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Love the realistic engine finish on this.

Going to have to get several of the Charger kits. The new Hiway Patrol version could be made into a more pedestrian Charger such as our GT AWD with none of the vents in the fenders and a flat hood.

Amazing details. Takes a long time to study all that is going on in this build, time well spent.

Start checking resin casters and 3D printing outfits. I did a couple of my old cars from resin casters in the past.

Beautiful looking paint finish and the retro designs remind me of the van craze of long ago. The custom body work is even done like a few of the high end builds of the time. Like how you smoothed off the roof edges and drip rails.

I have a shelf in my little basement workshop that I display a few of my former rides. They go back a little further than your own, but that doesn't change how much I enjoy looking at them.

The reason for the example I used was that we ordered a new '86 Mont SS, in white with the dark red interior. Every option available except for the leaky T-Tops. Should never have sold it, but after 10 years and 100k miles and it was sitting in the garage more than being driven. The guy paid me what we had bought it for new, so cheap to own as well.

I also liked the back story on the build. Makes the car it represents better understandable. The paint and body trim all look great. Like the stance and the wheel & tire combo. Can almost invasion the trailer flying in the air behind this Dodge Hemi.

Great looking convertible, makes the interior easier to see just how nice it is. Nicely detailed engine and chassis.

Great looking paint and trim. These were a very impressive luxury car in its day. The roof Landau Bars and the wheels look just like the real car.

Beautiful looking paint finish and color. Been wanting to try this type of paint but had been worried about how it would look.

Great looking color combination and paint finish. The body and trim look perfect. This isn't an easy kit to get everything to go together like this. All of mine have become parts doners.

I'm with Bill on the appearance of this build. The picture looks more like the inspiration than the finished build. All the finished surfaces are so realistic looking.

Great looking paint finish. Always fun to build a model of an old car or truck. Often brings back fond memories, especially at such a significate time in your life.

Great looking fabrication on the frame and front end.

Like the new interior floor. Three pedal is the way to go and a 4 or more speed.

Glad to see you're back on this little wagon. Like the paint, did you fix the roof issue? An idea on your air cleaner issue. The OEM air cleaner on one of these was usually pretty thin with the hood clearance being a real issue. You know the cold air intake and K & N style cone air filters and air boxes used on many performance cars, why not make something like that here since you already have the wheel and tires.

Seems as though I've opened a can of worms with my explanation on this paint. I was just trying to provide an explanation of what it was for and how it looked. I don't want to confuse everyone any more than I have but let me see if I can put this in a way that everyone can better understand. Everyone, now google a picture of a '85 thru '88 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS. The moldings surrounding the windows, the grill area, and portions of the rear bumper and area under the trunk lid all are this shade of black and was often called "Black Chrome". this was a style of trim used on a few GM Products in the hopes that they would look sportier or something. The few times that I had used it on a model the finish, at least to my eyes, looked like something between a flat black and a semi - gloss black. The finish itself was very smooth and in 1/25th scale looked very much like the trim used by GM.

There are several models of current and past vehicles that had black painted trim where there normally would have been a polished aluminum or stainless-steel chrome body trim. This paint would give a finish very similar to the appearance of that trim when detailing a model.

Beautiful looking paint and trim. The sponsor decals all look just like the picture of the real car.

When I first looked at the body of your build, I kept trying to think of any company that had offered a Galaxie sedan kit. The body lines and chrome trim all look in proportion and correct. The interior is done in the same fashion and looks very realistically done. Then with the information on the original car that in its self-interesting as well.

Beautiful looking paint finish and like the bright color. the black body trim is all neatly done.

Beautiful looking color and finish. The original basic Cobra AC Ace was a well-balanced car with handling and performance. Surprised by the right-hand drive, but maybe it was a prototype built in England. About 40 years ago I had a neighbor who I shared back yard fence with. Very nice window lady who would comment to me about my '69 Camaro. One day she invited me to see something in her garage. Opening the garage door, two car garage, the view on one side was blocked by stacked boxes, usual storage stuff sort of look. Her ex-Hertz Mustang in black was parked in the other stall. She and her late husband had bought it when Hetz started selling them off. Behind all the boxes was a red 289 Cobra that they had bought long ago and was now covered with dust from sitting in the garage. She kept it hidden until her son could get it running again since it had been sitting there for several years. She knew I would appreciate looking at the car and also keep it her secret since theft would always be an issue. Always wondered if the son got it going again for her. I had left my phone number with her in case she did want to sell but never did hear from her, even let her know where I was moving too when I left the area.

Great idea on the paint, the gray with no metallic in it seems to be a go to color lately. The paint has a great looking finish, and all the body trim looks clean. Nice looking engine and compartment. Have always liked the sleeper look.

Great looking Chrysler 300. The shade of red shows the body lines and trim well. Like the engine paint detailing.