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The paint is Rustoleum sunburst yellow, right out of the can.

Thanks. I wish I had a better story about the wheels, they're 3d printed and I detail painted them.

This build started with the wheels. I saw them for sale and I had to have them. I didn't realize they were going to be that big, so when I got them I knew they were going to have to go on a big car and this '70 Impala I had in my stash was perfect! I knew I wanted the car to be yellow, so I painted the wheels to match. I also thought the steering wheel would be a nice touch, so I cut it out of a piece of at plastic and painted it with a molotow pen. Everything else came out of the box, I didn't even have to modify the suspension. I just hope RZA, GZA and Ghostface Killah don't try to Jack me for it.

Nice job! I like that color. That's a fun kit.

Yeah, I get that a lot.

Thanks. When I built the first issue I couldn't get the door right either and ended up gluing it shut. I don't know if this new issue is different in any way, or if I just have more patients.

I've seen this kit built as lowrider before and they always look great so I wanted to build mine the same way. I lowered the suspension and used wheels and tires from the Cadillac lowrider kit. Besides the license plate, everything else came in the box.

Nice job!

#3 The Accord is done. I got the last of the lights in and she's ready to cannonball.

#3 When I opened this kit the exhaust tip had broken off the muffler and I didn't really like it for this build anyway so I drilled a hole in the muffler and used a piece of solder to finish the tail pipe and piece of tubing for the exhaust tip. I also wanted to give the rear a piece of trim under the bumper to help it look more factory so I used a piece of strip styrene cut to the right length. I sanded a notch in the rear trim for exhaust clearance then painted it flat black. I painted the exhaust tip with some chrome paint then installed everything. I also found a license plate from my spares box. This one is in the home stretch, and should be done soon.

A friend of mine asked me to build her a pink Escalade with an ivory interior. I built it box stock with custom plates. This is the issue that they mistakenly put the ESV on the box. The box says it's molded in orange, but I'm pleased to report that it's actually molded in white. This issue has a couple differences from the original issue; it has chrome plated plastic exhaust tips instead of the aluminum ones and it has the black frit already painted on the windows. It went together well, just like one would expect from a modern Revell tool. The only complaint I have is the chrome was a little thin and wore off in some places after handling.

Thanks. I actually hate doing silver paint jobs because I feel like I can never get a good shine out of them.

#3 I got the pillars blacked out and the chrome window trim done. Then I thought I might as well mount the glass and put the body on the chassis. I had a hard time getting the body to sit right, which is unusual for a Tamiya kit, but I finally got it to cooperate.

#3 I'm glad I took advantage of some nice weather to get some clear on the Accord, because it's snowing again. I left the skirts flat black in hopes that it wouldn't seem so low on the street, I guess we'll see how it looks once it's done.

I built this one with the Foose kit.

#3 We had enough of a break in the weather for me to get some silver down on the body. Then we got more snow, so who knows how long it will be before I can get some clear on it.

I'm working on making one from the Revell custom Cadillac kit.

I can't remember who the coach builder was. And no, they weren't flower cars. Here's a video about them that has some more information.

This was an actual production truck, but only just over 200 were made.

Nice job. It's amazing how just a little detail really brings this kit to life.

I made this one with the Jimmy Flintstone body.

Nice detail.

I went ahead and cut down the inner bed sides because they'll just be in the way later. I also made a new bulkhead and a filler piece for the rear of the bed under the floor. And here is the bed all mocked up. More next time.

It doesn't look like there's going to be any good painting weather any time soon, so I thought I'd get back on this one. I got the rear frame rails bent and boxed in. It was my first time bending styrene with heat, hopefully I'll do better next time. I think I'm just going to raise the whole bed floor, I think a wood bed floor will look good with what I have in mind. I cut the lip off the rear of the bed floor, I'm going to have to extend it anyway and it'll be easier to make it out of one piece and it'll be easier to paint. More next time.

Thanks. The wheels on the '68 are from the Revell Escalade with Pegasus tires.