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Thank you. Personally I wish there were more models from the mid to late '70's. They're often overlooked.

Beautiful Impala and the color appears similar to 1967's Deepwater Blue.

Gorgeous paint work and Marina Blue is one of the best colors from the mid 60's.

Overall, a beautiful build. That TS-21 is an excellent gold and it's complemented by the black details. The interior is very cleanly done.

Best of luck for a successful surgery and quick recovery.

Nice looking build. I've seen these kits on ebay occasionally but don't ever recall seeing a built version.

Great work overall (on all three) and most notably on the trim that runs along the top of the front fenders.

Thanks Chuck, vinyl tops were well suited on these cars.

Great looking Vette.

Excellent build and sharp looking color.

Thanks Carl and David. I always liked the GM light blue metallics on the Colonnades.

Exceptionally clean builds and great work on the belt line trim on the '66. The mid-sixties were the best era for the Impala.

Great detail work throughout the build. I've never used Mica Silver over TS-54 but I like the look it provides.

Thank you Cliff

Great looking color Jim on a very nice clean build.

Thank you Anders and Gerald. Thanks Roger, I did what I could to improve upon a simple snap kit and I wanted to keep it period correct. Just have to do some additional work on the taillights with my next one.

Wow, I never saw this one when it was first posted. That paint job looks fantastic.

That's a real eye-catching build. Great work.

Thanks Albert, I definitely trying for the period look with the paint color and vinyl top. Thank you Bill, David, Jeremy and Ken.

Thank you Al, Chris and Tom.

Great work on a very sharp looking model. Being a big fan of green cars this one truly stands out to me. Don't ever recall seeing a build here in that color but definitely would like to get a can for when I started spraying cars again next spring.

Very nice work and you did a fine job with the decals. I don't have this kit yet and it seems to be a very nicely detailed model with good fitments. I've always liked the '71 and '72 front end styling.

Thanks Larry, David, Mike, Craig, and Lee. Thank you Steve and I realize the Colonnades were not everyone's cup of tea. Personally I like them and many of the GM offerings from that era even if the performance was down. Thank you Trevor. I continue to work on improving not only my builds but also my photography. Thank you Glen, Mike, Bob and Jim. I think a Cutlass from this era is always worth saving. Thanks Mario. This one definitely required additional time as all of the panel lines needed to be scribed and the tail lights required extra work. Overall I think it is a good representation of the 1:1 despite some inaccuracies.

I picked up this 1/25 scale Johan Cutlass S as a built but unpainted model. It has been painted in Tamiya TS-58 Pearl Light Blue and cleared with TS-13. I've used Testors Glosscote over this color in the past and preferred the way it looked. But the TS-13 works better for me since I'm able to wet sand and polish it more aggressively. A section of the rear taillight divider was missing on one side, so I removed the remaining one and foiled the perimeter. I'm still not entirely satisfied with the detailing of the taillights, but I do have a couple more of these kits to see if and possibly how I can improve. The engraving on the trim that spans the lower trunk area wasn't very well defined so I sanded it smooth. I cut a strip of .020 styrene the same width to represent the trim and four small pieces to represent the lights. I then foiled the entire section with the matte side of some household foil. There was a degree of brittleness to the plastic as the steering wheel had to be replaced with one from the AMT '69 Chevelle and the drivers side A-pillar cracked. The durability of the plastic concerned me since I have a handful of the old Johan kits and they all commanded a bit of a premium.

That is one beautiful Mustang.