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It's hard to take these fantasy builds too seriously, but on the other hand, that's kind of what makes them so much fun to do!

Have fun building it Bertrand, and thank you for the kind words!

I just got the Round2 reissue of the John Bogosian Lil' Roamin' Chariot, and had to drop everything else to build it! The last time I built this model was in the early 70's, and it was as much fun this time to assemble as it was the last time . For those attacking this model soon, I wanted to include a few observations along with the photos. In terms of assembly, the engine will have no mounting points to the frame. In my case, I added .020" styrene to the frame rails to approximate engine mounts. I initially had the engine parallel to the frame rails, but realized it created clearance issues with the intake stacks hitting the body - thus the engine was moved to its slightly nose-forward position. If I had it to do over again, I would also have moved the stacks a little more forward on the intake manifold. It seems like every photo I have seen of this model, the stacks are rubbing on the body. The radiator interior appeared a bit sparse, thus I repurposed one from my stash to fill in the space. Other than that, the rest of the build was very straightforward. Paintwork consisted fo the following: Engine - Rustoleum Real Orange #327873 Frame - Testors Candy Apple Red #1605 over Testors silver Crest plumes - Duplicolor Elec. Currant Red #DSFM317 Body and shield - Tamiya TS21 Gold over gray primer Tank and steering controls - Tamiya TS35 Camel Yellow Seat - Tamiya TS57 Blue Violet The jewelry idea was from @Mr moparwho posted his beautiful build on this site using 1mm rhinestones on the body, and 3mm ones on the frame. In my case, the former came from Michael's under the name Light Siam Austrian Crystals #739521 and the latter from Hobby Lobby under the name Paper Studio Adhesive Gem Strips #2084028. Thank you Mr Mopar for the great idea! Finally, the tank straps are 1mm fingernail art tape.

Beautiful detailing Ken, especially under the hood!

Very cool project car! I and a few others have done these in the past, and they come out quite nice! If you need extra parts for yours, I have some sitting around...

I LOVE your beater Matador! What a blast from the past...I used to see these running around back in the seventies.

Sweet rod! Nice stance

Pure sex!

Any chance you have the package on the smaller rhinestone stickers? I've been looking everywhere and cannot find and smaller than 4mm.

Sweet build, and great information on these kits. I recently picked up a reissue of the Imperial, and now will have to move it up on my to-do list!

Beautiful model Daniel! I am so impressed with all your scratch-built parts. Thanks for posting!

Another incredible build Rich! And yes, that dash alone is a work of art

Totally stunning build. Pebble Beach winner all day long!

Wow, two beauties! I have to think though that the silver car was quite the undertaking to get all that plumbing in so perfectly! Looks like you've done this before

I will totally be looking forward to seeing your build! If you haven't already seen it, check out https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235114331-howmet-tx-le-mans-24h-1968/ and https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235113203-howmet-tx-le-mans-24h-1968/

Aah, good to know. There seem to have been so many variations of this car through its development.

Absolute stunners all around Ken! And if you can, post the pics even larger so we can enjoy your detail work even more

Sweet addition to a great collection Kaci!

Sweet collection of GTO's Ludwig!

What a beautiful build Joe, I love it!

Great job Brock, especially the ghost designs in the paintwork. You'll have to share with us how you accomplished it. Thanks for posting!

Beautiful build. I can totally see Biff waxing it under a shade tree

Totally Rad!

Two beautiful builds! I am particularly impressed with the BMF work since it is the hardest part of any project for me!

Thnk you Mike