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Truly amazing build! That paintjob is really great, and decals look good too. Nice to see these "Modern Super Stockers" too, something bit different. Wheels and tires look very good, and engine detailing is great. Especially I like those valve covers, they just look "right". Great job with this one, there's nothing to complaine about. Reminds me of My HemiDart project, maybe I must continue that one too...

Great job, this build is spectacular! I really like the engine detailing, have you tried to fire that engine up yet? And that Alclad looks very good, something what I have to get also. Wheelie bars look great. I can't wait to see more.

This would absolutely be good for Real or Model... Great job with it, those wheels are great, and whitewalls look really good. I like the paintjob too, really shiny and smooth. Engine detailing is super as always. GREAT job with this build, maybe the best Victoria, I've seen.

That might be good idea... But what does refreshing browser mean? This is something, I can't understand in english, sorry. But now that Avatar is changed, and I think, I must keep that one longer time, so I don't have to change it so often...

Ok, here we go again... Just finished drawing '64 Dodge Dart, it's built like 80's style... High rear end and some important equipment, like that L88 Scoop. I'm pretty happy about the end result, but it's not perfect. I tried to make this just like "period correct".

Wow, I agree with Janne, this is maybe the best model I've seen built from this kit. Custom style fits nicely to this. And that engine detailing is awesome. Marimekko fabric decal, you used, is Finnish design, that's why it maybe looks so good. Great build, very nice idea of making this Thunderbolt Custom version. Paintjob is really nice and I like te color too. Stance is great, wheels and tires are very nice too.

I'm trying to change it again.... This morning I tried to change it, and I'm still waiting if it will change or not.

It has been a while now. But today I had to draw '70 Audi 60. This is just like my grandfather's car, he owned on the 70's. Once rear spring got broken and other little problems, but anyways it was pretty good car... This isn't perfect, far away from it. But I didn't have enough time to draw it. I'm pretty happy about it anyway.

This is really great project, I've been thinking about conversions from these Retro Muscle Cars, it would be nice to see Pickup Camaro for example, just like El Camino, but based on Camaro's body. Your conversion looks very good too, Challenger Longroof is interesting subject. I'd like to see one in 1:1 model with Hemi of course. Nice job on the front, looks really factory made. Keep it going, I'll be wathing this project.

Thanks for the info, Bradley. I'll take my time, don't worry about that. I have only that body and engine bay of that MPC kit. It'll be with tube frame, I believe. Or if I can find good chassis for it, I might use that one as a basis. Interior is going to be simple. Aluminium and only few important cauges. Now I'm going to get back to the bench, maybe later today there's coming update, but I'm not sure about that yet.

Wow, thanks for the comments everyone! That orange one is the MC Laren Mustang, that's only thing I know about it. That other one is pretty simple kit, engine bay detail is.... Bad. And I wont be using that part. It could be MPC, but I'm not sure. The information about Fox Mustang kits is great in this topic, needs to say. I try to do that bodywork as nicely as I can, doesn't matter if it takes three months or two years. I want to restore that Outlaw body, because of its history. Without that, I don't know, what I could have done to it.

This is really interesting concept. I like that Camaro top, it fits really nicely to Chevelle body shapes. Usually I don't like those big wheels, but they fit nicely to this. Just because this looks like concept and would be Chevrolet's car model on 2012. Great job with it, paintjob is amazing too. I like it.

And Outlaw Mustang got some progress too. I filled the holes from the rear with styrene. Now I can start building the front spoiler (or what it is called, I don't know). When I can get that done, then it might be time to put some bondo on it.

Thanks Tony! These are pretty rough, you're right. But luckily, I have no hurry so I can build these slowly and that bodywork will take long time. But I haven't done anything like this before, so it's really interesting to build models from these... Little update also. I removed some styrene from the hood. Now I mean that C/Street Mustang. I will build Cowl Induction scoop there, when I can test fit the engine so I can see how high or low it needs to be. I glued cylinder heads, valve covers, intake manifold, carburetor and oil pan to the engine. That timing chain cover and water pump- part is installed too. (Sorry for the bad pictures, engine looks very odd in them.) The chassis is now back from MR Muscle. I glued that front part of the frame on its place and after bit of styrene, it fits ok. Needs to build one crossmember, maybe from scratch or then if I find one, I might use that as a basis.

