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Check around to see if you have a craft store that caters to people building Doll Houses. Scale may be an issue but I have seen some interesting things that will cross over to what you're trying to do.

This and the additional information you have provided just proves how out of touch they really are. Obviously Rustoleum sees no value in the modeling communities purchasing power. I'll be rethinking any future purchases and for myself I'll buy something that I need from a different company in the future. They aren't the only game in town and on the outside chance they really are paying attention to their sales they may find I'm not the only one.

Man that's a good looking build. The Magic Bus, is that the one that used to have a song about it ? or was that just some old party bus ?

Mine had the PF-35, but after putting a complete Edelbrock exhaust system on the truck it became an issue. I think the large part of the problem was that the truck was lowered and Edelbrock offed two different systems at that time. Their standard system might not have been a problem, but I went with their setup for a lowered truck that tucked the exhaust cross over from the drivers side that gave me two more inches of ground clearance. I still had to be careful with parking lot speed bumps. As I mentioned I also had the factory Oil Cooler that dropped the mounting point for the filter a good three inches or more. So I think you can see how I created this problem for myself. Not first time I've shot myself in the foot so to speak.

It took me a moment to realize the kit body was sitting on your 1:1. car. As wku88 mentioned , it's a perfect match.

Just remember you'll be lucky to get what you paid for these kits when you bought them, unless you have something that hasn't already been reissued, and you'll pay far more in the future when you go to replace them at some future date. If you have enough storage space somewhere just box them up and tuck them away for when the cookie crumbler's have gotten a little older.

In the real world if someone is thinking about going to a PF-35 from a PF-25 remember the 35 is longer and you'll want to check to be sure it will clear your headers and that it's not so close that it would heat the filter canaster, It can happen especially on a C1500 with the factory Oil Cooler.

I think that is about the time I bought the jar I have. As you said it's still as good as ever. The only thing I ever foresee using it for is to polish colored plastic on a kit that I'm not going to paint.

Great looking era themed build and I like the Ala Kart look you mentioned. Very clean looking finishes thru out.

The rubber parts wouldn't be to hard to create, but I agree that they should be an optional part since most real cars of that era didn't have the AIR System anyway. Being a long time resident you might also remember the CHP road side inspections. For those not familiar with this, think of the old roadside DWI roadblocks on a Friday or Saturday night. This would be in the middle of the day almost anywhere and everyone had to pull in and have a "Safety Check" of their car or truck. They would even give you a colored sticker for your Windshield if you passed. Besides the Smog devices they were even checking the aiming of your headlights. They would actually write you a ticket if your headlights were off just a little bit. I got a ticket once for flipping the lid on my then new '74 Chevrolet C-10 Step Side. This was mainly going on in SoCal, but I got the ticket while living in Santa Barbara County.

Great looking vehicle combination. The Midget has so many delicate trim parts it's hard to get the Nurf Bars on the body without having them come apart.

I agree with Funkychiken on the paint work. Is that a glitter type clear coat or a metallic Black color ?

Beautiful looking SS. You got all the little trim done correctly. Not many know just how those tail lights were done on the 1:1 along with many other details. Well built.

The color layout is the main thing that dates this style, but it still looks great. The concept with the V-10 engine is valid even today.

Very realistic looking decomposing old MG. Beautiful yet sad to see.

Very nicely detailed chassis and interior. Should you want or need an '89 GT Convertible for your builds I have one to trade since I don't foresee my building it. Look forward to watching your other Mustang builds also.

Looks great. I like the way you changed this to the lower line Olds.

Based on the appearance of the top of the Dashboard going all the way across at the same level I would say it's a '65 or newer year model. Very nice looking truck that someone has taken care of.

Now that's funny.

I learned the hard way many years ago building the then new '66 Ford Fairlane 390 GT. I did my best Highland Green paint job and just an ever so slight Orange Peal finish. I quickly had the edges of the fenders and any other raised body edge turning to white plastic. I have been using Tamiya polishing products pretty much ever since with no problems. I'm kind of the "If it's not broken don't try and fix it" type ever since.

Part of the Air Cleaner confusion has to do with the Smog Emissions Equipment. I bought a new '67 El Camino while living in southern California. The engine was the afore mentioned L34 350 hp, in '67, with a 4-speed. The problem was the Emission System and the way that the Re-circular Air Injector System was required to work with California emissions. They were required to inject a controlled amount of exhaust gasses into the enclosed Air Cleaner on the clean side of the filter element using a belt driven pump, the Valve Covers were vented to the dirty side of the Air Cleaner, any blow by would clog the filter element quickly, and a Crank Case Vent Valve from the other Valve Cover to the Carb. Most every where else the open element Air Cleaner would be used. What was happening, and what I did, was use the open element filter setup from the '65 Chevelle 395 or the full size cars with the high horse power big block. This was a very common day two or the afternoon of the date of purchase. Every two years you would have to put all the old stock equipment back on for your Smog Inspection to renew your License Plates. Plan "B" was to register your car in one of the Counties that still didn't require inspections of the equipment. Since the Statute of Limitations has long since run out I think you know what I did. Most Chevrolet and other GM Dealers kept a regular stock pile of these Air Cleaner setups in their parts departments for a long time. I think it would be safe and better looking to have the open element Air Cleaner on your build now that I have bored you with my explanation.

I noticed this question is still running. This morning I found the jar of "The Treatment" wax/polish that I based my comment on. The jar is just under 2" high and an one and a half inches in diameter with a yellow label. The jar is old enough that there is no web site address on it. On the label it states: Removes fine scratches, and I think this is where I ran into my problems because it was pretty aggressive in this area. The label also mentions removing smears and fingerprints, deepens color and protects clear plastic from fogging. As many others have mentioned the Carnauba Wax would make decal applications risky at best.

My compliments on having three pedals, I.E. a manual transmission. Every year there are fewer and fewer Americans that seem to even know how to operate such a device. I happen to not be one of them.

Hang in there. Take care of your family and hopefully in the near future things will improve to the point that you will be able to get back to modeling and finish your 240Z project. We all have had to step back at times in our lives. Just remember the old saying "What doesn't kill you will make you better". I hope you get better soon.

Like you this isn't something I would build normally. I do like the Alfa's and I may try one sometime in the future. I just have to many waiting in the Que right now. But I really do like the way this turned out for you and hope your wife appreciates your build also. I did a '67 Chevelle SS396 for my wife a few years ago. Both my style and something she liked also.