55 years after it won 4th nationwide in the biggest contest of 1968,,,a restoration fully completed:

[Speedpro]

Tim, Very nice resto on this iconic build. Went into your fotki page and how the paint was done. Will have to try that. This what I love about this hobby, "Always picking up on a how too" even if it was done 50 years ago.

[tim boyd]

On 5/23/2023 at 1:56 PM, Speedpro said:

Tim, Very nice resto on this iconic build. Went into your fotki page and how the paint was done. Will have to try that. This what I love about this hobby, "Always picking up on a how too" even if it was done 50 years ago.

Thanks Paul.  Ironically, I to some degree reemployed this approach (without the masks) in a series of articles I did for Scale Auto about 10-12 years ago.   

And we had looked at doing another one possibly for MCM but the article subject used the Testors One Coat lacquers which are as we know no longer available.  Here's the sample project for that (stillborn) article idea...

Great to know, anyway, that you found some "how to' inspiration in that old model project!  

I trust you had a safe trip back from GSL.  i showed my wife Lia hat picture of you, Wes, and I the other day and i think it really impressed her. Thx for that too!  

Best...TB

 

 

 

[tim boyd]

On 5/22/2023 at 9:36 AM, Ace-Garageguy said:

Nice bit of history there, sir. Nice resto too. Really glad it survived to be restored.   

Thanks....coming from you Bill with your deep knowledge of both 1/1s and models, I take this is a very big compliment.  Much, much, appreciated!  Cheers...Tim 

[Jay Whittaker]

You did a superb job on bringing this back to its original glory, seeing it at the GSL Finale was a real treat, and finally getting to meet you was an honor!

[ybsluos]

You were way ahead of your time Tim.  I’ve been enjoying your Collecting Muscle Car Kits book this weekend….very well done book.  Build on Brother!

[ybsluos]

Tim, I wanted to add this… Thank you for everything you’ve done for our fantastic hobby- Mark

[ColonelKrypton]

Very cool and nicely done.

That particular issue of Car Model was my favourite. I had thumbed through it so many times that it become held together with a few bits of Scotch tape and most of the pages had dog eared corners. 

As a teenager at that time I had few things to help influence and inspire my model car building. Magazines were about it and Model Car and Science, Car Model, and Hot Rod where about it. The October 68 issue of Car Model was probably the most influential and inspiring. I tried four times to build something like Jim Keeler's Dodge Fever. I never did have Coronet kit and could only use what I could find limited by what pocket money I could accumulate by skipping lunches at school and cutting grass.

I tried using a Dodge Charger twice, a Chevelle and a Mustang body. Sheet styrene was a only a dream and instead I tried carving a couple of chassis out of wood with some success.  Your Dominator inspired me to try combining features of both the Dodge Fever and the Dominator leading me to try making a chassis from left over sprues also with some success. I never did finish any of them but I learned much, developed and practiced important skills and had loads of fun trying. That is what such great inspiration will do.

cheers, Graham ( near Ottawa, Canada )

 

[1930fordpickup]

That is awesome. What a shame number 3 could not attend.