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Thankfully not, but it took a while to find a wheel back. The gaps are tricky, but a new, larger mat has actually been ordered.

Part of the charm of these cars, our '93 model was quite acceptable, thanks to Ford having already been able to influence the quality over a couple of years. The switch to Porsche was unsettling; the quality was solid, but all the pleasant interactions in traffic and all the smiles disappeared.

Yes, or to be really picky, it's a Daimler. There are a few differences in the emblems, and the grille and handle on the tailgate are wavy on Daimlers. To my surprise and great delight, my wife actually remembered this today, eighteen years after we gave away our Jaguar.

Looks like it's LWB, plenty of legroom even in the back seat.

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Welcome to a great hobby. First and foremost, my standard advice is that if you haven't built anything before or haven't done so in many years, build one or two cars without painting them. That experience will be a great help to you. One thing I really like about building kits is that you decide the level yourself, and even more so, it's optional if you want to make it a material sport. A hobby knife that can't roll is a good buy. Some have a square on the handle so that it can't roll (over the edge of the table with the blade down into your foot...🩸).

What wonderful and desirable project goals. There is much we can do, but we cannot turn back time; the original becomes only more and more unique.

Today, my workshop got a gate and a door, so finally I have somewhere to put AMT's squirrel.

Italeri is generally good I think but as always, it's important to do your research if you have such high ambitions that you're hanging out on this forum. Italeri has taken a few shortcuts with some truck chassis, but what company hasn't? I like the plastic, which is a little on the harder side. The passenger cars are nice, a little engineer-like and angular, but a little rough(my own opinion),a different animal like stavanzer wrote. Scalemates often has instructions, and it can be a good idea to check them out before you buy, as building a truck cab from flat parts with thin A-pillars and small glue surfaces take time and is difficult. The Freightliner in the picture will be finished one day when I have scratch-built a cab cover. I am attaching a link to a factory tour. ITALERI FACTORY VISIT YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVeTk1P1AG0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GVeTk1P1AG0

Cool, Bostic is truly a hero, a fun and fast hero. Now maybe you're ready to tackle the legendary Wiplash Camaron? The Wiplash has an intricate paint job that makes you think its older brother, the SAAB designer, had a hand in the design.

Creative improvement of the front fenders. I seem to remember that there is only one rear light in the kit (check the instruktions so you don't have to waste time looking for it).

Absolutely fantastic, thank’s som for posting.

This is what they looked like, easy to forget after all these years with Revell's on the bench.

Sometimes it is easier to glue a piece of styrene onto the resin part, process it(putty and sanding) and then glue it in place styrene against styrene.

No, I can hardly believe it. I was very happy with the Pontiac (looking forward to one with a roof, please), but an old Mack is really as much fun as it is unexpected.

This kit and it’s design looks fantastic and suits me perfectly, except for the hole in the roof, but every build needs at least one challenge.

Fantastic work, I admire not only your work but also your ability to resist any temptations and pressure to cut more while you're at it. Very tasteful.

Let's hope for an eBay edition. https://bringatrailer.com/2008/11/07/long-lost-racer-1963-pontiac-lemans-super-duty/

Since the opportunity exists, my answer is w i t h . Perhaps even as in the picture, see the right front fender, that has always been my favorite, he didn’t want to weld a nice no rust Ford fender.

A sanding job that really takes some effort. I actually bought a new kit and put in quite a bit of work, but played it safe with a matte gold flake on the roof.

How is the roof on your kit ? I didn't notice that my kits roof was wavy until I applied the clear gloss varnish…. The waves on the outside followed the folds of the inside.

Yes, we attended a very interesting lecture (for retirees) on AI last week, and I tested a few images. With a reasonable picture, you can at best get an indication of whether you are on the right track. See the starting point. I asked for a picture of a Tamiya box with a gray metallic 987 Boxster and added a bad picture of myself, and it could become a hackneyed series in threads about box art, so I'm NOT posting it.

There's a lot going on around me, but I tried CHATGPT for the first time anyway, and it was inspiring. Many things have been checked off the to-do list, and soon it will be the 34. Even though mine won't turn out this nice, it was fun. The only instruction I wrote was light blue at an American airfield in the 1950s.

Wonderful thread with great pictures, like an advanced course in how to rationally and precisely build AMT/MPC kits that lack localization points. Very informative, MCF at its best, Thanks !

Wow, that body modification turned out great. Your car could have passed for a box stock AMT build if I hadn't read the text.