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Great patina!

The headlights are particularly realistic. Very nice!

Well your work is so stunning I don't think most people would even notice. They will be admiring your work & gawking at the record player!

I would agree that nobody can know it all and I know I've made boat load of mistakes and have chosen to let many of them slide that the manufacturers made, but this is one of the best known features of these cars. It looks like Micheal did lots of research on this build & even posted a pic of the interior of a 1:1 car clearly showing this detail. He was even aware of the rare, not well known record player option. Maybe his mistake was putting the stalk on the wrong side of the column and that would be an easy fix, even for me. He is far more talented than I. I only hope to become good a modeler has he is.

The work you've done is fantastic! However I am baffled as to why you added the column shifter as this car has a push button shift, unless you plan to install a standard transmission in which case you should remove the push buttons from the dash. Maybe you could move the column shifter to the left side of the column to represent the turn signal stalk, a detail missing in the photos. The HiWay HiFi is very cool! Always wanted one in my 1:1 '56 Dodge.

I have to agree, but the '56 Dodge in the background has really piqued my interest. Whats the scoop on that?

It all looks really good. Great interior!

You certainly were on the nice list! Are the built Plymouths what was in the '66 Plymouth box or that an unbuilt kit?

I believe that too!

Some nice stuff there!

All very nice! I think the '61 Dodge is my favorite.

I would have to agree, too!

That is my thought, too

Thanks for posting this. Its quite a tutorial on airbrushing as well as creating metallic finishes.

Looks great! No snow in NH yet? Dragging in a snowy tree is always a mess! LOL Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays whatever you celebrate!

I have always been satisfied with "Jack at Model Roundup". I have dealt with him for years. I enjoy his newsletters as he always has the best descriptions of the latest issues.

Thanks!

Aussome!

The Saabs were cool. Don't see many of them around here! Just what was the aluminum(?) bodied car with fender skirts all around. Kind of looked lie a Jag/Porsche hybrid to me.

They also did a '60 Valiant. Revell produced a'62 Valiant & a '62 Dodge Lancer GT. The Valiant was issued in both white & Metal Glow versions. I also have an odd ball kit (I think it is a Palmer , but I don't recall for for sure. I'll update when I have a chance to look) that says its a 1963 Valiant (2nd generation) but inside is a crude 1st generation Valiant UPDATE: Well I was almost right. The '60 Valiant was issued under SMP label. (3'n 1) The '62 Valiant was issued "Metal Flake" (not Metal Glow). The odd ball '63 Valiant was manufactured by Premiere (not Palmer) & even pictures a 1st generation Valiant on the box!

I also get Hemmings Classic Car & I keep the issues of both, too.

My issue arrived last week and just had time to skimmed through it, but it looks to be very informative. Can't wait to do an indepth read, but I keep falling farther behind in keeping pace with the now 4 periodicals I get. I think I spend most of my reading time on this site. I got to say its a great reference material for vintage stock autos.

I had 2 black '65 Valiants and a red '64. I also had a '63 in blue, but as I recall it was a darker than powder blue metallic. A neighbor had a 1st gen Valiant that he had repainted yellow. I think it was green originally... And yes a '64,'65 Dart would find a home on my model shelf!

Well believe it or not I at one time had 4 Valiants: a '63 2dr sedan that I bought to flip, a '64 V200 convertible, and 2 '65 Signet convertibles, 1 being a parts car. My favorite was the rather rusty & ratty '65 after I replaced the original 170 cid engine with a 225 from my '61 Dodge wagon that some one totaled as it sat parked on the street. It was fast! I did a little light to light racing with a friend in his 350 T-bird. I would be up to 35 mph before he would catch up with me. He could not believe he was being left in the dust by a single bb,l 6 cylinder until he looked under the hood. I sadly had to sell the car. The guy bought it replaced the 6 with a small block V8. He had to do quite a bit of tweaking to out do the performance of that spunky slant 6! I do truly miss both the wagon & the fun I had with the Valiant. I hope that some day I can find a few of those models you have. I do have a couple of 1st gen Valiants; an unbuilt '60 and a very clean built '61 got off Ebay. I also have an unbuilt '65 Barracuda and '66 Barracuda that has built and disassembled but very worthy of a rebuild.