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I really like this one. All the weathering is great, but that engine bay looks fantastic.

A friend of mine just bought this. 1990 Ford Tempo GL. Only has 52,000km, which is around 32,000 miles. AC, factory cassette, crank windows. One owner, no damage of any kind, all maintenance records since new. When was the last time you saw one of these, let alone saw one with no rust or damage. Not bad for a car that felt like a used car...when they were new! And I dig it.

The red one? I saw that van too. Briefly thought about how awesome it would be.

Wouldn't happen to have any pics of the 66 Cyclone in the background here would you? From that brief glimpse, it looks like my dad's old car.

Some had asked about a "loaded" pic or two.

At some point I'm going to stop and get a better look at this thing. Appears to be a 1981 Cordoba. Minty goodness. Body is perfect. I've seen him driving, and it sounds healthy too.

Is that rear suspension box stock? Or have you done some tweaking? Whatever you've done there, it's looking great!

Well, it's that time of year, so if you haven't watched last year's Haunting of Hill House, then do so. And then watch the follow up, Haunting of Bly Manor. Same producers and writers, a lot of the same cast, completely different story and characters. Both are creepy and excellent.

I would second what James said above. Old guitar strings come in varying thicknesses, and I'm sure one of those could be a reasonable representation of cables. Find a music store and just pick up a set of the cheapest strings they have. Around here, that's about $6 CDN for a set. Six strings, each about 30 inches long or so.

As far as I know, this generation was not. If I recall, there have been a couple of build threads here of people taking the mid-80s Bronco kit and doing a little surgery with the F150 Lightning kit.

Turned out really nice! Great save on the decals!

Although this post reads suspiciously like a bot, I'll respond anyway. The OP from 7 years ago was asking about shipping model cars, not real cars. I'm going to assume he has figured it out by now.

Good thing we have a dog that needs a lot of exercise, because now I do too!

You have my attention.

My dad was a longtime subscriber to FSM, as he was an aircraft/boat modeller. I always read the issues when he was done, and I learned a few things when it came to weathering and detailing. But, the lack of automotive content prevented me from ever buying an issue or wanting to subscribe. Will be interesting to see how that mag evolves to fill the void left by SA's departure. Or if it just means one two page article per issue. Personally, I won;t miss their forums. Never seemed to be too active, and the random moderation and editing of posts was annoying. As for this place, we have a healthy forum with a ton of knowledge, and we will never edit because you typed too much! And as for the MCM magazine, like everyone else, I wait and see. Basically, it's out with the old and in with the new. IT's going to be a new format, with new management, new contributors, new layout, new attitude. Takes a long time to fully ramp up and prepare something like that, and I for one can;t wait to see it.

You bet they are! Highlight and show off your builds however you want! Especially when they look as good as yours. Nice work!

Interesting. A lot of people in our neighbourhood use a company called Green Drop. And there was a lot of dead grass on our street this year. Not as bad as your lawn, but still...lots of patchy dead grass. At least they're doing something to try and make it right.

Love the subject matter. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

Every now and then, you need to step out of your comfort zone. For myself, that means anything older than about 1968 or so. It's just not what I'm into, it's not what I normally build. But this one was something different that caught my eye for some reason. Although I didn't build it as a clone, the inspiration was the 1960 Chev truck that Honda build to celebrate their 60th anniversary in North America. They restored a truck to look like one of their delivery vehicles from the early 60s. I dug the idea, dug the look, that was my starting point. I build this box stock, using Tamiya paints. I added some plug wires and seatbelts, and that's about it. Interior on the Honda appeared to be varying shades of grey, which kind of aligns with what the kit instructions called for. I think I used 4 or 5 different colours in there. I like how this one turned out.

No disrespect, but the older folks won't really be aware of Pantera, let alone who the members were. It's a generational thing. If you like heavy music though, listen to their 2nd album, Vulgar DIsplay of Power. Absolute masterpiece. I love all eras of VH, including the Gary Cherone era! Roth and Haggar were just so diametrically opposed though. Roth vocalized, didn't really sing, and was all about the party. Sammy has way more talent as a singer and musician, but wasn't quite the front man Roth was. I mean, Sammy is great, but as far as the "show" goes, he's no Roth!

Was at one of my suppliers this morning. One of his managers brought his toy to work. Volvo 940 wagon. 5.0L V8 swap. 100% awesome.

As far as I'm concerned, there are three thrones in metal guitar heaven. Jimi Hendrix invented metal guitar. He unleashed the chaos, the fuzz, the feedback. Eddie Van Halen showed that the chaos, the fury, the feedback, the volume...all could be controlled. Dimebag Darrell was the ultimate master of metal guitar technique. That's it. No more admissions, no more thrones to be added. Ever. The social conditions that produced these guitar gods will never again exist. The guitar god is a dying breed, and as a guitarist, this disappoints me.

Correct. The one tons were available as longbox or chassis cab only, regardless of cab configuration or number of rear wheels.

The squarebodies were definitely available as a single rear wheel.

Welcome! You definitely need to post more pics of your builds! That Torino looks awesome. Look around, get involved, don't be afraid to ask questions.