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Cool, it looks like something you'd see at tokyo auto salon (starts next week and moon do some of the best coverage of it)

unfortunately that wasn't possible, i got it to give as a christmas gift but if i find another i'm getting it for myself and it will be out of the packaging

That looks pretty nice, a little extra detailing on it would really make it pop

I built this one a couple of years ago. I also wanted to keep it fairly close to how the kit was so it still has the wire axles and hole in the block. I think some of the parts i used may have been from other simialr era kits such as the studebaker custom seats in place of the ford ones. I also used both chopped tops so i can swap them depending on mood but my carson top pics seem to be awol. As far as problems the rear glass for the chopped vicky top is a little awkward to get fitted right but a little patience and time will see that job done.

supersize for just another 50 cents?

Cool, gunmetal will work well to show the body lines. I agree with Jhedir6, the styling has grown on me now I've seen some modified versions

Does the miami vice ferarri count as a coke kit? or is it just liquid coke , lol

lego were saved when they got the star wars movie paraphenalia, it led to more movie tie ins and pretty much saved the company. From what I've read they seem to follow the round2 model when it comes to nostalgic toys and are aimed at collectors taht had them as children rather than kids now

I should have ya covered for the gun, i have a load of german ww2 weapons in 1/24 leftover from the hasegawa kubelwagen kit

From the pic of the t1 camper it looks like they've put a cupboard in front of the side window. I'm not too up on the camper variations but it could be westphalia, devon, danbury or many others . I'll have to get my camper and bus mags out to be certain, but i think the westphalia had a full length pop top. Hopefully the aftermarket will do a variety of trim options for the interior since to make the different campers its mostly just a case of rearranging the interior.

Finally was the mitsuawa mk1 golf cab. I am really disappointed with this kit, it needed many hours of work to make it look like a golf, and the best thing about it is the top cover. All the trim and edges on this were pretty round when i started. I was considering using ronal teddy bear wheels but this kit is so bad it would have been a waste of nice wheels. This will be getting a tarp over the top and used in a dio eventually

Then came the fujimi mk5 r32. I really wanted to do a good job on this one, so i test fitted before after and during paint only for the back bumper to no longer fit, and to get it together it knocked the rear lights out of place. I have since bought another of this kit so I can build one with a nicer rear end

Next is the revell t3 un bus fitted with all the audi r8 v10 running gear. Again its not really that detailed but was a fun what if build. If you're building this kit you'll find the glass doesn't fit well at all with the screen being too wide at the bottom

Next up is the revell mk1 gti done as a battered clubman hill climber. This has a clearly scale 16v and a mix of wheels. The fronts have some fujimi turbo fans and both use esci mk2 escort front tyres

Next up is the amt scirocco. Quite an under rated kit in my opinion that really doesn't need much for the body, but the engine bay needs work. This one is mostly stock apart from I stole front suspension from another kit as this only has a bottom and wire. I also added twin carbs

Next up was a massey ferguson tractor. I wanted to build my grandfathers tractor which is a 35 instead of te20, so most of the work on this was the hood which was reshaped to more of a 35 hood. I know the engine isn't accurate for a 35 but it'll do me. It was also my first dio this year. The chevy pick up was an older build

Then came the suburu engine karmann ghia sleeper. I lost the badge for the front and side but it seems to work with the weathered paint. I also used fingernail art decals for the seat trim

Next up was what was intended to be a pro touring build but somehow ended up as a widebody mad max style interceptor with an indy car engine mounted high and proud. Not the most detailed build but it was fun messing about with it

I had a slightly more productive year than usual. Mostly volkswagens but there were a couple of american cars too. So I can get the pics with titles to say what they are I will be posting one build at a time. I'll start with the 1963 impala lowrider. For this one I wanted to give it the transformer look so the front end is a flip front but with the hood still opening. I hinged the body so it can tilt from the chassis and I hinged the roof too. The trunk now flips to the rear also. For the paint I really wanted to do something similar to the awesome lowrider paintjobs seen on here but it didn't really work out as i planned so instead it has some subtle ghost stripes

If you buy a case of all one kit from revell, how many are in it?

I really hope its a type 2 (baywindow) and not a typo. I want a full detail version but snap will at least give the body and glass and everything else is pretty much available. I'd use the hasegawa chassis though since its better than the revell one for detailing. The porsche set sounds cool too

Got most of my parts sorted out. My plan to use the corvette engine isn't going to work due to it being molded to the chassis and body, however I have one of clearly scales lexus engines so I'll use that instead. The front and rear suspension will be independent from motobitz. The transkit is from c1 so I can do an updated version as if the movie was remade now, but I will have to modify the front lights and grille using the revell part.. For the interior my plan is to make the rocket engine into a lookalike version but really it will be a large fuel tank and nitrous to save having to stop. At the moment I'm leaning towards using the wheels from the ford van kit inside larger rims to get that look right but if something better turns up i'll use that. All the colours will be as in the movie. It might be march before I can get going on this as i have a custom vw to finish first

Nice project, these were fun cars in their day. If you try the tp thing again you could do worse than using kitchen towel, its a bit thicker than tp but you have to be careful of the textures of it. Some of it can look like perforated leather when painted

Can I just follow the supermarkets and wish you all a happy easter. I always want an easter egg on the 1st jan and thankfully they went on sale yesterday. Also all the best for 2020, hopefully we have a great year and can manage at least one genuine smile each day

Appologies for hijacking the thread Kurt. Spence if you look at eightyones website I think they do honda steels. It may also be worth looking at streeetblisters as they do a few honda specific parts. Ucsp might also be able to help, the guy there is happy to add new rims to his shop. Someone on here asked about vw golf mk3 steels and in less than 2 weeks ucsp was selling them