TonyW

Land Yacht! That turned out really well, the color is perfect. I really like the dark shots, they are very atmospheric.

That's a stunner. The wood and the paintwork look really good together. It kind of glows, like the colors in the period advertising.

Very true. The gold car was nearly red earlier on. Something just didn't look right to me though. In the end I stripped the finish off and started over with the gold and clear orange. The difference was amazing. Using a sheet of red mirror finish art card with the new paintjob got an out of this world effect. I didn't follow that path as the background started to dominate the model. I think it's more suited to a full custom rather than a street and strip bruiser. I'll use it on another build or two later. It sure was bright. If the camera flash had fired I might well have been blinded!

Thanks Guys. The kit gets a bit of bad press but there's a decent model to be made as long as you don't ask too much of it.

I recently built two AMT/Matchbox Corvettes side by side. Both are curbside as the kits are both a bit long in the tooth and rather basic, The suspension is moulded in with the floorpan and the seats with the interior tub. A newer kit, like the Revell '67 would be a better base for a fully detailed model. Here's the AMT version sat alongside the Matchbox UK issue. Same kits inside, different takes on the boxart. I like both. The body shape looks spot on to me. The beautiful Corvette curves are all there and the moulding is still sharp enough to work with. I went for a stock version and a hot street/strip one. The stocker got a Tamiya Pearl Blue spray bomb finish, with a red Humbrol Enamel interior. I like the way the two colours fit together. The bumpers got thinned right down and rechromed with Molotow Chrome ink, brush painted on. If you use a wide brush and don't overbrush the stuff it goes on well. Spraying it through an airbrush is probably the best way to go but I've not tried that yet. Windscreens on both builds are thin clear plastic, cut to size and fitted with tape. They are better than the kit plastic but not perfect as they curve in one direction only. The double curve needed for a really good fit will only come with moulding the clear and I haven't mastered that yet. The wheels are resin cast ones I made from the MPC Mako Shark kit, also chromed with Molotow, with a dark grey wash in the wheel recesses. The background for this shot is a 60's Bridget Riley Opt Art piece, found on the internet and printed at A3. Groovy man. The second build used one of the three hoods provided and got a tunnel ram settuo added. The hood is fixed as the engine bay is a bit basic and I wanted the hood tight fitting. The only detailing is what is on show. Photo etch hood pins were added to the hood, six tail light added and the same bumper thinning as on the blue car. All the chrome detailing it with Molotow ink. Big and little wheels and tires came from the spares box. I might add tire lettering at some point but I quite like the plain look of the blackwalls at the moment. The paint is Tamiya again. Gold base with clear orange over the top. It glows in sunlight! And here's the pair sat together... A pair of basic, shelf models that were a lot of fun to build. I got myself a Revell '67 convertible that I'll build as a proper detailed one at some point. You can't have too many Corvette models.

Thanks for giving the thread a bump, I missed it first time around. The "Little Cars" are beautiful what ifs. Monogram really missed a trick not issuing them. The Little T was pretty cool though. Early Monogram kits are my hands down favourites. There's something about the packaging and the feel of the plastic that stands out for me. Not always the most accurate kits, but soooo stylish.

A beautiful build. The overhead shot is quite outstanding.

I'm using Epic as a browser on a PC. The adverts are there every day, right across the page. No other forum I use has anything like this. It's making this place unusable for me. Tony.

That just looks perfect. What a beautiful build. The three car lineup took me back to the sixties in a flash. Thanks for making my day. Tony.

Thanks. All the car stripes were masked and painted. Tamiya sprays were used on all the striped cars except the red Shelby. That one was masked and painted with Humbrol enamel. I tried the Hertz decals but found them to be very fragile and difficult to fit.

There will be more at some point. They are a bit addictive! This lot were done for a Forum Mustang Group Build on a Brit modeller site. I ran out of time there for adding more builds. A Monogram Boss 429, a couple of Shelbys and a '72 351 Fastback never got started. Fortunately, my interest in the marque stops at the '74's and that's probably just as well as there are at least twenty earlier cars I wouldn't mind doing! The new year will see me drifting into Mopar territory though, with a couple of Superbird builds I've wanted to do for years now. It's about time I did something about that.

There are no full build threads on this forum, unfortunately. Here's what I posted on the '67. I changed out the wheel and tire combo on this one to a set of Cragars that I think came with the Revell '67 Dodge Charger. The fronts had the mounting spindles cut and repositioned to give the ride height I wanted. The rears fitted the track OK but I repositioned the spring mounts to get the tires where I wanted them. The yellow Revell Boss 302 has more pictures in the link, including info on how I take my pictures.

Thanks guys, I really enjoyed the builds.

Maybe not completely full, but I added six Mustangs to my collection this year. I'll be trying to fill a few gaps in the new year. And here's the money shot, x2...

Those rear tires are going to lead short but glorious lives. A fine looking Hot Rod.

Fine builds indeed. When the '68 Charger was first released I thought it was the most beautiful car I had ever seen. To this young pair of eyes in the UK, it looked like the fastest car in the world but bigger! The size of it gave the lines room to show off. The shape has only got better over the years, every line looks just about perfect to me.

A superb model. The chrome work is quite exceptional.

That's a very nice looking Lincoln. First class photography as well.

That is a seriously impressive build. Beautiful fit and finish throughout.

A superb black finish on that one. Your output is incredible, and all to such a high standard.

Guys, this was a Brit attempt at humour, the competition paperwork came to me a few years back and I thought they would bring a nostalgic smile to the Forum. The only time machine we have here in the UK is in the Dr Who studio. ?

No problems encountered. Everything fits fine. Some of the front suspension parts are fragile but a bit of care assembling sorts that out. The Gangster/cop figures are a bit chunky and some of the poses are a bit wooden. A bit of cutting and repositioning helps. The seated figures in the Lincoln Roadster are much smaller than those in the other kits. I'm finding the figures to be the hardest part of the builds so far. Here's the work in progress on the figures:

Thanks. The boxes were loaded with accessories! Machine guns, pistols, rifles, shotguns, knives, coshes and grenades. A safe, suitcase full of cash and crates of booze as well. I doubt a new series like this would get a release today.

A blast from the past. One of MPC's Gangbuster series from the sixties. This is the first one done out of a series that are currently getting built here. Two Lincoln Tourers and a Lincoln Roadster will be joining the Chrysler at some point. Airfix joined the party back in the day, with a boxing of the 1928 Lincoln Touring, and threatened to issue a couple more, but none have surfaced up to now. Anyway, here it is, the 1932 Chrysler Imperial, along with some of the Gangbuster accessories provided. Tamiya light and dark blue metallic sprays used. The dark blue is nearly black, a very nice color. The seats are a Humbrol enamel mix. After I finished this one, I took myself back to the sixties and entered a sponsored competition with it. To my surprise, I got an award! I forgot to bring back a load of kits from the time, but if I go back again I'll pick up a couple of Monogram 1.8 '32 Ford Roadsters.?

That's a great looking Ford.