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Looking good! Those Chrysler taillights look like they were meant to be there.

Ditto Ace's comment--the car is looking mean and clean. I like how you've tightened up the design and let the coolest parts of the original design remain.

Love it. That paintjob is looking absolutely killer!

This is going to be awesome!

I was wondering what that was! I have a small stash of drop tanks from thrifted aircraft kits that I keep around in case I need their domed ends! And some decommissioned Sharpies too.

Looking good! Nice job piecing together that transmission tunnel. I always find that area difficult to resolve.

Ditto Bill...I've always found the lengthened-turret chops look a bit foreheady, ya know? My only attempt at chopping a '34 with leaned pillars was significantly more butchered than this, so it's nice to see how I should have done it, and save the photos for next time...thanks for the process photos KK!

Suspension and steering is looking great! Looks super mean in profile view 👍

I would love to see more of this incredible kustom. So cool!

I'm impressed! The finished item looks quite natural and flows better than I ever would have imagined a Henry J could...and the WIP shots show why. What a lot of Frankenstein-ing! You must have had a very clear vision for this car to have pulled it together from all those fragments.

Harry Bentley Bradley's linework and core shadows filled me with both inspiration and curdling envy when I was learning to draw cars. Never got there myself, but still love his art! I kept several mags that have scans of his work...the feature that comes to mind immediately is his series of slick Modifieds in Street Rodder magazine. But those images are featured here: https://www.deansgarage.com/harry-bentley-bradley-part-2/

I've always loved these Buicks. Nice work on that paintjob, and the wire wheels really suit it well. Very clean and straight foil work too--that side spear would make me nervous! Count me among those who are waiting for a deal on one of these kits to magically appear....

This is cool! I wouldn't mind seeing more minitruck builds on MCM. They're such a wide-open canvas for creativity.

Wow, super clean. Great paint and photography!

Cool color! Pistachio?

This is so awesome! I love the color scheme and general creativity. The spoon-skis and phone body are so well disguised, you'd never guess their origins!

Holy moly that crazing was bad. Ambitious save!

Killer! Well the truck looks great, so no surprises there. Thanks for listing the aftermarket sources for all the cool little detail parts you employed on the build. One thing I didn't see on the list: where did those DeSoto bumpers come from?

Ditto on the solid start! I like the proportions and that engine has presence.

I find this conversation interesting. I'm currently working on cleaning up some 3D printed parts that I designed myself. I could scratchbuild them using traditional techniques, but it would take me forever and a half. With 3D modeling and printing, the "hard work" was done digitally, and now I just have to fill,prime,paint and assemble....just like a box-stock kit. It's a huge relief to build model where all the engineering has been resolved already, versus the knotty challenges inherent in kitbashing/scratchbuilding. I personally think that traditional scratchbuilding is the province of masters; just about anyone can paint a model and then glue it together. Heck, I still probably won't even do a very good job of it, which would be a problem if I was competing. I find that all questions of skill, detail, authenticity, etc etc can be resolved by deleting the concept of competition as a valid model for evaluating the relative merits of a scale model. Remove the competition, and there are only two types of modelers: the ones who have enjoyed the challenge of building a model, and the ones who need a new hobby.

I kinda like the temp wheels on it, honestly! It has that base-model vibe. I always liked those cars, but I never see them these days.

That's some seriously smooth black paint, nicely done!! I love the interior on this thing....it reminds me of the zinc oxide interior paint on WWII aircraft. I bet that was the original intent? Who knows..the 1:1 has some serious personality and your model has captured it nicely.

Great job; I like the Quebec plates on it! I was cruising Kijiji recently and found some Alpines for sale, but I don't often see Tigers....so I guess a 1/25 version fills the gap!

That's a very cool paint color; I'm sure it would work as well on a Kustom as it does here!

That's quite a striking color combo; I like it with the Cragars. I haven't seen the short the car is based on, but between the decal and paint work I bet you got pretty close!