Luis Ayala

Hi Martin, Love the work you just did in the engine. Working on bigger scales is always a challenge, I will keep an eye on this one.

Great Job, specially with a kit that has so much body work. Thanks for sharing !!!

Thank you all for your comments !!!! I did some progress on the engine so I will post more progress in a few days. Glad you like it and thanks for looking!!!

Hi Michael !!! It is great to sit back again on the bench, I will post more progress next week. Thanks for looking !!!

Hello Everyone!!! I have been visiting the forum every now and then to keep track on the hobby & friends and now after more than 4 years off the bench, the dust has settle and its time to get back to building... Just started this project about a month ago and wanted to share it with you. This will be a simple build with a few custom details. haven't decided the color yet so suggestions are welcome. This the AMT 1936 Ford kit that I got as a gift from one of my best friends "Mad Slammer". So far now I "shaved" the chassis, opened the rag top, block sanded the body and fixed some minor details on the body. I am working on the under body since some of this old AMT kits need a ton of work to look decent under the fenders... I will use the custom version engine with the "six pack". Hope you like it and thanks for looking!!!

The 409 is one of my favorite models and this one is just beautiful !!! You did an outstanding job on the BMF and the paint looks fantastic. Congratulations !!!!

Outstanding paint job, I love Impalas and this one looks fantastic!! You did an awesome job on this kit. Congrats!!

You did again my friend!!! You put a lot of work on it and the results are rewarding... Congrats!!!

Excellent build my friend!!!! Told you, the rims look fantastic!!! Congrats!!!!

WOW!!!! Amazing, just Amazing!!!!

Hi Bruce!!!! Excellent job on this one, I built one of those kits way back in 2005 and really enjoy it. Thanks for sharing!!!

Great Job Tommy!!! AMT 49 Merc is one of my favorite kits. I love the white walls and the caddy rear lighs are a very nice detail. Congrats and thanks for sharing!!!

Hi Kevin!! Awesome build, outstanding details, congratulations!!!

Outstanding Job Paulo!!!!! The colors fit just perfect, congratulations!!!

Hi Marcos !!! Beautiful build my friend, as always !!! The paint looks miles deep and the details are amazing. Thanks for sharing!!!

You did a fantastic job; the engine bay looks super clean and nicely detailed. The paint looks great, really smooth and shiny. You have great skills my friend; those 15 years have just sharpened them. Thanks for sharing !!!

You did a great job Al !!! Nice choice of color, very cleam build, congratulations !!!!

Awesome job !!!! The interior detail is just amazing !!! Congratulations !!!

Thanks for your comment Bob, I am glad you like it !!! I cut out the front end to rework the firewall and the pillars for the door hinges. Then I had the crazy idea to separate the fenders to rework the engine bay and add more details. The build will be basically a factory stock version but I am still wondering on making the fenders removable or just glue them back in place after finishing the work on the engine bay.

I have been very busy at work so it has been a long time since I worked on this build, but hopefully I will have more time during summer where I will be on vacations. Here are just a few pics of the progress work on the firewall. It still needs a ton of work to be done, but I will get it done just one step at a time until I feel happy with the results. Hope you like it and thanks for looking!!

Thanks Tom, I am glad you like it !!!! I am using this resto site as reference: http://autorestoration101.com/ I was lucky enough to find this convertible restoration. http://autorestoration101.com/category/1949_mercury_convertible_restoration/page/26/ I have a few pics I have dig from here & there over the internet that I can email you for reference. Send me a PM with your email addres and I will forward them to you.

Hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed holidays and best wishes on the New Year. Last year I wanted to bring this project to our biggest show here in PR, the CSAE and for that I temporarily glued some parts together and applied primer to the whole thing just to place it on the exhibition table and share it with friends. Now after the show is gone, it was time to get back to bench, take it apart again and move forward. Since I had a couple of days off on vacation I grabbed my tools and did some progress I want to share with you. Here is the trunk lid hinges already installed. I still have to test fit and install the pivot inside the trunk, but it looks good so far. I decided to use the ones that came with the kit since I believe it looks better than the round styrene tubing with wire I usually use. I will sand them later to slim them down a little. Here is the gas filler door supported with some “Tamiya” tape underneath. When finished it will open and reveal the gas cap & inside the trunk the hose will be connected to the gas tank. Here some progress on the fire wall & pillars, still a long road ahead but I am having a lot of fun and learning a lot with this build. Alter all this work is done I will start to pin & align the front end. Hope you like it and thanks for looking !!!!!

Awesome!!!! The level of detail is just awesome...

Hi Virgil !!! Amazing collection, you are really a master on weathering. I like them all but my favorite is the "BIOMECH C-300". The paint job is absolutely beatiful !!!

Hi bro!!! Your builds are always amazing, I really enjoy them every step of the way. Thank you for sharing and congratulations for all those beatuful builds. My favorite, the 1953 Victoria!!!