JJ Deuce

It’s not ideal but I’ll probably just use it for parts. I mostly got it for the Coke machine. I didn’t notice but I can work around it if I need to.

I saw an ad on TV this morning, announcing that we're getting two Ollie's locations here finally. [edit] I looked up online to see where the stores would be and discovered that we already had one location. I went by and they didn't have much, but for 12.99 I went ahead and grabbed the Manx and the 72 Chevy truck.

When we moved into this house ~5 years ago, there was an old shed in the back that was finished out like the house remodel (15' x 8', new drywall, LED lights, and a window unit a/c). We didn't really know what to do with the space. I eventually set up a workbench and moved all my model stuff out there. I was able to get more done since I could leave my bench set up, but now I have a dedicated space in our spare room, and I'm building more regularly.

Here’s my two. I built the black one similar to one I built in high school, and the red one is a glue bomb I cleaned up a little.

came up empty handed at the only LHS in town. Needed some tamiya paint but they're backordered on what i wanted. I hate not buying anything, so i got the new issue of MCM

Clean old beemer

always liked this one. I have a kit in progress in the stash

spotted these at tailgate party last weekend. I had to wait to get a pic of the ford because I didn't want people to think I was taking photos of the pretty bartender using the taps.

I looked at my profile page and there’s a place to list our Facebook, but not IG. Could we put our IG handles here or should I start a new thread? i know I follow a few members here on IG but it would be good to find others on there.

Just made an updated inventory of my stash again, and thought I'd bump this thread. I know my stash is relatively small compared to some (many?) of y'all, but I got a little anxious when I saw the spreadsheet had 64 entries. ? The good news is I was actually able to remove some old ones from the list, as I've managed to build maybe 5 or 6 in the last year, which is more than I've completed in a long time.

finished up the go-kart from the '60 Chevy pickup kit. More pics in under glass - all the rest.

Figure this didn’t fit under “cars” so I’m putting it here. Stripped the chrome, added fuel lines and spark plug leads. Not super accurate but I wanted to dress it up a little. Just finished assembly but I may go back and weather it later.

glad to hear! Will keep praying for his recovery!

looking sharp!

I recently built an older issue of this kit. Despite the flaws, yours seems to be molded a bit cleaner than mine was. It was eye opening to see the difference between these old kits and the more modern offerings.

That's gorgeous! Well done

Overall, I agree. The roof line of the AMT is off a bit, but it's a good replica of the early Shark. The Revell kits are more accurate imo, save for the curved rear glass on the '69 coupe. The interior of the Revell is much more detailed than the AMT offering. I used the AMT body and small block with the Revell chassis and interior bucket to build a replica of my uncle's 72 coupe.

I started a separate instagram for my builds. At first I was surprised at how many other builders are on there. I enjoy seeing what others are working on, as well as getting feedback on my stuff.

It took me longer than I intended but this was a fun little build. Ever since this kit came out I thought it would make a good lowrider. Astro mags from Pegasus but otherwise OOB. I wanted to play with the lace effect on the roof. It’s not perfect between my overpolishing and repeated masking jobs but it looks the part.

Wow! That was fast! Looks great!

Sorry to hear that. Beautiful car! Warbonnet yellow is one of my favorite colors on these cars.

You can use the body from the AMT ‘70 roadster with little modification. The chassis and engine from the Revell kit will fit pretty well. I did a coupe many years ago.

The Monroe kit wasn’t too bad. I was looking for the Capri kit but they’re all too much. I actually got it for less than the 90 kit. This was the first time I saw this issue of the kit. the seller of the kit with the trailer and wet bikes made a good offer so I went ahead and got it too. Haven’t decided on a plan but I’m a sucker for kits with trailers.

Fox Body Mustang Monday!

This is a great kit overall but a couple of things that have bothered me are the fender gills and the shape of the rear window. All four vents in the front fender are molded open, but on the real car the rearmost vent is closed, and painted black. I added a thin piece of styrene to close it off. I’m working out how to correct the shape of the rear window. It should be flat between the rear buttresses but it’s molded with curves on both sides. The red AMT promo is closer but still seems inaccurate.