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Thanks! No, this model is original molded in a baby blue...

Thank you very much for the kind words! Yes, and it's made of super glue.

Thank you very much, Scott, my pleasure!

Pat, my friend, this is another masterpiece, love the details!

Well, to my knowledge, the Yamaha XS Eleven motorcycle, also called XS11 and XS1100, is a Japanese superbike produced from 1978 to 1981, powered by an air-cooled 1101.6cc 4-stroke, DOHC inline four-cylinder engine mounted transversely in a duplex cradle frame with swingarm rear suspension, shaft drive, and telescopic forks... But your beautiful build here, is the Yamaha Virago XV1100 and was one of several in the Virago line and was positioned as large-size cruiser with an engine displacement of 1,063 cc (64.9 cu in). It was unique in being one of the few cruiser-style motorcycles available with a shaft drive instead of a chain or belt final drive system, as well as a V-twin engine of that size and its heavily chromed body styling was also distinctive. As I said, beautiful build!

In late 1980 when the GSX1100S Katana hit the street, it was claimed by Suzuki to be the fastest mass-production motorcycle in the world, ensuring the new looks were matched by unprecedented performance levels. So radical was the design departure from previous mass-market cycles, that most major motorcycle magazines of the era thought, the design would not appeal to the masses. Nevertheless it was a sales success, and the motorcycle had a lasting impact on motorcycle design, portions of the design ethos are still visible in many current sport motorcycles, including the faired-in aspects of both the seat and the tank. You've done a great job, i like it!

Not really my area, but I have to tell you that it's awesome!

Very nice dio!

A great trio, very nice and clean, love the Lambo Miura in green!

Great build, very nice!

So, when I see the result here, I can not believe that it really is the Revell kit, because I know this kit... ... I started to build it, but never finished, because he is terrible, my opinion. My hats off to you, you did it, it looks absolutely great!

I love it, very nice and clean!

For me, it looks just great!

Very, very nice build!

The popular Weird-Ohs® model kits - the classic 1960s multi-million selling phenomenon... Bill Campbell is another one of my favorite artists, he is behind the Hawk model companies 1960's Weird-Ohs series. He also did the box art for many WW2 planes, trains and cars witch proved him to be an all around great artist. The Weird-ohs series later spawned the Frantics, the Silly Surfers and an off-shoot line of plastic toys, Halloween masks and board games. The Hawk company has recently re-released the Weird-ohs, Frantics and Silly Surfers kits with the original box art. Davey - The Way Out Cyclist I have painted the bike with Tamya spray cans and the flames are temporary tattoos, front and rear light are Gemstones. The rest was painted first with mat black ( spray can ) and then by hand with Acrylic mat paints (FIN by WACO, great experience). These colors can be diluted with water or abrasion-proof. For the eyes, mouth, teeth, all shiny areas, I cover it with Enamel Paint No.1 by Revell. Davey`s hair is from the hood of a winter jacket, the small chains are real, but second-hand jewelry, the decals are also temporary tattoos, the tongue is a piece of polystyrene, carved, curved and the drool, is superglue. The base is an old picture frame filled with plaster. Well, this is my version, just finished today, hope you like it.

Thank you very much for the kind words!

Thank you very much for the kind words! Yes, this is Tom's design, as mentioned above, and, yes, the kit was 42 years in the box...

This is awesome, John, i like it very much! ... and, think about Ira's idea anyway...

John, my friend, in spite of everything, this is another very nice build!

Aurora released their model kit of Frankenstein's Flivver between 1965 and 1967. This kit was patterned by Adam 'Larry' Ehling and the box art was by James Bama. The Frankenstein's Flivver model kit showed the Monster, from above the waist, rising up out of an outrageously customized and very small automobile, playing with a yo-yo while smoke bellows out of the car's exhaust pipes on both sides, it is molded in light gray plastic. This was one of a small series of kits from Aurora called the Monstermobiles, which combined the classic monsters with souped-up cars (two big pop culture trends of the mid-1960's). Unfortunately, the models didn't quite appeal to either the monster fans (because the monsters weren't treated seriously enough) nor the car modelers (who just wanted cars, and not wacky monster characters - Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth's work notwithstanding). Well, this is the 1997 Polar Lights reissue of the original Aurora Model Kit. It was not that hard to deburr the individual parts, but to glue them together was a challenge... ... moreover, the form fit was, well, not worthy of their name, but doable, with, sanding, filling... Somehow, I made it... And after this compilation, it disappeared for a long time in a box... I wanted for myself a challenge, so I have this taken out back and finished it in a few hours, as always, this is my version, hope, you like it.

Mountain Mover Tom Daniel, ~1972, ~1/32 Huge off road trucks are a gas! The first really big one Tom Daniel ever saw was one built by Euclid (a subsidiary of GM), back in the late '50's, which had the dump bed filled with water and acting as a swimming pool. By today's standards that monster would be considered puny! The Mountain Mover, was part of the Snap Tite construction vehicle series... These kits were only produced in 1972 and have never been re-issued, so they are kind of hard to find. This is my version, a few small changes and a new base, hope, you like it!

Here are a few intermediate steps:

Thank you all very much for the kind comments, I really do appreciate them!