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Very nicely done Impala! In fact, one of the cleanest ones I've seen built from this kit. The color is very nice and I like the wheel and tire combo as well. Very nicely done!

Thanks, that's the answer I was kind of thinking myself too but had to make sure. Steve, the Astorian is exactly what I'm trying to replicate. It's not going to be a perfect replica, but I'm doing it as close as I can. In fact the project got started earlier but it has been as a back burner for (too) long time. Now when I pulled it back on the bench, this tail light issue came to my mind. But, scratchbuilding those tail lights shouldn't be a problem so I guess that's what I'll have to do. I've already started converting the roof into a Sedan (the B-posts are missing in this picture as I dropped the body to the floor by accident) and re-styling the front end...

Does anyone know if there is any source for these tail lights in 1/24 or 1/25 scale? They are from '63 Oldsmobile 98. I know Jo-Han made a '63 Starfire, but it has different tail lights of course. I don't think I've seen a kit of a '63 Olds 98, but has anyone seen these as custom parts on some other kit or something like that?

That turned out very nice! All the detail work you did on it really paid off. The color choice couldn't be better either. Very nice work, makes me want to start one of my '65 Plymouths.

Wow, that is probably the cleanest build of a Pacer that I've seen. Very nice work with it inside and out. In addition to the ultra clean overall look, the interior catches my eyes. It looks fantastic. Excellent work.

Me too, as a kid I always dreamed of having a '69 Nova with 454 and Blower. Nowadays I like the look of the 1st Gen Nova more, but the love of Blower Power is still there. I also like high revving N/A engines, but as I'm planning on driving the Chevy II on street as well, the Blower engine will probably be a bit more streetable. And, it looks a lot cooler of course. When you get to building that Tall T, it would be very cool to see a thread in "On The Workbench"...

This is a great tip. I always seem to struggle when trying to BMF long straight moldings (a side trim for example). I will definitely try this on my next build, thanks!

That's a good one ! I've seen in person how one of these look under the hood so I know what you mean...

That's a great looking Mustang Charlie! Is the engine also from the Jo-Han kit? I'm asking because my dad who built the kit when it came out, keeps always saying that the engine was undersized in that kit. Yours looks very good, so either my "old man" remembers wrong (would not be the first time ) or you changed the engine.

That must have been a very neat car! Mine is going to have a 350 SBC with a V6/71 Blower and dual carburetors, and also 4-Speed. I'm trying to make it look like someone could have built it in the mid '60s.

Did some work with the engine details today. Started off with throttle linkage. That was kinda tricky, and because of that my linkage is not completely accurate but I think it will do. It's made from some metal wire that I had laying around and Detail Master's Photo Etch parts. Then I glued the belt driven fuel pump on place. Obviously, the belt and pulleys is still in progress . The fuel pump itself is taken from the AMT Boss Nova kit that has the same Hemi engine than AMT Double Dragster. After some prepping I sprayed it with chrome silver, painted the fuel line fittings and added a bit of black washing with Tamiya's Panel Line Accent Color. Fuel line from fuel pump to the fuel block was very tricky to get on place, but finally I got it there. Next step will be scratchbuilding the headers and messing with the belt pulleys and belt for the fuel pump. Then a couple of smaller parts (starter, oil filter etc) and the engine is pretty much done.

Unfortunately they are using pretty much road salt in here, too. Which is why it's pretty rare to see old cars during the winter months. Except that the road salt doesn't work when it's cold enough, so when it's really cold, it's possible to cruise around without having the salt all over your chassis. Now as it has been very cold for a while and yesterday evening the temp cage was showing -16 Fahrenheits, all of the roads are snowy as the road salt doesn't work. That Cadillac Hearse was pictured at a Kustom Kulture Show parking lot. The city of Helsinki has decided that particular parking lot is not free, so if you're planning to park your car there for the whole day (like you have to do when you go to see the show), it's actually cheaper to take the parking ticket than pay for the whole day parking...

