Peter Lombardo

Impossible to find fault with anything you have done here. Really well done!

Very nice..... this is coming along great. I am very impressed with the roof adjustment you made turning the coupe into a post car. This will turn out great now that the hard part is over.

Considering the limits of the kit, nicely done. I just can't wrap my head around the 959 or the 961 Porsche models. I know exactly what they were all about, but the body just looks too "heavy" for my taste. Regardless, nicely done.

Interesting color choices on the coupe.... well done. The pickup looks really sharp in yellow, very, very nice.

Looks great.... built that also, many years ago. Sharp looking race car.

You gotta' love it, very nice. Even the color is period correct.... very well done.

Very nice, the color combination works very well on this car. keep it up.

Nice build, sharp interior and engine..... off to a great start.

Very nice build, love the metallic brown. One small point that will improve the look with very little effort. See if you can add a flat black wash to the front grille. By filling in the gaps, the chrome bars will stand out better and the grille will have a better 3D look to it......... just a thought, but either way, it looks beautiful.

Nice, I have this kit, one day I will have to build it, I will be happy if mine comes out this nice. Very well done.

nice save, it took a lot of work, but worth the effort.

Thanks Bill. All too often I look at a new car model from car makers and wonder how many designers worked on it...... no continuity, no flow and no balance. I really appreciate your comments.

Stef, regardless of the poker reference, see if you can see these two pictures now Both of these cars, the Buick and the Pontiac have a similar design to the Riviera, long. low and a smooth flowing roofline.

Stef, thanks so much for your insight on the Rivera. Just to be clear, the rear window lines I drew on the roof are not designed to be the exact placement of the window. I just drew on a quick and dirty outline so views would get an idea of where the a rear window would be located. Here is a straight on shot of the rear as you requested.I think you can get a better idea of the roof curvature in this shot. This is a similar roof I just put on a Pontiac Grand Prix And here n a 1962 Buick 225 coupe also with a similar roof installationThe rear window on the Grand Prix is a bit lower, and the window opening is higher on top, on the Buick 225, which is because I was "channeling" the "Bubble Roof" treatment from the earlier years of GM cars. I like the lower look that you have indicated on your "ghetto" mock up. Again thanks. I will open up the back window with a very small opening and see how it looks since it is always easier to enlarge the opening then make it smaller.

Something that rarely happens to me...... I am "speechless." Flat-out beautiful. The engine and associated plumbing is amazing. Every detail is picture perfect...... Way beyond what I am capable of even attempting. Top notch.

Looks like many of us are building the recent release of the Rivera. I am also but I didn't want to do the same old thing with it, so mine is going to be unique. First I began opening the doors while the body was still in-tacked so I could be a bit rough on it as I was working the doors free. When they were almost free, I shifted my attention to the roof. As with the 1962 Buick 225 and the 1965 Pontiac Grand Prix, I am not a big fan of the squarish formal style roofs on those cars. I changed the roofs on those two cars, so why not on this one too since I am not happy with the look of the stock roof, I cut away the roof and molded in a vacuum formed roof I made reminiscent of the 1965 roofs from most GM 2 door coupes. I think it just flows better and in doing so I am able to "lay down" the "A" pillar for a much more streamlined look giving the new roof a 4 inch chop from the original roof setting.. I set the roof so it flowed more to the rear making the cabin area longer and lower. Because of the look of the longer lower roof, the rear of the car looked too short to my eye. So I cut the rear end off behind the rear wheels. I then reset it 5 scale inches further back to give the rear a better flow with the new roof. I filled the gap with strips of polystyrene and Tamiya putty to fill the gaps. Then I completed opening the doors and added the custom front and rear fascias. I really like the longer rear quarter panels with this lower roof. This car will be lowered down and get a unique paint scheme...... I thinking maybe "Satin and Lace" maybe, maybe not. So, tell what you think about this.

I also did the Jagermeister version, and it looks much better than the drink tastes. Get'er done.

Wouldn't this post be better suited in the "On the workbench" tab?

Made from a more conventional version of the same design buck of the Shark Attack. Where Shark Attack was more whimsical and "out there", Son of Shark Attack is more conventional and normal in design. Son of Shark Attack, for lack of a better name, was primed and sanded, then an undercoat of Tamiya TS33 Dull Red, lightly sanded then 2 coats of Tamiya TS39 Mica Red. Lightly sanded then a top coat airbrushed on of Tamiya X24 Clear Yellow with House of Color Black Gold UMF1 Micro gold flake added. Once this was dry, it was then cleared with 4 coats of Tamiya clear. When dry, it was rubbed out with various compound and polish.The engine and interior are from the Tamiya Ferrari Mythos with serious modifications The flat 12 engine has the Formula One style intake added.Here it is with the Shark Attack so you can see the differences in the execution of the design. Thats it.

Pretty cool..... one of the most iconic deuces ever. Well done. I have that album purchased the day it was released, so yeah, I know that car well. Very nice.

Great looking digger. I was a teenager when these rails were racing every weekend. Love the fact that there is a minimum of body cladding on this car. Really catches the feeling of the 60's Just beautiful.

Looks fine..... I did this car back in the 1990's also. One minor point, this is not a "rally" car, as it ran in the German touring car race series. Always loved the deep red color and the stark contrast of the all white markings. Nice job.

Very well done, I love the engine bay detailing, and the yellow is very period correct for muscle cars back then. Nice.

Very well done, great workmanship and attention to detail. The color even works great on it. Very, very nice.

As pointed out by everyone..... great looking build, very period correct mild custom. Super clean.