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Those lines look pretty good Niko, did you spray dull coat, or , anything on the tape before painting to keep it from bleeding through?

Nice collection Joseph. What did you use for the silver strip on the sides? Nice work.

Niko, what have you used to get really stuck on parts off? Or, does it just get down to scraping long enough with a utility knife to pry them off without breakage? I've really had no problems with parts coming off until I got to the engine block/heads. Update: The wheels/tires are now soaking in LA's Totally Awsome. (I even tried HEET, yes the stuff you put in your gas tank. It's actually some kind of really strong alcohol, did no better than the rubbing alcohol). If that doesn't get the paint off I'll just use it as a base coat. Was really hoping to get it off so I could redo the lettering on the slicks.

Cool looking build Ray, I've never seen this kit before.

Thanks Tim! I 'still' love Competition Orange! Interesting history with you and this kit. Richard, I didn't know the 'Hemi Hustler' had been reissued? JC, looks like the same kit, but , the Hemi Hustler has different wheels. Also, what ever that part is that's 'under' the headers, (some kind of 'Cherry Bomb' street exhaust?), isn't in the HH kit, nor do they show it on the instructions. BTW, The tires are now soaking in rubbing alcohol, 91%, (that's not gonna harm the plastic is it? ) . All night in Super Clean, then some rubbing alcohol, with cotton rounds, then Spic and Span for a few hours, and , then me rubbing on one slick for like 15minutes with cotton rounds and the slick is still mainly covered in flat black, there is 'some' white showing though, wow! The engine block is in the freezer

Tuned in Brad.

Bill, I think the interior looks great, really! Don't fret the wheel spoke holes. The wheel spoke hole counter person may never show up anyway, they have a full load this time of year. I think the stance looks fine too, and , the chassis is a beautiful thing as well, build on my friend! Gene

The bottle is incredible Tim, what did you use for the gauge faces and bezels?

Here's the pics I promised: We are down to 45yr old bare plastic! You can see the paint bubbling up here, this is after soaking for one day in Castrol Super Clean: Bare Plastic! This after lighly scrubbing with a firmer brush, then using the tooth brush that you can see: Here are the tires, looks like I'm going to have to try rubbing alcohol as per Richard's suggestion, (also interesting is that the tires have no brush strokes visible at all, and, the car was covered with them): I'm conflicted here too because I could use the AMT Custom/Competition version I have for the slicks, and , get some after-market tires for the front, but , somehow that seems like sacriIege on a kit such as this. I guess in the end I'll do what circumstance dictates, but, I'll try and use the original tires if at all possible. And lastly the engine block, not sure what kind of glue was used but it was VERY effective: I've got the front cover off the engine, but, am having more difficulty with the heads, and , the shatter shield/engine mount. The reason I started working to get the heads off is because I thought it would be easier to sand them, as there is heavy glue build-up where the headers attached, I'm not so sure now this was the way to go, lol. The engine mount because of ease of painting, feels like I'm too far in (?) to quit now. Back to the utility knife! (And praying to the modeling gods for guidence), Thanks for checking in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks a lot Tim! That means that this is a first issue kit! The Castrol Super Clean is taking the paint off of everything except the tires, not sure why that is, they are flat black. Also, everything is off the engine except the rear engine mount thing. Not sure what kind of glue this person used but, man , it's doing it's job. Will post some update pics later tonight, thanks.

Tim, thanks for the info, it helps me to know what I'm building. Tim, Do you know which kit was released first, HUG, or , the Hemi Hustler? Norman, You must be as old as I am!

Great work Curt, that motorcycle looks 1:1.

Really beautiful work James. You can tell that you put a lot of yourself into your builds, and , that it's a labor of love, it shows. That Buick is just, wow , it looks very close to 1:1. They are all very nice though. You really put a lot of thought into your color choices. I'll be watching for your next build.

Nice job! That paint is wild, it almost has a 'pink/orange' hue to it in all of the photos except the last one, in which it looks more red, if that makes sense. is that just the camera? I know some reds are hard to capture accurately in photos. Nice job on the wheels too!

Nice save Gerald, that red Sharpie work on the rear end is awsome! Speed City Resin makes a trans kit for this car, looks very nice.

Things are falling apart,......................., in a good way. From the top fellas: Deep Purple Six: " Window Trim bubbles " , and a weird reflection from my work light: The chrome just came off like butter: Parts: Things are going well, the only part I've broken so far is the collector off the header that you see. Thinking about keeping the grill/bumper piece the way it is, kind of looks like aluminum, the foot peddle will work too. I washed up the glass, and it's really not bad, but , I forgot to photograph it. I should be able to rub out the minor bad spots with some kind of mild abrasive. The only real problem so far is that some of the parts on the engine don't want to come off, so it's back in the freezer, I think it's doable though. So far so good, now all that has to happen is that the paint comes off the chassis and the body. Yeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaa! Happy New Year Everyone!

Don't worry Tim, I'll be following along, your work is beautiful.

That looks really cool Ernest. I like the lighter blue, green, or , the pink for the color. Very cool project.

Thanks Chris, I did not notice the valve covers thanks for pointing that out! The breathers for the other side and what appears to be the cap for the gas tank where in the bottom of the box, so , all the parts are present. I'm going to have to replace one of the rear wheels because the top rim of one has a section broken off.. I 'might' be able to match the new one to the hue of the older one, I'll try. If not I'll replace them both. The whole kit has been in my freezer for about an hour as of this post, I'll leave it there until later today. The Chezooom Corvair is my next (new release) purchase.

Tim, are you a watch maker?

Vince says the Hemi Under Glass and the Hemi Hustler are the same kit, I don't know for sure, they are both AMT kits.

Ya Carl, it's brush painted, and , with a lot of paint. Carl, what do you think about the Chrome? Do you think it looks savable? I like the way it looks. I'm thinking of washing the engine with soap and water to see what happens to it.

LOLOLOLOL! You are making progress! Happy New Year Brizio!

Happy New Year Niko! Your work is looking great man. That '55 should be a stunner when it's finished! That scoop is really cool. And the dash looks greast in body color blue.

uoooooooo, very cool Vince thanks! I didn't know that about the kits being the same. 'Cause something tells me that I'll end up breaking the other front wheel off when I try to remove it, which I can fix maybe. I'm really going to go to great lenghts to retain all the original parts on this car. I'll let you know if I get into trouble. Does anyone know the original release dates of these two kits?