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Great point on the tires and wheels. They just simply never look good in my opinion, I think tire needs to have high sidewall profile to look right. John posted about those Cragars and tires sticking out of the fenders. Personally I'm not a great fan of that style, but sometimes it works. Still those tires have sidewall profile and they look like car tires instead of rubber bands.

Wow that looks great! You do excellent work and this one is not an exception. Smooth looking paint job and incredible detailing in the engine and interior. I can't wait to see the final pictures of this one finished.

Excellent looking Mercury Comet you have there! This is one of the best looking Mercurys ever made and I really like your version. The color fits well to body shapes and those steel wheels are beautiful. Nice job.

I really like that '36 Ford! It's a very nice and clean Custom, especially I like that color a lot, but stance, wheel and tire choice and the overall look are excellent as well. That ZZ Top Eliminator is very nicely built, too, but those wheels just don't fit to that car (either) IMO.

I've never heard of that, but I guess there are different Bondos available and some of them might shrink & some don't. Yes, when applying small amounts of that Tamiya Putty you should be fine.

Looks like I didn't see your comments until now...Sorry about that! Bill: Thanks! It's true that many people don't know that difference (or then they just don't care) but having a full scale version in the garage, I just had to fix that. Shaun: Thank You! I'm happy to say it, but finally it's easy to find reference material, as there is an 1:1 '60 Impala in the garage that I'm trying to get driveable for the next summer. Rusty: Thanks for bumping this thread up, I actually pulled this one back to the bench a couple of days ago and I have done some minor work, but unfortunately I'm having very little time to build. My main progress has been with that 1:1 car and its rust repairs. I should have a couple of pictures in the next few days...Stay tuned.

Very easy! The original Z28 would be neat one to watch, but that Resto Mod would make me turn around not to see it. That original car would not have to be a Camaro to be more interesting than a Resto Mod Camaro - a bone stock Chevrolet Chevette would be much more interesting for me, too.

Well - that's what I was grown up with... My dad has never had any of those Pro Touring etc things, and he never will either. I forgot to add the only exeption to my last post: Only case where modern technology is OK in my opinion, is Drag Race cars. Luckily they never have big wheels and low profile tires and I'm perfectly fine with for example electric water pump and that kind of parts in Drag Car engines. Anyway those engines must still look like an engine, not so that when the hood is open, all you see is plastic.

I saw this Chevy Impala on Friday. It was very nice to see a real car instead of just those egg-shaped plastic things.

Some of you like them, some of you like them in some cases but not always. I don't want to sound rude and I want to say that I appreciate the work that has been put into them, but personally, I hate Resto Mods and Modern Hot Rods. They just look horrible and as I like old cars, why would I install parts from new cars in them? Well built car with old parts and technology is good to drive and they are quite reliable if built well. Plus, driving long trips in an old car is also a neat experience - it is not interesting if you're driving a 2014 Honda or something like that. It is not interesting either if the car you're driving has a modern engine and other technology as well. I just wish people would forget this style completely. It makes me feel bad when I see a Resto Mod or whatever Pro Touring cars they are called. I might be strange, because most people of my age like those modern things, but this is the way I am.

I think the best source for those parts is always your parts box, so I'm not sure what are the best ones available in aftermarket form. Though, those parts can be found in resin from various manufacturers, so I recommend going through these aftermarket companies listed in this thread http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=71864 . I believe it should help you get going. Many kits have very good parts in them as well, so maybe a post in Wanted area would help finding those parts as well.

What I would do now, as after someone said it, it actually looks like you didn't quite sand the entire side trim off... I would sand those doors completely smooth starting with 400 grit paper and finishing it with 600 and 1000 grit papers. Then a light coat of Primer and if there still is some ghosting, then I'd apply a light coat of putty on that surface and sand it smooth. I don't recommend Tamiya Putty, as it sinks after some time (After a year maybe). My friend built a '51 Chevy Full Custom years ago and used Tamiya Putty when smoothing out the body mods. It looked good, but after some time the putty started shrinking and then the paint job wasn't smooth anymore. I have used Bondo on my projects and there has never been that kind of a problem. I hope this helps.

