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There were a lot of great looking colors that GM used on their cars from this era. The Iris Mist/Evening Orchid is a personal favorite of my own, but there are so many to choose from. You can always stray into a custom color that isn't an OEM as well.

This whole problem with Testor's Paint goes back for several years and has been discussed her as well by many. I have never had issues with the product, in fact have been very pleased even using just the spray cans for my builds. The issue has to do with the packaging, or the spray cans themselves. I'm not an expert in this area, but a person I used to work with was previously one of the quality people that worked for a well-known company selling canned foods. Long before the issues with Testors he and I were talking about some of the issues he had encountered with the canning process at his former employer. Realizing that these are two very different types of products it is hard to think that they are somehow related. One thing that he shared with me and one of the reasons he had left that company was that they made changes in the way the containers were made and cutting the cost of production. They started experiencing can failures, I.E. leaking. They wouldn't believe him and the others in his department that the changes were causing the problems, and even suggested it was a staff issue instead of a product issue. He and others left, and the company later figured out that their design changes were the problem not the staff. I also slept at whatever hotel chain used to make you smarter if you had stayed there.

Beautiful looking body and paint work. Always liked the fastback body styles of the late '40's and early '50's.

Beautiful looking paint finishes and trim. Getting the front fenders and grill mounted tightly like this can be a challenge. Great looking "wood graining" on the dash.

Beautiful looking paint work and the two-tone color combination. Clean detailing on the engine and chassis. Alway nice to see an original looking build done with all the trim done correctly.

Even with all of the problems you encountered, the finished model looks great. The paint finish looks nice and smooth, and the under-hood area is detailed cleanly.

Great looking color combination and finish. Like the engine room detailing. All of these builds look great together.

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If you're a coffee drinker, you can deposit the used coffee grounds in the flower beds. Seems that cats do not like the coffee been smell and move on. I used to have a neighbor whose cat used the flower beds between our homes as it's personal litter box. I would find it's leavings when I was pulling weeds in the flower beds, disgusting to say the least. The neighbor said their cat was an indoor cat and wasn't the one doing their business, but I would see their daughter let the cat out many times.

Great looking paint and the GMC grill does give it a different look.

Beautiful looking paint finish and color. Clean looking chrome trim. Like the wheels.

Great looking build. Looks showroom fresh.

Excellent looking diorama. Very realistic looking.

Beautiful looking paint finish and color. The trim looks great. Like the interior and the added engine detailing.

Great looking paint finish and body trim moldings. White walls seem a little odd, but if that was the way it was and you're doing a model of the original car than that is as it should be.

Great looking paint treatment. I like the engine detailing.

Great looking haul. I don't recall ever seeing this Revell '68 Firebird kit before. Is this something new or an old issue?

Most Out-of-Box model shows require only parts found in the box, hence the name. Most kits do provide some lumps of plastic that often look very much like a hood hinge. The trick would be to get them to hold the hood open without any other support if you're wanting to show off the engine with the hood attached to the body. Depending on the judge's interpretation of the rules even adding a toothpick or a wire of some sort would technically disqualify a model just like plug wire or added heater hoses or battery cables.

I'm afraid I would fall asleep in those chairs.

Beautiful looking faithful reproduction of the subject. This kit does leave a lot to be desired, but you have proven what can be done with it.

Great looking paint finishes and all the dented-up trim and lights. I'm also a regular viewer of the program. He may not make them prity, but they do run despite the problems encountered. Some of his terminology for different parts and their function sound a little corny, but he does seem to know what he's doing. Your finish on the bed and boom along with the faded paint job look just as I remembered from that show.

Great looking color and I like the custom grill. What paint did you use on this? I have always liked the short step side trucks and even came across this same kit looking for something else in the stash a couple of days ago. After seeing this I'm tempted to pull it out and see what i can make of it.

Beautiful color and finish. The interior is a nice matching shade of blue. Like the stance along with the wheel and tire combination.

Beautiful looking paint color and finish. Like the stance and the clean body trim.

I think the Spyder trim, which this seems to be, may have included the optional V-8 engine. Most states got the 262 cu in V-8 and California got a 350 cu in with a 2 bbl carb thanks to the Cal Smog requirements. Not usually seen in this good of condition.