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  1. Amazing realistic Cobra models, especially like that Daytona coupe. I’m so sorry Allan that you lost your brother at such a young age, 57, damn. Prostate cancer can be such a stealthy killer. My PSA started slowly rising a few years ago, I was diagnosed with “very agressive” PC last year (biopsy pathology Gleason score 9!) and underwent a robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy last April. So far my PSA is “undetectable” and my body is nearly back to normal (a 70 yr old version of “normal” 😆 which I’ll take, I feel great!). If my urologist hadn’t caught it, I’d probably be dead within a year or two….Most importantly, I had ZERO symptoms so, yes, please gentlemen, get your PSA checked and if it starts to go up, consult a urologist ASAP!!!! Thanks for posting this.
  2. Cool gasser Mike and great job on those headers! (not an easy thing to scratch-build).
  3. Love the red, the red tinted windows, the mags, the stance, the nail head. Makes me want to cruise around town today in a 1:1 version today and rev that V8 at every stoplight!
  4. Hard to believe that’s a scale model. Amazing!!!!!
  5. Fujimi Enthusiast Porsche 356 1/24 (any of the various versions). An amazing model kit (especially the wheels) and a true test of one’s scale modeling skills to assemble with all four tires touching the ground! 😁
  6. Thank you Dennis for all the effort you are putting into this detailed WIP, so far a real master class in kit bashing! Your replacement of the molded-in wiring harness with real wires is motivating me to try this on a future build. Painting molded-in wires is usually a hit & miss for me at best and can detract from the actual wire detailing on the engine.
  7. A beautiful build worth refreshening. Can’t wait for that new Moebius ‘65 Dodge(s) to be released (late ‘24?).
  8. I really like this one! A 6 cyl “run what ‘ya brung” (gasser?), total embodiment of drag racing good old days. I always felt that the body/ windows on this AMT looked “off” to my eyes but the body on this build appears much more accurate, did you make corrections to the front window frame/ corners? Beautiful clean build!
  9. Fabulous job Dennis that you’re doing on this body morphing so far. What’s your end goal on this build? A stock ‘63 with a max wedge? Looking forward to see where you go with this.
  10. Loving what you’re doing here with these altereds Mike. I also agree with your comment about the “golden age of scale drag racing models”, I’ve been stock piling many of these same kits but have only built the Fiat from the AMT double dragster kit so far (I’m still trying to finish all my super stocker kits !). Looking forward to seeing this “crackle-fest” line-up come together! Thanks for posting this WIP!
  11. Loving this Mopar SS/ AWB production line. Grafting the Moebius ‘65 sedan roof onto the bottom of a Moebius AWB HT lower body is a brilliant solution to making a non-resin AWB sedan. Looking forward to seeing some finished model(s) coming out of this assembly line.
  12. Also saw it yesterday, finally an historically accurate racing movie for grown-ups. Loved ever bit of it. Good script, casting, acting, art direction, non-CGI action scenes, incredible 12 cylinder Ferrari sounds, touching human story (my wife probably would have enjoyed it). Loved Adam Driver’s understated conflicted portrayal of Enzo and Penelope Cruz’s portrayal of Enzo’s wife Laura stole the show. Never been a Patrick Dempsey fan but his performance was fantastic as an aging Taruffi, also the dudes playing Peter Collins and de Portago were convincing. The tragic Mille Miglia crash scene was graphic and made it understandable why the Italian gov’t discontinued any future road racing on public roads. One of my favorite scenes was when Enzo discusses intake manifold design features with his young son while reviewing blueprints at the kitchen table as well as the touching final scene. Brock Yates, author of the book they based it on, would be pleased with the result. A “no Hollywood BS” racing movie, go see it!
  13. Cool collection of one of my all-time favorite F1 cars. Form following function and oh what a beautiful race car! Beautiful clean builds all 3!
  14. Nice job Mike on this BTC kit-bash. I’ve read that the Trumpeter car kits are pretty mediocre but the body on this ‘64 Falcon looks pretty accurate to me. Did you use the Thunderbolt chassis on this build or is this the Trumpeter chassis with Thunderbolt driveline and rear suspension parts? Congrat’s on that two-page write-up in this month’s Model Cars Mag. Love that Hemi-Under-Glass!
  15. Fabulous recreation of Grump’s first Camaro. The detailing and realism of the engine bay is an A+. I have the Slixx decal set for this one and am hoping that Revell re-pops this kit before I get too old to build and paint model cars, the ones on eBay are crazy $$$ ($80 - $100 with tax & shipping).
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