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Just a little update... I have been working with that '56 Chevy right now, this hasn't been on my workbench... Today I painted the radiator. It's painted by Revell's gloss black and radiator carton (is that correct word, my english is not so good...) is painted by Revell silver... I have to paint that top with that silver yet... Transmission is painted by Humbroll Metallic 53. That's quite good looking, that engine I mean. Sometimes these Lindberg kits are a little bit... Continues soon, hopefully... This is quite interesting to build, trucks are not that thing, I usually build. ENGINE IS JUST TEST FITTED!!! It looks like pink, but it's looking like how it looks in that previous post.

Yes, I put you to entry list. But tell me the make and model and year model, I put it to there also. Like '65 Chevrolet Impala, for example. Thank you.

Wohoo! That's the first entry!!! Thank you. But please, tell me what is the car you join with, it's a little easier to me to count those, if one builder builds more than one car. Thanks.

Now I can't say more than This is going to be amazing!

Wow, that's nice! Mustang is very good for this, is there in USA a race class called Pro Outlaw? Have never heard about that... Pro Modified is my favourite, and I would built it from this... Here in Finland has been driven PM European record 5.911, 1/4 mile. But your build looks good to me, I have On the workbench section '63 Impala Pro Street what has a brass frame also... I have to continue it someday too. Keep this going!

Looking good! That is right style to build this kind of Mustang. White paint is smooth and decals are very nice. Hoosier tires, they are something, you see very rarely. Where are they from? I mean, where are those Hoosier decals from.? Engine detailing looks good, chassis is very nice... I can't find any mistakes from it. Very good job with this!

Yes, '66 Fairlane is good. All cars, produced before or exactly in year 1990. Yes, it's possible to enter with '66 Fairlane. But it's NOT possible to enter with '95 Volvo 940, for example. I know, there is no kit from 940 Volvo, but it's just an example. Dirt racer is possible to build, anything what is produced before or exactly in 1990 and car is for dirt race, LeMans type cars, Nascars and so on... And you can build replicas OR just looking like could be raced back in the day. BUT you can build also drifting cars, for example... That's quite new style, but it's possible to build drifter IF you build it from a car, built before or exactly in 1990. EXAMPLE: it's possible to build drifting- car from '75 Buick Skyhawk, if you want. It doesn't matter what is the style of your build, the main thing is that the car is built in a factory before or exactly in year 1990. Clear enough?

Today I have done lots of bodywork. I'll post pictures when I got something to show you. But right now. Air cleaner is from Cadillac, it's resin part, can't remeber the manufactuer... I drilled holes, to there, like in real one. Firts I used 1mm drill bit, then 1,5mm and then 2mm drill bit... Then I just made one turn with 3,5mm drill bit, wich made it looking better. Then those 1mm, 1,5mm and 2mm drill bits again and right now it looks pretty good. I've been thinking of using Alcad to that air cleaner, but don't know is it so good either, maybe just paint it black. Feel free for comments.

Ok, this should work, if there is any interest. Community build for race cars, track racing, like 1965 LeMans 24 hour race winner, for example.This is for Historic cars. You can build somekind of drifting machine if you want, but the car must be produced BEFORE or exactly year 1990. So you can build quite new cars, if you want... Drag Race- cars are of course allowed! You can build American Cars, European, Japanese cars... There are no limits, but it must be historic. It can be imaginary car or real but main thing is that it's produced before or exactly in 1990. There is NO deadline! Build as long as it takes, and it's still possible to join in! Any questions or if you would like to enter, reply to this topic and tell it. Thank you -Niko Here is the official entry list! Highway -?? Jantrix - '57 Chevrolet Nomad Monte's Motors - '66 Ford Fairlane Super Stock mopar01lee - '75 Dodge Dart Short Track Late Model Sportsman W-409 - Chevrolet Corvette Roadsport/V8 -Austin Healey Historic Racer -'82 Corvette Outlaw Street -'71 Plymouth Cuda Pro Stock Bluesman Mark - 1970 GTO Dirt Tracker Adam144 - Lotus John Player Special Formula One Clay - '53 Stude Pro Mod LAone - 1985 Toyota Corolla Levin N2. BeeMopar - 85 Regal gregbbear - Sauber Mercedes C9 Voljeepx - Kurtis Midget car and trailer Donnie Boger - MPC Motown Missile 72 Cuda - Johan Sox and Martin 70 Superbird - Johan Sox and Martin 71 Cuda Andy C. - Chi Town Hustler - Finished, http://www.modelcars...ndpost&p=566238 Rob Z - Stars & Stripes Corvette CorvairJim - 1966 Corvair Yenko Stinger - Corvair Gasser! a/gass - Jenkins Red & White 66 Nova - Archway Ford`s Flyin`Flivver T-Bolt - 55-57 Chevy Truck & 57 Fairlane RatGasser - Ford Maverick Drag Racer - 1969 Rambler American ''Roadsport V8'' bandit1 - 64 Ford Fairlane Swifster - '63 Volkswagen Beetle wgflatliner - Sauber C9 Mercedes, Finished http://www.modelcars...ndpost&p=613995 - Toyota Tom's 84C LeMans - Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 rally car patami - Locost Dirkpitt289 -1986 Mustang GTO Racer Haubenschild -1968 McLaren M8A -Finished, http://www.modelcars...ndpost&p=608308 - Lotus 25 (restored version) - 1976 McLaren M23 vwrabbit -1955 Corvette - Tribute to the 150mph milestone record setting Vette.

