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G’day Donald. I kind of know what you mean about not being able to live with some details. I confess to going back and making improvements after calling it finished on one or two builds over the years. The cloth folding roof is a great improvement though. 👍🏻

This looks so cool! Beautifully executed and I love the idea of sweets wrappers used to mimic old patina leather. Awesome. 👍🏻

G’day Steve, I’ve been waiting for you to post this on the forum. Mate, what an awesome looking combo, the details on both the Chev truck and the speedboat are amazing. I love the pickup bed, but I have to ask, what did you use for the polished steel bed strips? Are they foiled? The bed looks very befitting of an immaculate pickup. Top notch. 👍🏻

I bought this kit around 12-13 years ago mainly to try and get my son interested in the hobby. Because it was a jet, he thought it was cool and we built the cockpit assembly together, but he did eventually lose interest despite my best efforts. Because l was more into WW2 era stuff l packed it up and forgot about it. A couple of years ago the movie Top Gun Maverick hit the cinemas and my son and l went and watched it. To cut a long story short I enjoyed the movie and it made me want to drag it out and finish it. Any comments are welcome and thanks for looking. Cheers, Stuart. 👍🏻

Smooth! I love this. 👍🏻

Beautiful work. I love these 60’s Impala’s. Top stuff. 👍🏻

G’day all, I had a can of Tamiya TS-59 pearl light red and I thought that teamed up with TS-38 gun metal, would look pretty good on the 56 Chev. I had a few issues, most notably the bare metal foil. Foiling is something I still struggle with but I’m reasonably happy with this one and feel that I’m getting better. As with any of my builds, any comments, the good, the bad or the ugly are welcome. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Stuart.👍🏻

Awesome job. 👍🏻 I do like the P-40, it’s a favourite of mine, built a couple myself. Yours is beautifully weathered with excellent attention to detail, and, it’s an Aussie one. RAAF 3 squadron l believe. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻

Awesome looking Charger! Top stuff. 👍🏻

I’m a bit late to this thread, but wow! That side profile looks great, just like a 55 El Camino may have looked if it was made back then by Chevrolet. Nice work, I’m going to keep an eye on this build. 👍🏻

The Phantom is still my favourite jet, and you have a great looking pair there. I think l need to start that Tamiya 1/48 l have hiding in my stash. 👍🏻👍🏻

G’day Donald, beautiful VW bus. The colour scheme suits it perfectly and the surfboard is a neat touch. I’m still working up the courage to get a start on mine ( multi piece body puts me off a little ), but if it turns out a quarter as good as yours, I’ll be happy. Top stuff. 👍🏻

G’day David, nice work on the P51d. Like the fact you put the pilot in the cockpit, l always paint the little guys up and put them in my plane builds. Nice weathering also. 👍🏻

That is a really good looking Firebird. Beautiful colour, the wheels, lots to like about this one. 👍🏻

G’day Donald, this is looking great. One question, the cream coloured piping around the edges of the seats, did you do them freehand with a tiny brush or some other method? That LED lighting looks really effective on the instrument panel. Top stuff.👍🏻

That’s one sweet looking Boss. Nice work. 👍🏻

Looking good. I like the old school wide chrome steelies. 👍🏻

Been working away on this one trying to get the stance right. After some fiddling with the suspension parts, I’ve locked it in and glued everything in place. Unfortunately the cold weather has arrived in my part of the world so this one won’t get a coat of paint now until next spring. Also discovered some more photos of the original car.Thanks for looking. Cheers, Stuart. 👍🏻

I like this a lot. Really looks like it’s been doing some hard work for years. The dent in the side of the bed is a nice touch. The AMT 60 Chev truck is a nice kit. I built mine weathered as well. Top notch. 👍🏻

I have the Tamiya release of the R 34 and was wondering what colour to paint it in. After looking at your excellent build, I think I’ll go with the lightning yellow. Top stuff, thanks for sharing. 👍🏻

Excellent Dart! I love these, I’ve built this kit as the Hemi super stock version and I’ve got another I’ll build as the standard road version. Love the blue metallic with light blue interior.👍🏻

Hi Scott, regards windows in model cars, well, it’s my least favourite part of a build. Whenever I sit at the dining table with a painted body and a clear sprue, the kids scurry off to their rooms and the dog hides behind the couch, because they know what’s coming. Seriously, it’s not quite that bad. It’s been somewhat easier since I started using clear glue.l put a blob of this on a post it note and use a toothpick to apply it to the inside of the car body where the window contacts. If you get some on the glass, you can wipe it off with a damp cotton bud while still wet. And it dries clear. I leave the body upside down until the glue dries. Hope this is helpful. Cheers, Stuart.👍🏻

This is a seriously nice Mustang. Glassy paint and lots of little details mean there’s a lot to like about this one. Top notch 👍🏻

G’day Donald. This is all coming together nicely, the two tone suits the bus perfectly and that surfboard looks pretty sweet. 👍🏻

Love it in gold, looks great! ( almost did mine in gold ). Beautiful build of one of Revells better ( imho ) kits. 👍🏻