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Sorry to hear you're hanging it up, Ray, but I get it. This project seems like a fitting swan-song, especially for a guy that goes by the name cobraman. Things look very impressive so far. Looking forward to watching this beast come together.

Wow! Great looking models. I’m very impressed how good these old models look. A very cool piece of model car history. Thanks for sharing these.

Another beauty, Claude. Lovely work. That roof does look good on the ‘68.

Welcome to the forum David.

Cool scene. Impressive if she can manage to heel & toe double-clutch downshift with those heels?

Hello Kurt. Welcome to the forum. We have builders from all over the world on here, but I think this is a first for Trinidad.

Great looking Funny. I always loved the look of the Blue Max cars, and you nailed it on this build. Stance looks great. Nice clean work. Very well done. What blue did you use for the main colour? I've been looking for a shade of blue for an upcoming project, and this one look just ab out right.

Cool build! I'm glad to see a replica of this wild thing in scale. Nicely done. Like many of the others, I was blown away as a kid when I saw a photo of this thing in Hot Rod. At the time I wasn't obvious to me that the driver looked out over the top, and I couldn't imagine how anyone could see out of the thing.

Cool old cruiser. Nice clean work, beautiful model. Very nice re-build.

Beautiful Esprit! The S1 is my favourite of the breed. You’ve done a lovely job on this one. Very clean. The colour looks a great match for Colorado orange. Fantastic! Love it!

Very sorry to hear of your painting woes, but admire your tenacity in getting it right. Serious bummer to lose all that fine body work though. A real shame. The paint on the Camaro looks very good. Here’s hoping the best for the next round on the Pintera. And don’t worry about the long post. It’s these types of things that make a build thread personally interesting, can invite problem specific advice, and are a potential learning moment for us all. Cheers.

Cool Challenger. Nice colour, and great wheel choice.

Nice Torino. Good to see one built as a stocker. Well done.

Sweet Mustang. Looking great in red. Very nice!

Beautiful Vette. Nice and clean and great colour. Nice save on the paint. Well done! I’m curious about the masking tape problem. I’ve had the same thing happen on both Tamiya and Duplicolor lacquer paint. How long was the tape left on? Was it in the dehydrator at any time with the tape on it?

Looking good, Sidney. Nice tidy work.

Nice work Pat. Cool looking Sierra. Good work on all those decals.

My thoughts exactly. This has to be the best job I’ve seen of getting that roof right. I’ve passed over this kit many times over the years, thinking the roof was hopeless. You’ve shown otherwise. Great job on replicating an iconic movie car. One of my favourites. Under hood detailing looks the biz. Overall, one freaking cool Challenger. Excellent work.

This was waiting on the doorstep when I got home from work. Ebay purchase, pure nostalgia trip. When I was about 8 or 9, this was the first model I saved up for and bought with my own money. It was $3.75 then. I just paid $50 US (about $68 CDN) plus shipping. Nostalgia ain’t cheap. Can’t wait to peel off the plastic.

Cool scene. Nice work on the hot spring.

Charles, I'm guessing you have sold your soul to the devil somewhere along the way. I can think of no other reason for you absolutely impeccable and authentic weathering. Your dioramas are always such a pleasure to check out. So much fine detail. So much realism. Even successfully capturing the emotions on the faces of the two guys. No small feat, that. The face of the driver is just perfect. So impressive. Excellent work.

Nice looking Lambo. The Murcielago is such a clean design by Lamborghini standards. Nice work on your build, and the colour choice is perfect. Well done.

Another hot modified. There seems to be quite a few done lately. I'm really digging seeing these MPC modifieds getting the detail treatment. Yours is beautiful. The extra detailing really wakes up these old kits. Very nicely done.

Wicked modified! You have done a great job of replicating a period racer. Love what you've done with it. Beautiful.

Cool. It's great to see such uncommon subject matter on the forum. Nicely done.