Smitty

The Johan Chrysler Turbine Car comes to mind. It represents a bit of a bench mark I’d say. A very ambitious undertaking by Johan for its time because of its high level of detail-and i found it to be a challenging kit to build.

THAT will be a sight to behold! I hope you’ll post some photos when it’s complete Chris.

Great, clean job on a seldom seen Chevy. I too like the beautifully applied colour and the wheels. The stance is also cool.

This is the Jimmy Flintstone resin offering with a few parts from the Fujimi Porsche 356 kit. This was a club build that was made possible with the extreme generosity of Rob, a member of my club. I added the interior front bulkhead and side panels, the windscreen, the gauges and seatbelts. I ground down the ‘bustle back’ on the rear end to give it a more mainstream 550 Spyder look. I’m in search of some better, more accurate headlights for it. The paint is Vallejo acrylic ‘heavy red’ cleared with Model Master wet look lacquer. Thanks for looking!

I took a stab at changing the AMT Duster ‘quarter’ windows a while ago. I sanded off the roof drip mouldings and filed and sanded the rear windows into a shape that I was happy with. Then I replaced the mouldings with styrene strip. This car is important enough to me to go to the trouble. I'm sure it's not perfect to everyone's eyes but I'm happy with it. I'll be building more of these kits in the future, and having seen the very helpful comparison photos posted by Bainford (thanks Trevor), I'll try to make the shape even more angular.

This is a very nice looking model. By 1975, the roadrunner was a shadow of its former self, but I’m old enough to have very clear memories of these cars when they roamed the streets. Your model has a very accurate and authentic look to it. Great job on the interior too!

What a great idea! I’d like to try this myself. I have the AMT phaeton kit but wasn’t sure how I was going to fix it. Now there is hope! I’ll be following this one. Thanks Dan.

Another great year for you Cliff! I really enjoyed seeing your models over this past year. (In my mind I’m wondering: ‘What’s he gonna do next year?’) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Eric

Superb job on your '48 sedan delivery Cliff! I was surprised to see it so soon after seeing your '41. I'm amazed you came up with reference for the spare tire well, and I like how you were able to adjust the shapes of the windows to make them look like the real car. I'm going to examine the photos closely because I'd like to attempt something similar (maybe!) with my Galaxie kit. I also appreciate that you made that subtle (but important) recontouring of the front wheel openings with the little flat spot at the top. I didn't notice it was incorrect on the kit until now. This looks like an excellent kit that has responded very nicely to your improvements, like the opening doors for instance. As always, your colour choices and finishes are spot on, and I love those white walls too. It's a commercial vehicle but it has a lot of class.

These are the kind of matchbox cars I buy on occasion. The affordable kind. They don’t have to be mint and in the original box for me to enjoy them.

Great looking Nova Gene. I think it’s the most accurate looking model of that car that I can think of. I’m starting to feel a little light-headed, I might be falling off the fence soon myself!

Beautiful models Gene. Looking at the grill of the Charger, I’m impressed by how ‘tight’ everything is.

Another beautiful and inspirational build from you! The chassis is a master class in detail painting. It’s very realistic looking. Great scratch building in the engine compartment too. Really well done overall.

Does anyone know the artist’s name by any chance? I’d love to see more of his work.

Nice Camaro! And who was the lucky owner of the ‘67 Chevelle parked in front of it?

What a heartbreaker! Really beautiful. Right or wrong, the paint colour is a knockout and appropriate to the era. Your experiment with the gauge face was very successful as well. Super nice job.

Very nicely done. I like how you chose the black wall tire option. It gives it a real ‘mainstream’ look. I have this one in my collection and I’m really looking forward to building it. It’s great to see it built up so well. In the second to last picture it looks like the headlights are on!

You’ve done a superb job on this replica! Very cleanly built. I’m impressed with your attention to detail and your foil work on the trim is excellent. Your work on the interior and engine compartment are simply amazing!

Look at all those beautiful shoebox Fords! One of my all-time favourite classic cars. In fact, if I could have but one classic car in my garage, it would be a ‘49 to ‘51 Ford. It appears there are 160 of them if that barge was full!

The challenges you had with this model certainly are not apparent in the finished product! I too like the colour, and your high quality paint work and excellent diorama are always a pleasure to look at. I like the casually dropped newspaper by the dumpster.

Another fine addition to your collection of sedan deliveries Cliff! I’m a real fan of this era of Chevy, and it’s nice to see one built in the replica stock way. Especially such a rare body style. I certainly don’t expect to see another model like it. You’ve taken the best parts of the two donor kits and blended them seamlessly. I really like how you recreated the windshield area, which is a problem with both the Revell and the AMT kits in my opinion. You did a great job making the folding bucket seats, the gas tank and the spare tire well to name a few items. Great colour choice too. Thanks for posting all the in progress pictures.

Beautifully done and very accurate looking. Great color choices. After looking at yours, I too would like to build one of my own!

Well Harry, it certainly looks like you’re ‘back in the saddle’ with your model building. You’ve done a beautiful job on this vette. Under the hood looks especially well done.

Your model A is an absolute knockout! I love the color choice. It’s really nice to see one built stock for a change.

1958 Chevy Sedan Delivery