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The Alfa is coming along nicely. I love the vibe of this build.

Bucket Boss for coffee cups is a neat idea. Never seen those before.

Thanks for the link, Bill. Some nice stuff there, but Wow!, those prices. He has a set of 1/25 scale Halibrands I need for an upcoming build, but it will cost $75 CDN to get them to my door.

Very nice, Bill. The Olds turned out great. Your efforts have paid off well. Love the subject matter of this build. Such a good looking car.

Welcome aboard, Allen. By the sounds of it, you will find lots of common ground here with your particular interests. Cheers.

Welcome to the forum, Grahame. Looking forward to seeing some of your builds. Cheers.

Welcome to the forum, Mark. Nice clean work there. Cheers.

Bummer. Sorry to hear about the decal/clear woes. I admire your resolve to get it right. I'm digging this build, and glad to see it is still in action.

Just checking in on this thread. I know it's old news now, but that grill work is impressive. Everything else is looking great. It's always fun to watch your builds come together. Top work, Francis.

Very cool project. Looking good. Is this kit 1/32?

Cool project. Good work so far.

A JoHan Javelin, a JoHan Mustang funny car, and an MPC Pinto, coincidentally all started in 1984. The Pinto went back in the box when ambition out paced talent & knowledge in my attempt to scratch a four link rear suspension. The Javelin, because I didn’t like the direction it was going (your eyes don’t deceive you, that’s purple shag in the interior). I quit the Mustang because I couldn’t find any satisfactory decals (pre-Slixx era, of course). I see now its lost its engine somewhere along the way.

Reminds me of when I was living in the Northwest Territories, going to work in morning with temps below -40. The tires on the truck wouldn’t lose their flat spots until I was almost there. It was particularly annoying when the flat spots all synced up.

I glue ‘em. The original reason was to ensure the wheels are straight and wobble free. Years later I began to employ the ‘flat spotted tire’ technique which, of course, necessitates glueing the wheels from rolling. I was in my late teens when I hit upon the idea of glueing the wheels solid, but it felt like cheating at the time. To satisfy myself that it wasn’t, I would build to make the wheels roll, then hit them with glue afterwards. No silly pretence nowadays, I just glue ‘em.

My favourite Mopar. Looks cool. Cool period stance. Nice clean details. Well done. A word of advice, if I may. A little black wash on the wheels would really wake them up. It can transform the look of the whole model. Cheers

Nice conversion. A lot of good work there. I imagine it’s not easy to stuff the large new-Camaro into the little old-Camaro body. Very cool!

The Lola is looking great, Gary. Coming along beautifully.

One of my favourite series of car kits. I grew up on a steady diet of asphalt late-models, and these MPC kits emulate them nicely. Looking forward to seeing this one come together.

The paint is looking very nice. Bummer about the 2" drop (4 feet, in scale), but you recovered nicely. I've been casually keeping an eye out for one of these kits for a few years now. I had no idea they were getting that dear. I do hope they reissue this kit sometime soon.

Welcome to the forum, Jim. The Comet is wicked cool. There is a lot of information on the site about working with resin. Any specific questions you may have, try a post in the 'Question & Answers section of the forum. Cheers.

Bill, that is some crazy impressive work. I continue to be blown away by what you and others have made possible with 3D printing.

The engine bay really looks the business, Bill. Nicely done.

Very cool, Jim. Digging the wild paint. I am intrigued by the vinyl number on the window. Is this stuff a thin self-adhesive vinyl? Is it available in other colours, especially straight chrome-look without the colour tint? And did you make the number with a cricut, or something similar? I have a 70s stock car project I'm gathering stuff for, and have yet to find a solution for the chrome-look numbers on the doors and roof. I was aware of chrome-look adhesive vinyl, but figured it would be quite thick, but yours seems very thin. The cutting of the number looks very clean, too.

Impressive project.

Cheers Gary. I have something similar to that, purchased at an art store. Actually, I unwittingly bought a second identical one a few years ago, so I have one I can dedicate as a paint/glue applicator.