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I am overwhelmed by the number of fantastic models that were built in 2020 and posted on this forum which is one positive thing that came out of this otherwise forgettable year. I built a record setting for me eleven model cars, the last of which I just finished with a few hours to spare in 2020 so in reverse order here they are. Replica of a 1987 Players GM Challenge Series Camaro I call this a Topolino Cobra 1970 Chaparral Camaro Trans Am Replica of the 1/1 Model A a friend is building Chopped, sectioned, channeled '39 Ford Convertible Revell 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe 1948 Ford Woodie 1964 Ford Thunderbolt Pro-Touring My attempt at converting a Scarab into a Lotus 23B A Secret Santa kit that had been previously started with body paint by another car modeller Another Secret Santa kit built as a replica of the James Dean Rebel without a Cause movie car

Congratulations on a very productive year of excellent model car production. Looking forward to what comes off your bench in 2021

I was hoping mine would arrive before the end of the year and it just did at 12:45 PM PST December 31, 2020 in Oak Bay British Columbia Canada Happy New Year to everyone associated with Model Cars magazine and I wish you all the best for a successful and healthy 2021

Thanks Steve - I assembled everything today so all that is left is the livery which will go on tomorrow - New Years Eve for my eleventh completion for 2020. Hope to get it Under Glass before 2021. If I was to do another Camaro Players Challenge car I use either the AMT '83 or the Revell 1/24 with parts from the parts from the Revell 1/24 1990 Firebird. Happy New Year

Just came across this post as I try to finish an 87 Camaro before the end of the year. Your model is fabulous especially the engine compartment detail.

Very well built. If this kit were to be reissued it should come like this out of the box.

Very attractive. Like your colour choice. The headlight surrounds and SS trim really enhance the model.

Fabulous fleet of hot rods for 2020. I will be looking forward to your builds of 2021.

Great builds. I really like your theme style which all your models express to some degree.

Excellent build with maybe the most striking livery of the '66 GT-40's. I especially like the look of the side window vents propped open.

Beautiful Porsche model. I still have not tackled an enthusiast kit but your model might encourage me to do so.

Great model. I really like the back end treatment and the tucked in front bumpers. I am going to have to google to see if any one has tried something remotely similar in 1 to 1.

I completed the interior and test fitted in the body with front and rear windows which will need some grinding to get a closer fit. I also fixed up some items spotted in previous photos.

I see what you mean. MPC got that wrong too !! Consider it moved. Thanks for noticing.

Excellent post of an absolutely excellent model.

Mike - I did not pick up on the fact that I think you were inferring that the AMT '87 I am working on is based on an MPC kit but I found an article Tim Boyd did many years ago which confirms this. I have since done some detail painting on the wheels and I am pretty happy with how they look. I have also tried to correct other MPC deficiencies with parts from the AMT '83

I have done some painting assembly. As a result of looking at these photos I have modified and installed the catalytic converter from the '83, made longer exhaust tips, got the wheels to fit inside the fenders a little deeper and put the overflow tank and windshield washer reservoir on the correct sides. I am next going to finish the interior.

Awesome looking Super Car. Love the color combination.

I have always been a Falcon fan and had a very 1/1 '65 V-8 4-speed for a few years of which I built a model of how it looked when I first got it using a Modelhaus resin body This a a phantom Lotus-Falcon based on a Trumpeter kit I also did a diecast conversion of a first generation Falcon a long the same theme using parts from a GT350 This diecast conversion just has GMP Mini-Lites wheels

You really captured the era of show rods I remember well from looking at car mags and going to car shows as a kid in the sixties

Your '28 is gorgeous

The longer I work on this AMT "87 Camaro, the more I think the AMT '83 Camaro is a better kit and wonder why AMT did not up date the '83 for later configurations. I was not pleased how the '87 engine compartment looked from both above and below. I grafted in the '83 hood latch area and top of the forward bulkhead as well as the shock mount tops into the upper engine compartment. The angle of the shock mounts should have been more horizontal but they look closer to reality than the protrusions that were there before. The forward end of the '87 chassis ended abruptly so the '83 provided the appropriate assembly to which the bottom of the radiator was securely attached.

Thanks Mike for the interesting information about the wheels. The longer I work on the AMT '87 kit the more I think the AMT '83 is a superior kit in many ways and wonder why AMT did not just update the '83 to later configurations.

Thanks Sam - Very similar cars competed in the USA in the Firestone Firehawk Series. The IROC cars were tube frame - fiberglass bodied cars where as the Players and Firehawk cars were considered showroom stock with some enhancements to make them reliable and safe for racing.

This is the project that got me thinking about third generation Camaros in particular and starting this thread 1987 Camaro - Players GM Challenge Series - WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers - Model Cars Magazine Forum