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Bugatti "Bullet"? Wowzers. It looks like a fusion or the nose from a Concorde, the glass from a Bell X-1, and the air-scoops from a Saab Draken. Thanks for posting. Adios, Larry.

Your '34 has got "Fun Ride" written all over it. Well done, sir! Adios, Larry.

Well done, sir! Full points for "Out-of-the Box" thinking. Ditto for execution. Give yourself a big pat on the head for a job "Well done!". Use both hands because it was REAL GOOD! Thanks for sharing. Adios, Larry.

This is the box-art from Hawk's slot car body turned 1/32 car kits. I built all four back during the heyday of the slot car craze. The Maserati 5000GT here is the only one that I have left. The glass(?) is Bare Metal Foil(the original stuff). It is the first time that I ever used it. The car is OOB except a blanking plate in the radiator and cowl openings, painted Flat Black and a back window replacing the open hole in the back of the body. The paint is the original brush-painted Testors #1104 Dark Red, with no polish or clear coat. The tires and wheels are painted with Pactra Hot Rod Primer and Steel. All I have done is washed the car and polished it with a piece of T-shirt. Adios, Larry.

Here is the box-art for all eight kits. Adios, Larry.

Hi, Tom. I really like the old school build of your '50(?) Ford custom. The shade of red reminds me of all of the red stuff that decorated my Grandma's kitchen when I was a kid. Hi, VW Dave. the paint on your Manx is so '80s, dude! I am not a huge fan of metal-flake but that goes with that car. It reminds me of my neighbors old fiberglass hot tub. Adios, Larry.

Hi, folks. I am remiss in that I should have posted here before posting anything else. I beg pardon. My name is Larry Schmidt. I live in Columbia, Missouri. I am a Retired U.S. Army Field Artillery officer. I am married to Doris Ann and have two children. My son, Steve and his wife Amy have three sons, Jonathan, Matthew, and Daniel, with another baby on the way. I have a daughter named Maria. I am 65 years old. I started out as a Ford man, but were are on Hondas #6 & 7. My first model was built in 1954. It was an Aurora Panther. I seriously started building models as a hobby in 1962. I build primarily 1/72 airplanes. I have built a little of everything over the years. I have over 1300 models displayed in my home, in a dedicated model room. I have 50 to 60 kits in the stash and nothing on the Shelf of Doom. I dabbled in 1/25th cars in the early '60s and a few 1/32 cars in the late '80s. I am a dinosaur in that I only brush-paint my models. I do not own an airbrush. I read science fiction, mysteries, and history. I shoot, hand-load, and fish. My wife and I are active parishioners in our church. That's enough, as I do not wish to bore anyone to death. Adios, Larry Schmidt.

Hi, guys. please be cool. My Grandpa said that there are a thousand ways to skin a cat, and about half of them work. I never intended to open a can of worms with the submission of my whole car collection. I build models for fun. last year I got the idea of replicating my first car build in 1962 with a repeat of the same car. I did it just for fun and a change of pace. I, like everybody else here, and on all of the modeling forums that I follow, build what they want and the way they want. I think my cars are O/K. Therefore I took a chance and posted them on a forum that is populated with a whole bunch of VERY talented modelers. I guess I just wanted to run them up the flagpole to see if anybody saluted. I have tried to be open about how I work and the techniques that I use. I do not wish to cause any trouble. I repeat that I think very highly of what I have seen here. I thought it would be cool if I could play with the big kids. Most of you have been very kind and gracious in your comments on my humble efforts. Thanks. Adios, Larry Schmidt.

These rubber-powered car kits came out in '61 and '62. They are four (futuristic for the time period) "sports cars and four Bonneville speed record cars. They are all recent e-bay purchases. The paint on the car bodies is hand-brushed and Futured hobby and military paints from Testors, Humbrol, Xtracolor, and Pactra(45 year-old bottle of Turquoise). The tires are Pactra Hot Rod Primer, ant the interiors of the sports models are a mixture of Floquil, Model Master, and Vallejo. Adios, Larry.arry.

