SSNJim

I see that line mainly at hardware stores and craft stores, but I've seen it at Walmart, too. There are some pretty nice colors in it.

Either a promo or an AMT SnapFast Plus kit, which would be 1/25 scale. I think the SnapFast versions came in yellow at one point. It can be hard to tell the difference, but I think the promos might have used some sort of heat bonding in areas to assemble them.

I don't have another copy of this kit to demonstrate, but I converted the doors on mine to the usual style. Remove the screw at the scissor hinge so you have the front part of the hinge separate from the door. Tape the door to the body in the desired position. Attach the front part of the hinge to the body using the screw and washer. Put some of your favorite glue on the surfaces where the scissor hinge meets. Replace the screw on the scissor hinge. Allow to dry, then remove both screws, and the tape from the door. You should have a normal barely opening door. Reinforce the side of the hinge that faces the interior with scrap plastic. Pay particular attention to the area between the ex-scissor hinge and the horizontal part of the front hinge. When that dries, slip the door in place and gently open it. You can see where it contacts the body preventing the door from opening. Remove the door, and file there. Test fit and operate the door again. Repeat until the door opens as far as you dare. If it gets thin, add some more scrap plastic in the appropriate places. Once your satisfied, finish sand to your standards. The remainder of the car should require no modifications. Mine open to about 45 degrees - not the 70-80 degrees a regular door opens, but enough to be somewhat realistic. Interesting note - my spell checker says "favorite" is spelled incorrectly. It recommends "favourite". I'll have to check the language...

Awesome - very clean and sleek.

You've obviously never been to the LHS near me. They don't have the good stuff; I'm considering starting to buy online only. My interest is getting the items I want, not propping up some guy who can't be bothered to even get new stuff in a timely manner. I have always bought locally - I have made purchases on eBay, but only for rare/unusual/OOP models. I have never bought any new/in production model on line.

I don't care for the ribs. IMO, it looks more like a speedboat than a car in the picture above. I vote no on the ribs; it looks much more clean and sleek without them. Love the car.

The only other kit I know of with a roughly contemporary non-supercharged Ford V6 would be the 1/25 AMT Ranger. I think it's a 4.0 V6, which I don't think was ever offered in the T-Bird/Cougar.

Is the Mustang convertible going to include an up top?

I had my suspicions it might be; it just had that look. Thanks for the link! It was interesting reading. I still like the model. Very eye-catching.

Very nice. I really like the front end. Do you have any pictures showing the grill better? Is that an original custom?

Wow-very creative. I'll be following this.

EdselDan, I'd love to see that 2dr Sedan when it's done. One of the cars I learned to drive in was a 59 Ford Custom 300 Tudor Sedan, and I've considered that conversion.

Did you try the Model Station Wagon Database? http://www.lastsummer.com/wagon/dbase.html Dunno of anything similar for four doors (or Fordors, as Ford would have you believe...).

I thought we were going to have to plow today. We got almost a half-inch in Bowie, MD today. At least on the grass/fences. I know that's not a lot of snow to some of you, but it's pretty heavy for the end of October in a DC suburb. I don't remember the last time we had snow this early.

Looks pretty interesting. I'll be watching...

I agree - the paint looks like a 70's bass boat. I used one of the dark metallic blues (DeJa Blue) on a Revell 2010 Mustang, and while I was pretty impressed by the whole process and the paint turned out better than just about anything I've done before, I can't get past the flakes. Yes, I did clear it. I'm not sure I will use the Testor's Lacquers again unless I can find them without flakes.

IIRC, they came in the kit. Tamiya issued the Volvo wagon in two versions/kits - the stock version (with a full interior) and the racing version (with a rollcage and what you see here). I've seen the stock version on the shelves recently, so that's what I'm assuming you have.

Very nice work. The roof looks good on the car.

That kit also builds into a stock version. All the pieces are there, except for the tires, and the non-race pieces aren't mentioned in the instructions.You can even build it LHD. JDMFan, nice build. The paint came out great.

Looks good. What did you do with the hood? It looks more square than the stock hood, almost like a 72 Chevy pickup. I'll keep my eye on this one.

These are what I have. They are 1/24 scale Pro X Karts, copyrighted in 2001 by The Original San Francisco Toymakers. I bought 3 or 4 of these at a now defunct department store sometime in the early to mid 2000's. These are the only two I have left in the package, and no, they're not for sale/trade. It looks like they might be the same series as Jon Cole posted in Post #5.

You're welcome.

My guess is not without a LOT of work. The top grill is the custom grill from the AMT S-10, and the bottom is the Fujimi Astro van. They're on a hobby knife handle with a #11 blade.

Thanks for all the kind words. I've always thought the Challenger looked obese. Camaro too, but I haven't come up with a plan for that one yet. Challengers equipped with a V-6 don't have a rear spoiler standard. I've seen a few around, and I liked the look.

This is my AMT 2010 Challenger with a 3" section. The rest of the work was just clean-up - removal of spoilers, badges and the like. The exhaust tips were replaced with aluminum tubing. Nothing special - I just had an idea, and wanted to see what it would look like. I'm pleased with the concept.