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Tim W. SoCal

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  1. Please do! This looks like a REALLY interesting project...
  2. Keep posting! I really enjoy watching the progress of other's builds in these threads. This also inspires me to get off my butt, get the sprue cutters, paint and glue and and make some progress on my own builds
  3. Another bitchen build, Nathan!... That Lime Green on this car looks REALLY cool!
  4. Another bitchen build, Nathan!... Looks GREAT with the wire wheels. Since you're so good at your detailing, you may want to check into Molotow Chrome Pens. https://www.molotow.com/en/applications/marker-applications/liquid-chrome
  5. I think this one is your best so far, Nathan. BEAUTIFUL Mustang! Another bitchen build... What paint did you use on the body?
  6. Another bitchen build, Nathan... Other than the '64 GTO, The Judge Ram Air IV is my favorite. I have several of this kit in my stash with plans for the future.
  7. NICE color combination, Nathan. Even with HL's 40% discount coup[on, their price was over $20.00. At a $9.00 closeout price, this kit was a STEAL! Another bitchen build...
  8. Great color choices. Another bitchen build, Nathan...
  9. Another bitchen build, Nathan. This would look right at home at our SoCal Beaches in the 60's and 70's.
  10. Great work, imagination and creativity for custom mods, Nathan. Really neat rig. Another bitchen build...
  11. Nice Galaxie, Nathan. Another bitchen build...
  12. Bitchen build, Michelle! NICE looking Mustang...
  13. Another bitchen build, Nathan!
  14. De-stroked 400 cubic inch small block Chevy engine in this kit? (Just joking! ???...)
  15. Another great build! I built this kit in 1979. Painted it candy red with black interior and white stripes.
  16. I still have this kit stashed away from the 80s. Your builds are inspirational!...
  17. Great builds! One of my future projects is to build a '66 Shelby GT350H in each color offered. Believe it or not, they weren't just black!
  18. Painted with a brush then wet sanded and polished? Your paint job looks fantastic and the reflections make the surface look REALLY smooth... GOOD job!
  19. I miss seeing Wayne's posts. Prayers are and will continue to be sent.
  20. Jimmy, The car in my profile pic is a rendering of the 2018 NSRA Giveaway Car, a '32 Ford Victoria Hot Rod built by WayCool Customs in Pittsfield, Il. I saw the rendering back then and followed the build progress on the internet. I plan to build a 1:25 scale depiction of it, but haven't started that yet...
  21. I can't believe I started this build almost FIVE years ago!... You see, I used to work in the Hot Rod Shop where the original '66 Riviera Chopped Custom was built and I fell in love with it. The car won several shows and was featured on Jay Leno's Garage. Click on the link to see the episode... https://hotrodscustomstuff.com/archives/2966. I wanted to depict this car, but the AMT '65 Riviera was the only model available at a decent price, so, a '65 Riviera it was! Although the 1:1 car has a chopped top, I was not about to attempt that, ergo a full height roof it is... Anyway, at the end of 2020, my wife and I moved into a new (to us) house and my model projects were packed up for the move. I am still working on a model car hobby area, so, other than working on my patio, (which, as much as I enjoy my patio, tends to suck) model car building opportunities have been few and far between. Thanks to this Forum and most of its participants, I have been motivated and driven to get my butt in gear and start building again! I just went out to my garage and cut the packing tape on the box containing this kit. Here is a pic of my progress with this build so far... With this build, I made my first attempt at resin casting, which is a Moon Finned Aluminum Dual Quad Air Cleaner. My resin cast is based upon a modified Revell '64 Fairlane Thunderbolt air cleaner. I am proud of the results. Also, this is one of the kits where the front axle goes through the engine. I HATE THAT!!! The void in the engine block has been filled and the front wheels will be attached to the front suspension with screws. I have made some mistakes, though. I got all anxious and happy and in a hurry to do the carpet flocking and did that before I painted the seats... BIG MISTAKE!... Also, my 63 year old hands weren't as steady with a paint brush as my 23 year old hands were, so the color separations in the seat upholstery aren't straight. With the aid of videos from members of this forum, I will learn to do my own wood grain painting and add that detail to the interior. To sum up, I need to tape off the panels and finish the custom paint, finish the interior and chassis and get this build completed. With the impending re-release of the AMT '66 Buick Riviera, this model car is going to have a younger twin sister. Furthermore, I have committed to two kit builds, neither one out of the box, in our '32 Ford Tudor Sedan build off. Thank you all for inspiring me to actually start building again instead of just buying kits and making plans.
  22. Welcome to the community, Sunny!
  23. I've always been appalled by auto makers producing "super cars" as 4 door sedans instead of 2 door coupes. Your Taurus SHO build is what I believe Ford should have made in the first place... NICE color choice. Every Taurus SHO I've ever seen or worked on was either black or titanium silver. BITCHEN build, Mike.
  24. I have a Sumsung phone also. Are you able to email from your phone? What works best for me is to take the pictures with my phone, access them in my phone's Gallery and email them to myself at my desktop computer. From my email accout, I download the pictures and them save them to my Pictures File in my desktop computer. To post them on the MCM Forum, I attach them using the "choose files" link at the lower left corner of the MCM Forum post that I am creating. When I left click on the "choose files" button, it opens my Pictures File. I then do a search for each picture I want to post, left click on that picture, which will populate the picture's link to the "file name" box, then left click the "open" button in the lower right corner of the page. This will populate the picture you want to add to your post. As is mentioned in previous posts, be aware of where your cursor is, because that is where your picture will be located in your post. I hope this helps.
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