70 Sting

Superb builds. I love 'em all. 🤩

Happy New Year! I finished this one at the end of December, however photography was completed today. This is the MPC Kit released in 1983. I chose to build it like my first 'sports' car: the 1985 version. The '83 to '85 models were quite similar with the 2 most noticeable differences being the wheels and steering wheel. My car had the kinda cheesy 'Turbo' lettering in the black stripes, but I chose not to use the kit decals as they were white and wouldn't match anyway. The kit was purchased from eBay (buyer beware), the box arrived in good shape, however the contents had seen better days. The windshield had a 1/2" crack and a number of medium to large 'stone chips' which I could not entirely sand/polish out. The body had a number of indents or sink marks in a few places - almost looked like it was melted (see first photo). The chassis had a double twist which made getting an even ride hight extra fun. Build Notes Body colour is MCW Finishes Autumn Bronze Metallic (7154) - the closest match I could find to the original, unusual, bronze colour from Dodge. This was my first time using MCW paint. I suck at getting a smooth finish with the airbrush, but this stuff went on nice with a glossy finish. Clear coated with Mr. Color GX100. Interior colour is Zero Paints Ferrari Beige Wheels were painted with AK Xtreme Metallizer Stainless Steel over a gloss black base. I removed the Turbo Scripts from both sides; filled in the sunroof seams (poorly); sanded/filled the numerous body sink marks; modified the steering wheel; offset 3 wheels on the axel spindles to compensate for the warped chassis; the engine/ transmission/exhaust were not the best fit and required a little fudging on my part; added a manual shifter boot; and replaced the 'Swiss cheese' wheels with 'pizza' wheels via generosity of @dust collectors - thanks again, Dood. 👊 Have a great '25 everyone!

Oh boy, I missed a few of these this year. 😎 Thanks for posting. 👍

That’s a nice collection of cars… well built. 👍 A quick tip I can offer regarding your photography: place a sheet of diffusion material in front of your LED light. You could use a thin cloth/t-shirt, paper towel, dryer sheets, a shower curtain etc. This will soften the light and improve the quality of light dramatically.

I’ll bet he was happy with it. Looks great!

Great looking wagon. Excellent finish and build quality. 👍

Wow, you really nailed it in ‘24! Excellent work, all of them You’ve got me thinking about building a race car in ‘25. 👍

High quality finish. Great engine bay. 👌

Those are all pretty awesome! High quality work on display here. 👌

Beautiful candy paint. Super build. ❤️ Oh yeah, nice collection as well.

Show pieces… all of them. 🤩

Awesome paint finish!

Liking it very much! 😎

I remember seeing a number them over the past year. Thanks for the rewind. :^) Have a great 2025!

Super paint job! Nice work on the exhaust. Engine looks sweet, too. What gauge wire did you use for the throttle spring? It’s nice and tight.

Nice variety, hard to pick a favourite. So I choose them all. Have a great 2025. 🍾

You’ve had a great year. All the best for ‘25.

My 2025 New Year’s resolution: stop looking at your builds so I dislike my own, less. ;^) Outstanding work as usual. 💯👌

Hard to believe the final result came from the toyish original. Nicely done. 👍

What everyone else said above.👆 Averaging 2 builds/month with that level of quality… 🤩

Your Porsche is sooo sweet. ❤️

Tough to say which one I like best, so I’ll just say all of them. 👍

My favourite is the Studebaker. 💜 Here’s to a prosperous New Year. 🍾

Your New Year’s resolution should be to teach me how to airbrush. 👌

Another great year. Enjoyed your YouTube channel as well.