National Contest Winners

[Dr. Cranky]

I don't know how many of you have seen this, but I found it very interesting . . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9AZ995BBI&feature=feedlik

[crazyjim]

How cool! My HOK meteor maroon '32 5 window coupe made it twice - once at 1:20 right side, and then again at 1:29 in my garage diorama. I'm going to have to try and save a copy of that video you posted, Dr. Cranky. I was having a bad day because I wasn't satisfied with the paint on my '39 Chevy (it's in the purple pond right now), but now I'm in 2nd heaven. Autographs will be available at the SE Street Rod Nationals in Tampa next month .

[Ryan S.]

Thanks for posting Doc. That was cool to see.

[Foxer]

Thanks for that as I was unable to catch it on the tube.

[Dr. Cranky]

Congrats to the winners. Also, I am sure they were measuring the green hot rod for the show, not to really make a model copy of it, although they might.

[MikeMc]

Sgt Clay and I were talking about it.....@3:21.....Thats Ed Sexton and Roger Harney....Doing the Pictures and Rumour is that the rat Roaster will be done in LARGE scale....look up front..looks like a 1/8th Deuce...

I have the whole show on DVR.....they mention that this is how they do 1/25 scale ....BUT look at that Big Deuce kit at the end........YEAH!!!!!!

Edited September 20, 2011 by MIKE THE MANIAC

[Nitrozilla]

How cool! My HOK meteor maroon '32 5 window coupe made it twice - once at 1:20 right side, and then again at 1:29 in my garage diorama. I'm going to have to try and save a copy of that video you posted, Dr. Cranky. I was having a bad day because I wasn't satisfied with the paint on my '39 Chevy (it's in the purple pond right now), but now I'm in 2nd heaven. Autographs will be available at the SE Street Rod Nationals in Tampa next month .

Thanx for the info on the Street Rod Nats Jim. My daughter lives in Auburndale and she might take the kid's to the show. They wanna see what Grandpa does at a model contest.

Gratz on the recognition.

[crazyjim]

No problem, Joe. Go on over to www.mags.name for more info. There's probably more info on the 1:1 stuff at the National Street Rod Association website. I'll be around there all weekend wearing a neon green T-shirt that has FAST on the front and Florida Auto & Scale Trucks Model Club on the back. Trust me, she won't be able to miss the shirt.

You didn't say anything about an autograph though. What's up with that?

[Art Anderson]

We had Ken Leslie's '49 Merc Custom at the Goodguys Model Car Contest at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this past weekend--awesome OOB build that one!

Art

[Greg Myers]

A couple of things got my attention. First "3 months to 3 years" ? and lastly, yes, the 1/8th scale deuce. Come on, we've got enough of those. I think (just my opinion here) all the work they've put into their 1/25 line of '32's would dictate a 1/25th scale kit.

[Chuck Most]

A couple of things got my attention. First "3 months to 3 years" ? and lastly, yes, the 1/8th scale deuce. Come on, we've got enough of those. I think (just my opinion here) all the work they've put into their 1/25 line of '32's would dictate a 1/25th scale kit.

Why not both scales?

[Dr. Cranky]

I agree, they should be able to do several scales from one take, no?

[Scale-Master]

Anyone else notice how ham handedly Stacy holds and handles the car model? I know I read he builds models somewhere, but wouldn't a builder handle a model a bit more like a model and less like a block of wood?

[Dr. Cranky]

I thought about that, but I think that's a diecast they put on there, I hope so . . . or his models all have fingerprints on them. LOL.

[Scale-Master]

I thought it might be die-cast too, but you handle/work with both mediums don't you?

Do you hold die-casts like a 3 year hold holds a toy, or more like you hold a car model?

Seems like it may be one of those gaffs a non-modeler might make...? Just an observation.

[Dr. Cranky]

You definitely have a point, although EYEGORE had been known to sit on the floor and roll his die casts across the room, all along drooling over how nice some diecasts are!

[Draggon]

That was pretty interesting! I did take notice when Stacy said "pretty soon you can build your own version of the rat roaster right out of the box". Ive gotta say, tho, that I think Kirby's turquoise channeled 32 five window should have won.