Nice work slicing the roof! Now it looks really good from front and rear, but I might do something with the side profile. Now it looks too flat in my opinion, so I when looking at the cab from the side, I'd add a bit of material to the middle of the roof and smooth it out with putty. A flat roofline like that doesn't work very well with the rest of the body which is full of round shapes everywhere. Just a suggestion what would make the roofline look better. As I said, it looks very good from front and rear. Just the side profile could do some minor tweaking. Anyway, keep it coming, this is going to be a great looking Pickup when done.

Yep, it's a great kit that I've been searching for a long time. I'm very happy to finally have it on my shelf. The trailer was missing from my kit, but that's no problem. Maybe I'll score one on eBay some day. Thanks, I like '60s Wagons as well. But even more I like the 1st gen Chevy II or Novas in different body styles. In fact I have a plan to build one of each body style (Hardtop, Convertible, 2D Sedan, 4D Sedan and Wagon) in stock condition. That will take some time though, and first I want to get my 1:1 '62 Two Door Sedan running and driving.

Wow, that is a great looking Country Squire right there! Always liked how these cars look, great to see a scale version of one. The paint work and woodgrain on the sides are incredible. Very well done Longroof!

That's a very clean Cadillac, nice work! Great to see these unusual subjects being built, especially when they're done this well. The color is perfect choice and paint job looks really good too. I also like the interior upholstery pattern a lot. Very nicely done Cadillac.

Oh yeah I know that car. Once he did a good burnout while leaving a Cruising night in Tampere, of course with the sirens and police lights on. You can see plenty of old US cars in the summer around here. Unfortunately in the winter not so much. In this link you can see some of the cars I saw on the road last year. Of course I saw lots of more cars, but these are the ones I was able to catch on camera: What Did You See On The Road 2018

This arrived in the mail today. Did some trading with a fellow modeler on Drastics Plastics forum, and got this AMT '63 Nova Wagon. It's one of those kits that I've been trying to find for a long time, but they always seem to go over my budget range on eBay. This one is not perfect, but a very good starting point for me. It's missing some small parts, but it has the most important ones and that's good for me. I think it will be factory stock as the kit is so complete and in good condition. I'm very happy to finally have this kit on my stash. And can't wait to start building!

Not a very special update to my '51 Bel Air, but minor progress at least. I fabricated those small "supports" or whatever they might be called to the seat. Now the driver and co-driver are not going to slide around on the seat while cornering. At least some of the old Stock Cars had these on their bench seats. Also the engine got a bit of black wash. Next step will be working on the intake and exhaust area, and add spark plug wires...

Wow! That's a very nice Mercury Longroof! As always you did an excellent job with the paint and finish. Always great to see these unique cars being built. I'm wondering how did you do the woodgrain on the sides? They look fantastic.

I made them from masking tape which I painted black. It works pretty good unless there is a bend in the roll bar tubing as that will cause wrinkles to the tape. I wonder if anyone has used this Pro Tech Roll Bar Padding on their models? Usually Pro Tech stuff is top notch quality so I'd think this is good stuff as well, but never tried it. http://www.tedsmodelingmarketplace.com/roll-bar-padding-1-25/

This evening I was cruising around in Helsinki, Finland (because what else would I do on Saturday night ). I stopped by at a gas station to go and get a cup of coffee. When I got out of my Chevy S10, I heard a V8 rumble and saw this chopped Cadillac Hearse driving towards the city center. That made my day, great to see a car like that driving in snow next to several horrible looking new cars. This picture was taken about a year ago.

This one was actually pretty easy. It was very clear that it was based on a Triumph Herald, but because Triumph never made a four door version of this car, it was clear that this is some other version of that car. After some searching in Google I found out about the Standard Gazel and that was it... Never knew these were made in India until this week.

Wow, another beauty from your bench! I would probably still see nightmares about BMF if I built one of these, that's a lot of chrome trim ! But you did an excellent job with them, the paint job also looks very good. The red interior works perfectly with the black paint job, too. Very nicely done.

Oh yeah, a vertical gate shifter! Been trying to find one for my 1:1 Chevy II Gasser project, but haven't found any of them around here. So, probably I have to start with the regular H-pattern shifter, but one thing is for sure. Not gonna install a boring automatic in that one, four speed is the way to go.