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This beautiful Boss 302 was just down the road from my place at the local restaurant/bar. You don't see 'em with a Vermillion interior often. And this 392 Challenger was at a restaurant in town.

That's one beautiful Edsel! Love the subtle colors. Well done!

This is my first completion of the year. Back in February I moved into a new place (even though only a couple miles from where I previously was) so that took up a lot of my time getting settled and all the last several months. Got a spare room now that I can dedicate to a model cave. ? Anyways, I had started this one back in December but hadn't touched it since sometime in January, and finally got around to working on it again here in the last few weeks. I'm calling this one a "factory freak" of sorts since it has the W-30 goodies but I decided to leave the chrome trim and vinyl top on. Paint is Tamiya TS-58 Pearl Light Blue. An interesting color as when photographing it at different angles the camera really changed the shade of it at times. It was a pretty straight forward build, only adding spark plug wires, and swapping in some parts box tires with Fireball Modelworks lettering decals. Oh yeah, aluminum tubing for the exhaust tips too. I wasn't too happy with some of the gaps around the bumper ends, but came up a little empty on any fixes. Overall it's a pretty well engineered kit that went together well.

Outstanding build, Marcos! That two tone is a perfect choice, and so shiny & smooth. Again, well done! ? I have the conversion kit ordered through Fireball as well and waiting patiently until the day comes when I can get cracking at this. I only hope mine turns out half as good as yours.

I agree with everyone else, a sharp build indeed.

Wow that is really nice! Looks great in white. It's on my "someday" list too.

Beautifully done, these do build up rather well and your's proves that point.

Beautiful paint, Carl! And one of my favorite Ford's to boot. Nice clean work as always.

I was hoping to get a few more than five done this year but it's better than none. Hope everyone has a happy and safe new year!

Looks good, Tim! Like it with the white interior.

Thanks guys! I had bought this kit probably around 15 years ago at Walmart. The price tag was still on the box....$16.97. Thanks Snake. In a coincidence, I too have a Cougar Eliminator in "Calypso Coral" that I built a number of years ago. For this one I sprayed it with plain old Testors Bright Red. I think it too is a fairly close match. I totally agree with you Rex. I have the yellow version of that Mach 1.

After finishing up my '67 Mustang, I was coming up with blanks in figuring out what to build next. So, this had caught my eye while rummaging through the stash and thought it might make for a good quick, painless build while continuing to figure out what the next project would be. The body is pre-painted in what is very close (in my eyes) to Calypso Coral, one of my favorite FoMoCo colors. The mirrors and rear valance were unpainted and molded in black, so I paint matched them the best I could with Model Master Hugger Orange over a white basecoat. Under the hood the kit does not supply a radiator hose or a power steering pump, so I plucked those from my spare parts box. The exhaust tips I drilled out too for a much better appearance. It was a fun and simple kit to throw together, now on to an Olds....... Thanks for looking and any comments or questions.

Another beauty, Randy! I've got to pick this kit up one of these days.

Thanks guys!

Great looking Nova! I still need to pick up one of these....

Thanks a lot guys!

Nice work on those end caps, Rex. I agree the fitment isn't the best. It is a great color. This is the first time I've used it, but it certainly won't be the last. Thank you guys for the comments. I forgot to mention a couple other things about the build. First off, I really didn't care about having the opening trunk so I glued it shut. Also, this build marked the first time I used a Molotow chrome marker for the trimwork and have to say I really like the results.

Man, it's been some time since I completed a build, but I finally accomplished that feat again yesterday. A pretty fun kit that went together well. I added some wiring under the hood, raised the rear up a little so she wasn't a taildragger, and added parts box Goodyears & Cragars. Paint is Tamiya TS-11 Maroon. I kinda freaked out when looking at the pictures I took, noticing some slop along a few areas of panel blackwash. I was like wow are my eyes getting that bad?! Now for the record I did have a harder time than normal while adding that detail. First off, my little jar of blackwash had gone to pot, so I decided to use some black acrylic instead. Then, my usual brush for this process must have grown legs sometime and walked off as I could not find it, so I made do with a larger one that didn't work as well and took a bit more cleanup along the lines. Anyhow, I checked out the areas, even with a magnifying glass, and found that while yes there is a little paint still splashed over the panel edges it's no where near as noticeable as what the pictures make it out to be. That being said, I'll probably still try to clean those areas up a little better. Thanks for any comments or questions, on to the pictures.

Just a test, tried multiple times yesterday with no luck. Edit, seems to work good again. Thanks Dave!

Thanks everyone. I too would love to see a Hellcat tooled up, heck even throw in the Scat Pak and T/A.

For my latest build I had the urge to build something quick and easy, so I pulled this Chally out of the stash and slapped it together. A pretty straighforward build, my only real gripe is the rear tires aren't centered up in the wheelwells. If it bothers me enough I might pop it apart some and try to correct the issue. Painted in one of my favorite Mopar colors, Green Go (Model Master Lacquer), with no clearcote just polished out. Thanks for looking.

Thanks guys. I agree, they are definitely fairly fiddly. It was an old can of Plastikote Odds n Ends Antique (I think) Gold. There was barely enough paint left in the can to get those wheels painted, so it got tossed out afterward.

Great looking Duster, Kevin! Like others have said you really did nail that day 2 look. How did it go together, any issues? I've been eyeing up the Duster hiding in my stash lately and getting a bit of an urge to slap it together sometime this year. I've been thinking maybe Hemi Orange or Go Mango for it, but man that gold you chose for your's looks sooo good, I may have to change my mind!

Thanks again guys, it's not my best work but it still looks good on the shelf. Thanks James. All in all it goes together fairly well, with just a few hiccups along the way. I'm not sure if what I experienced is what other folks come across when building these, but heres what I dealt with. Nothing super frustrating or overly complicated but a smidge aggravating.... The biggest problem I'd say was the rear suspension. Even with the chassis square and true, when installing it the left ("drivers") side of the axle was tucked up farther to the chassis than the other side, causing the right front tire to catch air. Not sure why, everything was mounted and installed properly. With finding no real answer why, I just trimmed off the top side of the mounting hub on the brake caliper and glued it/tire assembly to the axle at a location where all four tires were on the ground. I had a bit of a time getting the roll cage to stay squared up, the right rear corner kept wanting to pop up. Eventually super glue, holding it in place, and patience won out. The drivers side lower tin work needed to be trimmed a bit on the top side to get it to fit better and not show past the bottom of the body. The rear window needed to be trimmed down a little for better fitment. I should have done a little more as mine still doesnt sit quite right (bottom left corner). That's pretty much it I believe other than the relatively vague instructions and the aforementioned decals. While not a pain free build, they are still quite a bit of fun to work on and are great subjects to boot. I think you'll enjoy building your's (hopefully Lol) and wish you good luck!

That looks outstanding, great work.