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Cool looking old Ford. Nice style and colour. I think I like the steelies with baby moons best, especially with those tires. Very cool.

Gorgeous build. The detail and cleanliness speak for themselves, but the custom body work is outstanding. All too often chops and sections don't flow right, looking a bit chunky. But yours is so smooth, the lines flowing beautifully. Truly masterful body mods. Oh, and under the hood, nothing cooler than a Nailhead with a bucket load of carburettors. All very cool and exceptionally well done.

Thanks for the link, Richard. Very interesting read. I am somewhat familiar with some of his more well know designs, but knew nothing of the man. R.I.P Luigi

Re-usable basket style coffee filters make for great fine screen material.

I do something similar, but I brush on some Gunze Mr Surfacer (1000 or 1500) to coat over the final sanded filler. The Mr Surfacer seals everything up nicely, and it feathers out very well.

I am only aware of two kit based options for BF Goodrich Radial T/A tires. MPC included hollow vinyl versions in many of their 80s kits. They were not a really great tire. The sidewall lettering was accurate in style but a bit over sized, and the tread was only fair. With some cleaning up they may look respectable. The other set is the big & littles available in some ARII kits of American cars such as the 71 Mustang, 72 Challenger, early 70s T-Bird, etc. These are a nice tire with accurate sidewall and tread, but seem a bit over sized, even for 1/24 scale. There are probably some better choices in the aftermarket. Scale Equipment Ltd used to sell some BFG tires with accurate white sidewall lettering, but I just visited their site and could find no tires available there.

I don't know if it will be of any use to you, but in the 70s Revell produced the Coors Courier custom pickup. It had an ice chest in the back that fit the width of the bed. Even if the ice chest itself is not to your liking, it had a clear plastic piece that fit into it, molded to represent ice cubes and beer bottles on ice. This part may be useful for whatever ice chest you end up using.

Actually, .080" equals 2.0 mm, a size in which aluminium tubing is indeed readily available through hobby sources. K&S sells it.

The Mustang looks great. You have weathered the trials and tribulations well. Excellent work!

Very nicely done. The weathering really brings this model to life. I like.

I can't see them either.

Wow, that's pretty crazy. If I recall, in the late 60s Revell held a sweepstakes contest in which the grand prize was a Gemini space capsule.

None. Polishing is your friend.

One of the coolest kit announcements in a long time. At first I thought it would be a re-pop of the Monogram kit, but no. Nicely done, Revell.

Lovely build. Good looking weathering. Nicely done.

I think Steve touched on this a bit, but I always mask off the script or badge as one of the first things I do when starting on a kit, before the first primer or sandpaper hits the body. This maintains the sharpness of the script to the greatest degree possible. I pull the mask off and foil the script just before I start spraying colour.

Another vote for flocking with embossing powder. So simple to apply and get excellent results. I paint the parts beforehand roughly the colour I intend to do the carpeting, though that step may be unnecessary. Once dry, I apply a thin coat of Elmer's white glue (unthinned) with a paint brush, then shake on a liberal coat of the embossing powder using cobraman's salt shaker trick. I roll the interior bucket around to distribute the powder, ensuring good coverage. I usually work on smaller areas at a time, maybe 1/4 of the floor area, etc. and the application is seamless.

Now that's a bit different. Nicely done. I'm really digging those wheels.

Cool Maserati. The wheel choice looks spot on. I never knew this kit existed, I might have to start looking...

Oh, early Lotus GP build!! I'm watching!

If you do trim the tip, please report back on the result. I've been curious about this as well.

Stunning R-model. This is some seriously good model building. The detailing is clean and complete, and that under hood shot looks just so right. It really evokes the real thing. Exceptionally well done.

I think there is likely good value here, but when I tried to order it, the shipping to Canada was horrendous. I emailed them a couple of times to see if the quoted numbers on the website were correct, but so far no reply.

I fill seams and sink marks with regular automotive glazing or spot putty. The putty works well as a filler and dries quickly, but doesn't feather out really well, so after the initial sanding I brush over it with a coat of Gunze Mr Surfacer 1000 or 1500. Re-sand, and if needed reapply. This stuff seals the porosity of the putty and feathers out really well. The Mr Surfacer also works very well for filling scratches and small damage such as panel scriber slips. Also, a warning; Spot and glazing putty (the solvent based stuff, not the two part putty) works great but should only be used when applied in small quantities. Heavy applications will warp and distort plastic and cause sink marks, even months after application, just like the old tube glue can do when applied too heavy.

What he said. Excellent work!