TIMS MODEL RACECARS

[TPF]

As some of you know I build scale models as my hobby here are some of the builds I have done and some I am still workin on 690

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[Olen McGuire]

Hey Tim, those are really neat. Is that first one a life size model, or is it the way the picture was taken?It looks like a real midget with a model driver!!

[Jerry Lee]

Yeah, neat stuff Tim. The pic of the Midget looks like it's just sitting there in the driveway of someone's house. Upon enlarging it, it's only then that I realize it's sitting on a table! I loved building model cars, I probably have about 75 Figure Eighters that I built long ago down in storage somewhere. Thanks for sharing.

[lakeside #29]

Cool models Tim, I dig the white #3 late model. Great work, I haven't built models in a long time. Used to enjoy doing it. Just don't have the maual dexterity any more. If you have more have I hope you'll share them.

Chris Ertler-"professor coupe"

[TPF]

Thanks for the comments guys , The midget in the 1st pick is a 1/18 scale that I picked up at a swap meet a couple years ago.It was a GMP kit that they dont make anymore. The roll bars are hand made from coat hanger wire. The second car is a 64 ford Galaxy.The roll bars are from a early NASCAR kit, but if you look at the wheels they are spun aluminum turned on my lathe. YesI have a small machine shop in my basement.

[TPF]

Thanks for the comments guys , The midget in the 1st pick is a 1/18 scale that I picked up at a swap meet a couple years ago.It was a GMP kit that they dont make anymore. The roll bars are hand made from coat hanger wire. The second car is a 64 ford Galaxy.The roll bars are from a early NASCAR kit, but if you look at the wheels they are spun aluminum turned on my lathe. YesI have a small machine shop in my basement.

Here are a few more
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The first two shots are of my shop." The man cave" as the wife puts it .The third shot is a Tobias Chassis car w/ a 35 chevy sedan body I cut the pillers out to show off some more of the interior. This one is not done yet I am trying to fit the 410 C/I sprint car engine.
The last one is a 36 chevy coupe on a troyer chassis. Thanks again for looking TIM

[TPF]

I f you guys are interested. There a web site. Called Freds Resin workshop. Click on the Forum side and it will take you to some of the best short track model builders in the country. I have been on that site since 2007 . TIM

[Bobbyjr]

Awesome job on these....

[Jeff Isenhart]

cool models wish i had all the ones i did as a kid neat hobby

[TPF]

705Here is one I did a while back.I have done some improvments on this model since this pic was takin. I re did the numbers and the front nerfer. When I built it I couldnt decide if I was going to do the 6 cyl. or the flat head. I will get some other shots of this car later on. Thanks for looking again.tim

[thpracing]

nice work--nice to see another modeler on this site, and one who builds coupes too---myself and carc7 also build, and I'll bet Paul brings some to the racers reunion on sun----and yeah, freds website is cool, and he has a link that you can find almost anything---kt

[superstroke]

Jeff...as soon as we built em....we destroyed em....ramming them head on into each other...catchin them on fire!!!!! YEA BABY!! Same way I drove at Lakeside.

[Jeff Isenhart]

Jeff...as soon as we built em....we destroyed em....ramming them head on into each other...catchin them on fire!!!!! YEA BABY!! Same way I drove at Lakeside.

Oh man did we ever destroy them :sportsman: ya man at least you gave it your on the track :bow: must of been good training.

[VintageBuzz]

Jeff...as soon as we built em....we destroyed em....ramming them head on into each other...catchin them on fire!!!!! YEA BABY!! Same way I drove at Lakeside.

And don't forget that occasional 1.5-inch firecracker or M-80 that would always get the job done! ~VB

[lakeside #29]

And don't let your sister pick them up because she always tore off a bumper or a wheel... But she was kind enough to give you a piece of her material to make seat covers. Then the fringe was missing off my doll blanket! You guys sure had fun while 'sisters' got high on the smell of the glue. Yes, my brother was big into models, too.

Miss Peggy

[Thomas E]

:wave2: Great looking builds :checker:

Here's to you :cheers:



:kurtis:

[VintageBuzz]

As some of you know I build scale models as my hobby here are some of the builds I have done and some I am still workin on
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Thanks for looking tim

Tim-- Your #3 Chevelle reminds me of Wade Childers' Cheytown Hustler that he ran at BCS. Nice job! ~VB

[Olen McGuire]

And don't forget that occasional 1.5-inch firecracker or M-80 that would always get the job done! ~VB



YouTube - jeep explosion

[VintageBuzz]

YouTube - jeep explosion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyy6u38iPmU)

Hey, Olen! I'm happy that the video you picked was only a POS Jeep-heap model and not a vintage race car. ~VB

[dcarelli]

Where is the best place to get a kit of a 32 ford 5 window, I really want to build a replica of my dads car or cars!

[Thomas E]

Where is the best place to get a kit of a 32 ford 5 window, I really want to build a replica of my dads car or cars!

Do an ebay search for a AMT 1932 Ford Coupe. They go from 5.00 to $25, deepending on the auction item, plus shipping.

The new Revell 1932 Ford coupe is a good kit but lacks a stock spring style set-up, and has a several hi-po parts.

