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I like it too!

Welcome back, and you're off to a great start. If I see in advance that a kit's stance is going to be off (and that's most of them), I leave the wheels till last. I remove the spindles from the axles and epoxy the wheels directly to the brake drums in the position I want them. Yes, it's cheating, but stance is more important to me than an accurate looking chassis.

Beautifully done!

These guys were great...

Very impressive scratch-building!

Very nice! I specially like the detailing of the grille and the clean foil work.

Excellent build and photography. (The cloudy light blue background is very effective.)

Wow, great looking trucks.

Not really into open-wheel racing but this is an amazing looking model. Well done!

Hi Chris, I always check out your videos - they're fun and a big help too. Thanks a lot!

Bill, you should have sped up to 60 just for the photo.

Nice work, love the guitar!

Very nicely done - the driver and weathering give the whole thing a lot of personality.

Very nice looking model, and I agree with Steve, so nice to see this car in "another" color scheme. I must say that I'm one of those overly-fussy modelers who won't build this kit because of the above-mentioned problems. But when I see the results others get I sometimes wish I was less fastidious.

Here's an OOB phaeton I did many years ago. My color scheme was an uneducated guess, and a much more knowledgeable friend questioned my use of metallic paint, claiming it wasn't in use in 1934. Glad to see you prove him wrong, Art, and also to see a very similar shade in one of the above posts. I've often thought of modifying and swapping in the wheels from a Monogram Cadillac V16, which look to me to be better proportioned - although I've never actually bought the V16 kit to verify this theory. Looking forward to more progress here.

The 57 DeSoto is my favourite American car and I've long been tempted by this (and the Modelhaus) kit. I just can't get friendly with resin the way I am with styrene. But I'm certainly looking forward to progress here. BTW If you wanted to go with dual headlights, the AMT 57 Chrysler items should fit - but I suppose you've already thought of that.

Congratulations Steve! You can be sure that absolutely no-one on this board will be surprised at your awards. And if next year has a "fins" theme you'd better make some more room on the shelf. Well done!

Neat looking truck! I really like the utilitarian look, with the painted grille/bumpers and wheels.

Great looking custom! Your super-clean and smooth building style is always a pleasure to behold. I love the lighting in these shots too.

Oh yes!

Fantastic build, beautiful finishes and detailing throughout, plus top-shelf photography.

Very nice! And I agree with the others - great colors and stance.

Very nice - the PE additions were well worth the effort.

Pretty much what I wanted to say. I like mild customs and this sure is a beauty!

That engine bay looks very convincing.