Lunajammer

I always wanted to see someone do this. It would take a lot of work to make it a viable auto, but I love the innovations you did and it still looks like a party wagon to me.

Yup, time to add a few more dents, weather it and make it a beater. Might also be able to purchase a body only from Revell.

Nice to see the pros live on the jagged edge and see what happens. Like others have said, it looks great and I couldn't do that well in weeks.

If it's the decal sheet you want, they're so plentiful, I'll bet you could post your wish in the "Wanted" section here and get a few replies.

I want the Torino to have a hood scoop, but all I've seen in my kits or parts box is clunky and not very graceful. So I'm forming my own with what's here. I like the flat hood and hope it's not too much, along with the fender, nose and tail treatments. I cut along the existing character line... ...bend it up at the front, then down at the back to level it out. Careful not to over stress the plastic. Glued in some fill plastic and some body putty and smoothed. This shows the wave transition from front to back along its natural lines.

The Lindberg Mustang II concept or Revell Mustang Mach III are more great ideas for this thread Jesse, thanks for suggesting it. Hopefully you can show us the way when the time comes. There are so many kits and creative opportunities to contribute to this thread. I only get an hour or two a week to build so it's frustrating for me. However it looks like I may have an update this week on my little glimpse of utopia. Meanwhile here's some inspiration for those wish to jump in here... The last DeSoto S-Series concept for 1962. The company folded before production. Chrysler reps were skeptical this car would have been a success if it ever did proceed to production.

Must be to make room for the new, improved, slimmer and cooler "workbench" thread in the General section. your work bench

Pretty neat. Love to see your scratch built work.

My first two model car kits, as a kid, were 1/32 Palmers. The mustang convertible was so bad I eventually threw it away. I still have the 68 Firebird for the nostalgia reason you mention above. On the other hand I haven't written off Palmer all together. If you don't look at them for what they are, but as something they aren't they can be pretty cool. Don't look at this sample as a 67 Camaro, but rather a cool concept car or phantom and I think this is a really attractive car that could be made special. Just hide or remove the Camaro identifiers.

Like last year, I've cut out the existing tank and replaced it with a larger capacity, scratch built fuel cell. I've also trimmed the chassis length a tad to fit under the shortened body.

Nick, that looks stunning. Your best yet. Looking forward to the rest.

Me too. I particularly enjoyed the comparisons. I've never really looked at both of them that closely. Great work and a fun education.

The Torino gets a fender treatment. I'm flaring the rear fenders using a technique I learned on this forum. Making one slice and pulling the fender out is troublesome if you don't make a vertical split because as the fender comes out the plastic doesn't really stretch, so it also bows in the body behind the pulled fender. I originally tried slicing the top of the fender but that started messing up the sail panel and was a harder area to work in.

You can build in 24hrs if that's your thing. The important thing though is that you submit your completed photos when they are called for after December 1st. Then they'll be voted on. If you finished your model early and showed it in all it's glory here, Under Glass, or wherever, it's still not entered for the vote if you don't show up at the "starting line" after 12/1.

Except he may not be. Hasn't logged on in three months. I hope our interest inspires Chris to come back to this.

We're 13-days into an 11-month build. We're still at the beginning so feel free to jump in with a contender Jesse. Show us your starting point then have fun.

Fun and nostalgic. Good stuff. Nice work.

The Torino gets a facelift fore and aft. At the rear I've lopped off a scale 6-inches and added a piece from my inherited parts box so I couldn't tell you what it's from. In the front I'm using the custom grill and lower chin from the 64 Chevelle wagon. Just had to slightly trim the sides to fit. The lower piece dropped in unchanged. Still need to re-nose the hood to fit the grill better. Giving it a fender treatment now so I'll have photos when it's ready to present.

Pat, I can only see some trimming around the edges. Does the nascar wheelbase fit the truck that perfectly or am I just not seeing some of your work?

Likewise, my best friend had a '71 charger this same color. Only one I ever saw. Fond memories in that car, he had 5-slot aluminum mags. I don't think he had the RT version.

A very exciting re-interpretation. A lot of people have considered something like this. It's nice to see the proof of concept.

You are an artist Ira. Your imagination, execution and results are a delight. I'd love to see your parts room. I also admire your courage to slice into everything you get your hands on. I'm too conservative in that way.

I think that's a good call August. I love to see those T-Birds built, but they can be a challenge to build them with the kind of details we'd be happy with. That's why mine remains unbuilt.

Peel and stick vinyl whitewalls is sometimes discussed on this forum as a cheap and attractive way to beautify tires. My experience is after a couple years they react with the tire vinyl and get ripply, wavy and need to be removed. If I remember later, I'll try to post some photos.