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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.

Thanks Jonathan! Great job with the Dart, too. Especially the shade of grey on that intake manifold catches my eye... Fantastic color for many parts, what is it? Nice work with the wheels too. Here's a small update. I was able to smooth out the decal to look good and then I headed to the paint booth again. I shot some clear over the body and so far it looks good. Hopefully it is good looking when dry also so I can polish it out and complete this build in time. I also sanded the hood smooth and shot some Primer on it. I forgot to take a picture of it in Primer, though. I gotta fix that tomorrow.

I'll continue building these that have been under progress during the Summer, too. Of course I will probably start some new ones, too and continue other older projects of mine, but at least I should complete these: '50 Olds Mild Custom. '55 Chevy Bel Air... My "Summer Project" that ended up having lots of modifications even if it was supposed to be a fast and simple build that could be finished during the Summer... Not! '69 Charger Daytona for the Cannonball Run. This should be finished in approximately two weeks as the deadline is December 1st. '60 Plymouth Fury Mild Custom: Others include for example '60 Impala (Replica of what my 1:1 car will hopefully be), Don Nicholson '61 Impala OS/S, Grumpy's Toy '66 Nova and of course Fiat Topolino Altered. Let's see what I will be able to do. I can say that the High School and 1:1 cars slow my progress down for sure.

Here's an update to the Charger Daytona - project. I installed the Bumble Bee stripe decal on place and it fits pretty nicely. A little of Micro Sol is still needed before I can move on to clear coating the body. Hopefully I can smooth it out today so I could shoot some clear on it already in the evening. Of course the clear coat will need to be completely dry before polishing can begin. Chassis was painted orange and the subframe got some gloss black paint, just like the gas tank. I also installed the engine on place. First I added a decal to the oil filter. It's from Slixx decal sheet and it looks like those are high quality decals. I also installed the headers, battery cable to the starter and alternator wires to the alternator. I still need to do lots of more wiring and plumbing, but it required that the engine is on place. The one piece rear axle/driveshaft/leaf springs was painted too. ' One thing I knew that had to be made was a new radiator wall. This is what the kit offers and it's really horrible looking piece: So I took one from my parts box and after some cutting it fits pretty nicely. I need to mock it up with the body though before I can paint it, as I don't want unpleasant surprises when doing the final assembly. The hood got some more Bondo, too.

I think those tires look much better than the first ones did. Also I like the Dual Dominators better, somehow they just fit into this kind of car. I think the stance looks excellent just like this so I hope you don't lower the front end...At least much.

That Edsel turned out really nice. Excellent work on the paint work and foiling, and the clean assembly looks very good too. It is a beautiful body style for sure. I bought one of those (Mine is HT version though) a while back and it is a good looking kit overall. I can't wait to start mine, hopefully it'll turn half as nice as this! How about some outside pics, BTW? I think your builds looked better when you posted outside shots. I mean it looks very good in these pics too, but it might look even better outside?

Well, if I buy a kit, my plan is to build it. I don't see a reason on buying something that I would not build, so they all will be unwrapped anyway. As I like to see what's in the box, I open those kits almost immediately.

I like to paint the body when chassis, engine and interior are mocked up and I have seen that they fit. Otherwise I would probably mess the paint job while doing the mock ups. On the body, I like to glue the front and rear valance panels on place before painting, but otherwise I usually paint parts before gluing them together. For example I think that an engine is really easy to mess up with too much paint so that it looks like the block and cylinder heads are all one piece.

Great to see you back building this one. The Vega is looking really good. Nice work with the paint job and smooth BMF makes it look like a real deal. Good looking details in the interior too.

This is easy... I watch very little TV because there usually comes nothing that catches my interest. The best shows I've seen here in Finland are probably... 1. Monster Garage 2. Fast & Loud That's it, and even the Fast & Loud isn't so good that I would watch it every time when it comes from the TV, only when I happen to be close and have nothing else to do. But when the Monster Garage came from the TV a couple of years ago, I watched all of the episodes every time. That was a good show. Roadkill in YouTube is really good, but it doesn't kind of fit in this thread.

Really nice work as always from you. Also I'm glad to see a Monza being built, these H-Bodies are great cars. Nice build, the paint job looks flawless and good looking detailing all over. I like the shine on those wheels: Not too shiny but not too dull. Great work.

Wow that turned out spectacular. It was really nice to follow the WIP thread to see this one come together. Very nice work with the paint and details. It looks like a real deal in the pictures.

I'm surprised to see a Junior Dragster scale model the first time ever. I think it's surprising that more people haven't tried to make one as Junior Drag Racing is really popular (At least here in Finland). Well, honestly I have been thinking of making a Jr Dragster sometime, but never got around building one actually. This is a very cool build. Great job scratchbuilding the components and good work getting everything together. Nice work overall.

Your builds are always spectacular and this is no exception. Flawless paint job and great color choice that is a bit different from what you see the most. You sure know how to turn those Promo-style interior tubs into good looking parts.

I bought this two months ago. I'm going to rebuild it soon when I get a couple of my current projects finished. I'm planning to build it as a Mild Custom. I also have a '58 Edsel for a donor kit and one '57 Ford Police Car in progress.

That's a good looking project Steve. Great work as usual, especially I like the body colors and engine detailing. Good job wth the decals, too, they fit surprisngly well on a Rambler too. My only "complaint" is that Gassers had to have full interior upholstery instead of just aluminum door panels etc. I'm thinking this could fit better in Altered category then.

Thanks Fred, it means a lot! You're right that these cars look quite cartoonish. Still I like them even if I'm not a Mopar guy. Here's a minor update again. I was working with the rear tires today. They were too far inside the fenders on my previous mock up, but now they look just right to me. Some Bondo was also used on the hood to make it smoother.

Thanks Gene! That one hole is for the hood ornament. I need to drill it out, though. I think these cars look very good with the hood ornament on place...

I agree with Walter, great to see a correct roll cage. Looks like it will be another winner build overall, but only thing I would change is the size of those front tires. They look way too small to me now. Otherwise you're doing super clean job.

Thanks Paul, I appreciate it! I did some test fitting today as the body and chassis were touch dry. First I test fitted only the body, interior and chassis together and they all fit very nicely. I was afraid of the hood as I did the scoop before I thought this should end up being Blown and as I thought it didn't fit under the scoop. Because the Blower should never be hidden under the hood, I removed the scoop and made the hole a bit larger to make the hood fit. Wheels and tires are from Plastic Performance Products. My test fit shows that they fit fine otherwise, but the rear tires need to be brought a bit closer to the body, now they're too far inside the fenders I think. Sorry for the low quality pics. Now when it's late Autumn / almost Winter it gets very dark in here after 4 PM which makes it hard to take any pics.

I did some minor work with the Fiat. The Kit had a Hilborn intake manifold that was good otherwise, but it had two huge ejector pin marks on it. I thought they should be removed even if I was a bit afraid of doing it. Overall it was very easy to do though and the end result looks good to me. I also removed the chrome plating from the clutch cover and intake.