Tommy124

Cool idea and very well done!

Thanks Chris, I'm happy you like it too.

Nicely done. I like the subtile weathering!

Thanks folks for your kind words, much appreciated!

I hear you! I just watched one of my all-time favorite series again, Breaking Bad, and I wonder, how come no-one ever had the guts to do a Pontiac Aztek...

I have this kit too but will build it plain "stock" one day. No Foose or custom business of any kind. I'm looking forward though to those modifications you mentioned, it'll be interesting too watch, so count me in!

I agree, this is looking very good. I will follow your WIP. If I may add one small comment, I think the exhaust pipes have to more straight, on those photos they look like they are pointed to the lower part of the rear wing in a somewhat diagonal angle. On the real car, hot exhaust air may never reach the CF parts, that would not be good...

Thanks Tom! Thanks! I will check on the taillights, they appeared to be strangely small/ thin to properly fit in there. Thanks Ludwig, also for your "support" in this matter.

Hi folks, I just finished this goat... It's that old AMT kit, built rather out of the box, except for some small additions: I scratch-built the twin exhausts for both sides, using Evergreen tubes. Seat belts have been made from adhesive medical tape, which has been painted black with a pen. Belt buckles are PE aftermarket parts. Sun visors have been scratch-built from Evergreen card. Some flocking has been used to create a black "carpet" look on the floor. Gauges decals are from the parts bin, as are the mirrors. The glass effect on the headlights has been archieved with the aid of a very nice UV glue. The wheels are from the '66 Chevy Nova kit, the redlines were taken from an AMT aftermarket set. The thin silver pin stripe has been taken from a decal sheet. It's application was rather nerve-wracking and, at times, made me breath harder than Hector Salamanca... Anyways, I hope you like it:

This is what I bought some time ago. Pick the silver color, it doesn't look too bad: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wholesale-10M-Rubber-Chinese-Knot-Satin-Macrame-Beading-Jewelry-Rattail-Cords/322528417816?hash=item4b18311818:m:mj3-5ibtqB4K_mqd3M9DtcA

I think Ford Lime Gold would be quite a good match. And it's available from model color specialists such as Gravity Colors, which means that the metallic flakes should be in scale - unlike automotive sprays which are made for 1:1. And I would use something darker than white as a primer, grey probably, to tone it down a bit.

Very nice. I also like the interior. Surprised you didn't find the mags in the box, they should be in there (at least for the Round2 release)...?

Well done. There is a much better Tamiya kit, but that's the '94 DTM model. If you want a kit of the '95 model, no way around the ones from UT model. Aftermarket decals for several liveries can be purchased from several manufacturers, if required.

Thanks again... Great that you like the yellow cat!

Yes, as stated above, it is the Arii kit. And yes - it looks great!

Thanks for the link, Bill. I actually saw this WIP some time ago, but did not remember now that it was related to the Road Runner. Impressive work, by the way!

If you don't mind, Bill, could you post some pictures to show the "rear end dilemma" one of these days? Not being a "native observator" of real US cars, let alone from that glorious era, I mostly get my input on flaws like this from this forum.

Great result Dann! And a great job on correcting all the kit's shortcomings!

Hi Dann, very nice and detailed interior! Would have loved to see a dashboard image...

Hi Tom, I believe that one's got slight orange peel...

Thanks again! I appreciate your comments.

Great work! Looking forward to seeing this one finished.

Very well done. I got this kit back then too, but since my interest in European supercars got lost a bit lately, I traded the kit away for some other kit(s). I still have the Aventador SV kit however and plan on doing that someday.

I'm not an expert in American car history, but to my knowledge, the Marlin came in 1965, so 1 year before the first ('66) Charger. So one might say the Charger's fastback was probably inspired by the Marlin...

Thanks for all your kind feedback, folks!