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Other than the headlights, it looks pretty good to me. But, than again. I'm no Cobra coupe expert.

Just a plain 1967 AMT Falcon I built about two years ago.

I never understood why Tom Daniel's Ice T was painted yellow? So I painted mine instead with Testor's Ice Blue One Coat Lacquer. An ice truck should be of an ice cool color.

One of my favorites of Tom Daniel's designs. Built box stock, other than the addition of a map of North Africa.

Here's a build I did a year or two, ago. You'll notice I did one thing a little different from what I've seen other people do with this kit. The feet and hand sticking out of the tiki hut, I painted green. I figured by the size and shape of those feet, we are not looking at a normal human being in there. I figured it has to be Rat Fink! Hence the green feet and hand.

So we're are the girls? In your build, I meant.

I don't know if this can really be considered a "big rig"? It's in 1/87, HO scale. It's an old Revell kit from the early 60's, built straight out of the box. The cars are all pre-built HO Fords.

I didn't know there was a problem.

Non-automotive. But, we've slipped from that a few times here already. The original box art for Aurora's Batman model kit. Done by my favorite comic book artist, Carmine Infantino. IMO nobody could draw Batman or the Flash as well as Infantino.

I think the B-29 Hiroshima joke is pretty good. By the way, where are the Tank Girls themselves?

Great job on yours too, Rex.

Batman has always been my favorite Super Hero. Ever since I got my first Batman comic book back in 1963. By the way, I still have that comic book. It was Batman #159. The main story was the Great Clayface - Joker Feud. The backup story was The Boyhood of Bruce Wayne Jr. The first one is a classic. In fact it's was reprinted in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told. The Bruce Wayne Jr. story? Not so much. Yet it was reprinted in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories featuring Batman and Robin. Any how. On to the model kit below. It's the Revell reissue from 1999. Using extra parts I bought on eBay, I was able to build it so it looked like the original version as put out by Aurora back in 1965. I was also able to purchase a repop of the original box from Mosters In Motion.

Below is Atlantis model's reissue of the old Revell Flash Gordon and the Martian kit. I had this kit back in mid 60's, and loved it. So when Atlantis and Revell reissued it, I could not pass it up. I built it as close to the original box art as I could.

Another fun Moebuis repop of an old Aurora kit. In this case, The Creature From the Black Lagoon. This kit first came out in mid 70's. It's a bit small than most figure kits, including Aurora's original Creature kit. This was designed as part a series, called Monsters of the Movies. Unlike the Famous Monsters of Filmland series, these new kits were in 1/12 scale, rather than the traditional 1/8 scale of most figure kits. Still, I like the looks of this Creature better than the original. So this is the one I decided to go for. One of the fun things I did with this kit, was using Tamiya Diorama Texture Paint on the base. In this case, Grit Effect Light Sand. The results were great. Though it basically ended the use of the paint brush. That's okay. I think it was well worth it.

Below is my recent built of an old Aurora classic, The Forgotten Prisoner of Castel Mare. This is a modern repop from Moebuis. Not an original. Always wanted the kit when was kid. Never got it. But, your never need to get too old. Now I have it, and I still think it's cool.

Yea. The above box art is great. It seems to me that I read someplace recently, that the kids on the fence are all the artist kids in real life. In fact I saw a photo showing the scene staged for the painting. I wish I could remember were I ran across that.

Your more than welcome to "borrow" the idea. I always thought that the Fireball 500 would make a great Batmobile.

Beautiful. Still one of my all time favorite Ferraris.

I'm surprised at much I like box art builds that have shown here. The designers at the time seemed to know what they were doing.

What was on the car in the movie?

Yea sorry. I'm not big into doing those type of details. In particular I hate bare metal foil. I'll use it if I have to. Mainly on cars with two-toning. But, other than that. I like my models pretty simple and clean. Basically just paint, glue, and decals. At times I would paint running boards. But, I don't know why I chose not to on either of these two builds?

Very nice work. You did a beautiful job. I spent six years, from 1961 through 1967, riding around in a '61 Comet. My dad's first new car. Not a lot of differences between a 1960 and '61 Comet. I have a '61 promo I restored about 15 years ago or so, to look like my dad's Comet. It turned out nice. But no where as nice as yours. Good job.

Any photos Ray?

I've got mixed feeling about the two above. I kind of like them. I kind like the checker board pattern on the rear fenders. I've never seen those two boxes before. Despite kind of liking the looks. It's a model I would have passed even if I had seen it. There is enough there that doesn't turn me on. The fact that's it's two-door post sedan in Bel Air form. A 150 two-door post is one thing. But a Bel Air for me should be a hardtop. That and I don't like the wheels or the seats.

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here. But, since I can again share photos here, I had to reshare the Beer Wagon I built a couple of years ago. I'm afraid I don't drink beer (not anymore, at least). But, I do love my Dew. And my Tom Daniel kits.