Rare "Squarebird"

OK Mitchum, I'll bite again, when is that combo coming out? Please, please? One of these days they'll do one of your kits! Great 'Birdy builds you guys!

Thanks.  Hey, it only takes a sheet of styrofoam, some bits and pieces found around the house, some Elmer' glue and three or four days. LOL

Seriously, it is a lot easier and cheaper than it looks and I'll be glad to help anyone anyway I can.

The main ingredients in this backdrop is a styrofoam sheet with HO railroad ballast glued to it, some metal rod, popsicle sticks and the metal mesh taken from a real car's air filter.

  

Remember when, back before photo etching and aftermarket, imagination was the most important "extra" you added to your kit builds?

Nice 'Bird Mitchum!  I've seen alot of your work here and on another site and I'm always impressed.  Maybe someday I'll have some nice backgrounds like yours!  LOL

Now that is a collection after my own heart. I knew Neil and I've had one of the "2nd Generation" square birds put back to build that very car for a long time. It is one of my favorite Wood Bros. cars. But how about one of the "1st Generation" square birds and one of the cars that gave Holman Moody a start on their road to Total Performance in Nascar? Built just like the real one with some leftover "damaged" T-bird parts (Monogram) and a few sticks of tubing.

More?  These were actually taken a few years ago, and the Hodgdon car recently suffered a bit of a "crash".  Had to "take it back to the shop" for some repair work and new paint and decals.  It's shelf space is currently occupied by the Valvoline car.  Some of the cars in the wall pics are diecasts, and a few more have been added since these were taken.  Think I might be a fan of the 21 car?

Slated for some future time is a repaint of the '69 Cyclone Spoiler shown on the shelf above the framed photo.  I'm also currently working on a '71 Cyclone (the Purolator car).  It'll be quite a while before it's done, though.

Nice build. I really liked the story behind it as well. Nice to see that level of dedication. I always felt if there was any genre of model that could stem the tide of DieCast it would be NASCAR models. Giving the fan an interesting new perspective to enjoy their chosen sport. The oppurtunity to be their favorite driver's "car builder", as it were.

Outstanding build, guy! I really love the "old" style stockers. Fit and finish are really right up there.

Got any more?

Carl

 

Oustanding job on the model and the stripes, especially! WOW!

Buddy Baker used to be among my avorite drivers back when I used to follow NASCAR!I used to have n "RC Cola" jacket in red, white, and blue--they were his sponsors even back before this car.

Great looking model and great to see someone do a Wood Brothers  car.

Mckay