGLAND!!! Still seems normal though! England, Ireland,USA, to me ALL backroads are the same, just stay out the way!!!!

Buba, Either Terry, or Tim Alhborn would know, check Tim out on the forum PM He goes by Mackinac 359 I think. But HE BREATHES truck models! If ANYONE would know, HE would!

Nick, ANY Hot Rod looks WAY cooler with a nice flame job!!!!

THANKS Ron! I'll go check him out!

OOOO Chuck REALLY like the 34 Roadster pick-up! What kit is it? The rest of them bad boys ain't nun too shabby either! I LOVES me a cool Hot Rod!!! an from the looks of it, yas gottcha a COUPLA REAL cool rides!!! GREAT BUILDS!!!

I know, caz they REALLY DO have some GREAT kits! But whats the difference 'tween a 55 Pontiac anna 56? Pics would REALLY be a big help! As far as the 60's kits go, I CAN remember what they look like, but I DO get tripped up on the 50's kits, caz if a relative or my Dad didn't own one, I'm kinda in the dark 'bout what they looked like!

I know, I can read. But to say that the Modelhaus is the BEST just ain't true anymore.

Harry, If you haven't seen anything from Motor City Resins, or Missing Link, your in for a BIG surprise! They may not have as much variety of kits as Modelhaus(YET), but the QUALITY of their stuff'll give the Modelhaus a run for their money ANY DAY!!! I personally feel that they are among the BEST in the resin casting buisness an they are BOTH GREAT guys to deal with! Like I said, they MAY NOT have as wide a selection of kits, but they are EVERY BIT as good, if NOT BETTER than ANYONE else out there! You REALLY should check them out, their castings are FLAWLESS!!!!

X2 REALLY sad news. God Bless ya Bud.

Shane, C'mon now Bro, Your just as good as ANY of the so called SUPERSTARS!!! You just work in a different vein,that's all! That bad boy sure looks good to me! The Saddle Back Dart has ALWAYS been one of my favorite funnies( caz I LOVE that body style!) All the extra stuff you add just makes it THAT much better! Heck Bro, I'd put it on MY shelf JUST LIKE IT IS! Looks like the Saddle Back Probly would sound like it, an that's good enuff for me. But then again, THAT'S me! I'd put ANY of your builds on MY shelf!!! GREAT JOB Bro, you dun REAL GOOD!!!

Guys, just got an E-Mail this morn from someone named James Burling. Looks like he puts out a newsletter of some sort on model cars. ANYONE ever heard or know anything about him/this? I haven't deleted it, but I'm not sure on if it's legit or wat. If one of you guys could give me a little background on it/him I'd GREATLY appericiate it, caz I'm ALWAYS open to new model stuff, just DON'T wanna get scammed or played. Can anyone help? If not then it goes in the JUNK/DELETE file!

Tommy, it looks GREAT! Red on red is normal to us, as Pete mentioned. You'd NEVER know the hood don't fit, caz the REST of it looks that good! Thanks for the heads up in it though, caz I have that kit too, just ain't messed with it yet! NOW I know! Funny how everyday Camaro wheels look SO right onna 100,000 dollar car! GREAT BUILD!!!

Bri, DON'T NEVER be scareded ta ask a question Bro, how else ya gonna learn? Look at the Capt'n (CB) he jus goes in an kicks some butt, an comes out smellin all sweet! Now THAT rascal DO'S come up with some WILD off the wall stuff, AND it ALWAYS looks good. BUT, he started JUST LIKE YOU AND ME! Now look at 'im! Dun ate so many 'shrooms he can build somethin off the top of his head AND make it look like he MEANT it that way! You'll get there too. Like I said, you look like ya KNOW what ya want, it's just the execution of said IDEA! Keep at it Bro, you'll get there with FLYIN colors!!!

