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I built this using a Jimmy Flintstone body and parts from an AMT '58 Edsel and a Revell '57 Ford wagon. I lowered the suspension and used 4 rear wheels and tires from a Foose Caddy. My mom said her dad had a red and white one when she was a kid in Oregon, so I painted it to match and added some Oregon plates from my parts box.

That's a cool idea, I'm looking forward to seeing your progress.

I built this from the Revell VW 60's Beetle kit. I've had this kit for a while, but wasn't sure how I wanted to build it until I got the wide 5 wheels that came as a bonus in a VW bus kit I bought. I sanded off the little fender flares, lowered it and used some aluminum tubing for the exhaust tips. This was not an easy kit to build, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Nice build! That's a great color.

I started this Mini hearse about 15 years ago. I can't remember why I put it back in the box, it was almost done. I combined 2 Mini Cooper kits, lowered the suspension a bit and used wheels and tires from a Honda Civic. It has a coffin table, so it really could carry a casket. I lost a door handle somewhere along the way, hopefully I can find a suitable replacement. I'm happy to say that my paint and body work skills have vastly improved since then.

That's a different body, it looks like a '76. That's disappointing. Was it sealed when you got it?

I love Cadillacs! I'm excited to see this one progress.

Nice build! I really like that color combo.

I thought it would be fun to make this old Johan kit into a hotrod. It has the independent front suspension from an AMT '32 Ford Phantom Vickie, the independent rear suspension from an AMT '34 Ford, the wheels and rear tires are from a Revell Escalade, the front tires and spare wheels are from a Revell Monte Carlo SS. I tubbed the rear fenders for wheel clearance and grabbed a plate from my spares box.

Thanks. On the roof I used Duplicolor black hot rod primer. I painted it to match my '96 Fleetwood.

I built this from the Testors kit. When I got it, it was a partiality built glue bomb. The exhaust manifolds were glued on backwards and the exhaust pipes were glued to the rear axle. The rear axle had broken at some point and was glued back together crooked. They used so much glue that I wasn't able to salvage any of those parts, so this kit is now a curb side. The windshield frame was broken off and in 4 pieces, so I made a new one out of square stock. The kit hubcaps seemed way to small so I used caps from a Revell '50 Ford F-1. I only had 4 so I used the kit caps on the spares. Despite all the trouble, I think it turned out pretty well.

Nice job so far, I built one a few years back, I'm interested to see yours when it's done.

Great job! I'd drive it.

Is that the Texas Chainsaw Massacre die cast? The mods you made look great!

Nice build! I built one a while back with a lot of the same modifications you did.

The lovers are from a '54 Chevy Sedan Delivery kit. I always thought it was odd that neither the AMT or the Polar Lights kit came with the lovers.

I built this Eldorado from the Johan kit. I added some swangers and Vogues to give it some slab style and I made my own plates.

The only car to ever beat the General. Nice work!

Thanks. While doing the chrome foil on this one I realized it might be time to update the prescription on my glasses.

I've built several versions of this kit, but this is the first time I've built it as Ecto-1. I used an extra antenna from an Ecto-1A, wider axles to push the wheels out a little farther, the hood and rear door louvers are from a Revell '54 sedan delivery and I made my own plates. Everything else is box stock.

I built this from a Fujimi kit. I stanced the suspension and used wheels and tires from Eternity Hobby Supply. The paint is Duplicolor Quasar Blue. I'm not sure what happened to the mirrors, I'll add them later if I ever find them.

When I was planning the build for my other '68 Cadillac http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/171623-68-cadillac-deville-convertible/#comment-2575330 I couldn't decide between 2 different styles. Luckily I remembered I has 2 in my stash, so I decided to build them both. This one was already built too, but not as badly as the other one, in fact, I liked the engine so I put it back in just as it was. And I remembered to get a before picture this time.

That turned out great, nice job!

This is the JoHan Boss man kit. When I got it, it was the definition of a glue bomb. It was built with way too much glue and not a drop of paint. I wish I had thought to get a before picture. I was able to get it apart without too much damage. I knew I wasn't going to be able to get the windshield out without destroying the windshield frame, so I cleaned it up as best I could and did paint and chrome with the windshield already installed. I lowered the suspension a bit and used wheels and tires from a Revell Monte Carlo SS kit.

Thanks. The trim around the windows and rockers is BMF and the belt line and wheel well trim is a Molotow chrome pen.