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Thanks Carl, and everyone else for their comments. The gold is Testor's Inca Gold with a bit of clear orange over the top.

This Revell '50 Olds is inspired by the 1954 Chevy custom 'Citric Acid'. Lowriders often feature all the factory trim, and I went this route because I had already painted the body before shaving the trim. The kit has been lowered, sports Pegasus wheels and tyres and is painted Tamiya Metallic Orange and Pearl White. The interior has some Testor's Inca Gold accents and BMF trim.

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Yes, I do like it great build, love the decals.

This is a great kit, it's going together really well. Painted the interior pearl white with gold accents and BMF for the trim. Chassis is various shades of black and metallic. To lower the rear I cut the springs to the same length as those on the front, and I used a little artistic licence by drilling new holes for the front spindles Polished the body and applied more BMF. Hopefully will wrap this up tomorrow.

When painting/decaling the bodies, watch out for the colour insert in the side-trim, could be black, white or body colour. And don't foil the driprails, these were painted on the full size cars.

That's the one you can check it out here http://www.butchleal.com/home.html

It's the Butch Leal car, he was hired as a driver by Mickey Thompson. The Archway Ford was a four-speed.

It irks me when a cross is referred to as a 'Maltese Cross' when it's actually a different kind of cross. This is a Maltese Cross: ..you guessed it, I'm of Maltese descent....

Excellent work Pat, great weathering

Excellent Sean, can't wait!

I'm no expert and don't have access to the full size paints you mention, but I have built most of these cars using Tamiya paints. The Tasca car used the cans mentioned by Carl. I picked up a can of Champagne Gold car paint to best match a picture I had of the Bob Ford car. As an aside, I believe all cars came with tan coloured interiors. I hope you have as much fun as I did, they are great kits to build with very few issues.

Great build Alan

http://www.tamiyausa.com/articles/feature.php?article-id=35#.UnCaVab2_rc Someone else posted this link in another thread. Although it refers to Tamiya paints, it's well worth reading. I use Tamiya paints a lot and have found that curved surfaces do not exhibit as much orange peel as flat panels - anyone else experience this or know why it happens? This may mean that the spoon test is misleading as far as surface finish goes.

I'll go along with everyone else, nice job Kevin

Beancounter

Got some time at the workbench and managed to finish the engine with basic wiring and plumbing. Managed to break a coupIe of drill bits in the valve covers but got there eventually . Also added brackets for the dynamo. Clearcoated the body with some Tamiya Pearl Clear, doesn't look any different in photos so will get round to polishing and BMF work this week.

Nice job, looks like you nailed it.

Nice build, I prefer them with the top on too. Good move on the front seat - been there, done that

I estimate that 90% of my kits are from the US model companies, because that's where my interests lie. However, IMHO most of the 10% of my built models that are from Japan/Germany are better. Perhaps I've just been lucky with the 15 or so that I've built. The whole model building process just seems more enjoyable when working with well made parts that fit together without modification, and we are supposed to be having fun aren't we? Admittedly, they are more expensive than their US counterparts, but quality doesn't come cheap. I'll just quote one example- how do you like thin, clear, distortion-free glass that fits perfectly with positive gluing surfaces? (Or in some cases, without glue - bonus!) As Top Gear said about Alfa Romeo, every petrolhead should have one at some point in their life. So it is with Japanese kits, every modeller should try one. And they aren't limited to Japanese subject matter - Mini, VW Beetle, 2CV, Aston Martin, McLaren, Morgan as well as a slew of exotic supercars. Even the aforementioned Alfa, so you don't have to buy a full size one Just my 20c worth, because I'm foreign too

Beautiful job as always Carl. The grill looks very realistic, nice work!

Looks like a great 'civilian' turnout - thanks for sharing

Finally got around to starting this kit from my stash. It's inspired by the '54 Chevy known as Citric Acid, and is painted in my usual choice of Tamiya paints, in this case Pearl White and the new Metallic Orange. Wheels are by Pegasus, and I think you can see where this is headed

I have had dozens of kit shipments from the US and not one has failed to arrive in good condition. I am quite happy to take on the risk without insurance, which is a high % of the price of a kit - it's just not worth it. I see little point in paying an extra $20 in insurance for a $10 kit. And yes, I'm a bean counter.......

Sorry to hear this Terry - my thoughts are with you and your family.