RACINE ISHRAQUR RAZA

Nice restoration!

Looks nice!

Nicely built!

Excellent build!

Thanks James! Yes the Mercury Comet and the Ford Maverick are identical cars with slight differences in the rear and front end styling.

Nice build! I remember seeing Camaro & Firebird droptops in season 4 and 5 of Charlie's Angels.

Nice!

Looks great!

Looks awesome!

Looks nice!

Looks great!

Stunning!

Excellent restoration!

Completely restored MPC 1971 Dodge Sportsman Van. When I got it in the mail it was this brush painted two tone blue van. I've included photos of what it looked like before I did all the work to it. It needed a new windshield as the original was cracked. I got a windshield from a reproduction MPC '82 Dodge van kit. I'm not sure if those four spoke wheels that came with the blue painted van are the original wheels from the '71 Dodge van kit, so I installed those on another van model. I replaced those four spokes with wheel covers and white wall tires from the MPC '82 Dodge van kit. There was that sharp pin the original owner literally put through the floor to simulate stick shift and so I removed that hazardous object. The sharp end of the pin was protruding from the floor when I dismantled it. Also the strong glue from the 1970s melted different areas of the body so I had to fix with Bondo and a lot of sanding. Did a lot of work to the interior of my Dodge Sportsman van interior and I painted over the previous black and green paint applied by the original builder. I removed the seats but the supports broke so I carefully superglued the supports for each seats. That took a while, but was worth it. I painted the interior tub Copper and then I epoxied a piece of felt to the floor of the interior tub. Detailed the sides using a toothpick and some brown paint to simulate wood trim. The body was painted with Tamiya TS92 Metallic Orange and TS46 Light Sand spray paint that was later buffed with Meguiar's carnauba wax. The floor and drivetrain retains the paint applied by the original owner five decades ago. I touched up some missed areas with a toothpick and a qtip cotton swab plus some paint from a few containers. Now this old van is ready to cruise.

This is a 1/24 scale Motormax die cast 1971 Mercury Comet that was taken apart and detailed from top to bottom wherever possible. Floor, subframe and engine bay completely painted and detailed. All exterior chrome trim wrapped in Bare Metal Foil. Added windshield tint and full interior carpeting along with seat belts. Front grille detailed with thinned black paint. With a bit of work these Motormax die cast models can be turned into nice presentation models.

1971 Chevrolet Impala Custom powered by a big block 454 cubic inch V8 that cranked out 285 horsepower. A rare dealership promo model from when the real cars were new. It is still wearing the original Sea Aqua Poly paint from '71. I think it's one of the nicest looking promo model cars made by MPC. I did all the detailing, including the interior after taking the entire car apart. A toothpick & a tweezer helped in adding small details & painting hard to reach areas. The seats & dashboard were glued on tight so I didn't want to risk breaking them by trying to dismantle. I used a small piece of blank paper and pencil to create the outline of the floor. Then I cut out sections for the carpeting using that template and some felt. A bit of epoxy was used to attach the felt to the floor, and then I used the back of the tweezer to rub on the felt to even it out. It's much easier to add carpeting to the interior tub when the seats and the dashboard are not yet installed, but sometimes, as in the case of these decades old models, it's better not to dismantle them to avoid breakage of hard to find parts.

Thank you everyone for the compliment! Much appreciated!

Thank you everyone for the compliment! Much appreciated!

Thank you everyone for the compliment! Much appreciated! The carpet was made with felt from Walmart.

My AMT 1/25 scale 1970 Ford Thunderbird in Burgundy Fire Poly with a black vinyl top. The body was finished with SprayMax 2K clear coat. This model was completed two months ago.

A few more pictures of the '69 Riviera GS.

I completed this 1/25 scale AMT 1970 Ford Galaxie 500 four door sedan late last year. It was built from the Diamonds Are Forever police car kit. Paint is Tamiya TS52 Candy Lime Green combined with Dark Green vinyl top. The end cap from a ball pen, the cap of epoxy container and crazy glue cap got a second life as engine parts(brake master cylinder, windshield washer bottle, & the coolant overflow bottle) for my 1970 Ford Galaxie 500. I also used epoxy cap to make a raised base for the battery so that it sits higher just like the real car.

Last year's completed build of my AMT 1/25 scale 1969 Buick Riviera GS in Signal Red. Way too many hours spent on that engine bay, but I totally enjoyed every minute of it. Added AC compressor, AC lines, heater lines, windshield washer bottle, colant overflow reservoir tank, engine oil & tranny fluid dipsticks, battery wires, spark plug wires, hood latch, hideaway headlights, etc. After all that's my favourite Riv. I know the rad hose and cap are on the wrong side, but that's how AMT made it. Wish I had corrected it before attaching with epoxy. I think this Riviera looks way better with these genuine Buick Rally wheels that I found in the '66 Buick Wildcat kit. Also they fit tight so no need to use glue for the wheels.

Thank you everyone for the compliment! Much appreciated! I think you all will enjoy the matching Econoline Cruising van that I built.

Thank you everyone for the compliment! Much appreciated!