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Great looking body work. As Plowboy mentioned the bodies blend together well. Very nice paint work also.

Thanks Steve. The color is Model Master Phoenician Yellow. As I mentioned I'm using a 1:1 car that was in Car Kulture DeLuxe in their June edition. This color reminds me of the '60's GM color that I liked.

Great looking Sport Truck. I like the colors you used and the wheels look good.

I was going to mention that but figured you already realized it and these pictures seem to see things we can't. If you have an Air Brush or even a canned Air Spray for cleaning your key board will clean up well.

Thank you for the up date on this kit and the source of additional research for a build. I had an original way back when and just didn't have an interest in building it. I don't remember what I did with it. In the years since I now have a much better appreciation for the subject and I'll be getting one and building it this time.

Very clean looking and great paint finish. That color wasn't that popular where I was living at the time and I just never understood why. I like it a lot. Your detailing is what makes this OOB build really stand out.

I have to agree with everything Misha said about your Renault. Besides the wheels the white stripe changes the whole look from a stock Dauphine.

Glad that you like it. While getting the moldings positioned properly was time consuming I think it is the best solution. Was your '48 an Aerosedan ?

Excellent detailing. All very realistic looking.

Great looking detail painting on the different parts.

In addition to the after market wheels I'm looking at the tires. They look like track day only tread and any ones guess on the compound.

For the full wheel covers don't forget the Revell '56 Nomad kit or the '55 Bel Air Hardtop kit.

Just a basic mock up before final assembly.

The interior window frames are also "wood grained " . The one window frame broke up while removing the side window. We'll see how well it looks after installation.

The chassis and interior are coming together.

A few additional progress pictures. The paint still needs to be polis hed before adding the chrome foil.

Great looking basic pickup. This looks far better than what you were describing.

Great looking build and it really does look like your 1:1. I also like the flames in the hood stripe, very cool looking.

Beautiful looking Road Runner. You really captured the look of the real car. Building a model of car you have owned and thought enough of the car to build a model of it is very rewarding. All of the fond memories of the car and your life at that point in time all come back to you. You should display this with the pictures of your 1:1 together.

Beautiful looking paint finish, and the inter build for that matter. The color combination looks great together. The engine detailing looks good and the finish on the interior just like real leather.

Convenient that they are both the same color. I like the concept and the crew Cab makes a lot more sense in reality anyway.

I agree with you on the color. The Blue Bird I mentioned was about the color of your interior in your build and that is why I thought of it. I have always liked the Screaming Chicken on the T/A's the best.

Funny how that works. Something she feels we need it is easily justified.

Great looking shade of Orange. You mention the master brake location. That is pretty much the stock location but the OEM wouldn't have had a booster of course. Most early cars from the early '50's back had the brake and the clutch pedals going thru either the lower part of the firewall or toe panel or the floor. There was usually a trap door of some sort on the floor to accesses the master brake cylinder to add or check the fluid. In fact the early '50's Oldsmobile's Hydromatic had a cover on the passenger side of the transmission tunnel to check the fluid level or add fluid.

Looking at the interior color made me remember a model Pontiac offered that was called "Blue Bird" and I think it was based on the Firebird Esprit. They were pretty cars.