Phildaupho

Beautiful period two tone

Ever well done, good looking, very modern and radical update to the Europa.

Thanks for the report Bernard. A friend was at the GNRS and said there were no models on Friday and only 2 on Saturday. When the GNRS was still in San Francisco there would be a big number of models on Sunday because you got in free if you brought a model and there would be model picks by full scale luminaries. [At least when I attended in 1999]. Hopefully there was a good turn out this year although like you say maybe resulting in fewer NNL West entries.

This very potent 4-banger is certainly very well detailed

Thanks guys - The actual car has been in the Reno car museum for a very long time but I am unsure of its history leading up to the movie in 1955 and before it went in the museum. It was at the Pebble Beach Concours a few years ago for the special Mercury class.

Thanks Ray - The previous builder started doing the chrome on one door with Molotow but I only used it for the interior, the engine components and touch up. Whenever I do a BMF job I just think how lucky we are to have that product. Thanks David - The first really cool car I ever had a ride in as a kid was a new 58 Impala that inspired the model below. You are correct that the 58 Impala was one of the most custom looking stock car ever produced. Thanks Bernard - It really was a well engineered and engraved kit although my example had a lot of flash. This is the second one I have built. The first I did about a quarter of a century ago inspired by the car mentioned above. There was a Revell 58 released a few years ago that was apparently based on a diecast. Thanks Larry Thanks Oliver - It would be pretty straight forward to build a replica of Steve Bolander's Impala from this kit just needing chrome wheels and 59 Cadillac taillights. The red trim decal did not go on well. The carrier turned white and wrinkled in places. Had to trim it with an Exacto and apply Future so keep it adhered.

This my second completion of the year. There was also a Secret Santa draw for unfinished kits. I got this already painted AMT 58 Impala. I finished it from the box only adding different wheels, tires and exhaust tips. The kit came with opening doors but no rear-view mirrors.

Awesome livery on an excellent model

Thanks guys. It was a surprisingly fun project.

Very commendable first attempt. I think I saw that the Uncertain T real or replica is at the Grand National Roadster Show this weekend.

I got this kit in a Secret Santa kit exchange. It was built as a near replica of the car the James Dean character drove in the 1955 movie Rebel Without A Cause. It was built directly from the box except for the center hood bead that I did by cutting a groove and embedding wire. The paint is Tamiya spray can black and the white walls were brush painted. I even watched the movie during the build process. It is a pretty nice kit with posable front wheels and an opening trunk. The first time I built this kit over a quarter of a century ago, I chopped the top. In the meantime the great Revell kit was released.

Great looking Supra. Is that the way it sits out of the box or did you lower it ?

Congratulation on another cool completion. I was always attracted to Desotos because they were rarely seen where I lived in Canada.

I really like your interior and engine enhancement. Great job on first attempt at Ghost Flames - something I would be reluctant to try.

Nice model of a very attractive car. I always thought these looked like a four door Ferrari Daytona.

Very nice to see as I have always been a fan of Hawks which were for the most part unappreciated but actually very fine automobiles for their time.

Not only were his cars always extremely innovative but they also looked incredible with their black and gold paint scheme

Like both. Never built a sprint car and have only seen them on track a couple of times but have always thought they were interesting race cars.

Very well built model of a very interesting race car. In spite of mentioned deficiencies , I think Revell of Germany deservers credit for doing this kit.

Three very tuff machines.

Looks great in your colour choice

You did a nice job on this Jag which I always thought was a very good looking car. I built one of these AMT kits many years ago and in retrospect it was a surprisingly good kit but kind of surprising it was from AMT although when you think of it there were many other surprising releases from AMT back in the 1990's !!

Very well done replica. I especially like the Cady taillights which were also a feature of a fabulous Vancouver BC custom Fordor 40 Ford called The Treasure back in the early 1960's

That was one awesome looking custom Deuce hot rod and is my pick for model of the year so far albeit only 8 days in

Thanks guys - I appreciate your comments.