50's I THINK the main problem is that the 50's are just TOO long ago to be mainstream anymore. 32 Fords ARE the quintessential Hot Rod, thus their popularity. There are just TOO MANY 50's cars that would be popular, an the model co.s can't afford to pop what they DON'T know what would sell. I myself am a 60's Muscle Car person, cas THAT'S what I know. Some of the older guys would LOVE to see some 50's models, but WHICH ones! I did buy the 57 Chrysler, 58 Edsel, an so on, but only cas if I DON'T they just might NOT pop anything else from that era, an bein a model guy, I wanna see as many NEW kits as they can make! I just don't think a 55 Pontiac Starchief or Plymouth Savoy is on their list of good sellers. I'D buy a coupla each, but I don't make the decisions on what they pop. But I do like those cars, and they're BOTH available in resin. Oh, an could you PLEASE add your name to your sig? It makes for much friendlier conversation.

Brian, the purpose of a flare is cover a wheel so it does not protrude beyond the edge of the fender, so they usually are hollow. Flares ought to cover said wheel. Your look SOLID like they were just added for no particular reason but to be there. IF they wre ACTUAL flares, they would STILL allow the wheel to sit INSIDE them. Your look like they only move the OUTSIDE of the fender farther out. If you had used the rear or even the front fenders from a VW bug,you would have gotten close to the same look ,but they would have been functional. If you hollow what you have OUT then you'd have fully functional flares. Right now they just look like bulges on the side of your car. I'm NOT trying to be mean, but you DID ask so, I HOPE you take MY OPINION as constructive, and NOT a knock on your build. Like I said, you DID A VERY nice job on the top chop, so it looks like you do know what your doin. You just might be confused on the purpose of them. Like I said, they look like they're made of Bondo, so they shouldn't be too hard to hollow out, and make them look AND be functional. I REALLY hope you DON'T take my advice as critisism.

I just picked up a 72 Elky from Jimmy in April , at our MCCC toy show for 10 bucks. It's JUST the body though, an NOT a complete kit like yours. So far it's been just a simple conversion to the plastic kit parts. His stuff is pretty easy to work with, there IS some clean up required, as with most of his stuff, but they ARE NICE accurate castings. If I'da seen your body, I'da bought it to, caz I LIKE elkys!!! She's lookin good so far, it'll be nice to see when it's done!

"Puppit Hed" I LIKESES dat! Can I use it as a NEW werd ta decribe alla thick hedded folks I be knowin??? Caz I KNOWS ALLOT O' em!!! Don't tell O'l Gunthar wat ya be callin him,caz he MIGHT get preturbed atttcha! Like I sed, Ifn hims an ol Frankiemurc team up, HOOOOO EEEE it'll be a hot time inna ol town tonite!!!! Lookin good though, caz I allus likeses ta see jus how yer mind works (or don't) wen yur doin this nutty stuff!!!

If they're them tomato can thingies, just use aluminum tubeing.

Then why is the one he's standing next to got BROWN mouldings? Just askin.

Gotta side with Dave on this one, Rad. The pics look REAL to me! GREAT backdrop, looks like the real deal! you dun GOOD!!!!

Nige, why does the thought of you tearin around the back roads of Belfasy in a 110HP 1,300 lb car NOT surprise me??? Actually it seems like the RIGHT thing to do!!!!

Holy Shamoly Capn, looks like da sqwoil dun took on a life of 'is own!!!! Ya better be havin some Holy Shamoly water 'round ta keep them demons at bay!!! Man, wat's goin on with the FrankieMerc??? If THESE 2 start runnin together you MAY be in for a Worl' o' HURT!!!!

WOW Forth, No bout adout it, you got one cool Mom!!! Be GOOD to her!!!

WoW! beein ORANGE din't change that kit one bit! Your doin a GREAT job on it! LOVE the color, an the idea for the wheels is GREAT!!!! This'll be a KILLER when your done!!!

Jon, that "Other" mag has a VERY good article in it this month, by Tim Boyd, about how to section bodies. Just a plain simple sectioning job would do wonders with that body. And with the roof chopped that drasticly, it would take the height out of the body. I think it'll look good like that, but thats just me!