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Beautiful looking El Caminos. I'm glad you pointed out where you shortened the bed. You can really see it when compared to the stock one in the picture. The Hood treatment also, most just put a Chevelle SS hood on an El Camino and that's OK but GM never did that. They way you worked the '68/'69 style vents look better to me anyway. I'm an El Camino lover and have owned a few. My Avatar is of my new '67. I grafted a Revell Chevelle front end on to a Revell '66 El Camino. There are more differences than there should be in plastic since it isn't that hard on a 1:1. You '66 model looks just like your 1:1 car.

I like your paint treatment. The 1:1 car has very good looking and this kit and the way you built this shows it. All of the finishes are very cleanly done also.

Great looking build, just like the TV car.

You have a very methodical build style that is enjoyable to watch . You mentioned in your post that you were removing the Water Pump. My concern is since this is an air cooled engine what part did you remove. There is a part on the engine that would attach to the two posts facing the rear of the car. This would have been the Timing Chain Cover and be essential for the engine.

Beautiful looking rig. I wouldn't change a thing. Before GM started killing the Pontiac line after they had announced the Holden version of their Ute to be sold as a GTO here. I had a new '05 GTO and would have traded in a heart beat since I had owned several El Caminos in the past and really liked them.

Ford did, it was called Ranchero. Those that owned them loved them. There just wasn't enough people to keep buying them as most had moved on to full size pickups.

If I were to own a '57 Chevy this is how I would want it to look. I my be different, but I think the 210 looks better than the Bel Air. Chrome accent not overload.

Normally the Transmission Pan is just an unpainted thin metal part. The slight oil seepage from the mounting gasket between the pan and the transmission housing is sufficient enough to prevent the pan from getting rusty. After market is limitless as to finish and materials.

Good to know for future projects.

One thing to remember no matter what color you are using is the finish on the Dash and rear Package Tray. These would be a nonglare finish or something very close to a flat finish in OEM anyway. The reason is to reduce glare from the sun. If you have ever driven a car or even a pickup on a sunny day you can see the suns reflection in the windshield and the rear window. In order to minimize this the OEM would have a flat finish on these areas. Think of a car or truck that you have used Armoral on the dash you'll know what I'm talking about.

At almost double the price it had better be good. Have you been able to look at it in person ? Have you been able to hold it up to the light next to any BMF ? How thin is it compared to BMF ? These are things I would want to do before I just went forward and bought this sight unseen. Could be better, but how else are going to know before you buy this instead of two sheets of BMF.

I have used both Tamiya X-19 Smoke and Their Panel Line Accent if you're trying to accent the parting line between say the bumper and a bumper guard. I'm sure there are others but these have worked well for me anyway.

I heard somewhere they were getting their BVDs in a bunch over nail clippers as well.

Your ad for the taillights reminds me of a set I bought for my '57 Ford. Lee Plastics made some interesting looking lenses for most of the popular car lines and they were not expensive and good quality.

Great looking Pinto. You mention this not being a very well detailed kit but with the way you painted and detailed this build it looks great.

Looks great with a really bright yellow finish. The vinyl roof is very realistic looking and I also like how you detailed the engine bay.

Beautiful looking Olds. I like the unusual color and great finish. Clean looking trim and the dash looks good also. Just the right stance.

Beautiful looking T-Bird. I remember you talking about this color and how it looked even when the earlier pictures had it looking silver. As you started adding the trim and then the interior and now you can clearly see the shade of blue you had mentioned. Another great looking build for your display.

Excellent paint finish.

Again, I really like the paint here. I have been a long time user of the Tamiya paint products. I hope we get the new line soon since the finish looks even better.

That's a really informative site.

That's a beautiful looking car. I have always liked the BMW line but when ever I was in a financial position to get one I needed a different type of vehicle, usually an extra nice pickup. With the black colored grill it doesn't standout so much I also like the color combination. While it's hardly the same thing, the last car we got was a Charger to replace our '10 Charger, and it's also all white with the black grill and center bumper area.

Perhaps a light semi-gloss or even a flat clear.

Nice photo shop here. That's a face only an Orthodontist could appreciate .

So you actually sent the Buick idea to your BMW Dealer ? Sounds like he has a sense of humor anyway. But I think you can see the "Family" resemblance between the two.