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This turned out to be a good lookin' build Nigel. You picked the details out nicely in that interior bud.

That's a very clean build Claude! Stance is killer!!

Building copies of our 1:1 rides is always alot of fun. The good thing is that we've got all the reference material we'll need for a build like this either right outside in our driveway or in pictures of them. Yours turned out fabulous Bruce!!

Mister that is one sharp ride right there. I've seen a lot of things done with Volkswagens but I have yet to see something like this. Outstanding paint, weather and detail work. WOW!!!

Sounds like a LOT of work that you put into this kit to achieve this result Terry. A great effort and a terrific outcome.

Thanks fellas. This was indeed a fun kit to build!!

Looks like you packed in 7 good ones for the year Al. That blue F-100 really stands out to me but well done on all of 'em bud.

These are actually some good fun to build Paul and it looks like you're doing a good job with this so far. Tedious.......yes......but the end results are so worth it. I built the Fokker DR-1 a couple of years back and it came together pretty nicely for me.

Going there now bud and thanks!!

You sure finished out the year with some good-looking builds Greg but I'm particularly drawn to this one. Which kit is this and what all did you do to it to get this look? Brilliant build.

Man that is frickin' SHARP!! Your hard work sure paid off on this one Sam. Love the wheel/ tire combo on this car.

Great usage of outside parts on it too. I used the Monogram 59 Impala engine on mine (which looks like the same engine that 's in the 59 Caddy kit). Fit right in there like it was meant to.

I've taken one of these on and know firsthand how challenging these can be. The color choice on yours really brought out the best in the car and you picked out all of the chrome trim and details perfectly. Where'd you source the wheels from as they go well on this.

For some reason I thought I'd already posted on this but .......it doens't look like it went through. Fantastic subject that I never knew existed outside a Christmas claymation favorite growing up. Your take on this turned out to be a real treat to the eyes buddy. Great work!!

I'll have to look into that for the next older car build I do. Thanks bud.

Thanks Dave!! Where'd you score the Burger King bag from?

Thank you all for the great comments!! Thanks buddy!! The wheels are what make this thing IMO. The kit already had the bluing / yellowed areas on the chrome.

A good lookin' trio of models there Niko. That gasser looks "dead on" cool dude. Perfect detailing and good overall look to it. NICE! The Malibu turned out to be a good looking build as well.....especially for it being in 1/32 scale. I would LOVE to get my hands ahold of a good 1/25 scale kit of a 79-82 Malibu.

I do love me a good General Lee and Bandit build for sure and those turned out pretty frickin' snazzy Stuart. What I really had my eye on was the carrier with all of the planes on deck in 1/700 scale. LOTS of patience in getting all of those planes done as well as the details on the ship itself. Which kit is that anyways?

This one is now in the Completed Section fellas. Thank you all who followed and commented.

Short build at only 5 weeks but I managed to squeak this one under the wire. This one has its problems, but it did go together fairly easily. Even being painted up already it still took me the better part of 5 weeks to finish this one. Most of it was me adding details where I thought it would benefit the car the most. The addition of the aluminum Tru-Wires from Miniscurtr8zing up front and the aluminum Weld Aluma Star wheels from Futurattraction out back were the biggest improvements. Most of the other additions were subtle but made the car more enjoyable to build which was stuff like the Bob's Burger Barn bag from Scale Modeling Equipment and the Coca-Cola can from AK in the seat, bobby pin with "8-ball" pained up shifter knob for a shifter lever and some details picked out on the engine like the AC Declo decal on the oil filter, belt part number scripts on the blower belt and starter painted up and detailed out. Additionally, there is some work that needs to be done to the windscreen framing to keep it from looking like a house/ home window frame. I couldn't take much more off of the sides and top of this one and it really could've benefited the build if I were to use a completely different frame but this being a filler build for a sense of accomplishment at my bench, I opted to keep the OOB frame and just work with what I had. If you're looking for a fun build where you only have to add a few choice extras to make it "pop" then this little kit is the hot ticket. Aside from a few minor issues to contend with, this thing was a complete BLAST to build. The Kit: Accessories used to make this build happen: AC Delco Decal for oil filter and scripts for belt part number on blower drive belt. Tru Wire Spoke Wheels & Tires from Miniscurtr8zing: (kit wheels in foreground in R/H photo) AlumaStar Aluminum Wheels from Futurattraction (tires from AMT 66 Nova kit) Lugnuts & Studs for rear wheels from Spot Model and gauge decals from Gofer Decals and finally Bob's Burger Barn Bag from Scale Equipment Ltd (if you want any of these you'd better order quick because SEL is closing for good) and Soda can from AK. The completed build:

Thanks Dave. I did indeed have to put several coats on those to make it look right.

I'll be checking the finished build out Ken. Thank you for posting this as I didn't know that these were a real thing till I saw this thread.

How cool is that??!! What a neat find Russ and at a decent price at that. . 👍