70 Sting

2 x 👍 I really like your 4th photo!

High build quality and finish, as usual. Those wheels are something special. Rear shocks look great too. Tasteful wash on the seats. Is that kit chrome or did you redo it?

Photography: making a silk purse from a sow’s ear.

Nice build and colour. Looks great under that winter sky. ❤️

Oh wow, those are really nice. Missed a couple of ‘em this year.

Tx Geno. I think they were kinda the ‘affordable’ sports car of their day. Since then, they have pretty much fallen off the face of the Earth. :^(

Thanks beeRS. Big, diffused light source directly above… clean and simple.

Holy flashbacks, Batman! I remember seeing that movie in the theatre. 😎

Aww thanks, man. 👊👊

Good to know. Will make note of it for future reference.

Especially like the 2 pickups. 👍

Thank you sir. It’d be great to see some of the older kits brought back for another run. I’m sure the demand is there and we could avoid buying a less-than-loved kit that’s been kicked around someone’s garage. ;^)

You’re too kind. Thanks Dood. 👊

I’m blown away by the Celica and Miura… flawless. 👌

100% better. Excellent job on the chrome trim running along the top/sides of the body. 👌

🙂🙂 I feel the Daytona and Laser were more of an ‘affordable/disposable’ sports car. I guess the build quality was never there as you never see one anywhere these days. It’s kinda sad that so many older kits will never be brought back into production (assuming the molds exist and are still useable), though the engineering and mold quality generally pales in comparison to today’s manufacturing standards.

I’ll have to give credit to the designers at Dodge/Chrysler. My dad owned one of the maroon and silver Turbo Zs - that was a nice looking car.

Appreciate it, David. I think I’m due for a higher quality kit next. Leaning towards Tamiya’s Mercedes 300 SL. :^)

Unfortunate. I guess it was the ‘80s when ‘modules’ became a thing. I must say, aside from the broken clutch cable, mine never left me stranded anywhere. I drove it from Ontario to Florida. Ran like a champ.

That’s just stoopid! You’d think they’d figure it out after the first, or second, or third… Didn’t know the turbos were problematic, but I did know about the head gaskets going.

Yeah, I think some of those cars were treated like a rented mule. 😂 Mine was used and the previous owner didn’t take the best care of it.

I really like that Mazda Cosmo. Would like to build one some day. 👌

Thanks Steve. It was fun to drive - especially 1st and 2nd gear. :^)

You seem to be getting the hang of this hobby. ;^) Outstanding work. 👌

Thanks Chucky. The MCW paint was nice to use. I still get a little orange peel but I’m trying to get better. GX100 is great stuff - it’s quite thick from the bottle and I’ve found that it likes to go on a little heavier for the greatest shine without polishing.