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Wow! Three cupid arrows shot to my heart! Stunning gorgeous all 3! If I'd had to pick jut one it would be the Trans Am. What a beauty!

Nice collection! That AWB Malibu is menacing!

Excellent builds! All are great in their own right. Love that Viper heli and the blue Impala.

Nice trio. Having a proper workspace is an investment. I see some cool projects in that stash.

Nice quartet.

Nice job Steve! They all have the right attitude. Love the stance in all of them.

A beautiful collection of very diverse topics. All are excellent!

Wow! All very nice and clean, but the Bugatti and the Ferrari really stand out. Gorgeous builds!

All are wild and great! The Beast and Vancampin' really stand out.

All really nice! But that Chevelle really stands out! It looks just right. Great job on all of them.

All are very nice and clean builds! Will you believe me if I say my favorite is the Grand Sport? The Porsche tractor is really nice with that paint scheme. I like them all!

Very nice work on all of them. The blue Chevy is my favorite but that Fuso truck looks amazing as well.

Excellent class for the year! The Corvette and the Chaparral are my favorites but ALL are excellent!

All very nice! But that Malibu really talks to me. Beautiful! Thanks, Ismael

Absolutely gorgeous build! Your touches got it a notch above. Thanks, Ismael

Nice! One of the most popular cars to this day here in PR. Thanks, Ismael

Beautiful job! Very clean and classy. But that's a '68. Thanks, Ismael

Congratulations on a very productive year! All are very unique and great in their own right. I don't recall seeing that boat before. Very nice! But that Riviera Royale is in my list of this years overall favorites! LOVE IT! Thanks, Ismael

Very nice year! All look great. I particularly like the 48 Chevy, the Nova and the '70 442 the most. And the '70 Firebird. Heck, I like them all

Hello, Happy holidays and best wishes for a wonderful new year! Life continues to be beautifully chaotic. Very busy with work, family, community and other hobbies. This 2023 was a very interesting year. Hobby-wise, while 2022 was dominated by cameras and stereophotography viewers restorations, in one of those curve ball life throws at you, I spent a lot of time in 2023 with a modeling tool that became a new hobby in itself: Airbrushes! I now collect, restore and research airbrushes, particularly vintage units. I have worked in more airbrushes this year than scale models. Very few cameras were worked this year: serviced 3 but they were not mine. I also worked one or two stereophotography viewers. I also did an epic trip with my wife to Italy, one of the most beautiful places in the universe. But talking about scale models, this was a productive year. For the first time in over a decade I was able to finish 9 models within a calendar year. Granted, most were curbsides so sometimes I felt like cheating They were also quite diverse: 4 Corvettes in 1/25 scale 2 Star Wars spaceships 2 cars in 1/32 1 race car in 1/43 No aircraft models this year, nor any modified Hot Wheels Here is my class of 2023 in chronological order: 1. Darth Vader's TIE Advanced X1. 1/36 scale While mostly built in 2022, it was finished in early January so it counts for this year. AMT kit: Contender for the worst fitting kit ever made. Link to the build thread: race-car-models.proboards.com/thread/2962/finished-darth-vaders-ride-advanced 2. 2012 Corvette Grand Sport Coupe. Carlisle blue: one year only color. 1/25 scale. Modified Z06. Very long term project started almost a decade ago. Link to build thread: race-car-models.proboards.com/thread/1857/finished-2012-corvette-grand-sport 3. Red Squadron Leader (Red 1) X-Wing Fighter 1/63 scale Reissue of the old MPC kit. Modified. Link to the build thread: race-car-models.proboards.com/thread/3072/finished-star-wars-wing-fighter 4. 1978 Pontiac Trans Am 1/32 scale. Monogram kit. Fun little project. Link to the build thread: race-car-models.proboards.com/thread/3103/finished-judge-monogram-pontiac-trans 5. 1915 Ford Model T 1/32 scale. Excellent old Pyro kit from the 1960's Tons of details added. Complex project. Very happy with the results. Link to the build thread:race-car-models.proboards.com/thread/3111/finished-1915-ford-model-pyro 6. Early C4 Corvette Racer. 1/25 scale. Contender for favorite of the year. Part of a local Corvette buildoff. Heavily modified 1984 promo. Link to build thread:race-car-models.proboards.com/thread/3242/finished-quick-builds-local-buildoff 7. 1990 Corvette Convertible. 1/25 scale. Part of the local Corvette buildoff. AMT kit. One of the worst fitting Corvette kits ever made. Tons of work required. Link to build thread: race-car-models.proboards.com/thread/3242/finished-quick-builds-local-buildoff 8. 1963 Corvette convertible Restomod. 1/25 scale. Part of the local Corvette buildoff. Quick custom using the Revell snap kit. Link to build thread: race-car-models.proboards.com/thread/3242/finished-quick-builds-local-buildoff 9. 1956 Ferrari 290 MM (Mille Miglia) 1/43 scale white metal kit. A most challenging build. Link to build thread:race-car-models.proboards.com/thread/3147/finished-43-1956-ferrari-290 What is your favorite? As usual, your comments are appreciated. Looking forward to 2024! Thanks, Ismael

That's a very nice rescue. It looks GREAT!

Sorry I missed this earlier. Great job on that L-88 racer!

Great job on 005! The famous "half-shaft from the parking lot" story. Love it! Thanks, Ismael

I don't think so. I gave up over a year ago after trying every possible laptop, desktop, home or office, different OS , tablets, apple/android phones, etc. Thanks, Ismael

Thank you everybody! Always appreciate your comments and feedback. For some weird reason I have never been able to like or "react" to comments in this forum. Must be a setting somewhere. Thanks, Ismael