Something I wouldn't even try!!!

See the convertable top frame....
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See the convertable top frame start to go down....
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See the top down.... BY REMOTE CONTROL!!!!
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Ok..... My wheels are a turnin'!!!
:D
Model by Bill Geary. Pictures by Lyle Willits - MAMA's club

wow some hardcore modeling

now that is classy.

would look mint when covered and finished properly

That's amazing! Do u think he has access to the real car to do something like that?

one would assume so

can't believe that! :eek: it works!
you did so accurate work. what kind of stuff are you going to use for the hood? something like cloth?

sweet mother of god that's ingenious! and very well executed too! brilliant!

:eek: :eek: :eek:

I am speechless... thats insanely pro!.. props to that guy

Bill is a good friend who lives near me but he is a little crazy. His cars always have working suspensions and windows that crank up and down using watch gears in the door. His stuff wins contests everywhere in the US. He usually uses an official shop manual for the car he is working on. His cars usually take 6 months to a year to complete and have to be sen in person, they are awsome.

That is so cool ! :D When it's done you could hide things in there you don't want people to get or find out, like candy. :p

Originally posted by bah humbug
That is so cool ! :D When it's done you could hide things in there you don't want people to get or find out, like candy. :p :rolleyes: :slaps forehead:

that would be so sweet in like a Sl500 AMG or a SC430...hum...how much do u think he would charge for a SL500 ??

I think Murco can send a cv and the kit he did to Tamiya or Aoshima, and probably get a decent job there. :ylsuper :ylsuper

that is unbelievable! i dont think i have the patience to do what bill does. it really is amazing what he can do though. good stuff!!

While on this subject, does anyone know how the folding mechanism for the Peugeot 206cc works? I saw a toy in a shop here with a real electric folding roof and opening rear hatch and was thinking of using the mechanism in a tamiya model, but on closer examination the toy had hinge brackets mounted on the rear window itself. Not good.

Oh! :eek2:
Stunned.
I would like to see that work personally. Just way too awesome~

That's gonna be a niiiice GTO when completed!!:eek: :eek: :eek: :cool:

Originally posted by joecwlaw
I think Murco can send a cv and the kit he did to Tamiya or Aoshima, and probably get a decent job there. :ylsuper :ylsuper
Joecwlaw and Kunta, I appreciate your thinking that I am capable of such mad-modelling but that piece isn't mine!! I found those pics on another message board, was floored, and had to share. Like 935 said, Bill Geary is the builder and a contest-terror in the northeast U.S. His 1958 Impala from 2002 was incredible and this car looks to eclipse that effort.
I love it when someone "raises the bar" and shows what can be done if you are willing to try. This is what the craft is all about!
Will I try to do this?? Hmmm, I do have 4 - '69 Camaro convertibles waiting to be built.... So, HELL YEAH!!!

BTW, I think most every drop-top uses basically the same framework and action. Just find any cv and note the mechanics as it folds down...

:)

Darn show off !!!:rolleyes:

j/k :D

That is a real work of art:eek: ...i'd like to know the hours of work he must of put in

**rubs eyes, looks again.....it's still there.....puts beer down, rubs eyes again** :eek:


that's awesome