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Thank you for sharing your photos. This show always has such amazing looking builds.

Since most bodies have a small amount of contour you might use sanding pads and sticks. The sticks are foam backed with sanding surface on both sides. They are offered in a wide range from very course to very fine. The pads are 2" square and are designed for the final finishing. MOst good Hobby Shops should have them and I have also seen them at Hobby Lobby.

Great looking build. I like the timeless look you did on this.

Two perfect additions to your series. Your '32's are all special.

I like your paint treatment. I think it looks best with the white top. One of the reasons guys would raise the body or put spacers between the fiberglass body and the chassis was to give them a little more tire clearance when they would jump a sand dune. You could easily get airborne and when you landed the rear tires would travel to the top of their range and could easily hit the body, and it looks cool anyway.

You really captured the Boyd Coddington look. Very well engineered build. The interior looks great.

I like that it still has what looks like the stock Studebaker engine. Nice paint and clean looking trim. The black painted wheels and wide whites put it in the late '50's depending on where you lived. Have you thought about small hub caps or are you going to stay with the 6 lug wheels ? Very good overall look as is.

You are correct, now is the time to chop the top if that's the way you want to go. So far I really like how you removed the "crown" from the roof. That in it's self is a vast improvement. The two door idea wouldn't be hard to do at this point. Use some Plastruct moldings to outline the door opening and going up to the roof. I would take a guess at the size of the side window for the back seat passengers and add a post between that window and the window for the area behind the back seat. The front end is an area that you could do something really interesting making it something other than a Ford.

I like all the extra details, Mountain Bike, Wench, Roof Rack, and the License Plate Frame.

Looks nice. These were great kits. Now that Round 2 is offering the '66 Fairlane maybe they'll also do the Mercury.

This is really something special. Beyond the paint and interior finishes, the making of the swing gates is perfect. I remember see this type of vehicle used at the Arlington Race Track out side of Chicago when I was growing up.

Very nicely engineered. I hope the driver doesn't smoke. You built it with the parts you had laying around much like someone would have years ago. I like how you detailed the engine. I remember distributor conversions for the early flat Heads like you used.

I really liked how you modernized this Hudson, especially the grill and hood scope. The engine looks like it belongs there. Nice paint and the chrome trim is nice and crisp.

I remember seeing a few of these in commercial use years ago. One was an auto parts delivery.

I wonder how long the salesmen who were involved in the demos have worked for their dealerships, not counting today.

An amazing person, an amazing talent . The world is a better place for having had her in it. Her beautiful songs are often playing in my head.

I have tried the Stand that kitbash1 suggested and while it works well mine now serves as a hanger for my air brush. Not sure of your lighting situation, but I use a large magnifying / light that clamps on the corner of my work bench. The base has an electrical outlet and that is where my Dremel is plugged in. The Dremel has a metal loop on the end where the electrical cord meets the motor. My Dremel cord has a raised notched affair on the plug and the loop fits perfectly. It is as if they designed it for this purpose.

I hope he had Stated Value Insurance, otherwise this will truly be a write off.

Hobby Lobby's owner chose to close all of his stores based on his personal religious beliefs. I remember reading that his feeling was that his employees should have the day to observe their beliefs also and so he closed his stores on Sunday. Virtually my entire working life was spent in retail and that meant that you almost never got a weekend off unless you were looking for a job. So I applaud any employer who places the well being of his employees before what little additional income he might realize with the workers toiling day in and day out and miss out on family weekends and the ability to go to their place of worship if that is what they want to do on Sunday. Not going to Hobby Lobby on Sunday hasn't changed my life one bit, but I would bet it has meant a great deal to his employees.

Very realistic looking ageing. I would like to know how you got the cracked paint finish on the tops of the rear fenders and bed rails. Many years sitting in the Sun works on the 1:1's but hard to do in scale.

Great looking Manx build. The paint treatment really makes it stand out.

Very well done. Matches the 1:1 perfectly.

Interesting project. I see what you mean about the Carburetors being out of scale. Maybe you could use Carbs from another kit. You mentioned altering the ride height or stance by raising the rear. You may want to consider lowering the front to get the stance the way you want. This kit like most has a rather high ride height anyway, and raising the rear suspension only would make that worse. I have not seen those Distributers before and I would like to get some, I'll checkout their web site.

Na, that's just the seat gasket.

I think you're correct about the China connection. The last Suburban I just got at HL shows a number on the box and the words Zhong Shan on the bottom. I think that the New Revell could just pick up with the Chines suppliers where the old company just left off. I'm sure that accounts would have to be brought current and who knows what else, but the supplier would rather have orders for product than sit on a bunch of molds.