You'll different need wheels from what the kits have, and possibly a 1951 Chevy to rework the Chey six into a Ford six, unless you want to build a flathead V-8, deepending how deatailed you want to build a copy of your dad's car.

If you run into a problem, let me know.

[parrot]

Thomas, are the early sixties Falcon or Comet models still available or re-introduced? That's where I got my Ford 6, but many many years ago. Lots of chrome, even the block was chromed. Then again, does that six look right?

[carc7]

Bill: You can get just the straight-6 Ford engines as a resin-cast aftermarket item on the internet. Ken Kitchen (Kitchen Table Resins) in Colorado Springs has several, as does Don Loomis (eBay id: sandel7 or you can contact him directly at escort500xl@yahoo.com). They're kind of expensive; about $15.00 per engine, but at least you can find them. I've been using them in my latest CARC oldie models. Wait till you see the #7 I'm building for Al Starr's induction to the CARC Hall of Fame at the 2009 banquet! I have also found 1/25 scale Model A coupe bodies as resin-cast on the internet, too. They're about $17.00 each plus shipping. :banana:The Monogram 1930 Model A coupe kit is being rereleased this month, too, but they are 1/24 scale. Slight difference in size. Paul

[carc7]

Where is the best place to get a kit of a 32 ford 5 window, I really want to build a replica of my dads car or cars!

Don: I have a few extra AMT '32 cars that have been built but I took them apart and soaked the bodies in brake fluid for a few days to remove the paint. Contact me if you would like one of those. I could build one for you, too. I would just need help with graphics. My models aren't as detailed or perfect as Tim's, but from the top they usually look okay. Check mine out on the Paul's Model Racing Cars thread. Paul

[Thomas E]

Thomas, are the early sixties Falcon or Comet models still available or re-introduced? That's where I got my Ford 6, but many many years ago. Lots of chrome, even the block was chromed. Then again, does that six look right?

I think the (AMT) Ford Falcon Ranchero has been re-released. I have seen the 60's Falcon and Comet on ebay, but they are pricey.

BTW - The AMT Ford Falcon 6 is what I used to build a scale copy of Dave Bartlett's #15 Falcon poered midget.

[Thomas E]

Bill: You can get just the straight-6 Ford engines as a resin-cast aftermarket item on the internet. Ken Kitchen (Kitchen Table Resins) in Colorado Springs has several, as does Don Loomis (eBay id: sandel7 or you can contact him directly at escort500xl@yahoo.com). They're kind of expensive; about $15.00 per engine, but at least you can find them. I've been using them in my latest CARC oldie models. Wait till you see the #7 I'm building for Al Starr's induction to the CARC Hall of Fame at the 2009 banquet! I have also found 1/25 scale Model A coupe bodies as resin-cast on the internet, too. They're about $17.00 each plus shipping. :banana: The Monogram 1930 Model A coupe kit is being rereleased this month, too, but they are 1/24 scale. Slight difference in size. Paul

carc7, thanks for the information on the Ford in-line six.

When I use the Monogram '30 'A' body, I use the AMT '34 Ford pick-up frame, and changed the X center member to a single ladder member like the '32 Ford. The '34 Ford pick-up compensates for the slight scale size change in relationship of 24th to 25th.

[Thomas E]

Don: I have a few extra AMT '32 cars that have been built but I took them apart and soaked the bodies in brake fluid for a few days to remove the paint. Contact me if you would like one of those. I could build one for you, too. I would just need help with graphics. My models aren't as detailed or perfect as Tim's, but from the top they usually look okay. Check mine out on the Paul's Model Racing Cars thread. Paul

Like carc7, I have some extra stuff too.

[Thomas E]

Here a couple kits that were realeased using AMT's '32 Ford 5-window coupe, and '32 Ford Victoria.

I believe they are out-of-production. But can found on ebay once in a while. Most are $20 or more.

BE MINDFUL, these two kits DO NOT have all the extra needed parts to build the car pictured on the box top, they are the original basic kits with new box art. THERE IS however extra instructions for building a jalopy stock car, a list of the extra parts needed and the url's for the websites to contact for the extra parts, wheels and a few other parts.


AMT's '32 Ford Coupe and '32 Ford Victoria. Licensed to DIRTRACK RACECARS by AMT.

[dcarelli]

Tim, guys thanks for the help. I am going to order a couple kits and give it a shot. It's been like 25 years since I built a model. Tim, just curious how much would you charge to build one. I can do all the graphics I have a vinyl machine.

ThX,
Donny

donny.carelli@msn.com

[TPF]

Here is one I just finished this past week
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[dcarelli]

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Can anybody tell me what year this Nova is?

Thanks,
Donny

[parrot]

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Can anybody tell me what year this Nova is?

Thanks,
Donny

Donny, that third generation of the Nova was from 1968 through 1974. Other than that, it would be hard to specifically nail it down based on that photo, but, for the most part, they all looked pretty much alike during those years anyway, except for the foor door.

[dcarelli]

Check out this link, very cool models!!!

http://www.ovaltrackmodels.com/modindx.htm#yy140

[Slim Louis]

Nice looking racecar, I like the modifications you did to the kit!