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Your craftsmanship and attention to detail are simply outstanding!

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So, with a weekend behind us, and a lot of zinc dust and pieces littering my workbench and workshop floor, considerable progress has emerged. I bit the bullet, and cut off the plastic stalks on the GMP chassis, which helped, but then that just removes the first obstacle. Much more clearance had to b...

So, several hours, battery recharges, and cutting blades later, here's where we are, and I was afraid of this. Sides have been cleared. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50380916037_ca64accc4b_b.jpg IMG_1740 by Jim Forte , on Flickr Areas below the A-pillars have been cleaned up after the piece co...

My goal is to retain the integrity of the GMP chassis. They are nicely detailed and becoming more difficult to acquire at a reasonable price. My donor was actually a previously displayed, no box model, that also had some issues with the paint. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50379123492_2a7aa206...

Around 1986, my race car partner and I were wanting to upgrade our C3-chassied/'82 Pickett-bodied Corvette for something a little newer. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50375823098_e0127cabb6_o.jpg ARPCorvette by Jim Forte , on Flickr We had been in constant contact with the prior owner of the C...

[KRAFTIG] wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:55 pm

Jim that looks great! The traditional Gulf livery looks fantastic in front of the hauler.

Just waiting for ACME to announce the Gulf liveried Ramp Truck.

Took delivery this morning of a Premium Classix Mercedes Gulf Box Truck. Model had issues (as many of these similar one's have), and bought as a donor. Since these are resin, with very few chassis details, pretty easy to cut the rear of the chassis off, and attach the trailer tongue from a GMP Trail...

I don't collect these, but usually when you see an "error" car, it is not simply missing pieces (for which I would return it for a refund), but that there are flaws such as a wrong engine (Ertl did some Nascar Thunderbirds that have Chevy engines in them - that being that the distributor is at the b...

Isn't a wooden fire truck oxymoronic?

[KRAFTIG] wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:06 pm

Not bad. Love the undercarriage red accents bits!

Koni Shocks

I also painted the oil filter Delco blue.

Not sure how many of you subscribe to Vintage Motorsport Magazine, however it is what keeps me connected to the era when I was a racer. In the May/June 2019 was an article entitled "Chuck and Pete's Excellent Adventure". Hopefully, through this Flickr https://flic.kr/s/aHsmQyUKR4 , you can read it. ...

Done, and trying to figure out what to pose it with. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50288267392_06bb2df3be_b.jpg IMG_1591 by Jim Forte , on Flickr I don't have anything contemporary in a Dodge or Chrysler product, so it's going to be hauling vintage racers. 1/18 Petty Enterprises 2004 Nascar Do...

Building a custom Dodge Ram Club Cab Ramp Truck. Here are the donors: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50270546768_2ed6abbc2f_c.jpg Motormax Donor by Jim Forte , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50271214601_b8281482de_c.jpg ACME Donor by Jim Forte , on Flickr Here's the dry fit, afte...

[KRAFTIG] wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:13 pm

Oldtimer wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 18, 2020 2:16 pm

I'm expecting a ramp truck, as well.

I'm sure it is the works!