unclescott58

I did one exactly in the same color as yours a couple of years ago. Using the same Testors paint. My ended up looking kind of dry and flakey. No where nice as yours. I've had a lot of troubles with Testors paint and have switched over to using Tamiya. With a little Future floor wax my '65 looked OK. So I have no plans on redoing it in the near future. Great color for that car. Scott

Despite the "mistakes", I like the build you did. It looks very, very nice. Scott

Oh.... And you have no intake manifold or carburetors for your engine! Split exhaust manifolds are cool. Your car has a way to exhaust gas, but no way to take in air or fuel from what I can see. Scott

How did I miss this one? Pretty cool. Nicely done, except.... You made one small mistake, especially if your running without hub caps. You have your your front wheels on the rear. And your rear wheels on the front. The the center of your rear wheels has a part that bulges out. These are the grease caps for the front wheel bearings. The rear axle does not need these. So there should be nothing sticking through the center of the wheels in back. Other than that one mistake, you did a very nice job. At the same time, the car would have come with the hub cap as standard equipment. So why not use them? Scott

I built one of these recently. I found it to be a simple, but fussy kit to build. And mine did not turn out as well as yours. Very nice. I too would like to see more photos. And hear more about the modifications you made. Scott

As I noted in another post on 1960 Plymouths, like these cars a lot. And Alan you did an outstanding job on yours. Very nice. I need to find and build one the JoHan '60 Plymouth wagons one of these days. Scott

Both Plymouths look great! I really like the color combination on the hardtop. It looks right. The wagon look great too. I'd like to see more photos of it. But since it's done by another builder it should probably be a separate post. As much as I dislike '61 Plymouths, I love the 60's. I think front looks a lot better. And I love the fins. Plus you could still get the toilet seat trunk lid on the 1960 Plymouths. Scott

Very nice E-Type. Only an XKE if it's left hand drive and sold in the States I believe. So yours is an E-Type as far as I'm concerned. And I'm with you on the need for modern tooled model of an E-Type/XKE. Hopefully someone will get the hint. Scott

Now that is both weird and cool. I like it! Scott

Very nice build. But an ugly combination of colors. It's strange how cars would be built like that back in the old days. In a couple of books and magazines I've seen, there is a pink and white 1956 Buick convertible with a blue interior. And that is the way it was ordered. So that's the way factory built it. Back in the day they would recommend certain color combinations with others. But, if you wanted something different, they would sometimes accommodate you. I like the green. And I like the blue. Just not together. But, again you built a very nice model. Scott

Looking at your car and the engine setup, I kind of figured that may be the real reason you put the driver on the right. But, with you being from Australia, and my warped sense of humor, I could not pass up an easy dig about driving from the right side of the car. Which is OK to do by the way. Even here in Minnesota. As long you also stay on the right side of the road. Since we drive on the right side of the road, that must mean you guys drive on the wrong side of road. Right? Or is that left? Now I'm all confused? Scott

Just watching old racing footage on YouTube last night with him in it. One of the greats. Not only raced successfully, but survived at a a time when many other drivers did not. All of the footage I've ever seen of Sir Brabham, he always came off as a fairly humble man. I've never heard or read a bad thing about him. He had lived a good long life. I'm praying for his friends and loved ones. For I'm sure he is I'm a better place. Scott Aho

Looks very nice. A fun and cool concept. Scott

Great job Matt. I'd love to see more of the E. Can you post pictures here? Or give us a link to where we might see pictures of the E? Scott

I like your dad's taste in cars. The '65 is very cool. I have no personal stories about '65 Comets, other than I like them. And I'm looking forward to building the Moebius kit when it comes out. Scott

Sometimes people give me the bird..... Oh, wait a minute. That's something else. Any how, very nice job on the Thunderbird Steve. How can your friend, Ron not like it? It may bring some tears under the circumstances. And that's understandable and OK. By the way, I love the window sticker. It matches Ford's advertising campaign for the car at the time. If anybody gives me a bird in the future, I hope it's as nice as the one your giving your friend Ron. In most cases the birds I get are not that nice. Scott

Man! You guys find the best the best stuff to watch on these forums. Racing Years looks like a great series. I hope there are more years on YouTube. I'd especially like to see their take on 1956 and 1966. For mainly LeMans in both cases. Scott

Now that was fun! Very creative. Almost made me want the the car. Brilliant. I'm going back to watch it a second time. Scott

Wow! Nice '53. Nice paint. Great choice of colors. And great detail work on the engine, interior, and chassis. It looks like you did a little research to get things right. I like it a lot. Scott

Very, very cool Brian. Paint, concept, engine, bodywork. It's just about prefect in every way! Note I say just about. You goofy Aussies keep putting the steering wheel on the wrong sides of your cars. All kidding aside. A very nice job Brian. I'm impressed. Scott

Like others have said, very nice job Jay. I especially like that you build it for you father. That touches me. Back in 1964 my family had a '61 Comet. My dad liked the car. But, then a friend of his bought a brand new '64 Comet Caliente 2-door hardtop with bucket seats and a V8. He let my father and I use it for an afternoon. From that point on, my father always wanted a '64 Comet Caliente. For years he would talked about how much he liked the looks of that car. Raising a family, preparing to start building a new house in couple of years, and other budgetary factors. He had to wait until '67 to by a new Comet. And again, because of budget reasons, it was not a fancy Caliente, but a Comet 202 2-door sedan with a 6. A nice car. And he was very happy with it. But he always dreamed of that '64 Caliente. I'm glad your building the model for your dad now. Sorry to say, but the Model King reissue of that kit came out a few years after my dad had passed away. A couple of years before he passed a friend of mine found a beat up promo of a '61 for me. I planned on fixing it up and painting it the same color as our old '61. I wasn't going to give it to my dad, but I knew he would have gotten a kick out of seeing. Sad to say, I didn't finish before he died. It's one of my few models that's always out and display. And I'm sure my dad is looking down and is pleased. Scott

Well executed Danno. Other than the front bumper, I too like it a lot. I like Harry P's suggestion on how to fix that. The floor of the bed is beautiful. All the way around, a cool concept and nicely done model. Scott

By far, the ugliest Corvette I've ever seen! Scott

Thanks Jeremy for showing the box on that one. My guess would have been that the kit was maybe an AMT. I don't if AMT if offered that generation Capri or not. But, I didn't know Monogram ever did either. Scott

All three are nice. But I especially like the 300F. The '60 300F has always been my favorite 300, in any form, to this day. Scott