M W Elky

It’s kinda impossible to get a good picture it’s not quite everything but this will give you some idea . It’s been 43 years in the making.

I built this box stock before the Butch Leal book came out . I kinda wish I had put crager s/s wheels on it . These are really nice building kits I highly recommend them . This back cover photo is probably when he won at indy until next time thanks for looking , Mike

They look just amazing and great photography

Next up in my journey through AWB 65 mopars .I built this by combining the superb moebius a/fx 1965 golden commands Plymouth kit with a resin sedan body from joe Curtis at freemont resin . I used a set of rear wheels from my parts stash that closely resemble the chrome howards wheels as seen in some of the reference photos. I don’t know of any kits that had exact copies of these wheels. Years ago you could get resin ones from modelhaus. I’m pretty sure they had these rims left over from the previous years comet as ford and mopar use the same bolt pattern. I also flipped the front spindles to raise the stance slightly as in most reference photos with the paper tiger hard top it looks like the paper tiger 2 sat just a little higher in the front end . I took a couple of side by side photos to show the comparison. The paint colors are my usual Sox & Martin trio of Tamyia white , Italian red with testors star spangled blue lacquers topped with Tamyia clear . Decals are by slixx . These freemont resin bodies are very good fit I’ve built several so far and have only had to do a little filing around the top of the firewall and the out side edge of the interior door panels. I highly recommend them . Until next time thanks for looking, mike

That old mpc kit looks fantastic it would be nice to see that one come back

That’s the jeepster I was hoping for

I like the filler plate the fusion chrome looks pretty good where did you get it ?

Dude it’s just wild love the back story . I admire your imagination and dedication to getting her done . I flowed your amazing work on the wip . It shows you build customs something else that I really admire

Hey there It look great nice job on those stripes. This is a great use of this kit . I threw in a few pictures of my failed / stalled Sox & Martin 69 GTX project as I’m just not happy with my paint job . I sure wish slixx would update their decal sheet to include the white cloud road runner decal .

I think every modeler in the 70’s and 80’s has had a run in with this kit . I know a younger me that made one into a glue bomb . It looks fabulous by the way

Neat ‘O ! It kinda looks like a little bit Austin and Henry J . The paint work on that blue car in the background is incredible, and I love that green

That Jo-Han kit is still one of my favorites I’ve got the original box autographed by the team members. These 65 kits were along time coming I had been asking the big model company’s to make them for years. Finally one of them listened and it’s a beauty

Thanks I find that these kits are so good they just fall right together

Yea John my builds will be mopar heavy the rest of the year . As for the 65 a/fx dodges this is the list as of now : ramchargers, hemi honker , color me gone , studio dodge , mr norm’s sedan and hard top , shirl greer’s tension sedan 65 a/fx Plymouths: Lee smith, Dave koffel , butch leal, Sox & Martin carbureted version, mekesson bros sedan , candies & huges sedan . As of today I have all the bodies for these builds painted so I should be able to finish about one a week. Thanks for your interest, and nice complements, mike

Thanks for the info Tim I know all of us drag race guys are foaming at the mouth for a pro stocker

Don’t worry there’s lots more in the pipeline stay tuned

How about it I’ve got decals squirreled away for 7 versions, and I can’t be the only one however I would need at least one stock version to build the orange super stock magazine modified production car

Once again the fantastic moebius kit out of the box . This car won big at the 1965 super stock nationals . the decals are a mix with the large door and deck lid decals coming from joe Curtis at freemont resin and Jim heller . The Jim heller decals would be really accurate for the A990 sedan that was Harrop’s super stock leagal car . The quarter panel decals on the freemont sheet look under sized when compared to most reference photos. Until next time thanks for looking , mike

Tim , Do you know if they cut a mold for a pro stock version?

Wow I’ve never have had even close to that invested in paint for a model you guys are really dedicated when fans . Fantastic build with incredible detail

That’s a super nice build love the color . What paint did you use ?

You just didn’t see anyone build this version anymore what a fantastic job. Round 2 could get some extra mileage from this mold by restoring the funny car parts and using the original box art

WOW that’s one great looking HEMI those fuel lines are just amazing. A great overall look these kits are already legendary

CT that’s a really cool paint technique. Nice kit bash project

Such a cool project and it really looks like your making good progress