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This is my Motormax 1/24 scale die cast 1973 Ford Pinto Runabout. On the floor of the car and on the box it says '74 but the car is actually a '73. The '74s had larger bumpers front & rear. Motormax also made a die cast of the '74 with the correct bumpers so I might get one of those in the future. Lot of enhancement was done to this car. The floor, subframe and engine bay were all molded in black plastic so they needed detailing. The car was taken apart and all those parts were detailed with a combination of spray paint and paint brush. The only thing I added to the engine bay was the oil dipstick, but everything else was highlighted using paint. I didn't have the exact shade of exterior green paint, so the engine bay was painted jade green all around prior to the detailing. The same green was used for the floors and that piece was finished off with simulated dust by spraying brown paint from a distance and on top of the piece, so that paint particles lands on it and looks like dust. Motormax highlighted the chrome trim with silver paint. For realism I added Bare Metal Foil over the silver paint on all the trim. The interior got seat belts and door locks. I did not add carpeting because I don't have the exact shade of green, but I did paint the pedals and added the windshield tint. To finish it off I highlighted the cowl panel and wheel vents with black paint.

My 1973 Cadillac Eldorado dealership promo model in St. Tropez Blue Firemist Poly. The car was dismantled, sprayed with SprayMax 2K clear and detailed with Bare Metal Foil along with lots of other little things. The side mirrors are scratch built and the missing hood ornament was replaced from a spare I had from another Cadillac model. For the interior tub I did not take anything apart as doing so has risk of part breakage. I masked and painted the dashboard first. Installed carpeting using epoxy, and later tweezers & toothpick used to get them in place. The wood appliques is shelf liner from Dollar store. Added seat belts and both indicator & gear lever. Dash and instrument cluster details painted with toothpick from a diluted can of black and silver paint. I added the straps at the back of the seats and carpeting for the bottom of the door inserts. Ash trays are made of tiny pieces of aluminum from Coke can. Also installed brake and accelerator pedal to make it look more realistic. If you look closely you'll find a 8 track tape on the stereo!

My recently restored MPC 1/25 scale 1972 Dodge Tradesman custom van. The upper body is Tamiya Italian Red TS-8 and lower body is Tamiya Mica Blue Metallic TS-64. Interior parts painted with Rustoleum, Tremclad, Krylon, Color Splash, Premier, & Martha Stewart spray paint. I always reserve the expensive and high quality paint for the exterior and the cheaper paint for interior parts, engine, & chassis. This van is painted to make you think of sunset at the sea. The front bumper on this van is resin because the original piece was missing.

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.