Fat Brian

That Revell kit has a four speed, I think every modern tooling Revell kit with a BBC has a four speed.

I'm glad I'm not alone. Another issue is that I can buy kits way faster than I can build them. Since I moved in February I have finished two models and I swear I've bought 40. I'm sick, I can't help myself.

The Impala has a four speed, the newer 57 Vette with the drag stars has a big block with an auto as does the 70 Monte Carlo SS454.

Yeah, concert tickets have gotten outrageous. I spent $150 on Tool tickets two years ago, that is the most I've spent so far. One fortunate thing is that one of Crystals favorite bands Blue October always does a $25 general admission ticket, we've seen them at least three times and aren't broke yet.

I took mine from the cover of a book about size acceptance, it's also a subtle nod to my favorite area of study, a big round woman.

I have modelers ADD, I can never stay focused on a project from start to finish. It isn't that the subject isn't interesting to me anymore but when I see someone build something really cool or even run accross something while doing other research sometimes it consumes me. I have a basement room full of partially built kits that one day I swear I'll get back to, and I do, but I never seem to take them to completion because something new comes by and draws me away. I could probably have a third of my stash built if I could stay working on the same kits for any length of time. How do you handle the temptation to stray to other builds, do we need a support group?

I have a giant tub full of Hotwheels and Matchbox cars. I'm not buying them as an investment so I open all of them right away. I especially like the newer Hotwheels that look like real cars, I was never a big fan of all the crazy things they did in the past. I also have all of the Hotwheels Monster Jam trucks up until a few years ago when they made the wheels too big and out of scale. I also am re-collecting all of the Matchbox monster trucks I had when I was a kid, I probably have 75% of the Super Chargers and Mud Slingers that were released. I also get Matchbox semi trucks when I can, I loved them as a kid and wanted to be a truck driver because fo them. I have a problem.

Cool, I was wondering how you were going to small them wheel wells up. You have now completely distracted me from my rat rod build and all I want to do is pull out my monster truck projects and join the party.

There are some pics on Wikipedia, you could also visit it but it would be a haul since it's in eastern NC. Take I-40 to I-540 to HWY 264 to HWY 117 to I-795 and boom, you're there.

I know, I used that pic because it gives the best look at the amount and size of flake in the blue. Diehl built a flashy truck, that is for sure.

Depending on your budget you could rent a small climate controlled storage unit for your model stuff. Uhaul has built places all over my area offering 8x10 up to about 10x20 indoor storage units, I believe that the smaller units go for about $70 or so a month which may be cheap insurance that nothing will get ruined depending on your collection. One thing about storing models outside in the south is humidity, I have had to store outside and as long as the building isn't in the direct blazing sun all day and has a decent amount of ventilation I have not seen any warpage even with temps up into the 90's but the decals suffered. If you do end up storing outdoors I would collect all of the decals from the kits and put them in a container and bring them with you inside. It also helps if your outbuilding is white, it keeps the inside temps down substantially.

Here's a better pic of the truck, I think bass boaty will be just about right.

I've always wanted to build one of these with a 302 in the front.

Once I got a few variations saved I always have one that will work even if it isn't the exact max size limit. I seem to travel in the same internet circles some times so my little chubby woman has become sort of a calling card so I doubt I will be changing her any time soon.

Don't cheap out and use low grade white paint. The cheap stuff yellows over time and will ruin your build.

I have four or five versions of mine created for different forum requirements, I use the same avatar on at least 95% of the forums I'm on so now I only have to browse to the correctly sized file upload it.

Yeah, I know. My job is a cruel joke played upon me, made possible by my lack of formal education. In all actuality, my job isn't bad but it does put me outside far more than I ever wanted. Heat is the natural enemy of the fat person and sometimes I really suffer in the summer. But it also allows me to drive around town and blow my paycheck at Hobby Lobby and Hobbytown and Micheals so it's kind of a wash.

I don't understand only being interested in one kind of model. I can appreciate a well done build even if it's a subject I wouldn't do myself. Some of you guys make it sound like having to maybe look at something other than your chosen genre is like stepping in dog poop. Is there a way to tag a thread as being part of a given category? On a site I'm on for game modding the downloadable vehicles are all in one section but in addition to the thread title you have to choose from a list of catagories what kind of vehicle it is. There could be catagories like stock, muscle car, custom, drag, pro street, truck, semi, rat rod, NASCAR, and so on. That way you can easily identify what kind of vehicle a thread is about even if the description is vague.

I can understand that, I hate outside.

Yeah, Bearfoot will be pretty easy. I really want to do Michigan Ice Monster but there is no way I can paint that.

I've had the best success stripping the One Coat Laquer with brake fluid (fluid NOT cleaner, cleaner will destroyer your car). None of the water based strippers like Purple Power, Super Clean, or LA's Totally Awesome have really made a dent in it. I have had moderate success with straight 91% alcohol, but it only seems to soften the paint without really removing it.

Maybe break off "under glass" into it's own heading like the general section and make the tag line something like "For completed auto related models of all types". That way the tag line is broad enough to capture all of the different branches of models here while still leaving non-auto stuff to the "everything else" section.

I have a few myself and want a few more, they are definitely an achievement. I wish that Fujimi had at least kept on putting engines in their cars even if the backed off on the parts count.

Very interesting, I've been intending to put an engine in the Tom's Supra for a while now and just haven't got around to it. I see you changed the cowl, how much else needed modding?

No problem, it's not my topic anyway I'm just trying to help.