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What a beautiful custom. Perfectly portrays the early custom era. Fantastic! Later-

Beautiful build! I like the lowrider vibe and the wheel choice. I have a few of these and I will be doing a similar build with one. Later-

That looks great! Nice details you added. It looks like it was a fun and challenging build. Later-

Thank you Buddy! Later-

I built this Tamiya Morris Mini Cooper yesterday for the 24 hr build-off on Facebook. Finished the car in 16 1/2 hrs but went back after a quick nap and added the scratchbuilt roof rack and skis and poles from my parts box. Still finished with 20 min to spare (took two hours in there to attend a Memorial over Zoom also). The paint didn't go so well but, given the theme as the "Alpine Mountain Ski Lodge Mini Shuttle", I doubt they would wash and wax it too often. Lol. Had a blast chatting over Zoom with many guys I've met on different platforms. If you didn't join in the fun and want to try it next year it will be the last weekend of Jan, 2024 which coincides with the Rolex 24 Hr race. Later-

Yes, I think so. Thanks. Later-

Thanks. It feels like it may be resin. Thanks. Yes it is! I agree. It's something I really enjoy too. I've already found a few surprises, like a "Bestmodelcarparts" resin Bronco hood and air cleaner conversion. Lol. Maybe. It's a diecast with lightbar(still in the package). Later-

Made a trade with a great guy on FB and ended up with all of this. A mix of kit parts and a few resin pieces. The box that came was a printer paper box 5 lbs full!! Haven't even had time to go through it all. Later-

Thank you! Later-

Got all the decals put on and let it set overnight. Then went to wipe the fingerprints and Mark Fit residue off with a clean cloth and a small bit of rubbing alcohol (like I did on my 64 Dodge build). Quickly noticed that I.qas removing red paint and smearing it across the white decals. Also smeared the black numbers a bit. I immediately stopped and got it fixed as best I could. The only thing really noticable is the driver's side number and roundel has a bit of marks. No problem. Now I can weather it a bit and give it an "as raced" look. I also repainted the wheels with Gunze Sangyo Gold paint. They are now a lot darker and match more closely to the wheels on a black GT40 I found on the "innertube" Getting close to finishing this one. Later-

Adding 26 ga wire to the seats of a 69 442 for a little added detail. One seat down. One to go.

Got the body painted erlier this week. Not the best job but, hey, it's a racecar. Tonight I got some of the decals on. The roundels and numbers were old Pactra decals from who knows when. I thought the number was appropriate since this is my first build for 2023. The door decals are actually seperate roundels and numbers, so one decal over the other. They all went on pretty good. The gold stripes are from a small sheet I had. I'll continue the nose stripe up to the windshield later. Thanks for looking. Later-

Not sure if it is. I didn't see any labels on anything like other Modelhaus items I have. However, it is very nice and Modelhaus quality. I'd love to know, if anybody is certain. I may pair this with a resin Dodge extra cab I have. Later-

Got this off of one of my FB sites. Love that it came with the stepside and fleetside bed. Later-

Made a lot of progress tonight. Added Firestone tire decals from the Revell 65 Mustang GT350R sheet for a little added detail. Wheel centers are painted in Tamiya Titanium Gold but they might not be enough with the red body. If not, I'll go back and paint the centrs with Gunze Sangyo Brass for some added contrast. That's why I held off installing the knock offs. Got everything assembled short of the body. Got the final primer on today and will start the paint tomorrow. Later-

Gt quite a bit done this morning. Got the interior completed and most of the engine assembled. Also painted the wheel centers Tamiya Titanium Gold. Later-

Due to this being a busy month for me progress has been slow on any building for me but I am moving forward. I got the body in a coat of primer yesterday which showed up the ghosting where I had removed the molded in plates around the rear brake ducts. I've managed to get some small painting and assembly started. Hopefully this week I can get much more done. Not much to look at, so far. Later-

Thanks Carl! Much appreciated. Later-

Thanks. That is all I have found too but haven't done a ton of research yet. Later-

Thanks. I saw pics of that one. I like it. I have a question? Were the numbers always inside a roundel? Specifically, were they always round? I found some nice ones I thought of using but they were inside a rectangle with the corners rounded slightly. Later-

I started this project on Jan 1 for a build-off on a FB site. The subject for the build-off is any racecar and the time frame is Jan 1-Mar 1. I will not be building it to represent any particular car and accuracy is not a goal. My current plan is to pint it red since I have no red builds at the moment. I will also be using various decals from my stash. I have been using as a loose reference a series of videos on a YouTube channel called "Muscle Car Modeller". He built the sa.e kit a couple years ago and I like what he did. So far I added a hump to the passenger front fender that they did for tire clearance (still work to go on that), moved the fuel filler to the driver's side, removed the "Gurney Bump" and rear brake air ducts. That's about as far as I've made it other than some minor brush painting of parts.

Thanks guys! Yeah, I had these decals for quite a while with no thought of what they could be used on since they were for a Pro Mod. But, I think it turned out well. Later-

That is a beautiful build with that color and those wheels! Outstanding job. Later-

Beautiful custom! The body work is amazing. Later-

Those all look fantastic! Great group of builds. Good thing we build models rather than play sports. Lol. Later-