For the record, I used medium and large soft-bristled synthetic-bristled brushes that I bought from Hobby lobby. The Red '40 sedan is one coat of Testors #1103 square bottle Red, out of a well-mixed brand-new bottle. The kit plastic was light tan. It is unprimed but washed with rubbing alcohol. I applied two coats of Future with the same type brush that I painted the car. The Tangerine '32 Vicky was molded in Silver plastic. I applied two light coats of Plastikote Sandable White Primer. I used a brand-new square-bottle of Testors Gloss Tangerine/Mandarin Brilliant that I bought at a Michael's store. I applied one coat of Tangerine with the same two brushes I used on the '40 sedan. When the paint cured, I applied two coats of Future by brush. I don't own an airbrush. I didn't sand and/or polish anything. I have been brush-painting airplanes and military vehicles for over 50 years. I think I know my way around a bottle or tin of paint and a paintbrush by now. I am thinking about another car model in the not-too-distant future(maybe a '55 Chevy two-door sedan). Both of these cars are finished using the same techniques that I use on my airplane builds. I have many of my builds posted on Hyperscale's Airfix Group Build Forum and the Retro & Nostalgia Scale Modeling Forum. Adios, Larry.

Hi, SFD. I have really enjoyed your builds, starting with those you posted on the Retro & Nostalgia Scale Modeling site. You build cars that are seen on the streets at home, that are driven by ordinary folks who take care of their older cars. Well done, sir! Adios, Larry.

I live in the peoples republic of Columbia, home of the University of Missouri. I am a plane and military vehicles guy but have been known to fool around with cars. Adios, Larry

I am a plane and military vehicle builder. I posted my "40 Ford Tudor sedan and '32 Ford Vicky here. A couple of comments asked me about my brush-painting techniques. I won't comment on the paint technique here, but I will explain how I use Future as my gloss overcoat method. I brush-painted both with Testors square-bottle enamels. I put a Future overcoat on both. I am using the last of the original bottle of Future that I bought in the late'80s when modelers started using the stuff. I have decanted the remains of the original bottle into an old brown glass pharmacy bottle with a tight -sealing cap that I got acetone in years ago. I have used Q-tips for small jobs in the past. Now I use either a medium or large synthetic bristle SOFT brush that I bought at Hobby Lobby. I use the brushes on most of my airplanes with a gloss finish and both of the above cars. I also use Future as a bedding solution for decals, especially old and fragile ones. I use a second coat on the decals to seal them in after the first coat is fully cured. I also Future clear parts to prevent fogging with CA adhesive fumes. Adios, Larry.

Hi, SFD. Your six-banger with the V-8 markings reminds me of the old Beach Boys song' "The No-Go Showboat". I have migrated over here for a visit from the Retro & Nostalgia Scale Modeling Forum, to see how the folks on what I call "The Dark Side" live. Your Blue Del ray is a real Beauty. Adios, Larry.

I have built these two 1/25 cars, an AMT "40 Ford Tudor sedan and a '32 Ford Vicky. Both are recent builds. I am an airplane and military vehicle modeler, but I built 1/25 cars in the early '60s as a teenager. These are my first 1/25 cars in 50 years. Both are made from the kit parts. I used military paints for most of the details. I don't own an airbrush, so these two are brush-painted and have two coats of brushed-on Future as an overcoat. The '40 is painted Testors square-bottle #1103 Red. The '32 is painted Testors square-bottle Gloss Tangerine/Mandarin Brilliant. The '32s tires were so soft and squishy, I filled them with pipe cleaners like an innertube. If I were to own these 1/1 scale cars this is how I would have them be. Adios, Larry.

The last purchase that I received was packed as beautifully as possible. Foam in side the kit and foam on all four sides of the kit box and foam on the ends. When the UPS driver left it on my porch the whole thing was kind of in an "L" shape. Sprue frames were bent. parts popped off the sprues and some small parts broken but none that I couldn't fix. I hesitate to guess what it would have looked like without adequate care in packing. I pack the same way. I even put decal sheets in Saran Wrap or a ziploc baggie. Most delivery persons go to pains to take care of parcels, but the monster automated sorting machines in use don't care. If a model kit is on the bottom of a hamper, the machine doesn't care if a case of Nutrasystem Protein Shakes lands on top of it. Adios, Larry.