Now I'm back with the Corvette. It's not finished yet, as I have said already, here are two pictures of the hood in progress. First one is after some putty, and now I sanded it. Needs to put some more bondo and hopefully it'll be ready for primering pretty soon. I'm waiting for few decals to the chassis also, but otherwise it's pretty much done. That register plate on the front is just a little thing, and very easy to change.

And here I have filled the bullet hole with styrene. Lots of bondo needs to be attached, but there are some more places for styrene before putting any bondo... That's all for now, I'll post updates when I have something to update.

Then let's move on to the Outlaw Mustang. Outlaw is Category for too radical Street Cars, and Outlaw has "safety index". That's 7.50 seconds. But cars were supposed to run 8,0 or 7,9 usually. My basis for this project is really rough body, But it has really... Well, odd history. In 1983-1985 Finnish builder saw this first time, and it was white with red and white chassis and black interior. It has also been bright red, blue and black. It has been also with "TargaTop", convertible and Pickup... So many different versions. Some time, some of those many builders of this car, gave lots of damage to the body. There are many cranks and other marks, that the body has been glued to one piece from few hundreds of pieces. And there is at least one bullet hole. So the body has history, that's why I'll be restoring it. Here are pictures of the basis. First I glued the body, it was almost in two pieces from that spot: Rear bumber was just taped on... Alright, here we go for some modifications to the top.

Here is yet one picture about that Pro Charger, and picture of that engine before going to the paint stripping... And this picture shows, where I am right now. I had the engine without paint and then I smoothed that mold line from the transmission. That little mold line on the engine will be covered up later, so don't worry about it.

And here's one picture of the chassis: And here we have this glue bomb after taking it apart. Interior and chassis were impossible to get in two different parts, now they are and they will be one and the same part, that doesn't matter too much, I think. I had to open hole for the grille to the front. Also I added little styrene part to fill that missing part on the front spoiler, or what is it called... Ok, then lets start building the engine for C/Street Mustang. Street is Heads Up racing, and C/Street is for small blocks, D/street for Big Blocks. And this will be with 302 Small Block. That engine needs Pro Charger, so I scratchbuilt one. The Pro Charger is built from some plastic tubing, and some solder around it. Then I built that belt pulley. It's styrene tubing, but I "lathed" little groove for the belt. I painted some silver on it, and assembled. Pretty good, but it doesn't look as good in the pictures...

Alright, here we go. Some pictures. First, I'm building these two Mustangs same time, so in one update, there might be pictures from both Mustangs, but I'll try to say clearly, is it C/Street-Mustang or Outlaw-Mustang. Here we have the basis for these projects. Two glue bombs. That orange one is MCLaren Mustang and it will be the C/Street Mustang. I have chassis and interior for that, so the basis is pretty good. Let's get started with this one, I'll tell about that blue Outlaw Mustang later... The C/Street Mustang is pretty rough in some places, but it can be quite easily built nice and shiny Race Car. I mean that the bodywork doesn't take years... Here are some pictures about the Mustang just after buying it.

I'm sorry, but that doesn't help me. I need at least six months to build one car, I'm so slow builder. But I'll be watching your builds, it's interesting community build anyway.

Great, count me in with -'79 Ford Mustang Outlaw. -'80 Ford Mustang C/Street Yes, they both are Drag Racers, and they are glue bomb restores. These will take time, but when it's an open ended build, it doesn't matter. Great CBP, I'll be posting WIP pictures bit later today.

Trans Am Cars were Javelins, as mentioned above. But that DragOnLady kit is.... Well, not so great quality. Chassis has molded in rear axle, and inner fenders on the front are anything but correct. I built most of the subframe on the front from Evegreen... Interior has molded in seats, they have to be removed and door panels need lots of fixing and scratchbuilding. Of course you need to do something for the firewall also, and inner fenders are pretty hard to scratchbuild. I haven't been looking for other parts, and if they are realistic, or not but with those modifications, project isn't so fast anymore.

Well, it's already gone, but is it still possible to join in, since some builders have their Foxes still in Progress? I have two Fox bodied Mustangs coming right now...

Interesting community build, I'll be watching. I have some Hot Rods on the bench, but the deadline is way too tight for me, I could never get any of them finished before that date, I think.