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He's got Betty Davis eyes.

This is what the Rust-oleum looks like:

Here are some pictures of an HO scale junkyard diorama I started years ago. Don't know if I'll ever finish it now but who knows? The shed is from Woodland Scenics as is the basic "pile" in the center. Lots of other HO detail items were added to the "pile". Vehicles are from assorted HO manufacturers including Viking, Atlas, Monogram and Woodland Scenics. Transporter scrap load was made from a bunch of 50 cent unbranded european cars that were in a big jar at my LHS years ago.

I've used Rust-oleum brand "Aged Iron" spray for asphalt. I think it looks pretty convincing.

Where was I in '62? Here: or here: or here: Redlands CA

I agree. My first 1:1 custom was a '50 Olds 88. Only difference was mine was a 2 dr post, not a coupe. Plan on building the kit as close as I can remember to mine.

I had a lot of fun "modifying" this 1:18 diecast Mustang

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Hello from a new member from the San Francisco bay area. I've been building all sorts of models since the early or mid-50s. I started off with ships and airplanes, including the rubber band balsa and tissue paper one, then into military stuff and HO trains, then on to model cars in junior high. I stayed pretty much with model cars through high school and when I was in the Army. I took a break from modeling from about 1967 until around 1970 or 71. Built a few model cars during that time and then around 1985 I became "re-obsessed" with model trains. Got tired of that after about 10 years and started modifying 1:6 scale action figures and fashion dolls. Got back into model cars again about 3 or 4 years ago. I recently discovered two boxes of "survivors" I had built ranging in age from high school builds up to the 1970s and 80s. What a trip down memory lane that was. Most of them were in pretty good shape for their age. Hope to be able to contribute as well as learn here.