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Sweet! I was speaking with a guy with a six cylinder, auto, 67 Camaro at a car meet last summer and he showed me factory numbers that stated that 70% of the first gen ones made were the six with an auto. The bigger engines versions were actually very rare. Of course now (as you said) all we see in real life and models are the big V8s since they usually didn't get as many miles on them and survived or are original sixes that have been swapped. As much as the hot rod/street machine/custom car models are cool these real life projects are my favourite. A little slice of history!

Perfect!

Well is sure stands out in the car cabinet!

Vinyl top

No garage. I bet he washed and waxed it in the snowbank though.

FOUND ONE! It is old, faded and obviously not the main focus of the shot but there it is.

I am not really sure what is going one here. Was is she looking at so coyly? Why does the guy beside her look like he is ready to pounce? And what on earth is the guy in the red doing with his hidden hand? The whole thing is kinda' creepy.

I have this picture of my Nomad in 83 And this of my Custom 300 from around 95 I know there is a very dark picture of my '64 Impala SS someplace and there was a picture of my 56 Chevy with the engine sitting on the ground in front of it but I haven't found it in years And... that is about it. No '70 Coronet R/T No Corvair No '64 Econoline No Karmann Ghia

Yes that is my P-38 and it is all BMF. I have done several whole aircraft in BMF so have loads of practice.

I would use marker or paint on those lights as well if they had sharper edges. That nice smooth rounded edge is begging for foil.

The BMF will follow just about any compound curve or shape. You just have to be gentle and take your time. The markers are nice but still look like paint. Completely BMF including intakes and superchargers.

The thing about this is that pretty much any larger city in North America has a street that looks just like that. Here in Ontario I could probably walk downtown and find a section that is identical to your model. In fact you could probably graft your diorama onto the back of this building from my city and it would look like it belonged there. Oh and the barriers are the PERFECT touch. They are everywhere and we just don't notice them.

We have a bunch of pictures that I can dig through and see if any survived. I have no doubt that there may have been one or two but that was an era when pictures were a pain to get developed and cost money to take so I doubt there were piles of them. Even then odds are it will be black and white anyway. Unlike today (I probably have over 100 pictures of my cats on my phone) cars often just showed up in the background of special events. At least that was the case in my family as we had very little money for such luxuries. Of the 6 "cool"cars I owned back in the 70s to 90s I probably have 3 or 4 pictures with any of them in them. One was a wedding picture so it was in an actual album meaning it wasn't lost or damaged/faded beyond repair.

LOL I had 4 different reds and none were right so I bought 3 more. Of course the very last one I tried was the proper shade. It is not a true "red" but has sort of an orange undertone to it.

Bare metal foil flat aluminium base, bright chrome around edges and lights and a drop of thinned clear red flowed in lenses.

Smaller version of this? I have always wanted to try this.

Just run a fine sanding stick over them. That is the beauty of a white base!

Or when you get really ambitious!

I must confess that I had my curser hovering over the Buy button on a Starliner kit to do the whole thing up. The promo script was just so different though that I managed to restrain myself, stick to plan and keep things OOB.

Thanks. I thought it would be a little different and add some interest to the basic underside. There were really a few ways I could have dealt with it. Use the '60 Starliner kit for separate frame, floorboards, suspension and engine. This would mean opening the hood and some surgery to make it all fit removing it from the plan of a quick and easy weekend build. Use the '63 Galaxie kit for an engine and bit more detailed chassis but not as extensive as the Starliner. Still more than I wanted to put into this project. Paint the little "detail" that is there and remove all the promo script. This wouldn't have been bad but it is pretty plain underneath. Just paint the base and leave the script alone which would have been almost unreadable. Since it is rare that the script has remained on most of these promo molds I decided it would be fun to make it pop and boy did it work out well!

I was very happy to see this kit recently as this was my Grandfather's one and only new car purchase in his life. I can still remember him bringing it by the first time and just how proud he was. It was a fully loaded model and he took such care of it that when he passed 12 years later it was still in pristine, showroom condition. This of course is the curbside kit from the old promo. The molds are very nice and most of the grand total of 24 parts (including 10 parts for wheels and axles) are extremely crisp. The steering wheel sits at a weird angle and the door panel detail is a little blurred but as this was intended to be a quick weekend slap together and throw some paint and BMF on it weekend project as a break from my big builds I left them alone. The paint is Tamiya Italian Red lacquer and is bang on the sort of off red of the 64s. Experimenting with backgrounds in the light box so please forgive the weird white sections. I will try to get some outside shots when there is no snow on the ground and we get daylight again. Edit: Fixed the pictures with larger background and more diffused light. And since it is a promo and they actually left the base plate (not calling it a chassis) I decided to run with it. Pretty cool actually.

Ya I tend to agree. I think I have just looked at the model itself for so long that it now seems to "need" more. I will stick to my grass base and lone figure and stop over thinking it!

Quick poll before a spend the exuberant amount of money on a 1/48 deuce and a half. Would the addition of a recovery truck in the background enhance or distract in a diorama?

LOL. I do about 3 OOB builds for every intense one. If I didn't all the big builds would only get half done and be boxed up on a shelf. The OOB ones that I can throw together, slap some paint on and be done in a weekend give me a break from the big projects and avoid frustration and burnout. Working on one right now. A huge 16 parts count, three or 4 colours, no weathering to speak of and a pile of BMF and all done in a couple of days. Then back to the Econoline project refreshed and ready to carry on.

I feel better now!