happy grumpy

Great build, looks the part in this effective set up.

Your hard work paid off, it's now a beautiful rare model. Impressive work?

Beautiful vette. I like the engine details.

Beautiful and cool looking, I like the black on black vibe. That 409 looks so neat.

Great models, I also like to model rust , To me, a junk yard is a limitless canvas to get inspiration.

Welcome to the playground Nils. Looking forward to see your work

One of my earlier attempts at weathering. A fine kit with a beautiful inline 6. Build stock (because I'm lazy and old) but happy how it turned out. thanks for stopping by.

That's a great looking ride. Back in those days, aerodynamics were the thing , a far cry from the square boxes of the 80's. This one elegance, beauty and speed. The colors are awesome. Great build David.?

Thank you all for the kind words. really appreciated. Rusty, for this particular build, I used a mix of Tamiya acrylics yellow/white/brown for the light color, and light brown/hull red/red. I always mix more than I need and keep the rest if I need to repair a boo boo or touch ups. I let the paint cure for a few days and then I clear coat with either mr hobby super clear or Tamiya Ts 13. I lay a couple of mist coats and then I let this set for a week, I found that it seals the paint better and the subsequent coats don't sink as much, giving a better finish. After everything is cured , a light polish with fine compounds for the finishing touch.

Another win James, The engine details are spot on. I also like the chrome headers.

Nice GT 500. Beautiful color. Great job.

Another kit from Italeri. The reason I bought this kit was the box art so, kudos to the marketing dept. I liked it so much that I wanted to reproduce the car on the box but using a slightly darker tone. Quite happy how it turned out. My only gripe about it is the lack of details on the folded top fabric when compared to the box art. I think they could have done a better job considering the level of details of their military kits . Everything else is good though . Luxury cars of that era were truly impressive. Hope you enjoy and as always thanks for looking and commenting.

That a good looking ford Tom. I kept being on the fence whether to build one or not. You just pushed me over to finally commit.

One of my all time favorite pick up . You did a great job on it and the 2 tone color is just awesome.

Great looking T1 . Gorgeous interior details. Right now it's -15 deg celcius up here so that's gonna make my day a little warmer.

Welcome to the forum Steve.

Nice and clean Chevy. I like the engine bay. Good choice of color.

Great looking Bugatti. Would like to take a ride in this.

Great looking builds. The outside shots makes them pop. Good job.

Somehow, it looks better tan the original kit which always looked too short to me. I gig the color too. As for the lettering, how hard would it be for AMT/ROUND2 to make decals for mud flaps? great build Alex. ?

Excellent take on this Civic. Those who snob curbside kits, here's what you're missing. Even though simple, this kit builds up into a very nice replica. I have 3 of those kits and had a 96 civic 1;1 in the early 2000's . I like everything about it.

Thank you all for your kind words. I never had a real interest in these older cars until a few years back when I started watching Jay Leno YouTube channel where he gave extensive facts and in depth interviews . I grew a new respect and appreciation for those engineers and designers that were often ahead of their time. I guess they are an acquire taste. At least they were for me. Rusty, unfortunately, The hood is glued shot. I don't usually super detail engines since all my models end up in a closed cabinet. These particular old car models are a pain to fit the cowl hood and grille to line up. I am working on the Italeri Rolls Royce Phantom II star of India, and this time I will take pictures of the engine before I close it up and will post them once finished.

A fun build, certainly not accurate but I like the look. The drive train comes from a monogram ramcharger that I did not use . Tamiya light green. I really like this body style. I could build more of the early 70's but they are not getting cheaper.

Sweet looking bug. You did a great job on the both the build and paint. i don't remember seeing that kit though.

Built from the Testors/Italeri kit, box stock. I like Italeri kits of that time, simple , detailed enough to be realistic . Relatively easy to build despite sometimes confusing instructions. Tamiya black and chrome yellow for the doors to match the box. Amazing how big these cars were. As always, thanks for looking.