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  1. On 2/7/2023 at 1:49 PM, 1959 said:

    Wow! Great idea and styling and very well executed model. I am a huge fan of 50s dream cars and this is one of the nicest models I have seen built on that style! Inspires me to keep working on my 60 Ford bubble top model. 

    Thanks 1959 ! Which is my birth year !! Can’t wait to see your 60 ford ! 

  2. On 2/6/2023 at 1:53 PM, Ed Bouman said:

    Nice job Gary! Love the styles you come up with. I'm like you I like the cars from the 1960s, and the 1950s. I love your paint jobs, I have watched several of your videos on YouTube! Keep up the good work! Looking forward to see more builds by you!

    Thanks so much Ed ! 

  3. Hi guys, I haven’t posted anything for a while so I grabbed a kit off the shelf and put her together,

    This is a Thumpeter 1960 Bonneville, A first for me to build a Thumpeter Kit , It went together pretty well , I bought this as a not complete kit, missing its interior door cards and the rear seat , not a big problem, I made new doors cards with a white diamond tuck pattern and made a complete rear seat cover , the rest of the build went pretty smooth, shaved doors, French antennas, lowered and riding on a set of Pegasus Astro Supremes plus a pearl white base color with a candy teal fade and silver metal flake top give it a cool 1960’s vibe . All in all it’s a good kit and builds into a pretty decent look model, thanks for looking ! 

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  4. On 11/16/2022 at 12:17 PM, TarheelRick said:

    That is definitely one beautiful Gasser, and as the others have said the paint job is outstanding.  Of course, you got my attention with the '56. My first car was a '56 150 model (6 cyl and 3 on the tree), paid $100 for it.  To me the '56 is the prettiest of the tri-fives. Thanks for sharing this beautiful machine.

    I have to agree,  I’ve owned 5 real ‘57 chevys and 2 real ‘56 chevys, and as much as I like the look of the ‘57’s,  I “love” the look of the ‘56 !! 

  5. You learn something new every day, for years I've been stripping paint off my models with easy off, break fluid, and even purple power, a couple weeks ago I painted this 76 caprice with automotive paint, pearl white base, topped with a 2K clear, sanded it with 800 grit sand paper, then useing houses of kolor  added multi candys , it looked fairly good, to finish it off I added candy blue and re cleared it , and right away I hated it !! So after a couple days walking around it , off to the strip tank it went , My buddy Tim told that rubbing alcohol would strip it, I didn't believe it but tried it anyway and sure enough after a week of sitting in the tank it with only rubbing alcohol it stripped it all the way down to the primer ! I had no idea, not sure if it will work on all paints buy it worked on automotive paint and 2K clear .

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  6. 16 hours ago, roadhawg said:

    Perfectly done, sir! Out of all the models I saw on display at the Atlanta NNL, this one was my favorite! Love everything about it! 

    Thanks so much roadhawg !
    With all the awesome models there it’s nice to hear my car wasn’t over looked ! 

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