mustang1989

I had run up against an issue already in the build and I hadn'teven started yet. The rear tires are a two piece design so I either needed to use another set of one piece design tires or work with these. I chose to work with these and use Permatex gasket sealer (thanks to a tip from a friend here) to assemble the tire halves and help with getting rid of that nasty seam that runs right down the middle of the tires.

The plans are to use some Weld Draglites that I got from Competition Resins. These wheels are my faves and will be used on most of my builds. Here's where I'll be going with this:

That Dragon Care link is helpful. I just got through submitting a ticket just yesterday to them for a 22 year old Mistel kit I just bought at a show in Houston that had decals that were toast! They responded back within the hour having put their hands on the last decal sheet they had in stock for this thing and have already got it in the mail to me at no charge. Give it a try Ramon.

Picked these up from Modelmania in Houston last weekend. I just had to get this one.......had to! and this jewel. The decals were SHOT.....................BAD! I ended up getting ahold of Dragon and believe it or not they actually had one set left and are sending it to me free of charge. I'm really looking forward to building this one as I've been wanting it now for 20 years and I think I've finally got the abilities and skills to do it justice!

I don't know about the Master part but I do thank you for the warm welcome Mark. :D

Thanks Gary. So far it's been going fairly well but I'll see if I can catch up to my current progress fairly quickly. I bought a total of 4 kits for this build. I'll explain here: Kit #1: This is my main kit where all productive assembly will take place: Kit #2 : I will be using various parts that kit#1 does not have. The brake calipers are one example. Kit #3 is a copy cat of kit #1 but has been half built (it was a terrible effort on somebody's part but the kit is PERFECT) that I got off of ebay. This kit will be the sacrificial donor for all initial cutting / hacking and placement of the powertrain and drivetrain components as well as where and how much to cut out of the bed for the wheel tubs. I couldn't care less about the appearance of this thing but it serves its purpose in this build. I'll post pics of this thing in a minute... Kit#4 I have just in case something breaks or if I need another part (which happens a lot with my modified builds): With all this in mind I've got the 429 test fitted into the donor kit ....aww man! I forgot kit #5 for the hood scoop, 429 Boss decals and the engine donor Here's the sacrificial donor kit:( I only hope the original builder was 6 years old!!!!LOL) and the 429 bare block and transmission test fit. I'll haf to move the transmission crossmember back a little and fabricate some motor mount bosses. The engine had to go back a tad in this photo.

Looks good from here Z!

Ok fellas I wrapped up my Monogram Challenger a couple of months ago have started on my next build which is the Revell Street Demons F-100. I built this kit as a kid and had a blast with it even though it turned out mediocre.......well.......bad. Here's the kit I'll be starting a WIP here with. . I have been working on getting the rear suspension lowered and the rear tires to tuck under the rear fenders and so far have had some decent luck at it.. I have narrowed the rear end and repositioned the rear spring perches to drop it a scale 6" and am going to tub the inside of the fender area / truck bed to get this to work. It'll be a slow build because I'm taking my time on this bad boy so I don't mess it all up. The paint job will be exactly as it appears on the box top but the stance and wheels will all be different/ better. With that, it's going to be a catch up game to get to where I'm at right now with it but am looking forward to having this sucker done so I can show it possibly in October in Austin. We'll see.

Sure Dick! Here's the Challenger in the middle of the pack of Street Stock: Glamour shot: and the Fw190 D-9 in the Inline prop section:(The Stuka in the foreground is mine as well) and the glamour shot of that:

Thanks Mark! Dick: Thank you as well sir. Oh yeah I was there. I took 1st in Street Stock and Best in Automotive with my 70 Challenger T/A build and took 1st in 1/48 Aircraft Inline Engine with my Fw190 D-9. :D

Thanks Gil!! :)

Hey everybody! I've been around on a few of the model forums and figured, "What tha hay? Might as well join this one too." . I have been building models since I was about 10 years old and have built primarily WWII 1/48 scale aircraft but have recently been bitten by the "automotive bug" in the last couple of months and am enjoying myself with auto builds at the moment. I'm looking forward to the company here. :D