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I always enjoy these end of the year posts, so I'm sharing mine. It was a fulfilling year in my life time hobby.

I always enjoy these end of the year posts, so I'm sharing mine. It was a fulfilling year in my life time hobby.

Thanks guys! Your kind words are very appreciated.

Nice work. You have captured the essence of the first generation Bronco well. I'm inspired to pull mine out of the box and get it going.

I've finally finished my '55 Step Side. I like them shiny and this one is Rustoleum Hunter Green with white top and wheels. The cab started as a Cameo Carrier, the bed is from the '65, and the 6 is from a '60. Yes, I took the long way.... The wheels are from Rookie Resins with generic, but close enough, hub caps from Parts by Parks. Other than fiddling with mismatched components, I added scratch built tailgate chains, opened the back of the grill and used a Scale Motorsports decal to the seat. I'm mostly pleased with the result, but wish my eyes and fingers were younger! Thanks for looking.

In its natural environment - a 140/170 six in a '61 Ranchero.

Thank you all for the kind words. Glad you like it. I enjoyed this one and am considering building several of the great old Trophy Series models. They are still very cool!

Really well done! Very clever and believable modifications. I can see it fitting in at the Motorama.

I've been around long enough to have bought new 1958 AMT kits at the local corner store. On occasion during the past 65 years I have imagined building the chopped top 25 T hot rod, but just never got around to it. I have finally rectified that situation with a version of what I think a '70s style show rod might have looked like. It's mostly built out of the box, but I used the 6 carb manifold from an earlier issue, and wheels and tires from the parts box. The kit chassis is a fiddly one, but I managed to lower it just a little. Tamiya paint and some minor wiring and fuel and brake lines were added. The old survivor in the background was found on ebay, so it doesn't count. It's likely how mine would have looked in 1960 or so. It feels good to finally have this one on the shelf.

Here are a few of the 800 or so entries:

We made it. Left Northern CA at 5:30 a m and arrived 6:30 p m. The speed limit across most of nevada is 80 mph which was fun in the Cooper S. The Mini is filthy from the rain and dust. We're very excited to be on site tomorrow.!

I'll be there for the finale. I was involved back in the early days and it will be fun visiting old friends and acquaintances. I expect it will be like my 50th high school reunion - who invited all these old people? Wow, I've been building model cars for 65 years!

I made this as a replica of a truck I owned years ago. I bought it from my best friend Paul, used it as my every day for a few years and then gave it to my son when he started driving. The cab is an MPC '78 long bed on a Little Red Express chassis with a resin short bed. I've added side moldings and some minor engine detailing. It took three paint jobs to find the right puppy red color for the top half. The wheels are from a Mobius ford kit and match the Mohawk chrome ones on the real truck. It was a fun build and brings back many good memories. Hope you like it.

I too have a 6 cylinder Camero in the works. It will be a replica of my wife's high school ride. Hers was a '68 with a floor shifted 3 speed. She claims she could beat anyone on the stop light gran prix - for the first 25 feet anyway. I agree with the other posts above that it's fun to see a different take on an over done subject. These were very common back in the day.

Heller 1/43 Citroen 2cv.