David G.

"On the next Pimp My Ride... " David G.

If it weren't for the figure I'd have thought that it was 1:1. There's nothing wrong with the figure, it's just nigh impossible to make them look like anything other than what they are. Great work. David G.

Clean and tight! Looks great, love the engine and interior. David G.

That paint looks great! David G.

From what I can see, it looks pretty good. David G.

Nice looking Roadrunner! David G.

Thanks Walter, I'm gald you like it. David G.

I tried to build one of these back in '75 or '76. Never did finish it, I think the decals kicked my butt. Yours looks great, thanks for sharing it. David G.

Me too, thanks Mike! Thank you Dave! David G.

OK a little bit of an update. The "chrome" on the bumpers as a bit scratched and well, just plain yucky looking so I decided to use Alclad to replace it. Of course we start with the Alclad gloss black enamel. And then spray with Alclad. Thanks again, David G.

Thank you John, for your kind comments. I have more skill now than when I started this project in 2009. There are things that I've accomplished that I couldn't have done when I started this. Now that I'm in the home stretch with this one, the hearse is next on the list. Thanks again Jesse, I appreciate your input. Thank you for the suggestion Tom. I actually have something that I've knocked together for the rear area. I'm sort of fine tuning it for appearance. Hopefully I'll get some photos of it posted soon. Thank you also for your kind comments. David G.

Thank you Jesse, the Interceptor is one of the ones I'd like to build too, "Gor Mate, is that a vee-eight?" Thanks Dave, I'm glad you like it. "...cherns my noble. " LOL! That's funny, I love it! Thanks Mike. David G.

Thank you Guy. David G.

Thank you John. Seeing your Monaco on The Board is what prompted me to create this topic. I can't tell toy how much I've learned from seeing the work of other builders. David G.

Thank you John. Yep, gotta love that classic paint scheme. Thank you Carl. David G.

Here are a couple of mine. Before weathering... After weathering... And my most recent... David G.

Thanks Joe, I'm beginning to develop more of a like for cop cars and other service/professional vehicles. I also have a hearse that I'm working on I'm thinking of building my 53 Hudson Hornet as a Fire Chief or Fire Marshall vehicle. Good point on the Gotham City plate. I suppose that it could be argued that it's a city government plate. Like Bob Ross says, "It's your world, you can make it any way you want to." Thanks again Joe, I do appreciate your comments. David G.

Thanks Kenneth. David G.

Good progress Mike, the engine looks great! David G.

Great color choice, looking forward to watching this one come together. David G.

Thanks Janne, I'm glad you like it. Thank you Nick, I'm very happy with the way the paint turned out on this one. David G.

Thank you Curt, I'm glad you like it. Thanks Guy. The 50's had what I call a "conservative excess" design philosophy, which is kind of what I'm shooting for. David G.

Thanks Danno. Thanks Greg. Which version do you have? I think there are probably three different ones. Thanks David. I was always OK as long as the lights didn't start flashing. Thanks Dave, I'm glad you like it. Hey, I used to live in Akron- near the Grant St and Wolf Ledges area. Thanks Guy. Yeah, that's one reason why I didn't "fix" them. Another was that I could easily cite the fact that it's a representation of a fictional vehicle from a Batman movie. That, and I didn't feel like doing that much work on this one. Thank you Jeff. I did consider correcting that issue on this kit, but given the subject it wasn't that critical in my mind. Though they do make great looking cop cars, I plan on building one of these as a daily driver and I'll keep your tip in mind for that one. Thanks for sharing it. Thank you JT, I'm glad you like it. Thanks Jonathan. David G.

Thanks Tom. Marty, Thank you. Thank you Oscar. Thanks Bruce, I thought about replacing them, but I figured that it really wasn't going to be that noticable on the inside of my display case. Thanks Peter, I'm glad you like them. David G.

I know it doesn't look like much but this represents about six hours worth of work. I finally decided that instead of getting all fancy and creative I would just use the tail lights that came with the kit. I also modified the kit glass to fit the new rear window configuration. I had to do some trimming and shaping then glue strip styrene to the lower edges to simulate trim strips. That was a bear. I ended up using CA which, of course, marred the glass. I then polished and clear coated with Pledge Floor Care Finish (or whatever they're calling it this year). Thanks for looking and as always, please feel free to comment. David G.