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......And yeah, a '70 Cuda stablemate would be much appreciated. With the standard rallye hood and a 383 mag please. In P6 Frosted Teal Poly with a white vinyl roof or K3 Burnt Orange Poly with black vinyl.

I'm happy that you're enjoying the model, sir. I plan on buying the blue one as well when I find it on sale. For that color, I'll even consider changing the upholstery from black to white. BTW, Welly offers four scaled-down versions of this Challenger in 1/34 with the color options listed as "red", "blue", "white", and "orange". I think they run about six bucks each and they don't look half bad.

You better be careful, Michael......you're liable to finish the boat this year! Absolutely gorgeous work. Very meticulous.

+1 Absolutely stunning!

+1! Their '66 Galaxie is a beautiful replica!

+1 I remember their '69 Roadrunner kit as being a pretty nice model. Decades ago I built one and painted it in MM1 Turbine Bronze Poly to replicate the 1:1 Plymouth my brother-in-law owned. I should build another one......

I'd have one in my display case if the model were a '64......

They all look mighty good but I really prefer the days of chrome coachwork, white-lettered rubber, and an exhaust tone that rattles the fillings in my teeth......

You'll need the new Chevelle Super Sport of course......

When I think of Biante and Falcon, this is the model that springs to mind......

The nose seems a skosh high but that's a magnificent build overall. (insert "thumbs up" emoticon here)

Yeah, I remember that sad-a$$ed Pratt & Whitney in the Corsair kit. By comparison, the engines in the Hellcat and Thunderbolt are Tiffany-cut diamonds. But as you posit, most of the old Otaki/Arii kits build up well and can be the basis of a pretty solid replica.

I'm a fan of any subject where meticulous craftsmanship is apparent -- planes, trains, cars, ships, even dollhouses. That's some beautiful work there, Michael. Can't wait to see the finished effort......in a year or two, ha ha! Rawk on.

What's the composition of the deck, mahogany-veneered plywood? Teak? Very nice work!

My refs indicate that the shaker scoop would be argent on a B5 Blue 'Cuda.

Indeed!

Those 440 A-bodies could really haul a$$. A fine piece of work indeed! (the front plate is a nice touch)

+1 A mighty sweet build!

You mean the entire hood or just the shaker scoop? It'd be a shame to cover up all that beautiful B5 Blue......

+1 Mike also offers license plates and will print custom tags on request.

+1 Same sitrep here. I started with planes in the '50s, got into cars during junior high. Back to planes while in the service, then a few boats. Back to cars, then planes again. I even build a few "targets" now and then. This M-1A1 Abrams was awarded second-in-class at the IPMS Nats in Phoenix back in '04......

Some skillful detail painting will make those rims really pop. And the white interior is quite stunning. Lookin' real fine so far!

Or this......

+1 The Testor's Mustang needs a lot of work to make a decent replica, especially the interior and the engine compartment. I worked one over a while back and came up with this......

+1 Many of my builds begin as die-cast kits and I'm always dissatisfied with some aspect of the provided parts. So I'm constantly on Ebay, searching for more appropriate stuff to correct and/or upgrade the model. Today, I'm starting construction on an all-plastic car -- a '74 Roadrunner that I hope will be an exact miniature of a vehicle I once owned. Thirty-five bucks for the kit (OOP Daisy Mae version), ten bucks for a small-block Chrysler motor (mine was a 360-4V A motor), six bucks for some '70 Cuda seats (the kit's accommodations have the wrong upholstery stitching for a '74 Roadrunner), sixteen bucks for an OOP Fred Cady decal sheet, six bucks (amortized) for a set of tampo-printed Polyglas GT's, plus whatever else it takes to make the model fit my vision of what my old Plymouth looked like. The bottom line? I have no clue.