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Beautiful job.

Thanks for all the kind words everyone. Yes - the interior is probably my favorite part of the build - and the engine compartment second.

Thanks! Nice build in the Roadster. The Tamiya kits are always a nice build.

Originally I used Testors Model Master - German Silver Metallic out of my airbrush. Not sure if it was the paint or just me but the color had a very odd greenish hue to it that didn't go well with the blue interior. I only did one coat. I had some minor runs and cleaned it up. At this point, with the enamel base, I looked for other enamels and made the poor decision to go with Testors Silver metallic in a can. I needed it for a base for another model I'm doing Candy Apple Red, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I liked the dullness of the finish and color overall, but it kept settling and pooling no matter how hard I tried to lay down smooth coats. After cleaning it up a couple times, I shot one final coat. You can see some bubbling in some of the crevices etc. I finally said enough is enough.

Thanks for all the compliments. While I keep improving on every build I still have a long way to go.

My wife bought this for me for Christmas and I've had a fair amount done for a while, but messed up the paint on the shell. Therefore, the resulting silver didn't turn out so well. My own fault though - and after three tries I simply settled for the final product. However, I'm very happy with the rest of the model.

I've always had a soft spot for GTO's. The detail of Revell's kit was excellent and made for a nice build. Once again I rattle canned it with Testors Extreme Lacquer Pure Gold. This paint lays down so nice and easy. Basically I built it pretty much stock. First time for doing all the chrome on the window trim etc. I also knicked a bit of the foil on the bottom that I'll have to replace. Came out better than I hoped. Wish I had taken better pics of the interior though.

Simply. Amazing. Work.

NIce job! Just ordered this model - can't wait to build it.

Thanks for all the kind words!

My wife got me this kit for Christmas. Was a nice kit, minimal flash and good detailing. Fit wasn't bad either. I tried to replicate the original to the best of my ability - but I can't guarantee that it's accurate. For the body - I used Testors Extreme Lacquer De Ja Blue for the body and interior, Pure Gold for the engine and axle and White Lightning for the roof. Pretty happy with the results for a rattle can, but I should have done an extra clear over the body. The 65 Riviera was a mixed bag as far as the kit went, it was the AMT kit. The odd thing was that the instructions didn't use the part numbers to assist with the build but rather numbered what pieces should go on in what order. Never seen that before. Considering it could be built one of three ways, it made it difficult to find some of the parts. I went for a stock build. Engine painted Duplicolor Alpine Green - which is a close match for the factory color. I painted the interior a two tone, white and black which I copied from a photo I found online. Body is Testors Black Metallic. The lack of detail on the underside made painting a challenge, but I'm pretty happy with the results. I decided not to chrome the trim on the body as I liked the solid one color.

Airbrushed Testors Model Master Turquoise.

Thanks for all the kind words!

Your chrome work is awesome!

Just completed a couple new ones I haven't posted. First - My 41 Willys Gasser based upon the Stone Woods and Cook Revell kit. Wanted to do a "show car" version. Kit was OK - but really ill fitting, especially the doors and trunk. My only complaint was I did too many coats of clear, which in certain light affects the pearl of the purple paint. Most recent build was a 69 Corvette. No special build - but just did it the way I wanted, adding some more chrome stuff. It's from the Revell Motor City Muscle, 2 in 1 Yenko kit. Here's the rest of my builds of which I've posted pictures of before.

Gorgeous

Thanks for all the nice words! I'd have to admit - the Bronco is one of my favorite builds.

Thanks. I went with OEM style builds on both of these. While I made some changes to "color" them up - on the underside etc. I tried to stay true to the color schemes. That's why the El Camino interior is grey - not red - as they didn't do red interiors, although a lot of "custom" El Camino's sport Impala dashboards and interiors now days.

So I finished up my last couple builds this weekend. I was ready to paint the El Camino when I suffered a painting setback. So while I waited for the paint to arrive, I started the Bronco. Loved the Revell Bronco kit. It was a level five, so it had a lot of nice details, especially in the suspension and decals. Decided to do it Grabber Blue with Classic white with a flat white and black interior - all Testors enamel. Kit came with houndstooth decals for the interior which were really nice. Here's a few pics of it. The AMT 1959 El Camino kit was just the opposite of the Bronco. It was not very detailed and had a ton of flash on everything. I decided to try the Scale Finishes paints on this model for the first time. I was also going two tone which meant a fair amount of masking, as there is a lot of chrome I was going to brush on. Made the mistake of not using primer on the white coats and when I went to tape it for the red, it simply peeled off. That's when I wound up ordering more paint and primer. All in all I wasn't impressed with the paint, especially since I had to primer it which killed a bunch of the details. Also I put on several coats of the supergloss, which isn't nears as glossy as the Testors lacquer. So after all the work, I'm not happy with the finish at all. Especially after the finish on the Bronco came out much better and that was Testors enamel clear air brushed on. It also scratched pretty easy. I probably should have bought some enamel for the touch up because the other paint is so thin it's useless for touch ups. All in all it was a learning experience. I was happy with most of the chrome - as this is my first try painting it on. Also used foil for the side and probably should have used it for the rear around the fins.

I'm in the middle of building this one as well. My biggest complaint is mine is adorned with a ton of flashing. I've decided to do it stock and went with Scalefinishes paint, my first time using it. I spent an inordinate amount of time masking it off to do a Roman Red and Snowcrest white two tone paint job to mimic stock. After painting the white - I went mask off the red and the white came right off. Now - I didn't use their primer - but I hardly ever use primer especially with two tones because of the paint build up and masking. Here's the inspiration for my build. Unfortunately the supposed "stock" color is much creamier and not as bright as this white. Not sure on the red yet either.

Gorgeous

Simply amazing work.

Wow!

What is a bit frustrating is fitting kits like this together at the end. Because the interior is comprised of so many different pieces, it's difficult to mock up to see how it all fits. The other detailed parts are great - always love that aspect.

Yup. I do agree on the body - in comparing it to pictures of the car - which I used for inspiration for colors etc. it's a bit off.