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This is my "visualization" of the original Eleanor. This project was started over 10 years ago and put aside almost same time, when I should have started to build engine compartment. Hood is from Jo-Han's Digger funny car (only option at that time without the scoops), body and frame are from AMT/ERTL 1973 Mustang, interior and dash came from MPC's 1971 Boss Mustang. Wheels were problematic back then, nowadays those might be available as aftermarket parts. "Luckily" there was one lonely wheel in the AMT/ERTL kit (maybe intended as spare wheel in some versions). So, what else to do than order three of those kits, take the one wheel and sell the rest. Problem solved. I would have wanted the white walls with double stripe for tires, but they weren't anywhere to be found. I had one set, in the AMT '66 Riviera, but they were just wrong to this car. Too thin and too high. So, six model kit boxes were used to this build. And some scratching and photoetched parts. Paint is PPG "school bus yellow", not from that era, but I'm quite confident that the 90's color is practically the same than in the 70's. Nice color anyway. Black stripes and other areas are painted with Mipa's Rallye matt black 2-component acryl. The narrow stripe at the side ended up little bit too thick, it was hard to imagine when masking with tape. What else... Yes, windshiel wipers and rearview mirror are missing. I didn't want to mess up the windshield with the mirror, because it should have been glued practically in the middle of the windscreen. And couldn't find any windscreen wipers, even though I thought that I have them as photoetch parts. Didn't then, now I have for future models. I'm not sure if wip pictures are allowed at all in this area, so I put a link where to find those and also some reference pictures I had to make my build easi... harder. https://jva0316.1g.fi/kuvat/Eleanor+1_25/

Thank you. I might have three of them nowadays, I'm not totally sure. One is anyways WIP, several years now. Should re-chrome all parts, and before that do the sanding and priming and... Yeah, paint. I have bought those over ten years ago, when they where available in reasonable price and shipping fees from USA were really low. I'm not actually afraid or worried about the final result, but these model kits have so many parts and everyone of those should be painted at some level, with brush or airbrush. Feels so exhausting even to think about it :D It's so easy to hang 1:1 motorcycle parts and just paint them. These miniature plastic parts are always "gone with the wind" when painted with airbrush. Oh well, luckily this is only a hobby. I have been painting lately quite successfully few model kits. Been trying to get used to cleaning the airbrush thoroughly after every session. Will post pics of some recent and some older kits I have built.

Hello, Have been building model kits every now and then, just had unintentional 10 year break from building. Back then I started several kits, practically every one of those were left unfinished because the painting. I don't know why, but it just seems to have been the biggest obstacle for continuing/finishing the builds. I don't enjoy the painting even now, but it's manageable nowadays. And I (custom)paint motorcycles, helmets, cars etc. for a hobby and side business. So model kit painting should be a walk in the park. Of course there is no room for error, becuse object is so small. And yes, I'm a collector too, specialized in Harley-Davidson model kits and other interesting motorcycle kits. I also have some sort of collection of cars also. And some figures. And few planes. I'm not really interested in planes or tanks and other "war machines". Here some old pics from my collection, it hasn't grown very much lately but some "must have" items of course which I have found in eBay. Other hobbies; hifi/home theater, cars in some way. And custom painting as said before. Link to my paintings gallery: https://jva0316.1g.fi/kuvat/Maalaukset/ And my loved ones: