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  1. A very interesting build. I am going to have to give a try to using some gold leaf. Gold leaf is traditional ( i.e. real gold ) but now you can find imitation leaf in a variety of colours sold for finger nail art. Hmmmm ... starting to envision some interesting possibilities. cheers, Graham
  2. Welcome to the forum. I think this is the appropriate sub forum for your post. I find that many complain about the quality of their builds or not being able to complete something. I don't think there is ever any need to do so. I suffer from analysis paralysis and advanced modelers syndrome ( AMS ) which are both made up afflictions. I have built models of various genres for many years and very much like to fuss over small details and try to make things perfect. The reality is that perfection is simply unobtainable. I may aim for perfection but in the end well done as best I can is perfectly acceptable and I have learned to come to terms with that. I have also learned not to dwell on the frustration of trying something new or different and having the results being less than my vision and of not completing some build. I finish about one in ten projects that I start but I always learn something along the way. Some of the incomplete projects will get set aside and some rise again later on, at least those that didn't end in the trash bin straight away. Every project is a success in some way or another, there are no failures - only the failure to learn from our attempts. I quite like your roadster, that looks like the Revell '32 highboy kit. I like your choice of colours, they work well together, exterior versus interior. It seems as though you have a liking for late '60's Camaros. Enjoy what you do and enjoy doing what you enjoy - you only have yourself to please and answer to. cheers, Graham
  3. Indeed it does and the poseable front wheels add an extra dimension creating more eye appeal. Overall, nicely done. cheers, Graham
  4. and also Ford banjo rear ends to fit the Revell kits, but not with torque tube. also some very nice finned brake drums. cheers, Graham Should have also mentioned, also some very nice Ford flat head V8's cheers, Graham
  5. and also Ford banjo rear ends to fit the Revell kits, but not with torque tube. also some very nice finned brake drums. cheers, Graham
  6. I really like this kit. I have built a couple already and will buy another whenever I see it on my local stores shelf or whenever I mail order something and they have it stock. I like the wheels and tires and the nail head is nice and it is good for other parts too like the choice of two chassis and other options to build either the low boy or high boy. I quite like the 29 roadster too and it is easy to mix and match parts between the two kits. Overall a nicer kit than Revell's 32. What's missing is a banjo or quick change rear end and a decent flat head 8 or 4 cylinder. The kit is kind of like a more modern version of a 50's Ford hot rod which is OK too. cheers, Graham
  7. Very nicely done, clean, simple, lot's of eye appeal. cheers, Graham
  8. Very nice. The interior colour works well with the volcano red. cheers, Graham
  9. Wasn't Bob Ross who used to say something like "happy little accidents" ? Looks the part and overall nicely done. cheers, Graham
  10. Indeed, a very nicely done awb Chevy II cheers, Graham
  11. Sounds easy enough. I will have to give a try - nothing ventured, nothing gained. Up till now I have struggled with using a silver Sharpie. Never like the look and have been hesitant to use one of the much more expensive chrome pens fearing that I wouldn't have gained anything over the Sharpie. I always liked the 66 Fairlane. It looks good in blue. cheers, Graham
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