iamsuperdan

Knocked out a quick one. Just a rebuild of a damaged AMT promo kit. Colours are Tamiya Gloss Aluminum and Duplicolour GM Slate Grey Metallic. Interior is a few shades Of Tamiya TS colours. Added some flocking, made some gauges.

True, and it looks excellent. But for me personally, the cost is too prohibitive and dangerous. I mean, wifey would kill me if I spent that much on a kit!

This is turning out fantastic. Super impressed with your attention to detail.

For me... Modern pickup trucks. Chev, Ford, Ram, whatever. Something from the last 10 years. Aston Martin V8 - 1969 through 1989 Chev/GMC OBS trucks - K series, not the C series! 1977-1979 Ford Thunderbird VW T3 Transporter Doka - preferably in Syncro form Chassis cab pickups - Ford F550, Ram 5500. Something that would be a great blank slate for a deck truck, service body, picker/crane unit, tow rig, etc. Porsche Cayenne Land Rover Discovery 1968 Plymouth Fury III Convertible - but only because I want to build a version like we used to own!

Looks pretty good to me! Definitely something I need more practice doing.

Always thought it was interesting that Revell did a Cougar XR7 kit for 1990, 1991, and 1992. Went through the effort of new packaging, new colours, model year updates, etc. I have the red 1991 version. But my vote is for the Thunderbird.

Although the stretch look on the tires is not my taste, I love the wheel choice. And the build overall is excellent. Engine detailing, paintwork...just excellent.

Hmm...I wonder if trimming some red Tuck Tape would be transparent enough for the lights?

I actually have the Turbo Estate, but want another. I build both BTCC cars back in the day, but both were tossed along with almost everything else I had built. If only I knew then what I know now!

My tastes are definitely little different than most posted in this thread. Personally, I'd like to see the following. Tamiya: Audi quattro Coupe Ford Sierra XR4i / Sierra Cosworth RS5000 Mercedes C Class DTM cars (there are 5 of these in various liveries) Porsche 911 Turbo Flatnose Volvo 850 Turbo Estate Volvo 850 BTCC - both sedan and wagon Fujimi: Porsche Gembella Avalanche 911 Carrera 2/4/RS/Turbo/etc - 964 generation - there are at least 20 different versions, I'd buy any of them. Toyota Mk1 MR2

Beautiful build!

That looks awesome. Very nicely done.

I'm impressed with the amount of detail this kit has. I have it in the stash, this makes me want to start it.

I really like this one.

Hey, another local! I recognize this car! I've been a VW guy for a long time now. Worked for Norden for most of the 90s and early 2000s, have been an owner and previous participant/winner at the Air Riders shows over the years.

The model info starts at 18:50, if you want to skip the diecast and slotcar stuff.

So I still haven't started the build yet, but last night I was playing around with making white decals. The colour scheme I'm aiming for is dark and requires white lettering, so I need to figure this out. I have a backup plan just in case my experiments fail. I've picked up a few different types of decal paper from some art supply shops, and am getting some okay results so far. Fingers crossed.

You do some nice work!

Excellent work!

I actually moved the whole cab/sleeper assembly forward. The firewall is actually touching the engine, but there's still a gap. Ahh well, it's not that noticeable as it sits.

I saw that one. Ugh. My first car was a metallic brown '78. This is probably my holy grail kit, but I just can't bring myself to spend that much on any kit, no matter the subject. Hoping to see a build thread on it here soon!

Looks great! Reminds me of the truck in Christmas Vacation. Which is actually the same truck used in They Live. And is actually the same truck used in Overboard! Not just similar, but the exact same truck in three moves. Anyway, that's the first thing I thought when I say your build. I like it!

It's there! Although I thought about making a reasonable facsimile, an old toy ukulele did just fine.

Well, my first completed build of 2021. Wish I could say that I was happy with it, but right now I'm just happy that it's done. I started this one in 2017, with an idea. Went hunting for a kit, and found this one. It's an original issue of AMT's W925 kit. The box was a little worse for wear, but the kit appeared to be complete. I said appeared to be complete, because I soon found out it was not. But it did have some extra parts from a Pete kit. Had to scrounge and trade to find some detail parts. Never did find headlight lenses, so I left them. Typical old school AMT kit. Instructions are incredibly vague and reference part numbers that don't appear anywhere on the trees. Not that it mattered, as most of the parts were no longer attached to the trees, so it was a guessing game most of the time. Especially for me, as I'm no truck expert. Anyway, apparently the original issue kits are somewhat hard to find and somewhat desirable because of the torsion bar rear end that was changed for later reissues of the kit. I've also heard that the torsion bar set up is challenging. Well my meager skills managed just fine, as the kit sits level, everything lines up, and all wheels sit on the ground evenly. I finished the wheels before I learned about the window backer rod trick. Nothing to really discuss regarding the engine. I didn't do any additional detailing on it, and there were a few pieces missing, so I pretty much just assembled it, sprayed it, and stuck it in place. Strange issue with this kit though. The hood appears to be too short. I lined everything up, installed everything, and everything seems to fits, but the hood is a few millimeters short. I double checked where the engine mounts, the cab mounts, and the hood hinge pins attach, and it is indeed a little short. Luckily, painting it black hides it, as does adding the air cleaners. I've since touched up the wipers with a Molotow chrome pen. Also added a trailer to this one. Super easy to put together, again, just wanted to get it done so I didn't go too hard with detailing. And here's the finished result. Want to guess what my soundtrack was for a lot of this build? At the end of the day, this was not a totally enjoyable build for me. The fit issues bug me, and the constant hunting for parts just sucked a lot of the fun out of it for me. Still, even the poorest of kits are fun to put together, and I learned a few things for the next one. And it looks okay on the shelf. As long as it's at the bottom, in the shadows. lolz. On to the next one...

That is a fantastic build. Excellent work.