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I don't think it's a good idea. In my opinion there are too many categories in here already and I think we don't need more of them. I think that everyone who posts their work on a public forum like this should be able to handle criticism and really pay attention on what the other guy is criticising. I mean that when someone makes suggestion to fix a flaw you've just done, I think it's the best way to learn and try new techniques. Personally I was told a few years ago that I should buy a polishing kit. I was a bit unsure at first because I was quite happy with my paint jobs "straight from the can". After polishing my first model I know I would never ever finish a model without polishing it (if it's supposed to have a shiny paint job). Anyway if someone can't handle the criticism, why should that kind of a person post his models on a public forum if he's afraid of someone pointing flaws in his/her work. Of course it's important to give Constructive criticism. When I point out a flaw on someone else's work, I try to do it so that it won't hurt the builders feelings in any way. Also every model has something good in it... I think it's a good way to say something positive as well. It makes a difference: "Great work, nice job with the engine detailing and clean assembly! Good paint job too, but how about trying a spray can paint next time instead of paint brushing, it will give you even better results?" Or: "You should use spray paints to paint your model. There's no way one can paint as smoothly with paint brush." ...So my point is that with one yet another category it gets more complicated to follow all of the posts. I think same kind of finished models (Like Cars) should be in Under Glass where you can friendly tell the builder if there's something he could do better job with on the next time. It will make us better builders too.

Umm that post gave me some serious pressures to get it done... Great job with the Mustang, Tim! It looks very good with that color and a smooth paint job. Really nice and clean work overall

Yep I gotta do that next time I see him . His builds are always great inspiration sources.

Thanks Fellows! Looks like I'm making good progress with the Charger Daytona even though this update is not as large as I hoped. I thought about what it takes to finish this on time and when I start polishing the body on Wednesday I should be able to have this thing finished on Sunday morning which means that I still have time to take good pics of it before the race starts... I started working with the firewall. It's not the best part in the kit, but anyway I think I'll be using it as it's not the worst either. The brake master cylinder was really horrible though, as seen on the picture below (Step 1). I cut it away (Step 2) and left that power brake booster which doesn't look like 1:1 part either, but still it's much closer to the real deal than that piece that was trying to be brake master cylinder. Step 3 shows painted firewall. My new brake master cylinder will be from AMT '66 Nova. I also detailed the battery. Battery Cables are from Scale Dreams, those photo etch parts are from Detail Master and the mount is scratchbuilt. A bit of excitement was with painting those yellow parts as my paint was some leftover from my dad's previos modeling times from the '80s. It worked really nicely though. Uh oh looks like the picture shows that orange paint is visible through the black on that inner fender. I just checked and it's not visible in person. The radiator wall was painted gloss black and aluminum radiator got some silver on. I made that hose that goes to overflow tank (That is imagined to be on front side of the radiator wall which will be covered in finished model) from stretched sprue. I also shot some Primer on the hood and air cleaner. The hood was already in Primer and looked good, but unfortunately it got dropped to floor and I had to spray a new coat on. Now it should be ready for paint, just like the rear spoiler. For the air cleaner I had to use red Primer as the grey ran out.

Great looking project! This kit sure needs some extra effort to make it look really good, but looks like you're doing a great job. The opened grille is a great touch. I've seen Petri's build in person in both stages (WIP & Finished) and it sure looks great. I'm sure yours will be another winner when done.

Thanks Bill! I agree that the wheels turned out very nice and lots of credit belongs to Plastic Performance Products. They were so great! Your paint job looks fantastic too. Gloss Black is really hard to paint, but looks like you did it just right. Also black body with a red interior looks always good. Here's a little update too. I found an air cleaner from my parts box and it looked good otherwise, but it was hollow from the underside. Because of that it didn't sit very well on top of the carburetors, so I fabricated a bottom-part for it from sheet styrene. Before that I stripped the chrome plating away though, as it will need to be painted Chrome Silver. The next thing was to add valve stems to the wheels. I drilled holes for them and then I used small bits of welding wire from MIG welding machine to create the valve stems. They were painted silver. Then I glued the wheels and tires together and installed those Firestone decals on place. The finished wheel & tire set looks pretty good I think. Once the wheels and tires were finished, I decided to put the whole thing on four wheels. Both, the front and rear wheels fit nicely on place and they all touch the ground, too. I decided to test fit how the body and chassis look together...

Alright while working with this year's entry to get it done I had some time to think about what I will be building to the Sleeperball. Now when I got my idea figured out (It'll be something fun as I'm planning to install a powerful engine in a small & light body) I can't wait to get started! I hope no-one else comes up with the same idea than I did (I guess not )...

Yep I like it without the wheel covers too. Very nice looking Impala, excellent work with it overall. Smooth and shiny paint job with a bit different color choice that works nicely and incredible detailing in the engine bay and chassis too. You know I have a soft spot for these X-Frame Chevys so I really like this one.

This is what it says in 1968 NHRA Rulebook in Gas Coupes & Sedans: UPHOLSTERY: Interiors may not be gutted. Must run full upholstery equivalent to factory specifications. Floor mats optional. Bucket seats may replace stock seats (two required) only if they are fully upholstered. Rear seats are optional. Factory-type upholstery and/or paneling must be used in lieu of the above. Altered was a category where the rules were much more free and there were often some very wild rides in Altered classes. But these Gassers could not be modified that much. I know the kit's interior though, it's not that great. You really turned it into a good looking interior and the engine is looking super nice too.

