MitchP Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 Hi: I'm Mitch Peoples from Berryville Va and I've been a lifelong drag racing fan. I built a couple of box stock models pre-teen: T.V. Tommy's FED and the "Tarantula" dragster. After that, I quit building but I sure wish I'd just invested in the 70's and 80's sealed kits based on current values. Instead, I bought cheap muscle cars needing work and made a buck here and there. Now, at 56, disability has robbed me of my mobility, so my wife suggested models. My 1st entry was a rather humbling Jungle Jim Revell Vega but since my eyes have been opened to Ebay miniatures like Vertex mags with wires and resin components, I'm planning to spruce it up a bit. I really hope to upgrade my minimal experience meeting folks here and will one day hopefully have some progress to show for it!
MitchP Posted August 1, 2013 Author Posted August 1, 2013 WELCOME to the forum Mitch! Hi Larry! That Duster in your avatar looks suspiciously like a Vanishing Point car from E-town Q-8?!
MitchP Posted August 1, 2013 Author Posted August 1, 2013 Welcome to the forum Mitch. Lots to learn here. You're right on that one! Cruz is already stepped in as my mentor for my introduction into model painting. I'm on my 2nd body from an AMT '66 Nova Pro Street kit that I've had champagne tastes when I should be having beer expectations LOL!
MitchP Posted August 1, 2013 Author Posted August 1, 2013 Welcome to the forum.. Amen to your signature line! Sometimes we as believers can only let our actions speak louder than our words, especially in an unbelieving world. John 3:16.
W-409 Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 Welcome to the Forum! This sure is great place to get tips and tricks. And there are lots of talented builders, especially in the Drag Racing Models section, which is my favorite section of whole forum. Nice to see more Drag Racing Fans in here (I drive Stock Eliminator here in Finland).
MitchP Posted August 4, 2013 Author Posted August 4, 2013 Welcome to the Forum! This sure is great place to get tips and tricks. And there are lots of talented builders, especially in the Drag Racing Models section, which is my favorite section of whole forum. Nice to see more Drag Racing Fans in here (I drive Stock Eliminator here in Finland). Niko: is that a Malibu in your avatar? Those "boxes" LOL are amazing. I've seen quite a few with punched out 350's (406ci?) on NOS that really raise the roof stateside. As a teen in the '70s I had a '66 GTO punched out to 421, turbo 400 and a 12 bolt posi rear with a huge cam for a hyd. Some shop emptied my wallet building it but it was a wolf in sheeps clothing. My folks made me sell it as I was still underaged and a little crazy. Some guys from the Netherlands were stateside shopping for a car to take home for racing and they got mine for $700. I was so sick I couldn't even watch my baby slowly idle away. Now that I'm into models, I just might make a repro with the same paint, box stock looking outside and that beauty of a motor! Kiitos!
W-409 Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 Yep, that's the Stocker that I'm driving. Very nice body style I think, but heavy as a tank. Great story of the GTO, that sounds like it was really nice car, and what you said about those shops that make wallets empty, yes that sounds familiar. Racers Place sells all kinds of High Performance and Race parts, and they order anything that a person needs. Man we have spent lots of Euros in that shop. Looking forward for your replica build. Kiitos ja Tervetuloa (Thanks and Welcome).
Modelbuilder Mark Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 Welcome! One of the great things about this forum, good resource center! You will be an "experienced" painter in no time. lol
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