I definitely hope so! In my opinion a Model A Coupe is the best looking Hot Rod car. With all of those parts that kit has, it makes this 2nd Quarter the most interesting one for a long time, even if I have absolutely zero interest on those other two. I will be buying several of those Model A Roadsters. Can't wait to see the nitpicking to begin.

I saw a green '66 Dodge Dart here in Finland on those snowy & salty roads. It really made my day as it's nice to see that I'm not the only one to drive around with a Rear wheel drive, chrome bumper American Car.

And here it is: 200 Pages of Pure Perfection ! Excellent job painting those parts - even if you're planning to repaint. I think it's a good idea to try to get the right shade for that paint as you're doing so detailed work on this one otherwise as well. Keep it coming!

Gene... Thanks, it means a lot! That is true - my skills have improved a lot and it's nice to be able to build models that I'm happy with, even if there is always lots of room for improvement. Chris.... Thanks so much! It's nice that I was able to inspire you to build an Oldsmobile. It means a lot that you like my work, even if my work is hudreds of miles behind of yours - and I really like to follow your projects because of that. I agree that the colors work really well together and those open steel wheels fit nicely under this body. Ira... Thank You! I didn't go as far with the details as I did with my Dodge Charger Daytona that I finished last year. Though, this car has lots of less electronics so there was much less detail to add, but still I kept this a bit more simple. But I like it too and I'm glad you do as well.

I enjoy seeing Vintage Dragsters, so I'm glad I decided to visit in Under Glass section now. Excellent job with this one, the color makes it a bit different than most of these, but red and yellow seem to fit nicely together. Chromed firewall looks good too, is it Alclad? Only problem I see is that scoop. The plastic is way too thick to be realistic on that one. But of course it's not your fault.

Fantastic looking Thunderbird! Larry Watson is my favorite painter as well, his panel paint jobs, flames and especially scallops are my favorites in Custom Cars. You did this one a justice. What did you use to chrome that front bumper - is it Alclad or did you send it somewhere to be chromed? I agree with others, a couple of bigger outside pics would be great.

Wow that's some great news! Now I have a good excuse to pick up this kit and contact to Missing Link. I've once dealt with Missing Link and I am still amazed how well and fast the shipping etc went. Top notch place for sure.

Good looking Barracuda! These smaller budget race cars are being built quite rarely so it's really nice to see one, especially when it's done this well. I like that paint and sponsors a lot.

That picture that Bernard posted, it shows the sad fact that the best parts in the kit were left out of the reissue. It still might be a good kit, but those missing parts would have made me buy several of these kits. Now I have none.

I have this kit. Don't let that boxart scare you - it has parts to be built Stock as well. That kit is not the best quality, I mean that it's a bit simple, but I bet it can be built pretty nicely.

That liquid glue trick usually works, but I've noticed that sometimes you need either to do it several times, or then you'll need to apply a little putty. Now since you have already painted the body, I think it's not a good idea to use liquid glue to smooth out that ghosting. What I would do would be adding a light coat of putty on a bit larger area than the ghosting and then sanding it smooth. After that a couple of very thin coats of Primer and a couple of a bit harder coats and you should be ready for paint. Same thing goes with the mold lines. Primer doesn't always go so smooth, so I would wetsand the body with 1000 grit sandpaper. After that it will be smooth. These are not the only possible ways to go, I'm sure, but this is what has worked for me. It's interesting to see how this will turn out - the subject is quite interesting even if it's a bit newer car than I'm usually into.

Ultra clean work as always Darryl! You put a lot of work into that one and it paid off. Really cool Drag Car that is something not everyone has built. Smooth paint work and nice detailing in that engine bay. I like that scoop as well.

Thanks Bill, Paul, Tom, Axel and Chris! I highly appreciate the kind comments and it feels really good to have this one done after long time being put as a Back Burner.