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A little off topic but why not. In the old days (the 1970's) kids and teenagers would have to send 50 cents for an Autoworld catalog, send it an order and buy models at the local hobby or 5&10 store. Then if we did not blow up our models we could take a picture (b&W or color) take the film to the photo developing place (usually a drug store) and wait a week for the pictures. The we could post them nowhere as there was no internet. Only if we were extremely lucky would a magazine publish a picture of our work and other than maybe showing off your work to other modelers or displaying them in the local hobby shop or maybe attending one of the first NNL or World of Wheels shows almost nobody saw your models. This pretty much was the way it was until the 1990's.. So now with forums like this we may build models any faster but us old guys have figured out how to take a picture and post one in a forum in under a minute. We reminisce about the old days but we can order stuff online too and then there is the somewhat maligned Ebay which brings together buyers and sellers around the world. Imagine trying to sell a model to someone in Australia 20 years ago or buy a model directly from Japan. Anyway, keep building an we will see those pictures someday. For now, enjoy these that I built before the internet was widely used.

My guess is Fireball Modelworks. They are amazing.

Now you got it. No 426's though.

Close. Multi car is not MPC or AMT and Orange one is not RM and the red convertible is the 69 version.

HRM kit and VRM decals.

As others have said from an accuracy standpoint the MPC kit was worth $2 back in the day but not worth the collector prices of today. Here's what Tim Boyd had to say.

Here's some built ups, a glue bomb and a diecast. Who can identify them all. There is not a prize however.

As seen at the Simeone museum in Philly. Salt flats coupe.

The winner will quietly move an hour away in a nice house but not 10,00 square feet. They can just say they did well investments and just live like the neighbors and not outspend them. Of course they would get the best security system nad maybe even have someone watch the house while they are away.

So glad to hear of your sons progress. My daughter and three friends car flipped over a slick highway (the driver fell asleep) and two girls were unscathed, one had facial injuries and broken bones and my daughter had a lot of cuts and bruises and a concussion but under the circumstances I consider her lucky to be alive after being ejected out the rear window. We got the call from the police at 4am and they did tell me she was okay knowing it was going to take two hours to drive to see her and the others. The seriously injured girl recovered after surgeries and rehab and it's four years after now and it's a day I'll never forget. Take one day at a time and faith will get you though this rough time.

Yeah I just noticed them. They are hideous. Not much better on the Pantera.

I'd buy a nicer House and perhaps a property further north for summers and further south for winters. I would help my kids with a large down payment but expect some of their income go to supporting themselves. Giving them evertyhing would be a big mistake. They have no debt (college or cars) and are graduating soon. But before they enter the workforce we would travel to England (Goodwood) and France (Lemans) and throw in Monte Carlo and rent a yatch to watch the F1 race. A month trip to Australia would be nice with side trips to New Zealand and Japan and Hawaii. After we got tired of travel I'd buy about seven cars (Pantera, GT40, 67 Eleanor, 68 Bullitt, 69 Shelby, Boss 351 and Daytona Cobra Coupe) with a state of the art garage. I'd hit up BJ, auctions, Daytona 500, Monterey, Woodward, and Knots Berr Farm and many other shows. I would go to all the major model car contests and buy a few kits I do not have now. Since the chances of this happening are zilch, I hope to at least do some of these things in retirement but I might be staying in the Motel 6 and dining at 7-11 and not staying in five star hotels. As for charities, I have pretty good insight to their expense ratios so I would choose wisely when donating to them. I like the show undercover boss when peoples lives are made a lot better with an amount of money that is much less than many people make in 3 months.

Pretty hard to find an original one these days. Well - except for yesterday.

Picked this up for $10 at a car show. Anyone build it and if so what was your impression?

Saw this yesterday.

I saw the Boss 351 @ an auction and decided do to that special order color for 1971.

Did I miss any colors? I have four bodies left plus the Minuteman drag car. I am thinking a lighter metallic blue, Lime green, silver and perhaps a medium green.

Very clean work. If it's not too late you can paint the alternator silver or steel with some copper dabbed in. The gas tank would usually be steel. There are so many pictures online to refer to for painting ideas if you are going for a factory stock look.

Looks good from here.

Nice build and agree on the color choice.

You better hurry the display ends today. It has been there since May.

This should help. It's at the AACA museum in Hershey.

I saw the real one yesterday.

When it comes to trim (like around a windshield I use the pen for one swipe and then do touch up (by dabbing the pen on some plastic and using a fine tip brush) when I did not get al the way to the edge. Even with the fine tip pen it is difficult to get a perfect line but as other have said masking can help out there. When I compare the pen to regular silver paint there is no comparison.

Probably help some folks if we had a picture. Norman Veber of R&M of MD in flannel shirt and Bill in the gray shirt.