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GaryDavis

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  1. Hey folks....Got a few things done....a three bar rear suspension was fabbed(the thrid bar above rearend will be added after the roll bars ahve been added).....disc brakes made along with rotors.....front upper and lower "A" arms where made....front spindles where made...all is in mock-up for pics. It's starting to look like a modified some what.... Thanks for looking in...(click to enlarge)
  2. Hey Dan.....Man, was it Great Chatting with you on the phone today!! Thank you for the welcome here too. I'm truley sorry to hear the sad News about your Father-in-law. My condolences....... Hey Dick...Thank you for the WELCOME... Yes I have heard of the Green Dragons. Infact I think That I meet a few guys from the club last weekend at the IPMS Show at Fort Warden, Port Townsend, Wa. Really enjoyed the show and it's A very Cool Place. It really reminded me a lot of North Fort at Ft. Lewis. All wooden buildings and they where kept up nicely. Anthony's is a good place to eat. Been there a few times myself. I'm a musician and I' ve had the opportunity to eat at A lot of the Restaurants in this area. That one Ranks as a GOOD one. You must be the fellow I chatted with at the raffle table. I was the awsomely handsome guy in the yellow cap on the other side of that table. Mark A. can confirm that I am truly and awsomely handsome, by the way. Ahhhh...I do remember meeting you there. Wasn't you at the Mcminville show last week also? That was a very good show. Man....that Spruce Goose is some what LARGE...isn't it?? LOL I really enjoyed that show too.
  3. Here's an update for this build folks...A fuel cell was fabbed from evergreen stock. The top was shaped from sheet plastic and the nuts are .020 wire that was glued in with CA and filed down. The filler fitting and the fuel line fitting will be fabbed and added later. The next step is to build the three link rear suspension. Then it will be all the bar work(roll cage). Thanks for looking in folks....(CLICK TO ENLARGE)....
  4. That does look awesome James. You got the perfect amount of weathering on that puppy.
  5. Man....That's really sad to hear....Donnie.
  6. Man Michael....I would say you nailed that paint also...it looks great!! This looks like it's going to be a killer build when you get it finished. Looking forward to more updates.
  7. Well...there's been a little more work done on the 36 modified. The rear body panel and new trunk area has been built. The trunk lid is hinged and will open to show the rear chassis detail along with the fuel cell. The fenders have been flared and primer is just about ready to be applied. Then the putty will slapped on and then the fun begins. Here are a few pics showing the progress....thanks for looking folks...(CLICK TO ENLARGE)...
  8. My excuse was just that, too much water before hotlaps lol That's Exactly what it looks like Donnie....Nice and muddy after MUD IN...My cousin(ran 360 & 410 Sprints) and used baby oil on the whole car before it went out for mud in. I didn't know about that little trick until I got this mixture of good 'ol methenol,racing clay and...??? Man...I couldn't figure out what that sweet smell was....My cousin laughed and told me it was BABY OIL. The clay didn't stick to the car very well with that oil on it. Sure made it easy to clean off the heavy stuff before the heats and Main events...
  9. Hey Donnie...both builds look great bud. What do you mean by destroyed? You don't have these two any longer?
  10. Here's a small update...I had to re-build the chassis jig as the old one had warped and the chassis was a little tweeked at the rear. Soooo...with the new jig made I rebuilt the rear of the chassis and made a low slung type. It's fashioned after the ASA style back half of the chassis. The body was also dropped 2" to get it lower. Motor mounts where made along with new cross bracing. The wheels where made into wide 5's and the front and rear hubs where fabbed from plastic rod. Here are a few update pics.... (click on each pic for larger view) The next step is to make the three link style rear suspension along with coil over shocks. The rollcage and interior pan can be built along with the dash.
  11. Man Dave....that was a good show..as always. Seemed like the model count was down a little from last year. Fabrizio didn't get to make it...that could've been what was missing...ya think??
  12. Oh yea.....it's really a good thing to keep the wife happy.... Looking forward to seeing the build mike...
  13. Well...Thank you for the Comps Dave... Being able to even enter( much less win) the BEST OF THE BEST.. is a pretty cool thing. There sure are alot of GREAT builders out there that can do the very same thing at any given time. To WIN this PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.. means a great deal to me. It will always be in a place of Honor and very PROUDLY displayed.
  14. Great job on the flames Mike. The time off from the bench looks like it really paid off for you. That Chassis and Motor look Very clean. Very good airbrush technique.
