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The old Monogram Nomad still builds up well, as evidenced here. Like your color choice, too!

Nicely done; a fun kit!

Cool period piece, not over-done, just a groovy old rod!

Great treatment of a fine kit. Very cool color.

I absolutely love the silver w. red office color combo! Silver looks especially nice on the 59 body. I may have over looked it, what silver did you use?

That works SO well under the Plymouth! I grabbed up a couple of these kits at a closeout store, mostly for those really nice 1/24 wheels, but you are right about the kit in general; there's a lot to like! You are doing a fine job with it, as well!

That warbird thing got me to thinking about an idea I conjured up while working on a Monogram 69 440 SuperBee; while applying the decal across the quarters and trunk, I was reminded of WW2 invasion stripes on aircraft, and hatched a scheme for a street rod/racer based on that look. I envisioned a bright silver car, OD hood (non-glare), and black and white invasion stripes across the deck and quarters; sort of the "Old Crow" look. Could work here!

Looks like there was some reshaping of the rear of the quarter glass/C-pillar as well, perhaps to give the top more angular lines to better match the body style.(?) A cool project!

Oh yes! Stance is looking good, and those wheels are very attractive under that body. I think your blue will look nice, as well. It's a handsome body style that will favor a lot of colors. Gold with a white top could be sweet for a period piece, ( and less common ) with red/white/black lettering. My 2 pennies!

C'mon, Creech's car should have fins!

Love these cars in just about any color; even have a stalled project 59 in solid yellow, and a 60 in copper with white roof.

What a great color for showing off chrome!

I love seeing these old kits given a serious approach; they can impress, can't they?! Off to a nice start!

Not crazy about the fuzzy stuff, but the piping work is SSSSSWWWEEEEEET.

Yes! Were those a later add-on to the dampers? The location looks about right. Thanks for the clarification, and thanks Snake for your patience during this thread-jack! We now return to your WIP...

Those "dampers" in the above pictures - they go through holes in the trunk floor, but where do they end up? Are they mounted to the trailing ends of the roll cage? (My guess) A lot of experimentation back then! Many pictures of the Warbucks Falcon also show odd looking (to me!) wheelie "casters", that I can't find any info or detail shots of. I'd love to model them correctly on my build, but references are scarce to say the least.

Glad I got one of these way back before the war. Most people will never turn theirs over once displayed, but you should! This kit ( and most of this series from Revell ) has one of the most beautifully engraved one-piece chassis you will ever see! The amount of care and detailing that went into the engraving is beyond belief, and surpasses most "full detail" chassis; just look at all that's there! The more you look, the more you find; dang near every bit you should see is accounted for. Simply an artistic execution of the subject.

Good luck! Post pics; I love these kits!

That is SO cool. Post progress pics!

Cool! Older kits still hold their own in the right hands! Well done, and the color choices are especially nice.

Nice appearance; truly illustrates the value of attention to the basics of model building. This looks way better than one would expect upon opening the box, and its thanks yo your clean building style and thoughtful use of color.

That carb is INSANE!

This is SOOOOO cool! Thought about color scheme yet? I really can't imagine a color that won't look good on this style.

Good save! Really like that color.

Vette engine is the most detailed, I meant to say. Of course there are others. Only nits I pick on it are the undersized radiator hose (easy fix) and too small cooling fan (also easy fix/replace). Dig the intake texture, separate water pump, starter, etc. Very nice engravings. (OK, the valve covers could be better; rob from kits mentioned ) Here's the stock version...