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Day 5 Buick LS The first of 3 engines. The detail on this is great, the Buick emblem on the blower is a nice touch. This would be great in a Buick restomod.

Day 4 22" Budnik Muroc III with white wall. The white wall is painted on the tire and the detail is nice and crisp. These would look great on a lowered '50s cruiser.

Day 3 Bonzai staggered 20/21 wheels and tires with brakes. Same great quality. These would look good on a restomod.

I recognize your blue one from the Impala SS forum. Here's my 9C1 and the replica I made of it.

Cool! I've had 7 (still have 2 Fleetwoods), people hate on the opti, but the only problem I've ever had was having to replace a cap and rotor.

Nice! I'm looking forward to seeing this come to life. I used to have a 9C1 with that same hood and a Roadie wagon in DGGM.

Day 2 15/17 RC Comp Torx The tread detail on these tires is great. They would look good a pro mod or a pro street.

Day 1 20" staggered width billet wheels and tires with brakes. These look great, there's even lettering details on the sidewalls. They would look right at home on a 90's street truck.

I got some detailing done on some of the interior bits. And because I got the roof console done, I was able to install it and the Windows. I also got a few other bits detailed. More next time.

I got the body unmasked. I painted these parts with some chrome paint. I'm going to paint over them with some transparent blue to try to make it look like they're lit up. I got the chassis finished and I went ahead and put the headlights and taillights in. I couldn't help doing this mock up. More next time.

I got some details painted on the chassis. And I got the body taped off so I could spray the flat black trim. While that was drying I glued the wheel backs to the wheels, added the trim to the windows and finished detailing the tail lights. More next time.

Because it's hard to paint in the winter, every year I try to pick a build that doesn't need much paint, or at least paint that's not cold/humility sensitive. This year I picked the BTTF Delorean Mark II from polar lights because the body comes plated. I'll be building the 2014 issue of the kit. I got the chassis and some of the other bits painted flat black. I got the interior pieces painted gray. I painted the front and rear of the body gray, I black washed the wheels and headlights and I got some orang and red on the tail lights. More next time.

I picked up this advent calender from Jay's Resin Wheels on eBay. I thought it would be fun to post every day as I open them. It has 12 days, I'll start opening them on the 14th so I can open the last one on Christmas. I'm starting this post early in case anyone wants to get one too. https://www.ebay.com/itm/226427161355 It cost $120, so $10 for each item. It's supposed to have 3 engines and 9 sets of wheels. I've gotten a few sets of wheels from them in the past and they were all good quality. It came in a pretty nice box. I'll be posting the 1st item on the 14th, so follow along if you'd like to see what's in it.

Thanks. I don't know much about drag racing so I had to look it up. A factory XLR curb weight is 3,647lbs and it has the 409 from the '54 Chevy kit, so that would put it in B class, but if the builders were able to shave about 800lbs, that would put it in A class.

I made this XLR gasser from a Jimmy Flintstone body, the chassis from a '54 Chevy and a bunch of stuff from my parts box.

We had a couple days of painting weather and I was able to get the body painted. It's going to need some touch ups, but it came put pretty good. More next time.

I finished this E36 M3 touring a little while ago.

#18 Ferrari 512BB This kit is 1 of 6 in a series of Cannonball Run kits so I thought it would be fun to enter it in the community build this year. The kit came with opening doors and bonnet, working pop up headlights, poseable steering and even seatbelts. I upgraded it by eliminating the vent Windows in favor of 1 piece door glass, the brakes are from a 360 Modena and the wheels are from an F430.

My brother-in-law picked this up for me at a resale shop. It's not really my thing so I wanted to see if anyone wanted to trade. Some of the parts are off the trees, but it's all there. The glass is surprisingly un-scratched, I put it in a bag to keep it from getting any scratches. Here are the kits I'd consider in trade: Revell '49 Mercury custom coupe Revell James Bond Aston Martin Aoshima stock Delorean Hasegawa Ferrari Testa Rossa 250

I brush painted the red on the wheels and used a 1mm Molotow chrome pen on the lug nuts. Then I mounted them and the tires. The seats aren't glued in yet, I was just mocking them up. I also got the body out of the purple pond and back in primer. I probably won't have any more updates until spring, I've gotten about as far as I can get without having the body painted.

Yup, that's exactly it. I don't have a booth and I don't really have a place for one. It took my a while to get used to the new climate. I used to live in Houston where, as long as it wasn't raining, it was pretty much painting weather all year.

I masked off the roof and started on the red stripe. Unfortunately when I pulled some of the masking tape up, it pulled up some of the red paint with it, so into the purple pond she went. Winter has set in, so I won't be able to paint anything until April. I got the black on the wheels. I'm planning on hand painting the red, so I should be able to get a rolling chassis soon. I was also able to get some color on the bumpers/grill and spoiler. More next time.

I got some more done on the van. I got the belly pan painted, gray on top, semi gloss black on the bottom. I got the engine together, but I just couldn't get it to fit between the frame and engine cover. I'll probably just leave it out since the hood doesn't open anyway. It never hurts to have another small block Chevy in the parts box. I went ahead and mounted the chassis to the belly pan and painted the other interior pieces. It only came with 2 seats, but the A Team van has 4 seats, I'm going to check my parts box for a couple seats that match. I also went ahead and painted the many fog lights gloss black with some chrome paint to simulate the lenses. Once the chrome is properly dry, I'll go over the appropriate sets with some clear yellow. We're going to have some nice weather over the weekend, then snow on Tuesday. I'm hoping I can get some paint done before it snows. More next time.

I got the chassis painted semi gloss black and assembled. I also got the engine assembled and painted. I'm just going to build the engine box stock. The hood doesn't open and I'm not planning on cutting it open. I forgot to sand the trim off the body before I glued the fender flares on. It made it a little harder, but I was still able to do it. I'm hoping to get the body painted before winter sets in and it's too cold to paint. More next time.

Thanks! Yes, that's right. I was excited to see the small hubcaps, they're perfect for a project I'm working on.