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Great looking wrecker. I really dig this build. A very cool Autocar.

Cool Mustang. Looks great in blue. I've got to pick up one of these when they hit the shelf.

Very cool Boss, Mario. Nice work.

Very clever model. Interesting construction.

Cool. Nice parts-box build. Neat trick with the Lego headlights.

Wow! That looks awesome! Thanks for that. I have a black 70 Torino GT that I built years ago, Good looking car, but not happy with the finish so I want to repaint it someday. It also has a white interior, for which I used Testors flat white. That interior colour has bothered me ever since. Seeing yours now, the interior of my Torino will be getting repainted, too. The TS-7 looks perfect.

haha that reminds me of a story; The rigging shop was forever disposing of steel cable (wire rope) when it is out of date. When I was an apprentice, my work-buddy was getting into off-roading and needed some tow cable. A little dumpster diving turned up over 100' of 3/8" wire rope. Before leaving work that day, he got a couple of us to wrap the cable around his mid-section, over which he wore his winter parka, so he could smuggle it out the gate. My buddy was a pretty big guy and a smoker, and lived within walking distance of work, at the top of a pretty steep hill. I walked home with him to give him a hand, and it's a good thing I did. Half way up the hill he started breathing heavy, and soon started to struggle. The wraps of cable were constricting his chest, and the rhythm of breathing was causing a ratcheting action of the cable whereby he could exhale but not inhale. By the time he realised he was in trouble, he couldn't speak. I saw his struggle, but didn't understand at first. He was trying to flail off his parka in an absolute panic, now unable to breath. Suddenly I realised what was happening, pulled off his coat and started frantically unwrapping the cable from his chest before he passed out. Poor bugger nearly died right there on the street.

I spent most of my working career in a Navy dockyard. The tooling and equipment tossed in the dumpster over the years could make a man cry. Sometimes, brand new stuff. Including, on one occasion, two pallets packed full with NOS Coventry Climax engine parts. And, if one bit of it was found being carried out through the gate, the Military Police would have a field day with you.

Wild! I have not seen this rig before. That will make a fun project.

Congrats on a fine modelling space. Cool project, too. I am always interested in seeing the Fujimi Enthusiast kits go together.

The Old Pro has learned some new tricks. Nicely done.

This build is really looking the business. It's coming along very nicely.

I don't recall exactly, except that it has been swishing around my parts box since I was a kid, and the Revell '55 Chevy was one of my first 1/25 scale kits. You are welcome to have this one. The chrome needs to be stripped and a bit of glue rash on the gluing surface to be cleaned up, but it's quite restorable. If interested, send me a PM with your mailing address..

Very cool! I really dig this project. It's coming along great. I really like the hue of white used on the interior parts. What paint did you use?

It depends on how fussy you are, but in addition to Mark's info, the Ford also has the opposite cylinder bank offset to the Chev.

Is this one? (57 Chevy hood shown for scale)

Great looking old work horse. The weathering is fantastic. Very authentic. I love it.

Good looking custom. Very nice finish. I'm glad there are others out there taking years to complete a build.

That is a gorgeous Corvette. A beautiful model with stellar detailing. Top marks all around.

Very helpful information Aaron. Thanks for the comprehensive reply.

That looks like a good repair.

David, the Ambulance is coming along very nicely. The emergency equipment details are looking good. I have a question; On the photo above, where did you source the snow tires on the back of the Ford?

Coming along nicely. That is a very nice shade of blue.

It's pretty tricky to get two nicely symmetrical tube halves from one piece of tube. It may be much easier to start with two 3" long pieces of tube and cut away half of each piece. File, sand, trim as necessary to obtain two identical 'halves'.

The Bentley is looking good. Very nice work on those wheels. I've been interested in this kit myself for quite a few years. I'd like to try my hand at this kit.