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How much time do you have invested in it? I have been thinking about putting some Snake-Fu on some of my old builds.

I love the sharp lines of these Caddys. Following.

My feelings exactly.

I'm in! Nice finish on the wheels. I need to learn about spraying Molotow.

Well executed build. Congratz.

I like it!

Very nice. Well done.

May God bless you in your recovery.

Very nice re-creation. It seems your tires are struggling to stay tight to the rims. You might want to try this trick in the future. The pic is of a semi truck tire. For car tires I split the backer rod down the middle.

It may not be able to do everything a bigger lathe can do, but I needed portability as I do not have the room to keep it permanently set up. It definitely does what I wanted to do very well. It also has 6 speeds that you can change in about 5 seconds due to the belt drive design. I even made mine reversible.

I was all set to buy one of those for a decent price. The ebay seller told me it all of a sudden was not available and then relisted it for $60 more the same day. It soured me on the whole deal.

Thanks Kurt. BTW I made a serious attempt to move to Prescott. It didn't work out. My wife could not afford my pay cut.

I have been working on this one but have not been posting pics. I have most everything assemble except for the wheels and the air cleaned. I assembled the custom vanity plate with a photoetched Ford license plate frame today.

Most impressive. Sometimes I struggle when the part is already the RIGHT shape.

I build day-two "Streetmachine" versions of Muscle Cars. These typically have wider rear tires and mags all around. Up until this point, I always had to sacrifice some other kit's rims to get deep dish rings to get the look I have been going for. Once upon a time, I ordered some aftermarket rims from Hobby Design for a (yet unfinished) project. They came with aluminum hoops and styrene (or resin) centers. I like the concept a lot. Ever since, I always wanted to make my own aluminum hoops. Especially since I have a boatload of nice rims that do not necessarily fit properly in the full model boxes of tires I have. I came into some extra cash around last Christmas, so I purchased a Taig mini lathe. Lathes are very messy and generally take up permanent bench space. My tight 2 car garage always must have two cars in it and I do not have a shop or basement. I made a fold down work bench and mounted the lathe on a base that can be stored on a shelf. This week I finally got to actually use it. I successfully made two pair of custom hoops for the Magnum 500 wheels for my 1969 BOSS 429 Mustang. I look forward to making more for future builds.

Sweet!!! I would be proud to park that in my display case.

Very nice. I liken the paint scheme.

Very nice. I have been working on one for BRBO 2021. It has stalled pending motivation to continue masking challenging paint scheme. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/158539-brbo-2021-ford-ln8000-racecar-hauler-extended-version/

Here ya go.

Very well done! Makes me think about sending you my container kit to work your magic on it.

I like it! paint weathering looks very realistic.

Just found this build. Very well done.

I use a tooth pick for a lot of details. Shake the bottle of paint and dip the toothpick into the paint on the LID (not the jar). You can really control how much is applied and where. The top row is Tamiya panel line accent in the recesses and MM Black Chrome trim enamel applied with a toothpick on the ridges (not the spokes). The middle row is 67 Shelby rims with multiple applications of panel line accent. The bottom row is painstakingly applied MM Black Chrome only with 5 tooth pick droplets for EACH recess. The spokes and lug nuts are still chrome. I am still have not decided which to use on my 69 Boss 429.

So If I wanted to do some kit bashing and make a "Day Two" sedan AND a hardtop. The best Sedan is the Revell? The best proportioned hardtop is a Revell snap kit? I am ok with doors that do not open. Has anyone done a front clip swap between AMT and Revell kits?

I am a big fan too.