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Nice collection of fine builds covering very different subjects. Good job!

They both look great but that Mercedes is stunning!

Love it without the top! Excellent job!

Nice! The yellow drag racer and the flatbed are my favorites.

Beautiful build! The color works fantastic on this car. I remember as a teenager in the late 80's destroying it foolishly trying to convert it back to stock ?‍♂️

Great looking build. The color suits it very nicely! I had the opportunity to see and hold one of the Polar Lights prototypes way back in 2005. I built one around 2006 or so and for a long time it was the only Ford in my stable. It has since been joined by the current Ford GT street car and the LeMans winner 2016 Ford GT. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Best wishes for a wonderful new year! I wasn't on the modeling workbench much during 2022. Sorry for not even been here in a long time. In 2022, scale models lost the battle against my other workbench-hoarding hobby: Vintage Camera restorations. (If anyone is interested, here is a link to my 2022 Year-in-review for camera restorations:https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/211-vintage-cameras-equipment/450564-my-2022-review-36-cameras-13-rolls-film-lot-more.html )No contest this year: 36 cameras vs only 3 models.I did manage to finish 3 scale models, although only 1 is really a plastic model car.1. My best of the year and only plastic model car was the 1949 Talbot Lago T26C Belgian Grand Prix winner Started with the Merit/Smer kit but ended up scratchbuilding a lot of it. More details in this build thread: https://race-car-models.proboards.com/thread/2525/finished-talbot-belgian-grand-winner2. The other race car was actually a 1/64 Corvette C6R chassis 001 as tested in Sebring January 8 2005Started with a beaten Hot Wheels More details in this build thread: https://race-car-models.proboards.com/thread/2884/finished-quick-build-corvette-c6r3. My third and last model of the year was a totally different subject. A STAR WARS B Wing Fighter with some serious firepower.Started with a vintage built MPC snap kit that was broken and incomplete. Funny, this kit was re-released recently. More details in this build thread: https://race-car-models.proboards.com/thread/2947/finished-star-wars-wing-starfighterWish you all a wonderful New Year full of health!Thanks,Ismael

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No. This is the town of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. Thank you all! Trying to see if I can get a bigger scan of the picture with cars at a distance in the left. Thanks, Ismael

Hello gang! I'm working with old photographs for a local project. One of the tasks is identifying a timeframe. Here is an example: Identified as 1900 On more recent pictures, Can you help confirm the years of these vehicles? Is this a '66 Impala? 1971 Datsun? '64 Chevy truck in the back? Ford truck in the middle? Cars on the left are too small. 1967 International Loadstar? What about the roofline of the car in front of the building? Bonus: Are these horses 1898 model years? ? This pic was researched to be from 1898, same street Thanks, Ismael

Hello, This one is FINISHED! Honestly, there was really not much interest in this subject in any of the 4 forums I posted it in so I skipped the last few updates. The canopy was a whole project in itself. The cockpit rotates gyroscopically to maintain orientation regardless of the position of the ship (which makes little sense in space as there is no up or down...) Here is the snap toy from 1983. Took it out for a spin. "Locked S-Foils in Attack Position" Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! KABOOM! Hope you like it. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Getting closer to the finish. Lots of fun hand painting this guy: Added an escape T handle, canopy rails, targeting computer, 2 control sticks, a display screen, cabin lights... Painted and detailed the blaster guns An idea on size: Thanks, Ismael

Hello, I understand this topic is not the cup of tea of the forum but I hope you can at least pickup some ideas or get your curiosity going. Now, each one of these is lethal. But all four in a vehicle? That's carrying a punch! Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Started the weathering. You can see the untouched body compared to the wings in process. In process, but you get the idea. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, First burst of color! Two days of masking for 10 minutes of airbrushing. The flat white base is actually primer that was slightly sanded. The gray is Humbrol enamel. Love those little tin cans! The roundels are Corvette (Chevrolet) engine red. There has to be a Corvette reference somewhere! The roundels are not decals. I cut my own in Tamiya wide masking tape. I insist the scheme looks like a japanese zero from WWII, but that's what the references indicate. The weathering should tone down a bit the searing red. Thanks, Ismael

Thank you guys! Simon, by all means your feedback is greatly appreciated! I am still struggling with that canopy. I do have another idea I want to try next. Fortunately, the canopy is separated from the rest of the build so everything else can progress separately. Thanks, Ismael

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Hello, This model has no "landing gear". Let's not forget this is an MPC snap tite model from 1983 designed to be assembled quickly to play with. So, taking a bit of an artistic license and inspired by the X-wing landing gear, I came up with this: You are looking at 2 days of work here. Aluminum, brass, plastic and lots of determination. Test fitted: Minor tweaking still needed but getting there. Just to put it in perspective: I have to say I'm happy with it so far. Finally, I machined these 2 washer like thingies for a precision tight fit and pinned the front plate. But wait, there's more! If you are going to be a blaster, be a BLASTER! I think I am getting closer to paint and assembly. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Kit's original design vs my way. The kit calls for the wings to be assembled into the swing axle. That is a problem to work seams and make sure the wings are smooth. So I re-engineered the kit to finish the wings first, then mount on the swing axle. First, the front plate needs to be removed Kit's original instructions: My re-design: Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Thanks Tom! So this part goes at the bottom of the ship. It is supposed to represent another cannon like that ones on the wings and the broken part was supposed to be a Heavy Laser Cannon which is actually longer than the regular cannon. It is also missing the Precision Targeting Laser. Sh*t is getting serious! This sucker is carrying quite a heavy punch! They are out of alignment as these are not fixed in position yet. They'll be straight in the final product. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, SW7A Cannons with their respective Precision Targeting Lasers. (Not yet fixed in place so not perfectly aligned yet) Don't let the beauty fool you. This is a lethal weapons platform. Need to remove the molded ones from the other wing. I think you can tell the difference, can you? Canopy design #9, modified autoblaster Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Can you tell the difference between the box stock and my scratchbuilt brass and aluminum Precision Targeting Laser? It is about 10mm long. The challenge now is to do 2 more identical ones.Also modified the GH72 Autoblaster After the PTLs the real fun will begin: Making 3 SW-7A Ion Cannons...Thanks,Ismael

Hello, So I'm doing my own canopy. This has proven to be quite a challenge at this scale. This is design/attempt # 5 or 6. Quite possibly not the final one. The tape strips are for visibility as these clear parts are INVISIBLE when dropped or when they decide to fly across the bench.Other than heavily modifying the parts, everything in white is added material.The wire is part of the canopy support. I'll make something out of it like a heads up display or something to disguise it.The rear section was glued and reworked the seams. The raised details were sanded down and I re-scribed them as recessed panel lines. To disguise a very ugly seam in the back, I made up this added details.The cockpit front and rear parts were separated to be worked independently. Afterwards they can be joined back together.Why? So the main fuselage can be glued together and the seams worked WITHOUT the cockpit, and have it installed afterwards.And I am only halfway on step 1, of a simple snap tite kit Thanks,Ismael

Thank you Simon! I've been following your amazing SD in this forum. Incredible work! The B wing was supposed to be a more prominent ship in the movies (Return of the Jedi), but it had technical problems with the thin wings disappearing on the blue screen when filming. Thanks, Ismael