David G.

Wow! Everything about it looks perfect! David G.

I built this kit years ago, it's a fun kit to build. You did a fantastic job with yours, excellent color choice, great looking paint and detail work. David G.

Hello Si, It's got to be a great feeling to be laying down some paint! Strangely, not only does the pint blend all the details together it also highlights in a way. David G.

I love all the detail you're adding to this build. David G.

Beautiful progress on this one! I love the canard wings on the nose. David G.

Killer color combination on this one! David G.

It sure does have some beefy wheels on it! ? David G.

Super sweet! Looks great from every angle. David G.

Your paint looks fantastic! An all-around good looking clean, mild custom build. David G.

Nice and classy with nuthin' to prove! David G.

Nice little vintage hot rod. Short, sweet and to the point. David G.

I don't believe I've seen a Cal-Look Deuce before now. Nicely Done! David G.

Spectacular work on the entire set! David G.

A beautifully rendered classic hot rod! David G.

It does indeed look like a frog ready to spring! Excellent detail work and paint! Good job as far as I'm concerned. David G.

Hello Everybody! I've officially moved this build to completed status and have created a topic in the "Under Glass" section. Here is a link. A sincere thanks to all of you who followed along and supported me through this build, I appreciate your support and comments. David G.

Hello Everybody! This is the Mummy Machine by AMT-ERTL and MPC at least according to the logo cast on the bottom of the body tub. Originally released in (I think) 1972, I first encountered this kit around 1975. So yeah, this is another nostalgia build in which I try to recapture my youth. I don't believe that I ever completed building it as I can remember having the mummy head and other various bits around for years afterward. Believe it or not, there was an actual Mummy Machine show car created by Jack Kampney in the early Seventies. I'm still not entirely certain whether the show car or the model kit came first as the earliest print references to the actual car I can find are from 1975 and the model kit was first released in 1972. Here's my rendition of the kit. This kit is quite good at capturing the whimsical over-the-top style of the Show Rods popular during the Sixties and Seventies. I came to think of it as "Delightfully Ridiculous." Golden sphynxes or "fender puppies" as I came to think of them, adorn the running boards. A close up shot of the death mask radiator with cartouche covered scarab "headlights". I can't imagine that the radiator would allow much air flow for cooling. This image also some of the detail painting on the mummy hands. That's all for now. For those who may be interested, I made a build thread in the WIP section. Here is a link As always, thanks for taking the time to look. Comments and critiques are always welcome. David G.

Hello Everybody! I got called for jury duty so I ended up with a week's "vacation" from my regular life with obviously, not much bench time. So here's a teaser update while I edit the final photos for publication... hopefully tomorrow. This is the finishing touch I hinted at earlier for the bottom pyramid cover plate- a golden scarab! I found these online, they come in packages of six and only cost a few dollars. I think it completes the bottom of the chassis quite nicely. I plan to create an under glass topic tomorrow for this build. Until then, thanks for taking a look and please feel free to post a comment or two. David G.

Hello Everybody! I managed to get the head glued to the body barge with the tongue in the proper position. I had to heat and bend the cobra gearshift to get it look the way I wanted. I managed to finish this one up yesterday. All I have to do now is take and edit the final photos so I can post them in the Under Glass section. Thanks to everybody who followed along and commented. Your compliments, critiques and encouragement mean a lot to me. David G.

Thanks Chaz! I'm actually quite impressed with the Rustoleum metallic gold paint. David G.

The foil looks like it's cooperating with you. You must have some of the good stuff that actually sticks where you put it. David G.

A very worthy tribute build, Nicely Done! You also have quite an impressive collection. David G.

Looking good! I like the grille and tail panel details. David G.

I built one of these a few years ago, box-stock. It's probably my least favorite Batmobile but I gave it all the attention I give to all my builds and I think it turned out rather well. It goes without saying that I'm very interested to see what you do with yours. I do like what you've done so far. David G.

But Dang, they did look good! David G.