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Nice work on this old show rod. Possibly the nicest build I have seen of this kit yet.

Very nice. Got to lose those Magnum 500s, but a nice tidy 4-gear Demon.

Very interesting project, Matt. I never knew this chapter of Cobra history. The body looks good slimmed down.

The Rick Dobberton Pontiac has them, too. The rear wheels are very deep.

Yes, they are better defined on his wheels. The '57 Chevy wheels also appear to be deeper on the back side.

Interesting project. For some reason, in my later years, I have come to really enjoy projects employing an inline 6.

Three out of four is not bad. Good looking Ford. I really like the plaid on the seats.

Oh yeah, that's looking real good! Nicely done. I really need to pick up one of these.

Is this a thing? I thought it was a broken suspension when I saw the photo. This one is new to me.

For years I had a '91 F-150 regular cab/short box with custom trim (which means rubber floor mat, bench seat, and roll-your-own windows). It was 4x4 with manual locking hubs and 5.0 v-8 with 5 speed manual. EFI, but otherwise quite basic. But the best feature was it still had the dimmer switch on the floor, the last year for it. In '92 it moved to the steering column stalk. I always joked (well, half joked) that my '91 was the last proper Ford pickup made because it was the last with the dimmer on the floor.

Nice work. A good solid start there. Keep it up.

For decades it was Testors and Humbrol, and later Model Master when it came around, because like you, that's what was available. I still like to spray them, though I thin them with lacquer thinner now. Over the past dozen years or so I've been playing with mostly lacquer for car bodies. I am growing quite fond of the Tamiya LP lacquers in the jars. A couple years ago I started thinning them with Mr Color Levelling Thinner 400, which is good stuff. They spray very smooth and lay down nicely. Compared to enamels, they flash off quickly allowing to recoat in a few minutes without the danger of sags, and they 'tighten up' nicely as they dry, preventing loss of engraved detail. I also get far less incidents of orange peel with lacquer, though a lot of that may be due to improved technique and the purchase of a new airbrush. I do wish the Tamiya colour range was more broad. They are nice paints, and readily available, but colours are limited. I have yet to try the boutique brands like MCW, Scale Finishes, Splash, Gravity, etc, but I will eventually. A fantastic range of colours is available when all these are considered, including very many specific colours for race cars and factory stock builds.

These are the '57 Chev wheels.

Very clever build, Greg.

Good looking old workhorse, Mario. Top notch weathering. P.S. Did you paint your camera?

That's a good looking Funny. Nice and clean.

Nice work, Kevin. That is one super tough Nova. Good clean work. Nicely done.

Very sorry to hear of your paint/body woes. That paint was looking great, but I agree, too dark. The new paint looks great, too. Glad to see you recover from the drop. It can be tough sometimes, but I'm glad you stuck with it. This is going to be a fantastic old racer.

Looking very nice, Bruce. I'll be watching this one come together.

Great project, and nice attention to the bespoke details. Very interesting. I've been a GT-40 fan my entire life, and I never knew this.

Very nice! That's good foil application there.

Beautiful Ferrari, John. Very clean work, and well-done on all of that masking, glass & trim. I really dig the colour, too. It looks surprisingly good on a Ferrari. The first 550 Maranello I saw was painted this colour, and I was stunned at how good it looked.

It's coming along nicely, David. It looks like a very nice kit. Nice work on the tool tray, and I'm digging the tool kit of the 1:1. Is that spare valve springs in there?

Looking good, Tim. It's good to get some of those lingering projects taken care of. It helps to quiet the little voices in the head. The ones that needle you every time you walk past that cabinet of uncompleted projects. A little housekeeping of the soul by way of the model bench. Niiice Sounds like you have a lot of interesting old stuff in that cabinet. Looking forward to see some more of them.

Wow! very impressive. They look great. That just may be the thing that justifies me getting a 3D printer. Decent tires can be the toughest parts to find for a build project.