Harry P.

Ken... I said a hint. Not the answer!

Hey Peter... regardless of the Hudson, glad to see you back on the forum, man!

Well done, sir.

I believe that story was meant as a joke.... BTW... is your shift key broken?

Soon.

The Tatras of the '30s are especially cool.

Matt, that's some very impressive photography!

I agree with Rob. Nice shop, looks very busy! But you need to add the grease stains on the floor and the general grunge you see in every auto shop and garage... PS: A few more figures wouldn't hurt...

BTW... there were also people who thought Cadillac and Pontiac (Oakland). Right tree... wrong branch!

Very nicely done.

Not true. Actually the types of models that Gregg likes best are rarely featured in the magazine, other than in the New Products and Resin columns, where Gregg does like to review the subjects that he likes best. But as far as the rest of the pages, his personal preferences regarding subject matter isn't a determining factor. We try to mix it up and feature all sorts of models... particularly the kind of stuff you won't see in SA. After all, SA already does SA... why do the same stuff they're doing? We march to the beat of a different drummer, and in my biased opinion, the hobby is better off for it. Variety is the spice of life, as the old saying goes.

For seating in the back, I was trying to decide whether I wanted individual benches along the side walls, or a traditionally placed rear bench seat. I went with the regular old bench seat. Mine is a very simple, with plain padded cushions (no pleated upholstery or anything fancy here... strictly utilitarian) and a folding back. Here are the parts... rear "steel" panel and hinge arms of styrene, seat cushions carved out of chunks of basswood... Here's how the seatback goes together... the seatback cushion will be glued to this "steel" panel... The pivots will be sewing pins, and the seatback will fold flat, for extra storage room in back in case our hunting party bags a big old buck or bear or something! The "metal" part of the seat will be painted gloss black; the cushions satin black to simulate leather. I'll mount it on a simple pedestal that will be glued to the floor.

I spray it right out of the can, nothing special about angle, distance. I spray it just like any other can of spray paint, except maybe a bit less coverage. The "chrome" effect depends on the black base coat. You need a really smooth, shiny black base for the Spaz Stix to get that "chrome" look. Make sure you shake the can well before you spray... again, like any other spray paint. I've had fantastic results using the stuff. Closest thing to "chrome" out of a spray can that I've ever seen. It's not quite the same as kit plated chrome, but I'd say it's 95% there.

I already used him.

I thought those little triangular windows would be a hint...

I love MC Escher's latest album...

I tried various ship curves until I found the one that matches the exact curvature of the roof piece. I marked the front and back of the roof piece on the ship curve with masking tape... Then I transferred that curve to a strip of basswood and cut out the two (left and right) sides of the roof... Because the sides of the roof curve gradually from the back towadrs the front, I dropped these two pieces into boiling water for a minute or two, then bent them to shape with my fingers and clamped them in place. They'll stay clamped until they are dry and will hold their shape... then I'll continue building the roof.

Here I've glued the rear ends of the roof rails in place... and added the rear crossmember and reinforcing corner blocks...

Paul... reading comments like yours is what makes it all worth the effort for me.

This weeks car is a 1920 Oldsmobile Series 37B. http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Archive/Event/Item/1920-OLDSMOBILE-SERIES-37B-SEDAN-75060 Who got it right: Badluck 13 sjordan2 blunc bbsbase dimaxion Ace-Garageguy otherunicorn customsrus Art Anderson

I'm a John Mellencamp fan, that's why I knew about Lisa Germano.

Interesting. I didn't know they were stitched by hand, I figured they had some sort of machine for that.

From wikipedia: Both Hitler and Porsche were influenced by the Tatras.[1] Hitler was a keen automotive enthusiast, and had ridden in Tatras during political tours of Czechoslovakia.[1] He had also dined numerous times with Hans Ledwinka.[1] After one of these dinners Hitler remarked to Porsche, "This is the car for my roads".[1][2] while the book Car Wars, quotes Hitler as saying it was "the kind of car I want for my highways".[3] In any case, of Ledwinka, Porsche admitted "Well, sometimes I looked over his shoulder and sometimes he looked over mine" while designing the Volkswagen.[1][2][3] There is no doubt that the Beetle bore a striking resemblance to earlier Tatra.[1]Tatra launched a lawsuit, but this was stopped when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia. At the same time, Tatra was forced to stop producing the T97. The matter was re-opened after World War II and in 1961 Volkswagen paid Ringhoffer-Tatra 3,000,000 Deutsche Marks in an out of court settlement.[1][2]

Very impressive! Your craftsmanship is outstanding.

Ray, your tutorials are great! Keep 'em coming!