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Man, I started watching that movie a few weeks back and just could not hang in there! It was SO shitty, I had bail out, watch something else instead. Will have to try again later. ?

Such a great looking car, wonderful proportions! I ordered one from Jumajo yesterday.

I love the colors you came up with. Here's another '32 and a '31, again, similar colors.

Very nice, Lee! It reminded me of a couple of similar colored '32 Cadillacs I had saved pictures of. Your '31 is looking great. Thanks for sharing. ?

Bravo! ?

Cool- Thanks!

Andrew, that's beautiful, impressive work you're displaying! You really have quite the knack for breaking down components into bite-size chunks as you're scratch building them. Very nice. I've thoroughly enjoyed your series here. Thank you for sharing. Also, thanks for the tips on Master Club and Global Toy. I was checking them out last night. Great sources! On the script, I came up with 5 pages of Ferrari decals and scripts at the Global Toy store on evil-bay. ? Which one did you buy?

Hi Dan, Sorry Man. That one is still sitting on the workbench, waiting for some love. I've been goofing around with revamping diecasts for about a year. This 250 TR was the last one I tackled. I keep thinking I need to get back to the Cadillac and finish it though.

Phil, I stumbled onto your chassis this morning while just generically searching for Deuce chassis images for a roadster I'm working on. Wow!! Fantastic work. Love it. ?

Phil, I'm late to the party. You finished it!! Awesome. The model turned out great. Very authentic, excellent attention to detail. Fixing the ride height......that one item makes a huge difference! You should be proud. Well done! PS: Love the group shot. I've seen the Camaro in person several times at the Coronado Island road races in San Diego. I got to pour over it up close in the pits. You nailed it! Great collection.

Super clean build! Very nice, John. ? And the Nethercutt is a VERY inspirational place. I've spent some time there over the years. Always thoroughly enjoy it.

Tim, that looks great! The P4 is such an awesome car. It's kind of the final encore for sexy, beautiful race cars from the sixties. Many designs up to this point were just intuitive, aerodynamically speaking. The Chaparrals and GT40's were transitional, with lot's of wind tunnel time. Everything that's followed since then has become more functional, but not necessarily pretty- especially compared to the P4. It's just gorgeous! So, when you built this cool model going on 50 years ago, did you ever imagine you'd have your own personal computer sitting at your desk, that you shoot photographs with your Tricorder.....I mean cell phone...... and that you'd instantly share it with thousands of people around the world with the click of a few keys? ? -TIM-

Time Capsule! It perfectly captures a moment in time, rendered so beautifully you can easily imagine the subject plucked from history, reduced in size, and placed upon your shelf to enjoy. Well done~

Beautiful! Must have.....Thank you, Helmut!

Helmut, your GTO looks GREAT! Very nice. ? Love the wheels and tires, and authentic colors and markings. You captured the original really well. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the good work! By the way; now that it's done and resting on your shelf, GTO stands for "Great-To-Own". ?

Pretty amazing, Dan!

Great work, Bill! Thoroughly enjoyed scanning through the project. I always liked the modified-sport Vette that inspired you. To some people cars are just raw material. It's what you do with them that counts.

Thank you, Super Dan! ? Yeah, I really like these too; the 'OBS' as they call them. Huge aftermarket support, easy to work on, very durable. Yours looks really nice! I put a crate motor in mine, from Summit Racing. Not too difficult. Plus, now I can use the roller 350 I pulled out in other projects. I loved how easy it is to break in the motor with a roller cam, compared to flat tappets. SO much easier.

Work in progress, long term project. Small block Chevy, Camaro 5-speed, narrowed XKE rear suspension, modifed TR6 front suspension, custom tube chassis, fiberglass front clip, rear fenders, trunk lid, aluminum top. Wheelbase stretched 5", from 88" to 93". I've played with this photo a bit to show with bumpers, headlights and exhaust in place. It's getting there......

Model: 1979 Jaguar XJ6L Engine: Chevrolet 383 stroker V8 Engine: Chevrolet 383 stroker V8. Balanced. ~9.5:1 static compression ratio. Comp' Cams #12-235-2 camshaft (0.447"/0.462" lift, 210°/218° duration, 111° separation.) World Products S/R Torquer cylinder heads. 2.02" intake and 1.60" exhaust valves. Z28 springs. Edelbrock Performer EGR intake manifold. Edelbrock Performer 600cfm carburetor. Delco HEI ignition, augmented with MSD6AL capacitive discharge system. Cooling: 4-row GM radiator. Perma-Cool oil cooler with 180° thermostat. Exhaust: Sanderson CC2 headers with air injection added. 2.5" exhaust system with mandrel bends and a crossover pipe. Magnaflow mufflers. Transmission: high performance 700r4 automatic transmission from Phoenix Transmissions. One piece drive shaft from Inland Empire Driveline. Rear End: 3.54:1. Front Suspension: stock, except lowered about 2". Rear Suspension: stock Jaguar independent suspension, rebuilt with all new bearings, bushings, u-joints, etc. Wheels/Tires: '88 Jaguar XJ6 (15"x7") wheels. BFGoodrich T/A tires (front: 215/70-15. rear: 225/70-15). Brakes: stock (Jaguar ventilated discs front, solid discs rear.) Instruments: stock Jaguar gauges, plus Auto Meter oil temperature gauge and Edelbrock air/fuel ratio meter. Weight: approximately 4000 lbs. (i.e. ~200lbs. less than stock.) Other: Louvered hood. Outer headlights converted to ram-air intakes.

Lot's of work to get it sit this low.

Daniel, thank you for the tip on HO hand rail stanchions. I'd never heard of these before, but they're the perfect solution for 1/24 scale tie rod ends, etc. On Saturday I ordered up a set of Cal Scale part #190-604, through Nitro Hobbies of New Jersey. These areon ebay. Delivered to me in California this afternoon. That's the good news. Bad news, I'll have to order up an electron microscope to get a better look at them! ? They're tiny, and they're great! And you machined them.........mind boggling. -TIM-

Phil, you're doing great work here!! It's been a pleasure following as you go. Keep it up. ?

Looks great! Count me in that camp that loves the color. ? Do you recall what brand / name paint you used?