DJMar

She's a beauty! Love the color. Chrome work is really nice, especially around the rear panel. ? This build makes me wish I had squirreled away one more of those bodies for a future project.

That is one tasty El Camino! That blue & white scheme is hard to beat. The completed kit still looks great, considering how old the molds are. Nice one! ?

That is a great color for this car! ??

I'm cool with a rolling "deadline". I've got mine mocked up and most of the parts in primer, but there's no way I'm going to lay down color and assemble everything in 8 days. And let's face it, it might be more like 8 months...

Not sure if you've seen this, it may be of some help. https://www.torqtalk.com/home/arp-bob-florines-jon-kaase-racing-boss-nine-shotgun-powered-57-ford-del-rio-ranch-wagon-part-1-the-build

The kit items are a pretty nice representation of the Pontiac 8 hole spinner hubcaps. I like them quite a lot, but I'm not sure if they fit other tires that well.

Two thumbs up on the color scheme! Looks good.

Looking sweet in primer! I have to tell you, this makes me want to pull this kit out of the stash. Are you planning to use the kit wheels & tires?

Initially, this is what I thought as well, but when you look closer, things get a little...weird. I tried to find a photo of a stock Olds that was at least close to the original regarding composition. Take a look. I thought it might be a trick of the light in the original photo, camera angle & shadows, that sort of thing, but there appears to be more than a minor difference in the lower fender shape, especially when you look at the leading edge of the fender lip. Even more interesting, the lower part of the rear bumper in the original pic clearly follows the fender line, which looks to be angled down and towards the body, and not away from the body as the stock photo shows. Side by side. The mystery deepens! I know that the '61 was a one year body style (as were most body styles back then) and I cannot find pics of any 1961 Oldsmobile that would explain this. Custom bodywork? Super rare "1 of none" factory special? Sign of the end times? @NOBLNG What was the size of the original pic? The one I pulled from the site is 4032x3024 @ 2.3MB. Just curious, as I don't think we're going to be able to tell much more from this angle, no matter the photo resolution.

That's a bummer, my friend. It's a little late now, but if I use Tamiya TS sprays for a topcoat and get overspray, I'll use a little rubbing alcohol on a q-tip to gently try to rub the offending color off. You have to be careful with this as you can burn through your topcoat, but a gentle touch works wonders a lot of the time. The method can dull the paint a little but the repair disappears under clear. Sorry you had to repaint, that's just frustrating. ?

For sure a '61 Olds 88 series. One year only body style, IIRC. Do you happen to have a shot of the rear of that car from the show? Is it possible it's just the camera angle and shadows that are making it look different than stock in the pic? Modifying the lower fenders, bumper and rear pan on that car would be quite a bit of customizing work. Now I'm curious...

I still have a few of the old Model Master spray bombs of the stuff. I was planning on testing one out on a Monogram '70 Challenger TA kit I'm building. Is there such a thing as having too many FM3 Mopars on your shelf?

Nice call on the front mounted rack. It's a great little detail for the trailer. ??

All the time. Right now I've got 4 or 5 projects on the bench and I'm just cycling through all of them. Sometimes I'll pack those 4 or 5 up and replace them with 4 or 5 different kits. ? The Chevelle looks great, btw. Is that the AMT kit? I've never built one.

It certainly looks that way to me, and it also appears the side trim "V" is extended towards the rear of the car. It's really hard to be sure since the pics aren't scaled, but the old eyeball engineering says yes.

It's a cool use of that piece, it looks really good!

That's one cool looking wagon. BTW, is that the top half of the scoop from the AMT Nova Pro Street kit, molded into the hood?

Lots of cool stuff there, thanks for posting! Personally, I'd drive the wheels off that '64 Chevelle wagon.

Yeah, that Olds is ???.

I'm not a huge fan of the '70, but I've never built this kit, so maybe now is the time. ??

Two thumbs up from me for the AMT Mustang. It's far from a perfect kit, but I haven't built one since the early 80s. I missed out on the last reissue around a decade ago, so I'll be definitely snagging this one. Also, yay for the Starliner. It's good to see this one back, even though a stock option isn't in this offering.

That's cool, that Duplicolor Metalcast paint looks great. This certainly brings back memories, as I haven't seen one of these built up in forever.

Very nice bit of conversion work! My 1:1 '68 notchback approves.

Wow, she's a beauty! I'm not a big fan of green, but this color combination is fantastic and works really well on this truck. I love the DeSoto bumpers, they look great. Also, registration & inspection stickers! Love it.