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Just saw this aging thread. Also check out Carolina Kustom Modelers. They do a nice show in Clemmons in August.

What an outstanding build! Beautifully done and skillfully photographed--thank you for sharing!

Height looks right to me, if you're doing the car stock. (I'm a Miata owner since 1995.) I'm curious how your seats will turn out--as shown in the pic they have a sheen much like vinyl, which would not be correct for an early Miata. The "black" interior came only with cloth seats, in reality a very dark gray that tends to fade over time with sun exposure.

Check that ride height before you change anything--I think it may be the Revell kit that sits wrong. I built the Tamiya kit many years ago and do not recall a problem.

Love 'em both! We had a blue '66 when I was growing up, so I'm very partial to those. Come on, Revell, make us a kit--I'll take any year from '64 to '72!

'68 Cougar and '70 Estate Wagon!

I'm coming, although empty-handed. Nothing finished lately of contest quality. But I can't wait to see the sights and check out what the vendors have!

Gorgeous! That paint looks a foot deep.

When I was growing up, our paper delivery guy made his rounds in a Scooter--gray, I think, with no back seat. It seemed tailor made for such duty. Wonder how long it held up.

Absolutely stunning!

Great to see such a modest kit brought up to such a standard. Fantastic work!

Very sharp! Great color choice, and it's especially nice to see this built up stock.

Gorgeous! I love any '61-'64 Pontiac, and this one has real class.

Really sharp! Nice choice on the MS3, too.

So nice! Great color choice, too--might not have been popular on dealer lots, but it makes a great looking model.

Nice build and nice photography! Several of those shots look like photos from a Craigslist ad for a well-preserved 1:1.

Very nice! I have that kit and will eventually build it--yours came out beautifully.

Very nice! I did the same thing with the front pan when I built this one recently--it seemed the only reasonable solution to that problem. Nice work with the paint on those wheels!

Another plea for a Vista Cruiser--it's gotta happen!!!

Gorgeous! The paint color you came out with is perfect for the car and stunning to see.

Beautiful job! From the comparison shots, I think one model or the other is slightly out of scale. The Monte Carlo's overall length shrank from 213.3 inches to 200.4 inches in the 1978 downsizing--considerably more than these shots suggest. It also lost 812 pounds!

So happy to see a Fairmont happening. There were several in my family, all remembered fondly. I'm the kind of weirdo that would prefer a 2 or 4 dr sedan or wagon, but the stock Futura coupe in progress is looking very appealing.

Another plea here for a Vista Cruiser--pleeeeaase!!!

Nice! I'm gonna have to bust into this kit soon--this is good inspiration!

I have the Entex 1/16 kit--is that a repackage of the Bandai? I have not built it, but it seems like a good kit to a casual inspection.