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Forgot to post this earlier: Max & Jessie's HJ Panel from the original Mad Max. DDA's kit was pretty good, so my changes were limited: I fixed the grille (originally cast to have the chunk of gate sticking out of it as in the movie scene); replaced the center of the spare tire to eliminate the cast-in lugnuts and center cap; added rope to the roof rack; used Fireball Modelworks decals for the tires; and used my own decals for the fender gills and side markers. A full writeup of the build is available here, and as always any comments/criticisms are welcome!

Thanks, everyone!

Nice clean work, this looks great!

That turned out great, nicely done!

Beautiful job on this!

Interior: More solid work from Aoshima. Just about everything is cast separately, which makes painting a breeze but assembly requires extra patience. Tamiya's AS-32 Medium Sea Gray looked like a pretty good match to the warm gray of the DeLorean's interior, and a few light mist coats of Duplicolor's Filler Primer gave a pretty decent color and texture match for the carpet. A light weathering shows some wear and will help provide extra depth once the seats are installed. The Dymo labels for everything on the center console were included as part of the decal sheet. Ideally the wiring should be several colors, but the absolute best results would come from replacing it all with custom stranded wire. I wanted to see how well the cast wires fit, and was impressed - just a small step where the dash top and right side come together, otherwise everything fit together seamlessly. My only complaint is that the instructions get a little crowded at times, making it hard to figure out what the painting instructions are trying to say. Fortunately, there's no shortage of reference photos online to verify correct colors and placements. I still can't get over how sharp these decals are. A quick test fit to the chassis and everything lines up nicely. The only change I made to the interior was unintentional: I dropped the base of the Time Circuit Control (clear box on the center console) and in an effort to find it I knelt on it and broke off the T-handle. The replacement handle was taken from my old Aoshima build, not an exact match but close enough and it lets part of that build live on. Next: Rear Deck!

Thanks! He's still on the hunt for those ?

Thanks!

Nice work on this, it's great to see an unusual kit done up so well.

Thanks, guys! Definitely a winner of a kit from Aoshima, the old one was great but this is still way beyond that.

The smallest "1/24" I've encountered from Jada is their ~1/30 Optimus Prime Western Star, while the largest was their ~1/19 Jurassic Park Jeep.

Incredible work, the details are fantastic!

Excellent job on this!

Thanks, guys!

That looks great, nice job on it!

Great looking trio! I built the Hot Wheels version back when they were on shelves, and keep thinking I ought to get another one.

Turned out great, nice detail with the wheel stripes!

This turned out great, nicely done!

Very clean job, nice work!

Finally got this one built! I had picked it up sometime around the movie's release, having seen it in theaters more than once, but never got around to building it until now. My only regret is waiting this long, Revell did an amazing job with it! As always, any comments/criticisms are welcome. The front corner was banged up by separating the hood and then heating the plastic. A few greebles were stuck under the hood to fake an engine, since out of the box there's nothing behind the grille until you get to the firewall. Wheels came from AMT's Escalade EXT, and the plow is a pair of stretchers from MPC's Jeep kit. Everything else body-wise was straight from the kit. Revell only provides three-row seating with middle buckets, but Tallahassee's Caddy had a bench seat and no third row. I combined the kit's buckets with part of the rear bench from a Welly Chevy Avalanche to get the correct seat pattern and crests. With the third row gone, I had room for some zombie hunting gear, a duffel, jumper cables, a gas can, a second spare tire (also from the AMT kit), and some tools. Despite being a curbside, the chassis is worthy of attention. Separate front and rear suspension, separate exhaust, and some truly first-rate detail work. I didn't make any changes, just painted and weathered what was there.

Great job on both, the P-38 has always been a favorite of mine.

Very cool!

That's cool, nice job!

Thanks! I have another couple of these that I want to turn into the Banana Buggies.

Turned out great, nicely done!