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Well, I reckon you did a top-notch job on it. I built one of these, boxed as a Prestige Series kit. I loved it. Personally, I enjoy wrestling difficult kits into shape. I like the vinyl roof and the interior looks crisp!

Thanks David The seat decals are nail-art. There are hundreds of designs available on Ebay and the print definition is quite good. They're about $1 a sheet. I used two sheets to get the repeat in sizes. Some sheets are a continuous print design from edge to edge and some are printed for individual fingernails. I bought a few designs, so I had a choice and got free postage !

Too late to open the rear window. If I can find my soldering gear, I might knock up a roofrack. I forgot to say, the wheels are Pegasus chrome reverse. Pegasus wheels have this toy-like tube for a metal axle. So I decided to modify the kit wheel-backs and make them fit the Pegasus wheels. I got the correct diameter by putting the wheel backs in a Dremel and griding them on an emery board.. They needed to be thinned a bit, too, as did the brake drum covers. The axle ends were also ground down, to get the wheels tucked inside the arches.

Thankfully, everything lined-up on my test-fit. The front wings need to be prised-apart to pop the big Caddy mill into the engine bay. I've done the foil on the glass and epoxied it into place. I'm just trying to decide whether to put a surfboard in it, make a roofrack with surfboard, or just pop it together and finish it today. Thanks for looking

I've tried 3M Spray-Mount and gloss paint for flocking the carpet, but this time I used PVA (white glue). The results were better. A bit of firewall detail also went in A quick test-fit and the ride height looks ok. I made riser blocks for the rear axle and relocated the front axle stubs a bit higher, to drop it down. It's going to have skirts, too, which makes the tail look heavier. I finally got to see if the timber looks realistic. I'm happy with the results, what do you reckon?

After the varnish was dry on the timbers, a black was was applied to add depth. The decals went on well. I trimmed the decals a bit, so the carrier film didn't interfere with the timbers. The upper decal on the doors needs setting solutions to get it to conform to the curves on the body. Then on to the interior assembly, which almost built itself. Like I said before, a well-engineered kit. Door handles got BMF and the shut lines and timber got a black wash

The paint is Honda Rio Red, from a rattle can, topped off with automotive clear from a rattle can. I masked the chrome trim and the wood section of the body, to keep the detail. Then I added the kit Tiki decals. I covered them in clear lacquer, once the decals were dry. The masking reduced the amount of wet-sanding I'd need to do on an already polished body. Then I reversed the mask to cover the red and sprayed on Lada Cream, for the base colour of the timbers. Dark brown was dry-brushed onto the timbers. I've never attempted a wood-effect before, so this was all a bit of a shot in the dark. As I dry-brushed the brown onto the timbers, some of the paint came off the brush in tiny pieces. as I wiped them off, I realised this was the effect I was looking for. I thinned some Tamiya clear orange and tested it on a bit of sprue and figured it had the same hue as varnish. I deliberately allowed the 'varnish', to vary in colour, to give it a slightly weathered look.

I know a lot of you guys will have built either this, or the chopped version, so you'll know how nice this kit goes together. Anyone who's wondering if they should build one; Do yourself a favour and buy this kit. I've been used to old kits and re-pops of old kits, where the tooling is dodgy. But this is like a Tamiya kit in its engineering and moulding. The decals are also some of the best I've ever used. That said, the review in ModelCars Mag, proved to be very useful, especially when highlighting symmetry issues on the front end. All of the following photos are from my phone, so please excuse the quality. Body issues dealt with. Rattle-can primer. One of my favourite parts of building a kit, is the engine. I added a rudimentary attempt at a fuel system (it looks ok to the naked eye). I made the fuel filter from clear sprue, tinted with a yellow and silver Sharpie. I drilled out the kit distributor and added plug wires. The coil was about to be added after this photo I decided to make the Woody more 'surf'. So I gave it hibiscus upholstery . Here's the rear seats too The engine got some wires to the alternator and a basic throttle linkage. These Caddy engines are nice to detail.

Looks like an elegant thug! Really nice build, mate.

Yeah, I like the eyes-open look of those headlights, too. All that car needs now, is a dude in denim flares, shirt open to the waist, wearing a gold medallion, with shades and a 'tash! Right on, baby!

Wow! I've never seen this kit before. You really did it justice. It looks very real.

Straight from the showroom floor! Very clean build. Colour choice is right, as well.

Man, that's a super-tidy bit of modelling, right there! A superb example of how to build a kit well.

I agree. A nice clean build, but the wheels need their details picked out with a black wash. I like the leather straps. That was a good idea, using wallet leather ?

But then again, the contrast highlights both rust and polish. Nice weathering and the stance is perfect.

Nice build of a spectacularly ugly car! The '80's were dark times in car design, weren't they? Great weathering and somehow, a perfect colour for it, too.

Worth every minute you spent on it. Outstanding work. Beautiful in every detail.

Looks like 1:1. Can't really give higher praise than that. stance, colour, etc. Bang on!

Nice job, especially as it's brush-painted. If you can't get along with an airbrush, try automotive spray paint. It's all I use and the results are much better than brush paint.

This is the first time I've ever seen this kit. You did it justice. Nice under hood detail and the tricky interior came out very nice.

MEnTaL!!

Hardcore. Looks totally insane Well done!

I love it Spangly and mean at the same time. I bet you're pleased with it. The wash in the panels did the trick. Nice job

This is the 3rd 'Zinger!' I've built. The Zinger Drag and Zinger Buggy, were re-issues, but this was an original. (I think. Moulded in orange with a photo on the box. not artwork) The chrome was lousy and there was enough flash to make another kit from it. But I really enjoyed making it. It took me back to my youth , but now I've got the patience to put things right on kits. In case you've never seen these before, here's some original promo photos: Here's my attempt: I hope it made you smile My other Zingers are here: