Deathgoblin

Looks really good! I like the color.

Sure! I went with a look like the headlights were retractable or had covers.

Stunning build! I really wish someone would do a new kit of one of these.

Looks amazing! Great work.

Just finished this one today. Lots of little decals on the interior and exterior. It went together well, overall. Colors are Duplicolor Olympic white and Cardinal red, and Tamiya bright blue (TS-44?) Masking was a bear, but at at least the red part was all one piece.

Ouch, my wallet! Need the Cerritos and the SNW Enterprise, and I'll take the Cygnus, too.

Awesome job! Love the color.

The Revell Impala Police car has a set of these:

Looks really good!

Absolutely beautiful!

I use Testors clear parts adhesive. Clamp the part in place, then I apply the adhesive thinned with a little water around the edges on the inside with a brush and let it draw between the "glass" and body. Once it dries, unclamp and you're good to go. For headlights I just apply around where the lens is supposed to go and put the lens in place, then adjust it a little with the point of an X-Acto so it's straight. It'll stay put until it dries.

Actually a mix of both. The rear windows, windshield and side trim are foil, the trim around the door glass and vent windows, door handles and the tailgate are chrome pen.

Just finished the Nomad today. I had an easier time since I had gone through the sedan recently. Steering works this time. The tailgate does open, but I'm not sure about closing it again, so I'm just gonna leave it closed. The color is Tamiya coral blue. I took the interior tub apart and improved it a little. I made window cranks, door handles and arm rests. I think I'm getting better with this kit.

For pinning small parts, I use plastic coated flower wrapping wire from Hobby Lobby. Got a huge roll for a couple of dollars, and I use a tiny amount each time. I usually use a sharp pointed sculpting tool (more like an awl) to mark where I want the hole to go first, then drill using a bit the same size as the wire. I usually superglue the wire into the hole on the part first and let it dry, then glue it onto the car.

Tamiya Porsche 959, brand-new for $20 with free shipping.

Here's my take on the Californian kit. It had a LOT of ugly out of the box but the overall shape wasn't bad. First effort was to remove the awful beak it had. Made the entire rear panel the tail lights with a grill over it and made a new rear bumper out of half-round. I filled in part of the panels that went from the quarters into the roof and cut out the side parts to make almost colonade-style quarter windows.

I get that all the time. It rubs out quickly with a little Novus.

I've been working on expanding my shelf space and cleaning, and doing some light repair as I go through. I finally got this one finished up. It came out really cute.

Yeah, I kinda thought about the unibody part, too. I might see about picking up another one and give it another go. Mostly what made me go with the 57 Chrysler was the engine compartment. It was the exact shape as the one for the 62. I may pop her back apart and do some adjusting soon. Once I can get some Sublime green I can work with, I'll show off my Superbird.

I lucked into this one on eBay some time ago. It was glue bombed and since it had been left unpainted, the plastic was beginning to crumble. The top of the windshield frame and cowl both broke while working on it.

This one's a hybrid. The body, chrome, interior, windshield and top are from the Jo-Han kit. Engine, engine compartment, chassis, wheels and tires are from the AMT Chrysler 300C. The only thing I would change if I were to do it again would be to take the mounts for the rear suspension off the frame and move them about 1/8" forward.

Combination of Model Color, Army Painter and Citadel paints for miniatures, Revell Aqua Color acrylics, craft acrylics...

Stupid thought, but what about RIT dye? I've heard of people using that to tint plastic lenses on glasses.

I use a combination of things to clean up after stripping parts: toothbrush, bamboo skewers, needle files, the tip of an X-Acto knife... There never seems to be one solution.

Most of it went together okay, but the worst part was the front suspension. It's really odd to put together especially since the steering is supposed to be poseable, especially with the front springs. I just glued it all together. The engine installation is funny, there's no transmission crossmember. It's very obviously an older kit. I've got the Nomad version of it, I'll have to build it sometime as well.