Jim Fontana model done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

I've been meaning to post this since it's been done. First stocker I've built for anybody. Hope to do some others. Thanks Laura!

http://images54.fotki.com/v1642/phot...800x600-vi.jpg

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how many hours went into that beautiful model

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Extremely well done. I built models before I got into big ones. Great fun.

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More pictures, please.

Rick Thomason
GTOMayhem

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Looks great!, When can I place my order?

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Very cool!!!!!



Bret Velde
2003 SS/LA

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Outstanding !!!

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being a model builder myself and having over 1,500 kits, great job, Tim !!!
btw, Unk is a model builder also.

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That's cool! Even the stance looks correct.

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Bad ***

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Badass. Even put bent bumper on

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When Can I put my order in??
Bob Lasko

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I don't have anymore Rick sorry. But here's a few others. Ive done around 450 of them since 2007.

http://images42.fotki.com/v1630/phot...0141156-vi.jpg
http://images107.fotki.com/v159/phot...EC13046-vi.jpg
http://images57.fotki.com/v1354/phot...pt14665-vi.jpg
http://images42.fotki.com/v1630/phot...2014095-vi.jpg
http://images14.fotki.com/v380/photo...12658vi-vi.jpg

How I start a pro mod body
http://images15.fotki.com/v1624/phot...5121324-vi.jpg
http://images58.fotki.com/v279/photo...8122350-vi.jpg

How it ends up in customer George Williams hands.

http://images56.fotki.com/v127/photo...illiams-vi.jpg

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Some full size models. These are not as nice to work on lol

http://images15.fotki.com/v1631/phot...800x600-vi.jpg
http://images20.fotki.com/v1632/phot...800x600-vi.jpg
http://images61.fotki.com/v1635/phot...800x600-vi.jpg
http://images20.fotki.com/v682/photo...800x600-vi.jpg
http://images54.fotki.com/v104/photo...2015049-vi.jpg
http://images56.fotki.com/v362/photo...2015501-vi.jpg

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I don't know really. Takes about 6 weeks but that's with me working on real race cars M-F. Driving the grudge race car for some guys. Writing for my magazine and just day to day things around the house. I stay way to busy these days.

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way too busy is better than being a lazy ***

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I had a pretty serious accident in 2015 and had to have my left elbow replaced with nice new hardware. Since then I have been fighting severe stomach pains and have been back and forth to the gut doc since last Jan. Test after test and can't find the problem. I'm gonna really lay off the work on the big cars next year. May cut my races I shoot down to half because 60+ plus races a year have really caught up with me.

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James,

Its just the way the bumper is reflecting the light, not bent at all..I know you feel obligated to harass my Chevelle because "we" beat you at the 2009 Summernationals in round 4, but I forgive you.. LOL haaaaaaa

- Jim Fontana Jr
SS/1230-STK/1230

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Came out great..

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Man, where is the LIKE button !!!
Outstanding
For those S/SS readers who don't frequent the .90 page , take a look there to see the replica he did of Bernard Weaver's Dodge Daytona , beautiful work .

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A good friend of mine who frequents this forum, Doug Estabrook, also does magnificent builds. He recreated one of my first race cars a couple of years ago. Incredible work.




http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psu4ctvqna.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ps96d815db.jpghttp://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ps9vccg5og.jpg

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All of these are very cool !

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Tim, what magazine do you write for?

If you aren't familiar with the forums for Model Cars Magazine, check out the link below. Drag Racing Models has lots of great builds.

I was registered as ScaleDale but got sidetracked by my Mustang gas burner.....:D

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/

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I like that! I have problems with doing the lettering. If I had somebody that I could depend on doing them I would send them plenty of work. Ive turned down 50-60 cars because I couldn't do the lettering the way I wanted. Out of the 450 cars Ive done since 2007 only about 25-30 of them have lettering.

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RPM

www.RPM-MAG.com

I used to go on there years ago. Been 8 years or so I guess since I last posted there. Some of them people on there seem to have mental issues with the way they act.

I built this about 10 years ago and was in some magazines.

http://images51.fotki.com/v303/photo...01_3839-vi.jpg
http://images49.fotki.com/v1510/phot...01_3834-vi.jpg
http://images51.fotki.com/v303/photo...01_3837-vi.jpg
http://images49.fotki.com/v1511/phot...01_3833-vi.jpg
http://images55.fotki.com/v585/photo...01_3838-vi.jpg

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I do not remember who Doug uses for his lettering, but the guy is a master. What blew me away was that I only had a handful of photos from 40 years ago, yet the accuracy is uncanny. Many of the decals and lettering on the car were one-offs that had to be hand-created. Doug had me fill out a five page questionnaire that gave him a lot of information about colors and parts, but I am still amazed. I have the model sitting in a display case on my desk and stop and ponder the quality of work regularly.

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Tim: Thanks for the link.

My 2010 Pro Stock Mustang.

http://i.imgur.com/wCXwLD4.jpg

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The lettering on the Chevelle was done by Alan Bohach up in Canada. Alan also runs "Whoopiecat Decals" and has a lot of drag cars, new and old, on his site.

Doug

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Did this model of my Favorite racecar from "back in the day", the "Sourpuss" '55 run by the Broadbent Bros. Steve Broadbent has the model now. Decals were done by Mike Fasig at "Polecat Decals" in PA.

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Doug,
Please contact me.

Bill Rink
630-235-3859

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Wow !... I too have done models, including a decent one of my own 62 Chevy.... but I don't think it's a match for these.
VERY nice indeed.

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Nice model, Dwight. Brings back memories. Could we see under the hood and a close up of that moroso tach drive?

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I read the subject line and I was expecting a model of Jim Fontana.

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That is some good work looks just like a real car you could drive