  15. Thank you for the look-in Gooch.....43rd is a pretty cool scale. I just received the trailers I order'd and stripping them. I want to use the GMP trailer and really Modify it a bunch for this build. I want to build a double tire rack. Maybe leave the front of the trailer open and close in the sides on the rack....still pondering that idea. I also have stripped the F-150 pickup of all it's added on stuff and am sanding it down and getting it ready for primer. I want to build a diamond plate Bulk head for the truck bed. It will go up against the back of the cab. I'm also thinking of maybe making this a semi Flatbed rig. Adding side boxes to put STUFF into and also adding a tool box and maybe a torch and tanks. Here are a few pics of SOME progress...Thanks for looking folks.. (CLICK ON PIC FOR LARGER VIEW)
  16. Well Mark...it looks good to me. With the wing mounted on it...makes it look street ready.
  17. Funny man there Mr Davis! You know as well as I do the last week before a contest is filled with getting the final details taken care of. Modeling was pretty much non-existent for that entire week. Besides the wheels/tires from RMoM have yet to arrive. Hoping maybe by Rod Run to the End of the World or the OSSM show. Hey Dave...wasn't trying to be funny bud. Just complimenting on your subject matter and wondering (really) on if it was going to be at that show so I could see it.......
  18. Yea Dave....that kit is pretty sparse...but it is a good platform for the scratch builder to work with. I really enjoyed building this one. I hope you tackle the 25th scale midgets as they are awesome. I'll probably build mine in a YEAR or two.. as I just finished this one this yr....LOL
  19. It's ALL in 1/43 Dave. Annnnd...I get myself in a few pickles with the measures every once in awhile. I'm so use to using 1mm for an inch for 25th scale...that sometimes I automatically do it in 25th. But....as we know...it shows it's self pretty fast with the scale difference.
  20. Your artistic eye is spot on Rick. Your Dio tells the story perfectly...
  21. Thank you for the KIND words Bob...it keeps the inspiration going...
  22. Hey folks....I've been thinking about doing a build in 1/43 scale for quite sometime. When Dave Fletcher posted that last yrs ART work at Billet Proof was the subject for this yrs Billet Proof....I thought I'd do a Modified Race Team. Well....I wasn't able to finish the Builds( Car...Trailer...Pull Truck) By the deadline. I haven't put it back in the box though. I'm working on it as much as I can(like always). I do have a few pics of the started Chassis and body work. I got this kit from a show and it had been started( body painted brown). I decided to use the basic chassis(side rails only) from the kit as it had the curve I was looking for at the front of the chassis. I "Z" the rear section and took the rear end from the Monogram cobra kit and made an axle along with disc brakes. The tires and wheels are from a F1 Heller kit. I ground all the detail off and made the wheels deeper. They(front and rear) will have a different hub for both. The Motor(289/327) from the Cobra kit will be used for this build. The windows and wheel wells have been hogged out but...they need a little more attention. The body will be lowered at least 3-4 scale inches also. Here are a few pics of the start....Thanks for looking folks...
  23. Thank you Bob...it was one of those enjoyable builds..right from the get go. Here are a few shots of the trailer that was built for the Midget. I started with a Trailer frame from a 24th scale Caprice kit. The reason is that... most midget Trailers are small and made to fit that particular car. As it happens...this trailer frame was a good fit. I stripped the fenders off and started with a bare frame. The short axle and leaf springs where made from evergreen strip and rod. The Tool box was fabbed from plastic diamond plate. Ladder style loading ramps are fabbed from evergreen angle and strip..(CLICK ON EACH PIC FOR LARGER VIEW) The wheel wells are made from sheet plastic. Tail lights..tire rack..wheel stops on the chocks are plastic rod of different sizes.. The tongue jack and electrical box are also fabbed using plastic rod and strip. All the Tires in the Rack are made in house also. The rods for the ramps are made from Stainless steel tubing with rod ends from RB Motion. Paint is Duplicolor Auto paint. In House Shots.... OUTSIDE PICS... LOADED...READY TO HOOKUP...
  24. Thanks Dave for your interest on this build. This build is finished and it is indeed 1/18 scale. I started this build long before Revell released their 1/25 scale offy and V8-60.. They are good kits and I'll probably build both on a later date. I didn't post finished pics as I wanted to share All the modifications that was done to the OLD kit. This build is of car on the trailer ready to hook up to a tow vehicle. There won't be a tow Vehicle added later. Here's a few pics of the OLD KIT(1952) and NEW KITS(2011)... (CLICK ON PIC'S TO ENLARGE) Here are(outside) pics of the finished car with paint and all the Alclad... Inside detail shots.... These are finished build pics(as this was finished late last year). The Trailer will be posted next. Thanks for looking folks...
  25. Man James...you hit this build right on the Nose!! The sit and OVERALL look of this is great..Very Good build bud!
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