RancheroSteve

An update - engine is in, headers on, radiator in, brakes on, wiring & hoses. Made a pair of gas tanks for the rear. Added a battery. Last good look before the rest of the bodywork starts to go on.

That's rad & different! Saw them back in '79 '81.

This one is supposedly 1/25th: From an article by Don Sikora II: https://blog.consumerguide.com/classic-model-cars-the-oscar-mayer-wienermobile/ By the way, did y'all know that the modern (1995) Wienermobile was designed by Harry Bentley Bradley?

This clean little Citroen Ami (sorry about the Prius in the other lane).

Ha, you obviously know the area! There is a Whole Foods/365 about a block away. Silver Lake has become more pricey - it used to be a place poor students and struggling artists could live; not so much anymore. Yes, that station is priced a little higher than most around here - I think I paid $4.09 for premium last time I got gas. . There's an Arco on the opposite corner (out of frame on my left) that runs substantially cheaper and does a lot more business.

Having worked on the GSL group image, I'd tend to concur that the problem was in the printing. While I realize that images always look different on a computer monitor compared to a printed page, the difference here is literally night and day. I've attached a (reduced resolution) copy of the GSL group shot here for comparison, so you can get an idea of how it sorta should have looked. (Hope that's okay, Gregg.)

As I was waiting to turn left a few days ago.

The guy who drove this car did a bit of acting:

Arrived yesterday in Los Angeles!

Speaking of the XR-6, here's a page that ran in Rod & Custom a few years ago. It supposedly shows Tex Smith measuring the slant six.

Wow, that's a good thread and the full set of photos are almost overwhelming. Looks like that car was restored to a very high standard. Kinda makes me appreciate the model all over again - it's pretty accurate, with plenty of opportunity to add your own detail.

I'm thinking we're talking about the later Revell modeled '85 and up V8 Mustangs here? That was a Roush-Protofab chassis: https://www.hemmings.com/blog/article/85-mustang-imsa-gto/

Duplicolor 1604 is supposed to be a correct match for the gold.

Looks like an original issue of the Attempt 1 - nice! Some other good stuff too.

Trim is foiled:

Just a bit more progress - got the trim foiled:

For those interested, there's a thread about the trikes from about four years ago: As mentioned in that thread, the Black Max was designed by Harry Bradley, the designer of the Deora.

Hmm, if they're listing it as part of the "Trick Trike" series, I would think that implies some more releases, maybe depending on how this one does? I could do without the Cobra Chopper, but I'd snap up a Black Max. Neither of those were part of the Retrohobby set, so I don't think they've been out since the original release.

I just saw that they added the Mailbox Chopper, cool. I bought the Retrohobby set of four when it came out in 2005 for what I thought was an okay price, but I think they quickly went up. I've only built the Taco Trike so far; hope to get to the others eventually. Just be aware (in case it matters to you) that you need to do a lot of work to make an accurate Roth Mailbox Chopper from the kit - there are a lot of differences. For starters the real one has a Crosley engine:

Thanks. Just some sheet plastic and woodgrain decal.

Here's what the restored Deora looks like, but keep in mind this is under a bunch of colored lights. I suspect metallics are especially sensitive to the type of light they're seen under: Mike Alexander himself told me that he thought the color on the Hot Wheels Deora was the closest he'd seen, so I tried to match that by experimenting and mixing several golds together until I got something I could live with. As I recall, this shot was taken outside on an overcast day.

Excellent! That's not an easy kit to build that well.

Only six years down the road, it's painted! Patiently putting it aside for a couple of weeks to harden.

Thanks - that earlier color was just a light guide/undercoat. On to BMF next.

A little update - paint is on: The roof isn't attached at this stage (for ease of painting and assembly). It should cinch down a little better when it's permanently attached.