Mike

I started with this. On the way to my home from Japan, it apparently endured several games of floor hockey. - And ended with this. The kit from Aoshima isn't great so it's a shelf model. It was however a good self-education in fixing a big problem.

Beautiful paint and trim. I like it.

Thanks for the compliments guys. If you like the Aston Martin or Tamiya kits, it's a must-have IMHO. I'll be getting a couple more despite the price. Yes the price is up there, but it includes a PE fret as well as a top-side representation of an engine rather than being curbside. It's refreshing to see brand new tools of modern subjects come out from a manufacturer.

Box art

I think it's slated for next month, but a couple online places show it in stock presently.

I was most forunate enough to receive Tamiya's new Aston Martin DBS kit for review. I'll be getting a couple more for sure. It went together beautifully. Thank you Tamiya!!!

Well, I've got some things to throw in the empty bed yet, but "Mater's Daddy" is getting called done. I really had a lot of fun with this one. The AA wheels and tires are from Alan Raab/Ma's Resin. I robbed the flathead out of the Revell 32 Ford kit, spliced the transmission from the Lindberg kit on to it for the running gear. Other than that, it's all the Lindberg 34 Ford kit. Parts box lenses on the spotlights and I used the Acme license plate maker to create the plate then glued it to a piece of aluminum foil and bent it . Other little "added character" things I did were leave out one headlamp with the wires hanging out and a bullet hole in the window.

I do fully plan to give it to her. She's asked me if she can paint a model too. I bought a snap Camaro last time at the LHS. She then said that she will paint it and I can put it together.

All done. I've got a couple small spots to touch up, but a fun box stock build while waiting for parts on another project. My 5 year old daughter asked if she could have it. She even offered to pay me a dollar for it. LMAO

If you live in the upper midwest, our IPMS club will be hosting its first contest

Living in North Dakota and this winter's plows have driven me mad... You get the idea. We'll just refer to it as the driveway incident with "hungover Howie Long" driving this beast. I scratchbuilt the shovel and our angry driveway owner started off as a construction worker with his arms in the air and standing vertical. I cut him up and puttied & reglued things to make the stance he's in now.

Here it is in the dio. I've got a figure and couple other things left to add and it'll be complete.

Our old city trucks used to be like this, but now they're yellow or green/white. Our DOT trucks in North Dakota are still orange like this.

Thank you for the kind compliments guys. True enough, it will have a load of sand/road salt in the back. I just haven't gotten a piece of foam or anything to put back there and cover it yet. I'll be going diorama shopping sometime this week for some needed items, like a couple figures for the diorama, foam, sand in the bed, etc.

That's one of the little details I have left to tie up along with the diorama. All of our city trucks are unmarked with the exception of a couple I've seen with a brand new logo recently. I've also got to put DOT #'s on the cab too. I've just got to get to the DOT and take a couple snap shots of the rigs they've got sitting down there.

There are a few touch ups and other last little things, but I'm calling it done for now. The next step is to get the diorama base and things going and do some final weathering on the plow once it's in its permanent home in the dio. The back of the plow blade is my "proud moment" for this build as I used Testors International orange for the base, then Floquil/Polly Scale reefer orange fogged over it to give it the sun-bleached, discolored look and it turned out perfect. On a whole, it's not a bad kit. The instructions are very poor and need updating, but an experienced modeler can get it figured out.

Clean work!

They are actually decals that come with the kit. Printed with the classic "hounds tooth" pattern on them. After a bit of Micro Set to get them to snuggle in to the contours of the seats, I painted them over with flat clear to give them a cloth-like appearance in comparison to the vinyl/leather part of the seat.

Great CBP. I built this one some time ago for a friend of mine in Colorado, complete with JJ and "HIM". I've got a Magnum PI edition Ferrari that I may have to get on for this...

It's a mix of base coating the exhaust steel, then drybrushing metallic copper or bronze, gold, & clear yellow and clear blue or using a blue oil paint for a wash.

I hand painted it/dry brushed it. I'll send you a PM.

It's been a long time since I've built a Camaro (favorite car). An Indy 500 CBP on another forum gave me the motivation. The decals were a bit tempermental due to age. I also added some extra plumbing and wiring in the engine bay. Thanks for looking.

Freakin' gorgeous!

Yeah, I do have another '50 Chevy in my stash to potentially do the "fully restored version" at some point. I have thought about it considerably. I would need a 79 Camaro kit for the front sub frame which I haven't bought yet. When I get inspired to do it, I'll make it happen. I just need the rest of the story fill in my brain to trigger it.

Thank you for the compliments guys. I do highly recommend this kit. It's a pure joy to build. I would also highly suggest buying the PE set to go with it. It brings the car to life. The only real complaints I have is for the price of the kit, you should get the PE set included with it and/or some MODERATE engine detail under the hood. It would also help if they supplied carbon fiber decals to replicate the interior door panels, dash, center console, and front grill assembly. So, if you care to, buying some carbon fiber decals helps the interior and front grille a lot. I robbed all of the c-f decals out of my Honda Civic kits to do this one.