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Thanks for all the nice comments!

Yes - the wide whites were part of the kit. The "whites" are plastic inserts in the tires.

I would venture to guess that's it's not easy to find - although I didn't search the net to see. It's definitely a more difficult kit to build - but not much more so than any kit with a lot of individual pieces.

Always loved the old XKE coupes. Found this at our local Hobby shop. Lot's of detail, which made it both interesting and a challenge. Being so old the chrome was discolored a bit, but I left as is. Fitting the body at the end was a challenge and there's a bit more gap at the bottom than I would have liked but no amount of trimming and fitting helped, same with the interior side "glass". While I built it with hood on the hinge - I decided to take that off as you can't open it enough to see the detail of the engine, and it also didn't fit as well as I would have liked. Overall I'm happy though.

Sweet - really nice!

Thanks again for all the kind words! I'm humbled due to the amazing amount of fantastic builds by all of you on this site.

Thanks for the suggestions - I was going to see if my local shop had some clear plastic.

My brother-in-law gave me this old AMT kit - it was opened and mixed in with some other Model A parts. Decided to do a hot rod - as it came with some parts to do a hot rod version. However, I decided to eliminate the fenders all together. Filled in the body where the fenders were supposed to go in the rear. Unfortunately it was missing the windshield so that's a no go. Modified the head and taillights to fit them on without fenders. Used slicks from my Cobra kit and spare tires from another kit as well as the chrome wheels. Headers are actually one of the optional intakes from the cobra kit I just finished. Went with a Testors Pearl Orange paint job along with a black and gold engine. Was fun doing something that wasn't just kit based.

Stunning build.

Thanks - I look for them.

Thanks! Do you remember where you got the decals - I just started looking online to see if any were a match or close enough match.

Finished up the Cobra part of the kit last week. Somewhat happy with the results and happy overall. Added some pics of the whole kit including the truck and trailer as well. Tried to replicate Dan Gurney's CSX2137. Still missing the hood number plate as the kit only had two 99's. If anyone has the number 99 from the kit - I'd happily take it :-)

Wow. Just Wow.

Thanks for all the kind words!

Came with the kit - three piece kit. Truck and Trailer and the Cobra.

Thanks! Balsa wood - stained and satin varnished.

Just finished up the truck and trailer for the Cobra Racing Team kit. Very happy overall with the results. Went with a period correct Turquoise color along with a white/Turquoise two tone interior. Kit was pretty nice overall with only a few minor fitment issues. I did the bed using 1/4 in balsa wood along with plastic strips which I painted on the chrome. Also went with the hemi engine but did all else pretty much stock with the exception of the floor shifter. I modified the trailer by using some tires and chrome wheels I had leftover from another kit as what comes with the kit are plastic. Now to move on the do the Cobra build. Going to try and replicate the Dan Gurney 99 Cobra to the best I can.

I just bought this kit. I did the same thing on the trailer - used some tires and wheels I had left over from another kit. Getting ready to spray the trailer and assemble. Still trying to figure out the color for the truck and I'll build the Cobra as a race car, so it will be blue. Yours looks good! Nice work on the truck and flares.

Thanks!

The weathering/rust on this is incredible. I'm wanting to do this on a rat-rod I've got in the que. Any tips or tricks would be MUCH appreciated. Although I can understand if you don't want to give away secrets..........

Thanks - it helped me with most of the details.

Thanks! I looked at your photos - really nice build.

BRE racing. While it will be really close in a lot of ways - I have done some things that I think will look better on the model.

Since recently joining this site - I haven't posted any of my recent builds. I'll do that after having a chance to get some good pics of them. The latest is a BRE Datsun 510. Owned a modified 510 back in the late 70's early 80's. Always loved em. This is my first attempt at doing any wiring since the old days (40+ years ago) when I used to use thread and twist ties. The model came with hoses and honestly they sucked. Couldn't get them to attach correctly or bend at all. So I figured I'd give the scale braided hoses and plug wires a shot. Happy with the results. Unfortunately the model places parts in different locations that the real car. Since I had originally planned on running the hoses/wiring that came with the model - I left them in those locations. Pic of the original car for comparison.