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Good looking Land Rover. The weathering is well done, and really brings it to life. Well done.

I do like it! Nice work. I always enjoy seeing the Mercury variant.

Excellent work, Glen. The look is perfect, and your detailing work is very clean. Very cool model. Outstanding!

That's looking great. The SIIA grill is spot on. Very nice work on the accessories in the back.

Very cool '57. You nailed the period street vibe. That side profile pic is dead-on period cool. Well done, and nice resto of an old build.

That's a wicked looking Mustang. The red guts look great with the black paint. Very cool indeed!

Sharp Chevelle. Very tidy. Nicely done.

Thanks, Bob. Much appreciated. I've been following your GT build. It's coming along beautifully. I have one of GT bodies myself and looking forward to getting at it someday. Cheers.

Thanks a lot for the kind comments, guys. I really do appreciate it. Cheers.

Cheers Bill. Yes, from the days when sporting driving was done in simple machines. It's still my preference. I appreciate the comments on the interior. For most of my building life I pretty much ignored interiors in favour of the more interesting things like engines and chassis. Somehow I've made a switch, and the last few years my builds have been curbside with all the work in the interior. There is no build thread for this one. The seat piping was quite easy, actually. Evergreen .010" and some Tamiya extra thin. Any existing piping or raised edge is sanded off first. It went better than expected, fix a piece at one end with a little extra-thin and let it set, then work your way from there. The plastic strip softens quite a bit on contact with the glue, helping it to conform to corners without resistance. After applying, allow to set then use a sanding stick to thin it a little and smooth out any rough bits. Once painted and dried, scrape the paint from the piping. The problem with this method is it can only be done in white, or at least I haven't seen any suitable styrene in other colours. The .010" is a bit heavy for seat piping, especially in a small car, and indeed it is a bit 'in your face', but overall it has a nice look. Unfortunately a bit of rough handling pulled away the piping from the top corner of the passenger seat. I couldn't fix it without making a visible mess, but then I thought, "Piping torn away from the top corner of the seat, how authentic is that?"

Much thanks, Lee. The kit is curbside and goes together really well. For a chrome bumper car you will want to lower it at least a scale 1.5 inches, but for a rubber bumper car the ride height OOB would be pretty close. Rubber bumper parts are in the kit. See below for seat piping info.

Many Thanks, Guys. I really appreciate the kind words. It was a fun build. I've got another in the stash and one of C1s GT bodies, so looking forward to doing one of those, soon.

Perfect. Thanks.

I finished this one up a while ago. It's the Airfix 1/24 MGB Roadster. A straightforward kit that goes together well. One of those rare trouble free builds, this one is built largely box stock with some interior detailing; carpeting, seat piping, gauge bezels, column stalks, mirrors, etc. Paint is Humbrol #47 enamel. The ride height was lowered about 1.5 scale inches. Unfortunately the glass exhibits quite a bit of optical distortion, especially noticeable on a topless car. The window and the frame are molded as one (a peeve of mine) making it difficult to improve the glass with sanding/polishing. In fact, I broke mine trying, but a forum member came to the rescue with a replacement (thanks Matt!). The kit wheels are also slightly oversized, another pet peeve of mine, throwing off the look of the finished product somewhat. But those two minor issues aside, it's a great kit that builds into a nice little MG. It even took first in class at our little peer-judged annual model show. Comments, critiques welcome.

Yes, Thanks for that. Very informative. Clearly the MIG has shortcomings compared to BMF, but I think it has its place. How thick is it relative to the BMF, and how well does it stick?

It would have been quite nice, for this large scale model, if the parts breakdown was a bit more comprehensive. Painting and detailing would be much easier with more separate parts. A cut-away of the carb itself would have been a nice touch. Anyway, I must say that your metal finishes are looking great. Very authentic.

Tough looking Deuce. Ready for some serious back street action. Nice work.

Very cool. I remember that magazine article well, and as a teenager it had a big impact on me as well. I read it over many times, trying to rationalise all of those crazy mods. At that time in my life, it struck me as just about the coolest car ever. In fact, as recently as a few months ago, I was driving at night and an oncoming driver didn't dim his lights, and I muttered to myself, "I wish I had those Shelby landing lights now." Anyway, Interested to watch your project come together.

Yes, AMT to be exact. And you are correct, up to '78 are all the same.

Sweet Mustang, John. Your foil experiment looks a success. Nicely done.

Good looking Mustang. Nice work.

Very cool little model, Pat. I love the 7.

Very cool! I love everything about this. A big Well Done to the builder. Give that girl another model.

Excellent build. Very realistic, the photos could pass for a real bike. In fact, I thought it was for a moment. Your work is very clean. Very well done!

Good looking T-Bird. I love the rich brown paint, such an under rated colour. The roadster style tonneau is so crazy impractical, but oh so cool. Very nice.