Can i ask you AF members should i be mad?

[minidreams_n_scale]

about 2 years ago i came into some problems so i sold a few kits ! Well they just happen to pop up in Lowrider bicycle magzaine and then they are seen on SoCals web site and the guy states that he custom built them and he done all the paint work and this and that and even goes as far as to say that is was his frist built tuner and what not ! even to top all that off he stopped payment on a 300.00 dollar check for 1 of the kits ! The gull of the man that doesnt build but only buys and then takes them to shows and Lie that he built them , i would like to stand next to him and ask him how he did it and what he used just to hear him make it up as he goes LOL! just in case anyone here from Cali, attend the Socal Nationals or the low left coast watch out for these kits cause he didnt build them,paint them , he just bought thme and I as a builder thank the builder should enter contest , Hell anyone 1 can buy a kit and carry it to shows its the builder that puts in the time and the hours ! Well here are the kits to look for ! And if anyone want to pull the bull shit car on this i got photos of these car on my work bench to back them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!











soory for the rant but this just blows me up ! i have sold a few kits and the respect of the buyers have said that this kit was bought and named me as the builder !But i guess when he put in print that he was the builder and he had done all this work ,IMO thats not fare to the other builders at the contest , was happy to here that the took top awards for there class , but i think that a builder of his own kits should of had won !

Again sorry i just wanted you all to know incase you attend any of the events that they maybe at !
David@ Minidreams Inc.

[drnitrus]

I understand where you are comin from. I think I might be upset if that happened to me too. If it makes you feel any better, the paint on that civic is killer!!!

[blubaja]

Hey,

Well, the kid didn't make the credit go to you like it should. Remeinds me when people put stock diecast kits in contests and win:-/ Congrats that your kits won, sux that he forgot to include you as THE BUILDER!!! What a dousche...like all these ricer fag kids here..They show off their car, but forget to mention they had them built for them Raaaaaaagghr!! I'll rant with you my friend...Keep up the awsome paint jobs.

Frank X.

[klutz_100]

the paint jobs are awsome - you get my vote even if he got someone else's

[willimo]

Most contests require that the entrants affirm that they built the car themselves, though there's little that can be done to check up on them. Not only is this guy being unfair to you, but he is being unfair to the other entrants to the contest. Extremely unfair. Imagine how mad you would be if someone beat you with a model that they bought - I would be more mad about that than someone using models they bought from me. Nevertheless, you are well within the right to be very mad about it. If I were you, I would see if I couldn't find an email address for the folks that put that show on, and let them know. They may or may not be able to do something about it, but it's worth letting them know especially if the guy returns the following year. Not only will it give them an opportunity to censure the guy for lying, but it will give the club that organizes the contest the opportunity to make their contest as fair as possible, and they will be grateful. Be sure, though, to mention that as a reason to take action, they will be more likely to move on it if they can see it is in their best interest (though I can't imagine why they wouldn't, anyway). Good luck! and if I ever see this guy, I'll be sure to call him out.

[jja1969]

beat his ass




p.s. nice kits

[SniperX13]

Understandably so. I can see where all you hard work and labor goes unnoticed and unappreciated. I would find a way to write to the comission of that contest, and show them proof that you were the one who created the model, not the person who claimed they did, and have his award and honor removed.

[mike@af]

I'll bring my ban stick to the next show I go to just in case. I'll brand his forehead with "FRAUD"

[bhop73]

Do you have any in-progress shots? if so, send them in to the contest organizers and make sure you give them the guy's name.. if you don't have in-progress shots, I don't think there's much you can do about it other than be mad.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Back up your information as much as possible, and contact the sources where you saw this guy fraudulently claiming your car as his. That show was the last one apparently, but someone probably knows how to contact the organizer, and the magazine needs to know about this too. Be polite and professional and show as much proof as possible, especially if you have in-process shots of the models being built. Good luck, it sucks when someone does this crap.

GTMike...unless you hit a show in the LA area, you won't get a chance to brand Mr. Velazquez...if that's his real name .

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

GTMike...unless you hit a show in the LA area, you won't get a chance to brand Mr. Velazquez...if that's his real name .

Ok Bob, lets say he comes to NNL05 in November. Then we can CA his mouth shut, and Wes can get on the PA and yell that hes a fraud.

Hey, David, I remember seeing those cars somewhere. I think I've got pics somewhere. I'm curious to what name is on there.

[eph2]

Originally Posted by jja1969

beat his ass




p.s. nice kits

The civic is incredible!! Nice job! FOR YOU!

[mrceej]

I'm in Cali (San Diego). Let me know when and where the next show is. I'll be sure to talk to him.

[mike@af]

Did anyone notice that for the car description he put 2 Door Honda Civic Ci? I might be under a rock when it comes to Honda, but isnt it Si?

[PyRoTeKniKz]

Originally Posted by GTmike400

Did anyone notice that for the car description he put 2 Door Honda Civic Ci? I might be under a rock when it comes to Honda, but isnt it Si?

It is Si

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