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Hello, You have no idea how many times I have drilled, plugged and re-drilled every one of these holes... Even "moving them around": plugging a side and re-drilling sideways. Since this is a custom anyways, a popular custom touch in mid year Corvettes, adding a third tail light to each side. I have found that precision drilling by hand in 1/43 is quite challenging no matter how much and how careful you measure. Still more work ahead but slowly getting there. Thanks, Ismael

Great job. Love the color!

Good job. Nice color. The spider version of one of the most beautiful cars of all time.

Nice pair of Ponchos!

Outstanding work in all three. Excellent!

Very well executed.

Hello, Don't you hate it love it when something pops out of nowhere and gets center stage for a while? ? And this is just scratching the surface... Thanks, Ismael

Hello, It seems this will be the year of 1/43 for me. For a while I've been looking at the AMT 'Vette Showrod custom Corvette on ebay, waiting on a bargain. I know, I'm cheap. Picture from my friend Rob: It seems the model was released back in the 60's as the Mini Trophy Series, then reissued in 1974 as the 'Vette Showrod and then in the late 70's early 80's as the Street Magic. Anyways, I got my bargain in the form of 3 junkers: All 3 are missing the rear bumpers. But been a custom, no big deal. First order of business was to disassemble all 3. The blue one was the most challenging as it was a glue bomb. And one thing led to another and all of a sudden I was hacking the worst chassis (glue bombed) and combining with the best body. Glued in place to work the bodywork blending. The square holes were plugged with styrene and will eventually be smoothed out. I have an idea for the rear. This was never intended to be a "serious" model. More like a toy in the 60's. So fit is not expected to be spectacular. That's where blending will come in. Stay tuned as I'm suffering from a Severe Project Hopping Syndrome attack. Thanks, Ismael

Looking good in yellow!

Hello, Great job so far. Nice color. Interesting, I'm considering that color for a Ferrari 430. The 360 Modena is one of my all time favorite Ferraris and the Tamiya kit is one of my all time favorite kits. I built mine 20 years ago and it is still one of the best kits I've ever done. Cobra Colors Ferrari Giallo Modena (Modena yelow) Thanks, Ismael

Nice '62!

Nice pair!

Very elegant ride!

Great job and the most unusual subject. Love it! I love those early years of cars.

Excellent job on all of them. The Vega is just wicked!

Very nice all of them! That safety frame is really cool!

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.