I've been following this one, now I have to say, it looks very good! I can't wait to see it finished. This is just good looking hot rod, you got some great talents also... That tie rod looks awesome, great scratchbuilding there! I like that rust on it. Great job all the way with this.

This is cool... I like that colour, satin colours are not my favourite, but this looks good. Nice wheel and tire choice, this one is very great looking Merc'. That engine looks good too. I like that Merucry Parking Only sign, I have that AMT kit, where it comes. Nice build, I like it.

Mee too! But I think, that's the easiest way to do this job. I have a carpet to the floor, that's why it's so bad looking... Body work is not so funny either, I don't like sanding these parts very much... But this continues! EDIT: I posted pictures from the starting point to my first post, because I noticed, they were not there...

Slowly but surely... Today I tried to sand out some rude shapes to this... Usually I use sanding papers from 400 to 2000, they are quite good, but right now, I used 120 sandpaper. It's very rough, but I think, it's pretty good for this "shaping"... I sanded as much bondo as I can, then I put some MMD's "Greeen Putty" to the diving board, because that bondo (two component is so heavy stuff, it was good to use Green Putty with fingers... Then I let it dry and after that I put some more bondo to it and now it looks pretty good. It's now in that kind of situation that I can spray the first primer coat on it quite soon... Now I just must take that 400 sandpaper and make that thing smooth... Interior is quite bad, it has been upholstered sometime and there were still some heavy glue and fur all around. I removed them, some Green Putty, because I want it to bee smooth... Now, here are the pictures for you... Now I have a new '56 Chevy Custom coming. It will be sectioned and so on. Feel free for comments, as always, I try to continue this one soon, but let's see when next update comes...

That engine detailing is totally awesome!!! Very good job with it, that Cadillac body is something very rare in drag racing so great points for that choice... Where is that body from, I have never seen model kit from that kind of caddy. Resin? It doesn't look like resin...

I like those Full Moons too, this Pickup looks very good also. Colour is perfect, and that paintjob looks awesome. Have you painted those scalloops...? Engine looks good too, flathead is just perfect choice to this one and white wall tires are looking good too. Thank you for sharing!

Nice project, Corvette drag car is something you can't see every day... Yours is looking very good and that paintjob is looking awesome! Great! Don't really know, how those tires fit to the car, but I prefer those Pegasus ones... Thank you for sharing this, I like it very much.

Yes, I know, it's very hard to get picture from interior... It's hard with unchopped car and with this... But that engine looks very good, I like those valve covers alot, no plug wires= doesn't matter, when other model is this nice. Thank you for sharing this one!

Wow, that weathering looks very good! First when I read that "Look what's under the hood", I thought that there is somekind of big block engine with twin turbo or something. When I saw that "six shooter" engine, I was suprised... But anyways, nice Mustang, I like that paintjob, it's something you see very rarely, stock Mustang! But engine detailing looks very good, this is so clean build, and that diorama looks awesome with all those nice cars. Thank you for sharing this!

This is going to be nice, I'm really sure about it! Your skills are awesome, just can't wait to see this finished... That's a good start. BTW: That finished Roadster looks very good too, you build great old school models!

Ok, some day I maybe should make an order... Thank you!

This is very good looking Chevy truck! I like that paint, it's very good and colour looks good too. Perfect choice for wheels and tires, I like all those little details. Engine detailing looks very good too, but now it's a little "boring". I mean it looks like made from one piece... That doesn't matter anyways, because other model is so nice, that engine is just a little thing, keep on building, Chevy looks awesome, specially I like that wooden bead.

That's really clean model, I mean, it's built very very nicely, can't find any mistakes from it. Paintjob looks very great, smooth and shiney, I like this build very much, it's looking like 1:1 car so much... But can you post pictures from engine or interior, I would like to see them. Nice Mercury!

Congrats, very nice models, I'm not suprised winning with those models! Nice prices, that's nothing like what's here in Finland, we have just trophys or medals... But great job with those models!

Wow, that's looking very good. That paintjob looks good, awesome decals and engine looks very good too! Those injector tubes are looking great, from what they are made? Nice detailing, keep these great looking models coming!

Great looking build! Like these Funny Cars a lot. This paintjob looks very cool, decals are nice and engine looks very nice too... Detailing is awesome, there are lots of very nice looking details! Frame looks good too, keep these coming...