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Very nice job! I like everything about it. One of GM's better designs, I wish I had bought that kit from Modelhaus.

The final product can be found in the Under Glass section.

Wow! Stellar job! That could pass for the real thing until one starts to look really close. I think it's one of the absolute best flopper builds I've ever seen.

It is. I usually don't, and sometimes it seems like it takes forever to complete something. This was a nice change. Even with the fitting issues, it was still fun to build.

I used a disposable aluminum roast pan to do this one:

MPC kit.

Pretty much built box stock - something I don't do much of - except for the wheel discs from a Lindberg T bucket. A pretty simple kit, but getting parts to fit was an adventure. Fiery orange and Chrysler cool vanilla with a coat of automotive clear. Comments always welcome.

Beautiful job of a beautiful car!

I use Super Clean to wash the small parts that I cast in resin. Usually I leave them soaking for a day or so. The last few batches I did all came out with a purple cast to them. I've used most of the parts and haven't noticed any problems with any of them. Covering the purple with primer went just as well as ever. The only thing I can figure out is the last few batches were done when the resin was likely getting near the end of its shelf life...?

I love it! That garage is pretty nifty! Where did you get the compressor and tool boxes?

Very nice. Love the Torg Thrusts with that colour!

From the Fuzz Duster... I built it as a plain Volare, a bit of a street killer. I replaced the tiny kit engine with a resin copy of a 71 Duster engine and swapped in a resin 8 3/4" rear instead of the blob of plastic that came with the kit. Fireball cop car wheels, a Fireball Holley, tires from the parts bin, headers from a Hemi, resin mufflers, clear headlights and park/turn signal lamps are just some of the pieces used to make it look better. Lots of filling, scribing and sanding to make the body look like it should. I'm happy with it, though it almost became One With the Wall more than a few times. Comments always welcome.

I used a Revell Convertible kit as the basis. Lots and lots of filing, filling and sanding to get the body in any kind of shape, before the scratch building began, but I'm pleased with how it turned out. Lots of things I could have/should have done differently but it is what it is and it's ready for the cabinet. Comments always welcome!

I like it! Nice job!

Nice! I'd love one as well.

This one has a gas pedal molded into the tub. I added a better one in front of it, along with a brake pedal hanging from the dash.

My homemade tonneau cover... I've spent a lifetime forming and shaping sheet metal of all gauges, but working with a disposable aluminum loaf pan is something else! Comments always welcome.

Back at it... Lots of fitting, sanding, filing and shaving to get that chassis tucked under there and with a stance that I can live with. I've worn through the chassis paint in a few places, it's been handled so much! Comments always welcome.

On the home stretch now: I should dust more often...

For what it's worth, I've had good luck using Super Clean to remove automotive urethanes as well... it just takes a long time, but as noted above soaking for a good bit didn't seem to hurt the styrene at all.

Excellent!

Very nice. That engine compartment... WOW!

My take on a late 60s,/early 70s shop car that might have seen some street warrior duties: Starting with Revell's Nomad, I shaved some of the side trim, emblems and the tailgate chrome strips. Used the side glass to make it a delivery wagon and shaved off the reveal moldings on the side and tailgate. Fireball door handles and shaved down #8 straight pins work for the locks. The auto trans was ditched in favour of a four speed, along with a Fireball Q-Jet, some headers, one of those chrome triangular air breathers and a set of traction bars to get the early 70s look. Wheels are styrene from the Fuzz Buster kit and the chrome slots are from a 60 Corvette. Chrysler Cool Vanilla basecoat two-toned with Model Master insignia Red and a coat of urethane clear finish off the exterior. Comments welcome.

Almost done...

Very, very nice!