Ace-Garageguy

Fruit flies and gnats routinely find their way into my coffee. They don't drink much before they drown, they don't affect the flavor, and they're easy to remove. No way in jell I'd waste a glass of '69 Chateau Lafite Rothschild just 'cause it had a bug in it.

I have some I can send you if you need 'em.

No. They are entirely different kits, entirely different tooling, tooled originally at different times by different companies. Though the cars appear somewhat similar, a close look reveals they have nothing in common whatsoever. I do, in fact, have pristine examples of both the originals for close critical comparison.

Nope. The Gofer 427 Ford is in fact the old Revell parts-pack kit.

That's a much-repeated misconception. The kit is actually 1/25. Measuring and arithmetic don't lie. Granted it builds a small rail, but it's 1/25 scale nonetheless.

I respect your opinion, and knowledge regarding these cars. That said, I've also owned a couple, and worked on all manner of triumphs extensively. Far as the Pyro / Lindberg kit goes, I see what I see as a collection of line and proportion mistakes, and at some point, I just may endeavor to build a model from the kit that actually looks like a GT6. Then again, I may never get around to it.

Nice car... ...but as-raced, the ride height was considerably lower:

Thanks. I will be. It's heaven to me out there. This is just the tail end of purgatory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRHqCastREw&ab_channel=MysticRhythmsLive

Yup. Ran the first big truckload the middle of June. Lots of I-40 was in much worse shape than back in 2011 when I drove out last time, but only in some states. And lotsa construction delays. Hammered the holy bejiminy out of the truck. So much for "infrastructure". Still, only one small thing actually got broken, and that was really my fault. Got there during the heat-wave, unloaded the truck in 115 deg. weather, lost 2 more pounds in the process. The house AC quit, the fridge broke down, and I couldn't get a rental car to get to the airport in Vegas for a week...and they charged an arm and most of one leg when it finally became available. Pretty much clusterpuke SOP when trying to do anything other than sit like a bump these days, but the sunrises, sunsets, low humidity, and the similar life outlooks of my neighbors make it worth the effort. And I came back with a tan. I still have a couple more months of endgame work to finish up here before I can run another load, and start moving the cars.

Got a new pair of Belleville 320 One Xero Ultra Lite "Assault" Boots. These are hot-weather military style boots. Light, well built, ventilated, and comfortable. Good fit right out of the box, no break-in required (for me, anyway), supportive, and high enough to give protection from cactus and critters while hiking in the desert. I recently got back here after running my first 26' truckload out to the new place out West, and tried the boots for a hike up ol' Kennesaw Mountain. I'm very pleased.

I did (for the double kits)...having believed the "experts" that constantly rebleated that the tooling was lost-'n-gone-forever. I've paid stiff money for them, but I'll be happy to see 'em all readily available again anyway.

Kinda surprising most folks don't seem to know that...or how to look at the National Weather Service forecasts, which are generally fairly decent (for my current area, anyway). AND, when the NWS rolled out its new-improved "live" radar (updated every few minutes, with a moving map) a few months back, it was pretty buggy, but it's getting better almost daily. Somebody with a semblance of a functioning brain can come up with a quite accurate forecast from the info available...much better than the local weather talking heads seem to be able to do. You can SEE weather systems and storms coming (in almost real-time), and figure the ground speed and thus the local ETA of a "weather event" quite easily with just a little applied effort. EDIT: The algorithms the NWS uses to predict weather have improved dramatically in the recent past, and quite often they can predict things like "pop-up" thunderstorms that don't show on the radar until the moment they happen. But there are so many random variables that influence weather, prediction is still at least as much art and educated guesswork as hard science.

Absolutely beautiful.

I always loved the little Fiat Topolino altereds. This thing is even cooler.

Wow. Superb.

Man, that thig is a real beauty. Nice score.

Many model A bodies were and still are installed on '32 Ford frames. The model A frame has a wheelbase of 103.5" and is built quite lightly. The '32 frame has a wheelbase of 106", and is considerably stronger. The additional length makes it easier to put a V8 engine in the car (it came with Ford's first flathead V8), and the additional strength from deeper rail stampings is better for higher performance applications. The proportions of the A body and the '32 frame also work well together visually, assuming the body is correctly located. The '33-'34 frame was not as popular a basis for model A body swaps, as it has a still longer wheelbase of 112". But because it is even stronger, and wider, it's a good choice for a big honking engine like a hemi, and the '33-'34 chassis X-member was often swapped in to A and '32 frames too. NOTE: One of the most important things you need to be aware of, as with any build, is the proportions you end up with at the end. Proportions make or break a hot-rod, and the same parts can make a fast looking, graceful car, or a goofy looking joke. Here's a HAMB thread regarding '32 vs. '33-'34 frames... https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/32-versus-33-34-frame-rails.787542/

And unfortunately, there's a very high percentage of the population who simply can't tell quality from crappola. To paraphrase Mr. Geiger, they will never get it, they're just wired differently. That's the reason a true craftsman doesn't work to please his clients or his audience...whatever field he works in. He does what he does to please himself, to work up to his own standard of excellence, and isn't centered on approval or praise from others.

A rare bird, for sure.

Wow. I sure didn't expect that when I clicked on the header. Well executed and creative spin on the kit. Kool indeed.

I'm all for seeing you rebuild the ol' '56 as a show-worthy gasser. Correcting the apparent sag and slump on the right rear quarter, where it looks like the builder used a half tube of glue to mount the taillight, might be the toughest part of the resurrection. Some of my most satisfying work has been done reworking somebody else's sorry mess into a decent model. I've never understood the penchant for saving mediocre or just plain awful workmanship done by some unknown entity...though I have preserved a very few extremely clean and competent built-ups.

Looking good. With care and intelligence applied, this kit builds a beautiful model.

VERY nice. Any more pix?

Long as my new EV comes with a hamster babe in latex, I'm down with it.