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It’s in my “to do” pile... Can’t wait to see your scheme for this one, it’s a bare canvas! Cheers Misha

Been busy with getting DSC virtual competition entries in so turned the workbench into a photo booth. Now getting back to the project at hand. Visited the stash and pulled all the Corvair kits for comparison and more importantly, looking for the fully faired in front nose piece in one of them. My first car was a 65 Monza with the 140 hp engine, so always a soft spot for kits. First up is a previously built Chezoom I picked up for $1.35 which included an extra chassis and engine parts still in bare plastic and some bits on runners still. I’ll be stripping the paint and using the body for a future F/C build with a JoHan chassis. That’s the reason for the nose hunt. The 2004 reissue with the metallically blue paint had what I was searching for! Oddly enough it was the only kit out of the five that did. In addition was a great set of Michelin tires in the smaller size for compacts, in addition to the larger tires sharing a similar aggressive tread. The 1969 annual kit featured the Sprint option all in red. All the annuals for that year featured the “Blueprint” instruction sheets. The tires were the same shared with the Barracuda and Falcon releases. The 1967 annual kit is a real gem in offering the turbo-charged engine that was still available from Chevy that year with the Corsa option. Sadly the 1969 annual, upon which all subsequent re-releases were based upon, lacks this option. So plenty of styrene to sort thru and to build! So now back to the current project pictured with the original smaller sized box and the latest release. Cheers Misha

I’m unable to view the video, not for tech reasons but rather that it would be too heart breaking. I did want to read the comments though. I remember the Turbine being on tour of Canada and counting the days till it arrived at the showroom of Lakeside Plymouth in Regina, Saskatchewan. Rode my bike down early in the morning, what a thrill to see the bronze beauty. Unfortunately never heard it operating as it was on the showroom floor, yet I did pick up the promotional booklet on it. Couple of years later returned to the dealer when Dad bought a brand new 66 Satellite off the same floor. Great car memories of those early autumn days and seeing the mew models arriving. Still unable to watch the video. Thanks & Cheers, Misha

Purpose built, beauty and SPEED! Can’t beat that combination. Thanks for sharing that Bill. Cheers Misha

La Belle Speed Shop Team, Summer 1963 California

Just blanks I’m afraid...

Great job on the panel lines and all that stencilling. F-4s, whether they were Navy, Marine or Air Force, in Grey or Camo have been my favourite post WW II aircraft; noisy, dirty and smelly they meant business! Great to see your rendition, Bravo.

Great ? work Jason, your detailing of the Rat and chassis is top notch, plus the overall paint finish on the body... it all adds up to a terrific build. Is the carb from Fireball, and which type is it? Cheers Misha

Wow, what a showroom! Great work Dann, most impressive. Cheers Misha

Wow! Been following your great build, yet hadn’t checked back since primer. That colour just sends it out of this ? world! Wonderful. Cheers Misha

I’d go with the yellow, the traditional hack colour. The side graphic is on yellow and the plate... by the way looks pretty good! You’ve done a great job on all the detailed painting. ? Cheers Misha

Back on the Canadian prairie in 1966-7 Eric Burdon and the Animals played in Regina! The finale featured a long version of “Sky Pilot” complete with a light show and smoke. Pretty cool!

I was wondering the same thing, congrats on the recent build. Your body work was most instructive, thanks. This next one ought to be “very interesting”. Gonna hot rod in some way? Cheers Misha

Congrats on your 2020 builds so far Kurt. Been following your threads on them, each is fascinating and offers many techniques. I especially like your use of a hot wire for cutting through plastic. In my regular work in scenic theatre I have used a large frame wire made from an old two man timber saw with the wire from an old hot plate hooked up to an electric train transformer. This was for shaping masses of styrofoam. I now have a smaller unit, similar to yours, het never thought to apply it to scale hot rodding. Wishing you well with DSC 16 and with finishing up your list! Cheers Misha

Great ? job on the chop Glen! Really like your treatment of the roof top by leaving a tongue so the cut dosen’t go all the way across. Imagine it helps to keep the body aligned better. Great finish with the two tone scheme, making it even longer and lower. Congrats! Misha

Great colour scheme Bill. I like the common theme amongst the three, plus the colour combo really pops! Also great fade work on the Poncho. Congrats & Cheers Misha

I have used both, air brush and rattle cans in the past. Usually primer from the can and a/b for colour. Lately I’ve been using the cans for ease of clean up and the a/b for metallics. With the vent using lacquers and cleaners the odour will be drawn out rather than slowly seeping thru the house. It will keep everyone much happier!

Finally, after many years of wanting one, my Bob Pace air vent arrived!!! Hooking it up tomorrow!

Wow, 7:45 PM Friday evening on the West Coast and I just finished posting my entries! Congrats on a very slick and friendly system that Tim and everyone else ha s come up with. Truly a model program (pardon me! Couldn’t resist) Thanks again to all and congrats to all participants! Cheers Misha

Beautiful work Bruce! The interior looks amazing, plus the working features as doors and trunk. The diorama base is pretty cool too. A winner! Cheers Misha

That will make a great set, as you say, 3 in 1. Any chance of having the white rubber tires on the tall coupe? Cheers Misha

Great finish to a five year project! Positive side to this crisis is having the time to complete kits and share them amongst the forum. Thanks for your work, color combo is great. Cheers Misha

Congrats John, great looking build! I was just looking at your WIP thread this morning, you work fast producing well built and executed vehicles. The pair look great together. Cheers Misha

Thank you for all the above comments, it is always a great way to share our work and thoughts. Thanks also to the thread Snake started for “Gettin’ it Done” , it really motivated me to finally finish this one off. Next stop will be this year’s Virtual Desert Scale Classic - check it out. A few more details about the build. The body had its side cleaned up with the removal of the chrome spear. A lip was added to the front wheel well edge, giving it greater definition against that great expanse of flat steel. Lake Pipe shrouds and pipes are from the 56 Ford Vicky and the skirts are from the original kit. At the rear the kit custom roll pan was faired in and reinforced from the inside with a styrene strip. For the front end the kit supplied custom clip was also faired in. In the detail photo the raised wheel well lip can be clearly seen, note that it was applied once the front end was complete. Once primed, the body was shot with Testors’ Inca Gold, hence the name “Inca Jewel”. The Y-Block came from the recent 57 Ford from R/M using the optional dual intake manifold fitted with dual four pumpers from the 64 Thunderbolt with parts box air cleaners. The unique bolts on Y-Block intake manifolds are often missing on kits, as they were on the R/M version. Yet the intake detail is crisp enough to allow the installation of Grandt Line bolts; adding this subtle detail improves the look. The engine features the body colour, with the block receiving a dull cote finish leaving the valve covers in gloss. Entire engine is wired and plumbed with kit decals. The chassis has mild weathering applied to it and was built fairly stock. Traction bars were added from the kit and detailed with Grandt Line bolts as were the shocks. The drive shaft was replaced with a functional two piece unit to allow for an easier installation due to the longer tranny shaft. (Note that in the photo the driveshaft still needs paint to finish it) Overall this is a great kit, especially considering its age. Yet its age is working against it with the recent Round 2 release as I found excessive flash on the body and little evidence of a clean up of the molds. This was a bit surprising as their reissues typically are great improvements over previous ones of the older kits. Nonetheless it remains a recommended kit for its subject, many options, and excellent decals and box art. A winner that requires some elbow grease. Cheers Misha

Great rendition Jay! Really like your modifications, the exhaust wrap and sloped handlebars contribute to the café style. Cheers Misha