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Great body work, I'm glad you showed the picture of your body slicing. This body style , to my eye, looks better as an El Camino than a hardtop.

Looks so good I can almost smell the musty mohair interior.

Very realistic looking . All of the little details everywhere you look in the photos. I agree with the thought about lots of photos. The more you see the more you appreciate everything that was done.

Not funny.

If you need deeper off set Rally wheels you might look in some early '70's Corvette kits. In the 1:1 world the passenger wheels could be had in both 14" and 15" diameter with different widths depending on application.

I like your color choice and the finish looks great.

This is an outstanding paint job. I like how you accented the side of the body around the wheel openings.

What about the shippers you see on the Mecum Auction on TV. I know Mecum has their own but I think the other is called Reliable. Since that's what they do primarily is ship automobiles that may be a good place to check. I'm sure it's going to cost more than you think, so maybe a one way plane ticket and a road trip is in order.

Great looking build and I like how you did the interior.

First off, your model looks great and reminds me of the ones I saw a couple of years ago in Travers City MI. were they had an owners club gathering. Second, while these cars are so homely they're cute. These vehicles were perfect for France after the WWII in helping them get back on their feet.

I never saw that movie, but that is a really sad looking car.

I remember an accident from my childhood. They didn't even have seat belts then. I was in the back seat of our family car and my father was driving. There was snow on the ground and I'm sure a small amount of ice on the road. The school bus we had been following stopped and my father could not and we slid into the rear bumper of the bus. As I recall the Ford dealer replaced almost all the sheet metal from the windshield forward. I ricocheted off the back of the front seat and on the floor. Nothing broken but I was bruised up pretty good.

Either the 4 door or the 2-door will sell well, but I have to agree with the others who prefer the 2-door body style. We have an '09 JK that sees more than it's fair share of off road use and some rock climbing during the summer months. The 4-door model with it's much longer wheel base may run into some issues if you get into the woods and some of the tighter trails and climbing. The longer wheel base means that it could become high centered or unable to maneuver in tight places. We have seen this to a lesser extent with the 4-door JK's on the trail. They are capable in every respect except the real tight places were they sometimes have to do a couple of short tight turns, kind of like trying to get into a tight parking spot in a parking lot. They can do it but they have to work harder at it. The Gladiator with 4-doors you can see the body sides between the rear doors and the rear wheel openings just how much longer the wheel base will be. This will make it that much larder to park and put it at a very big disadvantage off road.

Your main problem may be that it was thinned with lacquer thinner. I have always used Tamiya Putty straight from the tube and never experienced any problems like you are describing. The wet sanding may have played a part but I think if you just removed all of the old putty and started anew using the putty straight from the tube you'll be ok.

I always wear my seat belts, mostly out of habit but I also realize the importance in the event of an accident. Funny story about my wife and seat belts. When we first got together I had a '69 Camaro for a personal car that I had done the full suspension springs, sway bars, shocks, and bigger , by then standards, 15" wheels and 245/60 Dunlop's. With the modifications to the suspension it drove like a go cart She had only been a passenger up until then. One day she wanted to drive it her self to go somewhere and she was not a seat belt wearer at that time. WE lived in Sacramento and at that time the Business 80 and I-80 interchange could be a little dicey if all drivers were not watching what they were doing. Some guy was entering from her right and was trying to jump over two lanes of heavy traffic with out looking. She was abele to maneuver around this driver but in doing so she had to make a hard right and then a hard left to keep from running over him. With smooth vinyl seats and no center consul she found herself sitting on the transmission hump and the only thing that kept her in control was a death grip on the steering wheel. She has been a seat belt believer ever since.

This looks like moving day around here sometimes. In fact you can tell when it's about the first of the month by all the broken up furniture and boxes of clothing along the side of the highway. I always thought these little sedan deliveries looked good, only wish they had something other than front wheel drive. Nice looking 2 plus 2, I wonder what the back story is.

I retired early after countless changes in the General Manger's at the dealership I was working. The owner had asked me a couple of times to come back even as a part time deal. By early '05 we shook hands and parted friends but I no longer saw the point of putting up with all the other bs from people who couldn't distinguish the difference from a hole in the ground and a body opening. This has given me additional time to both build models and do yard work on our 1/2 acre of grass and trees and planting beds. I have also faced the idea that I have far more models than I could ever hope to build. I have often had a table at a yearly local show and swap meet were I have tried to sell of a lot of duplicates and even sold a couple of hundred to a reseller to try and dispose of what my wife calls her "Widows Pension". The good thing is that I get to work on my models several times a week and also get to visit all the great people on this forum almost as often.

Outstanding build. I'm glad you included some photos of the conversion as it adds some additional insight into what all you had to do to create this model of a little known vehicle.

Since you asked, the moldings for the body side chrome trim are still on the body I would go ahead and "chrome" them. The copper Bel Air inserts don't harmonize color wise with the body colors, but then that is only my feeling and it is your build so do it the way you think looks best. This is obviously a Kustom so it's pretty much anything goes.

The all time best down and out beater car was Eddie Murphy's blue Nova. That is believable and far more likely than anything else I've ever seen unless the guy was sitting on a Bus Stop Bench.

Did you ever see the scene from Top Gear when the Orangutan left his "mark" ??

Excellent weathering on the carcass. These really were very sad little cars, I hope I didn't offend any previous owners here.

Great idea on the front end swap and the ageing looks just right as if it's in constant use.

Looks like you were able to fix all it's ills. I like the Sand Tires on the rear. looks nice with the top on.

Great looking Falcon. The body looks pretty accurate and I remember seeing them with colors much like this.