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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. . 👍

Thanks you guys!! I bought a hole punch from Micro-Mark a week or so ago that helped out a LOT with cutting the gauges out. Here's after gluing them on the back of the bezel. Still gotta touch up a couple of the gauges and apply a drop of Future in the holes for the glass effect but it still looks a dang sight better than what I started with.

That paint looks GREAT Dan. Sorry to be so late about getting in here but you've got me on board for SURE now.

Dang it @Dan......it's been a LONG time. First off, your progress on this Charger is on target with your signature paint work on these Mopars of yours. I'll be following this one ol' buddy. Secondly, how's things been goin'? Things are still going good here on this end. When are the two shows going on in Houston this year? I'll shoot you a phone call this week as it's been too darn long since I've talked to you. We have GOT to catch up.

What a cool project!! I was trying to remember where I've seen one of these before and after a bit it came to mind. I'll be danged if it wasn't from the claymation short "Santa Claus is Comin' To Town". I'll be watching this one Ken.

Looking forward to seeing that Fabrizio.

That was a good try on getting the headlights to work like you wanted them to Dave and I'm sorry it didn't work out for ya man. I do have to applaud your efforts on trying in any case. Looking forward to seeing your progress in moving forward brother.

Thanks fellas! Welp.....now that the holidays are over I'm resuming progress on this one. Today I was able to spend about two hours in painting this thing and got all of the wing and stabilizer upper surfaces done. I was also able to do some of the top fuselage and nose area as well. I received my fine detail Badger airbrush over the Christmas break that is helping me immensely with free handing the camo borders. I've got the paint on thin enough so that the modulation will bleed through some on this which is exactly the look I was going for. I thought I had the correct shade of blue for the sides but....I did not. Ordered that today and it should be here in a week or so. Till then....I'll be working on other parts of the built like the prop, landing gear and canopy.

\ Thanks for the good comments fellas. Dave I don't know if I'm gonna show 'em the meaning of Ultra Detailed or not but I'll try to do better than what they've got in the box. lol Here's with the trailing arms, front radius rods, rear shocks and front brake rotors installed. The suspension on this thing has a TON of parts and most are visible once it's all finished up. I also painted up the intake butterfly center shaft which help set that all off a bit. Progress continuing on with this finicky steering linkage. There are mere pins that hold the steerable linkage in place with NO backings. I had to fabricate my own out of spare styrene to keep the pins in place. I ended up having to use a slightly larger sized needle on one side to be able to pose the front wheels in any kind of alignment as the OOB pins had the wheels toed in slightly. Radiator and headlights were a bit of a trick too but managed to get everything lined up nice n square. The one thing I did NOT like about this kit was those stoopid "dots" in the middle of the headlights with the locating pegs sticking out of the rear of the lens. I simply cannot stand that feature on auto builds as it gives such a "toy" look. I sanded the rears of the lens and while there is a small half circle in the lens now, at least there's not a visible "peg" and they have a more modern clear appearance now. On the sprue: With the radiator/ grill and headlight bars in place. I also mocked up the car body for kicks.

Looking good so far Fabrizio. Engine detail and weathering are top notch man. Following......

I like the way this has shaped up for you Len. Keep fighting the bear brother as she's coming together nicely buddy.

This is taking on some good shape Ron. No worries on posting things twice......it happens to me more than I care to admit. The size of some of these hoods is downright crazy but that's the way a good number of them are. Lookin' good buddy.