Justin Porter

Genuinely great seeing that this turned out looking so good.

Congratulations on what was clearly a successful show for you!

Really neat concept and execution. A "what if" that looks much more like a "should have."

All finished! This build of the "Rod & Custom" release of the venerable Monogram 1/24 '37 Ford kit was a lot of fun. Using the '41 Willys Street Rod 392ci Hemi made for a nice change of pace from the kit's crate 350. I'm really happy with the Tamiya Brilliant Orange under Pearl Clear as a color and it was entertaining to throw a bit of additional detailing at the build. Likely after this it will be back to classic sports cars for me but I enjoyed the change in pace.

Interior is all finished up complete with Ken's Fuzzy Fur for the carpeting. Chassis is mounted to the fender unit, body is mounted to the fenders, and next stop will be a finished '37 Ford Coupe.

Happy to see one of these Triumphs going together. The Guards Red is a good choice!

I now have box art and a kit number - #24050

You do you but new tooling isn't some mysterious thing. Touring car builders are getting an all new Rover SD1 3500 (NuNu). Rally car builders are getting an all new Opel Ascona (Belkits) AND Escort Cosworth (DM Modelkits). Classic car builders are getting an all new 1930 Ford Model A Phaeton (ICM). Supercar builders are getting an all new Gordon Murray T50 (Tamiya). And Group C prototype builders got an all new Nissan R91P (Hasegawa). Just seems to me that as a muscle car builder you're accepting the short end of the stick by not expecting manufacturers to treat your genre with as much viability as the others.

I am saying that you should be requesting either of those companies to tool 100% new from scratch rather than pleading for something from the dark ages. Aircraft modelers didn't moan for the old Revell 1/72nd scale P-39 Airacobra. They got Arma Hobby to tool up a 100% new one that was better in every conceivable way and bought that instead.

If you really want a '71/'72 Road Runner, why get all bent and wild to get a remake of some archaic ex-annual from before the age of cable? Between Moebius and Revell you'd have a chance for a genuinely good newly tooled kit. I will say that it's sad that we only have one good 1/25th scale road car kit of the "fuselage" B-bodies in the AMT/Ertl era '71 Charger kit. If there was some possibility that Round 2 were interested in taking that remarkable kit's bones and tooling a Road Runner from it then I'd be on board with this idea.

You're not far off! I've actually chosen AK Interactive Radome Tan for the primary interior color with body color accents. I'll also use orange Ken's Fuzzy Fur for the carpeting. I've also broke out the masking tape and the AK Xtreme Metal Black Base and Chrome to get the window trim handled.

Rather glad that Moebius has done this run of the Golden Commando Satellite. Last time around I underestimated popularity and they vanished all too quickly. Now I have a much better supply of them that arrived today from my distributor along with the new Resto Mod '64 Nova.

Really liking your stance and approach on this GTR

Wiring and carb feed line in place. Really do like just how "stuffed" the engine is in this particular build.

Plenty of progress has been made! The Ford is now in color having gone with Tamiya TS-56 Brilliant Orange followed by TS-65 Pearl Clear. Also quite happy to report that the hood DOES clear the carbs so I'll be getting the hood into the paint booth momentarily. I also decided to have a bit of fun with detailing. A little bit of 0.3mm solder, a Detail Master compression fitting, and now we have a fuel line plumbed in.

This is really a kit that's quite high on my own personal "want to build" list. It seems like every build shows it as being fun to put together. Looking forward to yours!

To say nothing of the confounded metallic blue that they molded the otherwise superb Alpine A110's in!

"Black window frame sections are integrated with a single, upper monocoque part, which eliminates the need for masking and painting of window parts." That's a heck of a nice feature given how complex that shape is.

Actually wasn't planning on going with hood sides because I like the look of the Hemi valve covers and the blower peeking out. Was still going to test fit them just to see if they would work out but wasn't planning for their use.

It's very hard as a diecast collector to see a 250GT Lusso and not immediately want to paint it light green with a white interior.

The firewall/valve cover clearance concerns turned out to be pretty well founded! Fortunately, what's a little more time with the razor saw and styrene, right? The engine itself built up nicely as expected using the same Incursion Orange as the frame, while the supercharger itself was painted with Mr Color C61 Burnt Iron and AK Xtreme Metal Pale Brass was used for the carbs. I have a Detail Master magneto that I plan to add for wiring the engine but I'm genuinely quite pleased with how it's sitting in the car.

This ought to be an utter delight to watch built!

One quick update after a nice productive night at the shop last night. Managed to get the frame and suspension in color. I used Army Painter's Incursion Orange as the primary color while details were picked out in a selection of Tamiya, Army Painter, and Vallejo paints.

While I wait on decals and paint for my Jaguar XJR9, I decided to tackle something essentially the polar opposite of the Group C Jag. I had picked up this '37 Ford Coupe kit some time ago and used its TPI Chevy 350 in a build of the Revell Willys. So in staring at the shelf to decide on the next project it occurred to me that I had a 392 Hemi with no home and a '37 Ford with no engine and we were off to the races. I'll be using the kit's very nice Cragar S/S's and big n little tire package. Haven't yet decided on color but I'm leaning towards either a bright red or a pearl orange. Either way, a 392 Hemi is much wider than a TPI 350 so a little bit of firewall modification had to be made. It was quick work with my PE saw, a little bit of sheet styrene, and a swipe of Vallejo Putty.

It's in general just a gorgeous build of one of the Octagons best brutes. So happy you got this one together.