Kromolly

Very nice and great color choice. We saw one in the same color this past summer at a car show.

Every one is a sharp, clean build and beautiful paint. I'd be proud to accomplish that many builds with that level of quality. Well done!

Well done! Now you just need to add the load of "fertilizer". I remember building this kit when I was a kid, and having the choice of model year.

Awesome job on a great subject. The detailing is fantastic.

Very cool! Well done on the reproduction of a great subject.

Very nice display of skill and productivity. Like others, I really like the colors on the Cameo. Also the Riviera, same color as my long gone 1:1 '69 Riviera that I modeled.

Wow! Nothing short of amazing that you can create so many clean, crisp and well detailed models in one year. Very, very impressive.

Thank you!

Nice bunch of models and what a great accomplishment! Love the '65 Dodge pickup.

Thank you Bob! Wow, I just went to your YouTube channel. Man, you have completed a lot of very cool models in the few years I was away from this forum. Your skills have grown immensely. I'm going to have to step it up! Thanks again for the compliment.

Thank you David. Yes, I really enjoy modeling cars I have owned. Here is another that I built many years ago. This is a replica of a very nice '69 Buick Riviera that I owned around the same time as the C20. I wish I still had both! (Maybe I just wish it was 1985 again). Another WIP I need to get back to is a replica of my wife's high school car, a '72 Mustang notchback.

Thanks, guys, for all of your kind comments. I've been AWOL for a couple of days with a miserable cold & cough. Add to that being outside for the better part of yesterday plowing snow after the Alberta Clipper paid a visit.

I had a WIP on this one several years ago but had to take time away to prepare for retirement and a big move. With all of that out of the way and winter here, I finally was able to get to my workbench and finish this one. Well, except that I need to find "west coast" style pickup truck mirrors. This is modeled after a C20 I owned back in the 1980s. It had a Buick 425 Nailhead and Turbo 400 transmission. A friend's brother nicknamed the truck "Jethro" and it stuck. This is the first model I have completed in 30 years. My other completed models are from the mid-1990s. Everything I completed as a kid in the 1970s is long gone. This is also my first attempt at weathering and adding any sort of patina. I did take some artistic license with the faded paint. The one I owned 40 years ago was not faded through to primer in large areas like my model is. But maybe 40 years later this is what it would look like. And I had a lot of fun doing it. The model is based off of the Revell '64 Chevy Fleetside pickup. As you all probably know, the model is only available as a short bed. I combined two kits to create a long bed. I changed it from a big window cab to small window. I also transplanted a grimy Nailhead into the engine compartment. Hope you enjoy and thank you for looking.

I can sympathize with you, Bob. Over the past 5 weeks I've had two colds, or one that went away and came back. Cough makes it hard to sleep and overall I just feel like poo. My wife had it and fortunately for her it came and went in one week. I blame the snotty-nosed grandkids who incubate viruses that our bodies are ill-prepared to handle.

I think I would consult with my insurance company. Since they covered the costs, they are now the party at loss. Uninsured drivers cause all of our rates to be higher. In my opinion they should be held accountable. He gets an extra strike for being behind the wheel while under the influence.

Was the at-fault party uninsured? I assume "yes" and that's the reason the DA is considering restitution... correct? Dealt with this a lot managing a public agency fleet. Oddly enough, drivers under the influence had a tendency to run into law enforcement vehicles. Restitution typically meant some small amount paid monthly until the damaged party was made whole. If you did the math it might take 50 years for our agency to be made whole. If the above is true and he was uninsured then I would think your insurance company would be filing suit against him to recover what they paid out for uninsured motorist coverage. Maybe I'm not understanding the reason for restitution.

It's been a long time since I gave an update on this particular WIP. I mentioned in another post that I've been away from the hobby for a few years. I'm calling this one done tonight, finally, with the exception of finding some "west coast" style extended pickup mirrors. I haven't completed a model in 30 years, so this is the first in a very long time. I will post under completed projects when I can get some better pics. Recap, this is a replica of a '64 Chevrolet C20 pickup that I owned in the 1980s. It had a Buick 425 nailhead transplant which I replicated here. I took some artistic license with the worn paint. My 1:1 wasn't faded as bad, but I like the result and it was fun as this is my first attempt at "weathering".

That turned out absolutely beautiful. That will make a proud display piece. I have this one in my stash. So many kits, so little time.

Well that's it, my witness protection cover is blown. 🤣 Yep, North Dakota. It's a state with a lot of out-migration that, as I understanded it, is due mostly to the demise of the family farm and the harsh winter climate. Our attitude was that we have plenty of hobbies that can be done in heated spaces including heated shop buildings already on the property. We really enjoyed the long warm summer this year. Winter will be equally long, probably longer. The people around us are polite and kind. There's a refreshing sense of community that I'm not yet accustomed to. Great to hear from someone who grew up in this legendary state!

Wonderful subject truck and superb craftsmanship and detailing. It's so much fun to look at this one.

Phenomenal attention to detail! Love the build sheet. You nailed it. 4-door hardtops, from an era when cars still had class and personality.

This was happening in Seattle, Portland, Everett over the past decade and spreading out onto adjacent rural roads. And of course there was the famous/infamous Seattle "CHOP". We left. Very sad to watch the deterioration.

Stunning! Beautifully done and wonderful color combination. I have this kit in my collection and hope to get to it some day.

Very timely subject for me. I've been away from the forum and the hobby for a few years as we prepared for retirement. We retired earlier this year, sold our home on the left coast and moved to the northern plains. This was a big undertaking. We had house projects to finish, work to do on the new place 1,400 miles away, and a lot of stuff to move. My wife and I moved everything ourselves, just the two of us, five semi loads over two years. We retired to a beautiful old farmstead with acreage. We both stay busy with multiple hobbies. We will be gardening and canning, raising chickens, maintaining property, and enjoying peace and solitude. We haven't had TV in at least 5 years and don't want it. It's a tremendous time waster. We have plenty to keep us busy. Absolutely no regrets about retiring and wish we could have done it sooner.

Depending on what you are spraying first and the direction your overspray is drafting, you may have overspray landing on those horizontal surfaces when they are partially dry. For instance, if you spray the hood/roof/trunk first and then spray the sides, the mist/overspray created when spraying the sides can travel upward and then fall and settle on those horizontal surfaces. This would typically sand or polish out fairly easily. Just another idea. I've experienced this when painting a 1:1 car.