BeakDoc

Beautifully done! Don’t see too many tricked out ‘56 Vics. I like it!

Pure work of art!

Super sharp looking Mopar! The white interior and purple really pop!

Great build. Gorgeous interior. I’ve used that dk. cherry pearl on a 70 1/2 Camaro and it really is a pain to capture it’s full glory in a photograph.

That sure is a beautiful Mopar! Outstanding engine detailing.

Great looking winged warrior! I snapped a photo of this 1:1 in your neck of the woods on Waleska Rd.

Man, that’s sharp!

I do love me some sleepers. Nicely done! Certainly not the one you’d want to mess with at a red light.

Stunning! You, sir, can lay down some beautiful black paint!

Gorgeous finish on what was a great looking car! Awesome detailing as well! I’m dog-earing that interior photo as well. I have that kit minus the interior. My plan is to either scratch build one or modify one I have from a destroyed ‘60 Dodge Phoenix promo that is a very close fit, albeit, not a very close match style-wise.

Beautiful! Also, I really dig the garage. Hopefully, you’ll let me pick your brain about a diorama in the near future.

“Monster” might be an understatement! Awesome, creative build.

Man, that is really classy!

I like it a lot! Great color, great stance, nice wheels.

That is one cool hot rod! The wood floor is a nice, unique touch.

Awesome winged warrior! I have got to get those decals for the ‘bird I have in my stash.

Fine looking Impala! Did you foil or Molotow the trim? It looks great!

Very nicely done!

Beautiful Chevy! That black paint looks a mile deep!

In my time as a member on this forum this may be the most fascinating and enlightening thread I’ve read. I’m not what one would label a “joiner” bur I really feel compelled to add my 2 cents to this one. For a couple days I’ve read and pondered all of the comments while culling from my thinky parts what I’d say and how it should be said. Please forgive me if I get long-winded. As a child I loved this hobby. Alone time building representations of the cars I drooled over.... It was awesome! The builds, however, were hideous, brush painted glue bombs. But, my mom always gushed over them. Then adulthood happened. The story is similar to many I have read on the forum. Children, jobs, chores, moves, jobs, no budget for frivolity, more chores, occasional tragedy, jobs, blah blah blah. Then about 2 years ago I decided to get back into the hobby I adored as a child. As I sit back and look at the shelf of finished models from the past 22 months or so, I am astonished at how good they look. Especially when compared to the handful of builds beside them that somehow managed to survive since my pre-teen years. Even when I compare the first model I built when I dove back into the hobby (a Panther Pink ‘71 Hemi ‘Cuda) to some of my more recent builds, the growth in my skill level is glaring. I truly feel that I have this forum and the outstanding modelers that comprises it to thank for much of that growth. There are folks on here who can outbuild me in their sleep and folks on here that have forgotten more about cars in general than I’ll ever know, but, I dare say that there is no one on the forum from whom I cannot learn something. I won’t lie, “great build”, “nice job” and so forth are great for the confidence, or, at least, better than crickets chirping. Where I really thrive, however, is when I read constructive criticism, tips, pointers and especially questions that provoke meaningful dialogue on a specific part of a build or the basic processes or ideas that went into a particular model. I was an active duty Marine for 5 years and have spent the better part of my adult life working in professional kitchens. There is nothing anyone is going to say that’ll have me run crying to my kit stash closet in tears. I try to build each model better than the last and, largely, through this forum I feel like I have accomplished that. I owe each and every one of you a debt of gratitude for the inspiration your builds provide, for the guidance your tips, tricks and advice provides and for just being an all around good community of folks who love the hobby and all manner of automobiles.

Pretty sharp looking 911. Is that a curbside kit?

Beautiful color! Nice, clean Mopar all around. I dig the wheels and the subtle rake.

Looks good from bow to stern!

Really nice!

WOW! That is a show stopper! Brilliant!