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You would think the truck being so light in the back it would swap ends easily, but it looks like it was hard to get it to slide even a little? Would be a cool build though.

If it was me I wouldn't start with the Lindberg kit unless you have to. The body's not too bad but everything else is pretty soft in my opinion. Better would be the AMT kit. I'm sure there are others on here that could give you more educated opinions.

Great truck. Love all the little details, but not over the top. As said above, you obviously have skills. Let's see some more!

Outstanding model of a historic car! I can't do that well with a kit . Great job.

Awesome paint. Love this, foiling ought to be tedious

Good thought Jim, I'll give it a look. A little more progress, things have been hectic around here and I've got 2 other projects on the bench. Got her up on the wheels.... Got the stance set pretty well, now all she needs is the engine room finished up and some interior do-dads. Thanks for looking!

Looking good so far.

Each year, each manufcturer, each model spoke to us with a different voice screaming, "Look at me Man." The interiors and dash layouts were as beautiful as the artisan sculpting of the sheet metal bodies. Body styles changed dramatically each year promising us that our love for automobiles would always be rewarded with new fantastic designs. Engine and power options were unlimited from the factory or the aftermarket. The cars were drop dead gorgeous, completely functional and fun to drive. We simply were part of the most fantastic 2 1/2 decades ever of American Automobiles and once the failsafe switch was pushed in '73 there was no returning to cars being made as they were. Cadillac Pat I think this has a lot to do with it. Newer cars with anti-lock brakes, anti-skid, front-wheel-drive, variable ratio trannys, etc. are just not as fun to drive. How do you do donuts in the parking lot if the car won't let you? And if they're not fun how do you get emotionally attached? That's what it boils down to, our emotional attachment to our vehicles. Why else do threads like this generate so much excitement? I don't hear any calls for someone to kit a 2012 Ford Focus, Chevy Nova, or Honda Civic.

Mark, there's no oil on the dipstick! You'll burn 'er up. What an amazing build. This one is my proudest to date... I really enjoyed all the little camper details, something different. My first real attempt at kit-bashing.

Very cool. I love the Clabber Girl car. That Winn-Dixie car was when Mark was winning almost everything he entered. Lots of good memories!

Very nice. Love these vintage cars. (feels weird to call the '90s vintage )

Very true, cars are just appliances now. My father was a car nut, I'm a car nut. My son didn't even get his license until he was 22! Where did I go wrong??

The exhaust tips are just right, need some flamethrowers . I don't clear any of my builds so I can't comment about the BMF.

Great builds. I've got a Fairlane on the bench right now, hope it comes out 1/2 as nice. I really like that Olds.

LMAO!! Where's Natasha?

Way back on page 1 someone referenced the train hobby, how it's a billion dollar business. And this is years from when people regularly rode on or even saw trains frequently. I can't tell you the last time I saw a train, most of the tracks around here have been pulled up and turned into bike / snowmachine paths! It's a way to relive a more 'romantic' era, call it nostalgia, wishful thinking, stuck in the past, whatever. As long as someone thinks a 57 Chevy or (insert favorite car here) is cool they'll want a miniature replica. And if they want more than a diecast to buy and display they'll get a kit and build it their way. The hobby has ebbed and flowed over the last 50 years and I think it'll be around in some form long after we're gone.

Back when Hendrick was a one-car team IIRC. Or was it the 5 and 25?

I like it, dog dishes give it a definite sleeper look. Please do the foil at some point, that'll really set it off.

I love it! Chevy could have sold lots of these back in the day. Nice job and welcome back. Sometimes the styrene bug lies dormant for years but it always comes back.

I don't think the insurance lobby would agree . Great idea and execution!

Not my style, but I love Impalas. Nice job, great color.

Great looking car, nice job on the decals. That was one of the first that I tried that didn't have nice straight lines separating the colors. I remember watching 'the crash' live on ESPN. How he ever walked away from that is beyond me. They stuck a mic in his face as he was riding the golf cart back to pit road and he said "we'll try to get back out there for points" or words to that effect. Wow.

What a great project! Looking forward to seeing more.

Great models. I still have an old issue of Stock Car Racing from 1987 or 88 when they first introduced the new 'down-sized' bodies from GM, and the centerfold was the #43. It was love at first sight and I'm still smitten . Great job on the Miller deuce, and you don't often hear about Dick Trickle anymore!

Nice job on all these John. I really enjoy your clean builds of the lesser known rides, brings back a lot of memories. Those Montes were the class of the field back then.