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Thanks, I love these old Hubley Ford kits.

Check your messages. I'm sending a scan.

They look great, really like the first one!

Always happy to help out, Al.

Thanks, I didn't realize the kits were 31's. The Special Interest Series Cabriolets come up for decent prices if you keep watch.

Same here with the AMT trophy series kits.

Love your 36. I'm still looking for one.

Well I'm glad I don't seem to be the only one who loves the old Monogram kits. When they first came out in the 60's, I wasn't too interested in the older years or hot rods. I remember building the Black Widow and 58 T'bird and maybe a couple of others but was building mostly AMT, Revell, and Johan kits. Over the last few years I've really come to appreciate these old Monogram kits and have added a few to my collection. Most of the ones I have built have the plastic polished and no paint on the bodies. I have multiples of a lot of the Monogram reissues but have not built any of them. I guess I'm nostalgic because they really don't do anything for me even though they are the same basic kits. I just like the look and feel of the old plastic. Most all the models I build are original issues no matter what company made them. I agree with Randy about the other old kits too and have many built and unbuilt. I just added another NOS Blue Beetle and an NOS Futurista to my Monogram stash as well as another NOS AMT 60 Lincoln and another NOS SMP 60 Chevy pickup. I must be a little obsessed too! Photo shows most of my original older NOS Monogram kits. -Rich

Thanks Paul, Gerald, Glen, Tom, David, and Al. I really appreciate all your comments. -Rich

Mario, very nice job on this 62! That color looks superb and your detailing is excellent. The first 3 photos look especially realistic.

I really like this one Matthew. Wonderful engine detail. Great colors and looks good with the vinyl roof.

Thank you JD, much appreciated.

Thanks John, I really appreciate your comments. A busy background doesn't bother me but I took another look and see what you mean about the car on the box looking like it's part of my model. I see why the background could be a distraction to some people. I just never thought about it. And you are correct, the next to last photo does show the true colors better than the other photos. I was closer to the model when I took that photo. I know I need to get better lighting. I added another light but it's not enough. I think I'm going to buy a light box which will have different color backgrounds. I just haven't gotten around to it yet. By the way, your work bench looks less cluttered than mine! -Rich Thank you Carl!

Thanks Tom, and thanks for your thoughts on a background.

Ricky, thanks for your comments and for giving your thoughts about the backgrounds. Thank you Mario, a mix sounds like a good solution. I may try that. Thank you Doyle, about my model and your opinion on photo backgrounds.

I've been busy and haven't posted a model for a while so thought I'd take some photos today. This one has Modelhaus bumpers, hubcaps, and hood ornament. The tires are original 1959 issue. I realize there are better tires available and sometimes use them but I like the looks of these originals. I guess I'm nostalgic. The trim, of course, is Bare Metal Foil. I really like the 59 Continentals and have four built. I posted my black Craftsman series one a few months ago. I'll probably build another at some point. I appreciate your taking the time to look and hope you like this one. I'm always open to comments ,questions, and suggestions, and appreciate them all. I would like to ask for some honest opinions. I know I still need to improve my photos but it has been suggested to me that my backgrounds may be distracting to some people. I usually try to include original boxes in the background because I like seeing them. I could use a plain background just as easily and would like to know what you all would prefer. I'll go with the majority. Thanks again for looking. -Rich

Great job, Steven! The colors and detailing are perfect as usual. My 60 Edsel is just about finished and I have my 59 in progress, it's yellow and white.

Rick, that's a fine looking model. You did a great job and the extra detail really adds to it. I've been wanting to build one of mine, I really need to get on the ball. -Rich

Al, very nice job on saving this one. I think the color choice is perfect and the detailing looks great. What are the hubcaps from? They look close to what came with the kit. I built a few of these in years past but don't have them any more. I really need to get one. I like the more uncommon cars.

I still enjoy opening an old kit from my stash and just looking at it. The smell of the plastic is still there and yes, different manufacturers had different smells, just like real cars. It really brings back great memories. -Rich

I started building in 1959 at age 8. I think the Johan 59 Dodge and Oldsmobile were my first. I still have a few of my original builds and they have never been altered in any way. Here are 3 of them. The 62 Fairlane was purchased on our summer family trip home from Tennessee and I built it when we got home to Ma. I painted it with AMT lacquer spray and also used the same can to spray the 62 Chevy pickup my brother got on that trip. He was older but I was better at painting so he wanted me to do it. The 60 Lincoln and 62 Rambler are a couple more of my original builds. As you can see, I wasn't painting the chrome trim in 1960. -Rich

Hugh, nice job on the Valiant. That shift lever is great! I love unusual looking cars and 4 doors so you got me on this one!

Okay, here's another small scale model. How about a Hubley Tiny Toys 1960 Chevrolet pickup? This is a restoration I did. It's a rather crude model but built up it has a charm that has always made me like it. I built at least one in the early 60's. The white is just polished plastic. I didn't fill gaps, etc. I chose to make it a very simple build, just painting and detailing it. I decided not to restore the horse trailer at this time but may do it some day. I've included photos of my factory sealed NOS kit. This one came with a horse trailer and horses but they also made it with a boat and trailer. I've read that these are about 1:60 scale. The kits don't come up too often but built-ups are not too hard to find. Thanks for looking! -Rich

Mike, I certainly wasn't expecting this but I really like it. It was a great idea and looks so realistic. All the added details make it a very interesting build. Super build quality and now I'm craving some grilled hotdogs!

Doug, we all have room for improvement. These two models look great to me and also the others showing in your photos. I really like 61 Pontiacs and have a 1:1 65 Mercury wagon so really appreciate your showing these.