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Hello, First mist coat of primer. Will do a close bodywork inspection before proceeding. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Sorry for the late reply. Thank you all! I really appreciate it. It was a nice year and I hope 2024 is even better! Regards, Ismael

Great job replicating your sweet ride!

Very cool! As you mentioned that was very popular back in the 90's. Another popular conversion here is a rotary swap. You did a great job in the conversion. I also dig that custom tonneau cover. Thanks, Ismael

All very nice! That BMW really caught my attention.

Hello, Slowly moving in the right direction. The casting is very nice. Very minor bodywork will be required. Thanks, Ismael

Great job especially on the lights. Very unique!

All very nice! Love that Pace Car. The El Camino is wild and we previously met Jade, Onyx and the others. Great job on all!

Very nice! Beautiful job with an important story behind it.

All very nice! The '57 Chevy and the Superbird are my favorites.

Hello, Easy does it. I'm treating this with the care as if it was the real car ? Couple hours of work. So far so good with good progress. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, As I have mentioned elsewhere, the 1957 Corvette SS is my all time favorite car. Well, a close second is the 1959 Stingray Racer which was built on an SS chassis. Built in "secret" during the official AMA ban on factory racing support, Bill Mitchell took it racing "privately" in 1959 with good success, winning the SCCA National Championship in 1960 with Dr. Dick Thompson as the driver. It was the inspiration for the '63 Sting Ray. GM pressured Mitchell to withdraw from racing. He drove it as his personal vehicle and it eventually became one of the most popular show cars. I am puzzled as to why it has never been offered as a scale model. Back in the 60's, there was a vacuum-formed body in 1/25 that has been used to make a model, but in my search I haven't seen one for sale in over 20 years searching. I imagine the price will be outrageous if one pops up. So it turns out the French company Starter offered a resin model of it in 1/43 scale many years ago. Long story made short, I was able to track down and get a built one for restoration. The glass is broken. The photoetch script is a lost cause. Wheels and tires are a joke for now. It was nicely painted, but the wrong color. Too dark. So, within a few hours of careful work I was able to disassemble it completely. And here is where we are now. Next step: Carefully strip the paint from the body. This will be a slow project and a labor of love. So bear with me. What do you think? Your comments are always appreciated. Thanks, Ismael

Excellent group! Love your take on the C7R, as well as your '67 Corvette. The Nova is killer. Also like the late Camaro conv and the Trans Am. Heck, I like them all!

Very Nice. That Packard is the definition of classic beauty! The MGB is gorgeous as well.

Very nice all of them!

Hello, How long was that year? Because it will take me a lifetime to even try...

Regardless, it is a cool build. If I see that car on the road I slow down. It looks like an unmarked police car ? We call them "ghosts".

Very nice all of them. That Plymouth build is gorgeous!

Remember some of these during the year. Beautiful job on all of them! Love brass era cars.

Torn between Jade and Onyx! ? But all are great!

Nice set! Where are those figures from? Especially the guy standing next to the TV camera with the hand in the pocket.

That was quite a busy year. The KRACO Indy car and the Cadillac stand out for me.

Did I not see a Wonder Woman plane there?

Very nice collection! Love them all, especially the Tom Daniel's Corvette. I really like your wheel choices. What are the wheels you used on that blue Buick Riviera?

Sorry to hear that. Go for it in 2024!