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espo

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  1. I like how your build is looking at this point. You mention your issues with the Rustoleum paint and I have to agree. I had the same problems with a different color on a build. The color was perfect but I actually had to sand all the way to the primer just trying to get ride of the "Orange Peal" .
  2. Great looking Drag Team. I like the stance and the build style on the truck.
  3. Great looking build. I had never heard of the Resin Conversion Parts you used. They offer some good looking parts.
  4. Beautiful looking T-Bird. When I was in High School we had a neighbor who had a '56 this same color, and his had those Wind Wings along with both tops. This has to be one of the cleanest Little Birds I can remember seeing.
  5. I enjoyed watching your build on this kit and it looks perfect.
  6. Great looking Cavalier. Not something you see being built very often. Nice to see it done as a basic Showroom style.
  7. This is so cool looking. So many little details that you just need to look at the pictures for a while to take in everything that has been changed. The engine ? Flat head 6 cyl. Those tail lights ? The roof looks good to me but the rear window looks almost to large. The dash out of an early Studebaker ? The seat material and the blanket floor and door panels. A lot to take in here.
  8. Beautiful looking Corvette. I like how cleanly all of the details are done and the interior/exterior colors look great together.
  9. I would go with wrenchr's suggestion. I have owned a '74, a '79, and a '95. All had body colored firewalls with the body sealer he mentioned along the bottom edge. I like how you masked off the chrome trim for the grill and front bumper.
  10. Well as the story goes in real life he may have lost that hat more than once.
  11. While I have only built the standard kit without all the Custom features, I remember it as a great kit to build.
  12. They both look great again. Now you can display theme front and center.
  13. Beautiful looking cruiser. Very cleanly detailed.
  14. I have always enjoyed your boat builds and wished that more of these kits were made available. Your builds inspired my to build this a few years ago.
  15. Beautiful looking '34 and thankyou for the back ground information on the kit. The problems with the first issue may be the reason I have never tried one since then. I'll have to see if I have any of the later and better done kits in the stash.
  16. Great to see a stock build done to this high a degree of detail when you're used to seeing Hot Rods. I love Hot Rods, but seeing what they looked like originally gives you a real appreciation of the original design.
  17. That shade of Green is really eye catching. Very cleanly detailed and as David mentioned the foil work is about as perfect as you can find.
  18. Pretty color with lots of sparkle.
  19. I also like the dark blue color, but I see what you mean about the black Mach 1 decals being hard to see. Were there any white decals on the sheet you got that may offer a little more contrast or are you happy with the way it is ?
  20. Smooth looking body work so far. Making the hood flat looks much better with the new grill area. So what color are you going for ?
  21. Interesting subject. I remember these with the AMC 401 cu in and a 4 speed. They were a lot quicker than most people realized until all they saw was tail lights. I like your chassis idea and look forward to seeing how this turns out.
  22. Springfield Bottling Company, Brick Streets. As a child my mothers parents lived in Springfield Illinois and every street was brick unless they had paved over the brick. Their driveway was covered with the coke from the furnaces used to fire the bricks. That was cheaper than gravel at that time.
  23. Learn something new all the time watching what so many others are doing. Thankyou for the insight on how to overcome problems and improve my own builds.
  24. I have to agree with everyone else and drive. As GMP440 mentioned, this will give you an opportunity to inspect the collection to be sure it is as presented. My biggest concern would be the condition after shipping. I have had my collection moved by professional movers along with all of are belongings across country and had no problems. We moved ten miles to our present home and I think the movers were playing catch with the boxes while throwing them into the truck. Yes there was damage and no they wouldn't do anything about it and even suggested that the kits were already damaged. Very surprising how little recourse you have in these situations. So if you don't already have a vehicle that can carry your new collection safely out of the elements than consider borrowing or renting something that will.
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