Ace-Garageguy

Me bees a lefty too. I thought of that just before taking the test, and then promptly forgot it.

Modelhaus does a '49 fastback, but it's an entirely different body design from the '48. I have a feeling your only bet will be diecast.

Progressing very nicely.

Thing is, I DO build cars for a living. Nothing close to the level of detail or originality of Foose's top-line showcars (my clients can't afford it), and when I see people denigrating the work of gifted and skilled builder / designers, it chaps my old backside. I KNOW how tough it is to work at Foose's level. Not directed at you in particular either, Jesse. Somebody I believe said "Foose ruins cars" or something to that effect. Interesting opinion.

'80 or so Regal... Monogram has several of similar vintage...

They had a section just for models for a while. Is it gone? There was some really nice stuff. Of course, no rats, late-models etc. Just the kind of stuff the HAMB is about...kinda like TRAK.

Pretty sure that's a Tim Boyd model. EDIT: Yup. Post #263 in this thread http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=98810&page=14

Ok, a ton-and-a-half hog. Gen-5 was about 3750. you're saying they engineered 750 pounds out of the new one? Good job if they did...really...but I'll have to see it on scales to believe it.

Just be glad he had a phone that was smarter than him.

I stand corrected. I still maintain that the AlumaCoupe and the Hemisfear have no more similarity than any other two hot-rods roughly based on deuce roadster proportions. To post photos of the two cars implying the latter is entirely derivative of the former ignores little details like the fact the Alumacoupe is mid-engined, etc. etc. etc. CORRECTION EDIT: I should have said the AlumaCoupe has a transversely-mounted mid-engine 4-cylinder turbocharged Mitsubishi, where the Foose Hemisfear has a longitudinally-mounted mid-engine Mopar Hemi V8, backed up with a ZF gearbox... entirely different layouts and drivetrains. Entirely. Let's ask the Foose-bashers to show their design work...show us all how it's done, OK? It's easy to criticize. It's damm hard to build something like the Hemisfear, the Impression, or any other of Foose's original-design cars.

Yeah, but the whole 4-cylinder thing may seem all Mr.Wizard and oh-so-efficient, but the facts most folks happily overlook are these: When you put a small engine in a heavy car, force it to make power similar to a V8 by winding it up tight as a cheap watch and adding turbochargers, etc, you're stressing the small engine MUCH more heavily than you'd stress a larger one to get the same result. This tends to make the entire system very complex, complicating service, and shortens the unit's life span. Couple this with the unfortunate and widely ignored fact that to get as much power out of a small engine as you get from a large one, you simply have to cram as much fuel and air through it as the big one burns. There ain't no free-energy lunch, and the small engine really isn't going to return significantly better fuel economy figures than the larger one. A small engine in a LIGHT car can be vastly more efficient, but a highly-stressed small engine in a 2-ton hog is an exercise in doublethink. But yeah, why let the realities of engineering and physics interfere with your opinions, and the feel-good marketing positioning of a small engine?

I think looking at a modeler's work probably gives more valid insight into his / her creativity than a pop-psy online test. Still, it was kinda fun.

It's another Citroen 2CV...was on my Frog Rod thread until the big data loss awhile back...

Ahhh...but they're not on TV, semi-household names.

Probably better than being genetically neuter.

I just HATE it when my model car wheels get out of balance !!! Nice tip.

Same group:

Good looking models. The Fury and Royal Lancer are 2 of my favorite cars from the era. Nice work...and I heartily approve of your using DeSoto interiors.