Yep the interior isn't 100% like it was on the '79 Skyhawk, but I think the basic shapes are really close. Some details, like cauges, radio etc are different though... But those are of course modified for the Cannonball Racer. Charger Daytonas didn't have six lug nuts, but I guess most Stock Cars from that era had. And my plan was that the suspension would be built using those old Stock Cars as a quide to make it handle well on the high ways at high speed. Here are a couple of pics as I finished the fuel lines in the engine bay. I still need to run a line from Fuel Pressure Regulator to the fuel tank but that should be an easy job to do. I added some minor paint touch ups and now I'm ready to move on working with the carburetor linkages... One thing that has never been one of my favorites...

Yep I've heard the same thing that Finland looks pretty much the same as Northern Minnesota. I've never been there, though, but yep many Finns have moved over there during the years. If I had a Ford, I'd like to go to the Freak Race just to watch the action. But while I don't have one, I guess I won't.

This is a good looking project even if lowering is not quite my style. Looks like you're doing a good work with the engine and that roll bar looks really good too. I haven't lowered many leaf spring cars, as I said above, I'm quite rarely lowering these things. Anyway one trick that is easy to do is adding little styrene blocks between the leaf springs and the rear axle. Some other ways, like finding different leaf springs or bending the ones that you have are much harder to get right. This is how the lowering block looks: I hope this helps.

Yep I've done better on other paint jobs. Unfortunately I have no clue what caused the orange peel, I painted and cleared this one just like I always do. The place was also the same, in a garage without any actual paint booths or anything. I would like to know, too, why it happened so I can avoid causing the same problem again. Well, luckily I'm pretty sure I can save it by polishing it. That always gives good results. Well I was working with the fuel lines today. I didn't get them all done as I hoped, but it was more work than I remembered. The fittings were scratchbuilt from Hex-Styrene Rod and painted them first with Revell silver and then with either Tamiya's Clear Red or Clear Blue. The braided line is made by Pro Tech which is by far the best stuff that is available. I had to scratchbuild T-Fitting too, as well as the fuel pressure regulator is also scratchbuilt from different types of styrene rods. Scratchbuilt Fuel Pressure Regulator: Fuel Lines of the 2nd Carburetor. Some minor cleanup is still needed, but my air cleaner will hide the carbs mostly so I don't think it's a good idea to go full detail with the carbs especially when the Deadline is getting closer and closer. I also painted the wheels. They are from Plastic Performance Products and they're excellent. These are the only wheels where the bolts and nuts are molded so that both of them can be painted with different colors. I will need to add valve stems on the wheels though.

I did the same thing on mine and it works great. That chassis fits almost perfectly under Jo-Han's '64 Dodge Polara too.

Looks good from here. This is a neat looking car, and you did a great job from what I can see... Do you have any bigger pictures of it?

Good looking Mustang for sure. Your builds are always nice to follow and this one was no exception. Nice detailing and great stance... Very nice build overall.

Yep that turned out fantastic. I'm glad you were able to save the paint and it turned out fantastic! What else can I say, your typical quality (Perfect in every way). Extra clean BMF work and great assembly finish it off.

This will definitely be interesting. I have the same kit but yours will be a good reference and inspiration for mine. You do always very good work so I will keep watching this one closely.

Very nice Mercury Comet. I really like seeing these older Drag Racers being built. Especially old Stockers and Factory Experimental Cars are my favorites. The overall look is excellent, I like the stance and wheel and tire choice is really nice too. Good job creating an Old School Drag Car. I like this very much.

Heh, it might be true that it's in the blood! I've never been in Freak Race, but it's mainly for Fords (or vehicles containing Ford parts) and one thing they do is that they run circle track. Here is another cool clip from 2014 Freak Race. This time it's on gravel, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdSyDmz_z5E

I think there's no need for any aero kits or anything like that. Drifting can be done on good looking cars, too, this clip is filmed here in Finland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNX5PmOJW8U

Yep, here's an older picture of that car. According to the subject, a Hudson Hornet Gasser has been on my "To Do - List" ever since I saw Moebius is tooling a kit of one. When I get myself another one of those Hudson kits, I will definitely start building a Gasser out of it.

Thanks Guys! I really like the colors too. I've always thought that red and silver fit perfectly together, especially when there's a clear coat on. It is also true that these cars are very nice, just like Chevrolets from the same years. Both are also good starting points for different styles of builds... Stock, Custom, NASCAR, and of course the best... Junior Stock or Gas Coupe Drag Car. It looks like I will have to shoot another coat of clear on the body. It's not too shiny, which is not a problem but it looks like the clear coat is not thick enough to be polished. Now there would be a too big risk to go through the clear when polishing.

Great job with the Skyhawk's interior, Fred! It's pretty much like I remember how it was on my dad's '79 Skyhawk. But I got to say that I thought of the same thing as Jonathan, it might be that the Cops smell those donuts and start chasing you. Anyway here are a couple of better pictures of the clear coated body. It looks like there's some orange peel, but I'm pretty sure it will turn out alright when it's polished out. Today I started making the fuel lines, or actually the fittings. I should get them finished tomorrow and then I can start installing the actual Braided Lines, so stay tuned...

Just a small teaser shot of the body as I got it clear coated today. Luckily it looks good at least so far, I will have to look at it again in the morning though. The reason why I'm posting only this one shot is that it's the only one I was able to get on the foggy garage full of paint fumes.