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  • Birthday 12/02/1996

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    Niko Lindström

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  1. This was an easy one. I doubt that I've seen one before, but when I saw the picture I immediately thought "Ok that has to be a Packard of somekind". And, after a couple of minutes in Google I found what it actually was.
  2. I've seen some impressive results with polished plastic. But I have to agree with Bill, I think a properly done paint job looks better. So if it was me, I'd paint it.
  3. Me too, and this one was the first one I could afford. Sure, I'll do a WIP thread when I get to it. Hopefully it happens later this year, but we'll see. I need to finish a couple of other projects first.
  4. Trumpeter's '63 Nova SS Convertible came in the mail on Friday. That will be on the bench soon and the plan is to build it factory stock. Hubley's '60 Ford Country Sedan kit arrived today. Even though it looks tiny next to the giant box of the Nova, it's also 1/25 scale. Not complete, but a very good starting point for a build, and while it wasn't cheap, it was affordable. I'm debating if I should build it also factory stock, or then if I should build it as a Mild Custom. Let's see...
  5. Wow! That's really good news! Although, opening this thread is getting expensive each time as basically every car kit that Atlantis has put out lately, is something I need to have.
  6. Great work with the Nova, it turned out beautiful! It's hard to see from the pics, but did you have the issue where there is a gap between the firewall and the rest of the body? I just started building the Convertible version and looks like the firewall needs some modifying. The rear bumper fits a little too low, but of course that's Trumpeter's fault, not yours. Very nicely done build!
  7. This will be interesting! First, I really like these late '50s Eldorado Broughams even in stock form. And second, I think the one that Mr. Watson painted back in the day looks even better. I've had actually plans of building this same kit into a Mild Custom as well, so I'm taking notes how your version goes together. The start looks already very promising so keep the pictures coming.
  8. Or even better, if they converted it into a four door sedan Bel Air. Well, honestly I'm not holding my breath on that one. But, a re-release with stock parts would be cool.
  9. This was easy ! Based on this VW, here in Finland they built a Finnish version called "Teijo" in 1975-'76. Though not very common, probably around 100 examples were made, they can still be seen at some car shows from time to time. So when I saw the picture I immediately recognized what it was, I just had to search Google for the correct year models.
  10. Those magnets are a great idea to keep the doors aligned properly. I think I need to try that on something in the future. Overall I really like how the Ford is coming along. Especially the color choices on body and interior are spot on. This will be a very cool model when finished.
  11. I'll need one of those Pontiacs! I built Arnie Beswick's '62 Catalina when that kit came out, what is it, probably like 10 years ago (does time really fly that fast??). It was such a fun build that I really need to do another one. And, there are never too many early '60s Super Stock cars. I'm not sure about the mid engine in the Boss Nova kit. I have one on my stash that is waiting to be built, it'll be converted back to more stock appearance some day. Why? Well, I bought it way before Round 2 re-released the stock Wagon and the originals were way more expensive so the Boss Nova was the way to go. Yes, nowadays it would make no sense to convert that thing back to stock-ish, but that's what I bought it for. So, with that said, I'll probably end up not buying the new Boss Nova kit, even though it would have lots of useable parts for kitbashing.
  12. Well, despite not being the easiest build I think it turned out really nice! The color is spot on and nice work applying the the large decals. Very nicely done model! I'm building the same kit right now and seeing this definitely inspires me to do more progress with mine.
  13. Thank you so much everyone for the kind words! They are appreciated! I actually thought about adding the towing tabs on the front some point during the build, but forgot to do that in the final assembly. Well, next time then. With all of the new cool Pickup kits available and coming soon, we have plenty of choices for cool shop trucks. The Ford is definitely on my must have list. I left some mistakes here and there like usual, so I can at least try to improve on the next one. I think they are called "Ferrules" or something like that. Me being here in Finland it probably doesn't help you guys much if I tell you that I bought them at a shop called Puuilo, but they look somewhat like this: They come in different sizes to just pick the size you want. Put them the plastic insulation heading down to your modeling table and carefully tap the other end to get the insulation off. Repeat this eight times and you have a set of injector stacks as seen on this model. The good thing about these is that you can buy a bag of, like, 100 pcs for a few bucks. The blackwash on the engine made a huge difference for sure! I didn't want to make it look like it's leaking oil from every possible gasket, but I wanted it to look a little "used" anyway. I think I succeeded in it. Thanks again everyone!
  14. This is a very cool project, having just built the same kit myself it's nice to see one built with this much thought and attention to certain things that many modelers would just simply ignore. Maybe I missed it, but did you figure out somekind of a fix for the windshield fitment? I only found out on mine after the body was painted and chrome trim done with BMF that especially the fitment of the windshield was pretty bad, but there was nothing I could do about it at that point.
  15. Thanks guys for the kind words! David, I'm not really a Mopar guy but I do have one 1:1 scale Ford so I guess they're a little closer to my heart even though I'm more like GM and AMC guy. Well, this thing is finally finished and posted in Under Glass! Thanks for everyone who has followed and/or posted comments on this thread. See here: https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/190358-41-plymouth-special-deluxe-gg/
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