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To bad about the decals I really liked your original build on this. Is the new "camper" from that kit ?

Looks like a fun build. The Red body you're using, is it one of the early Fiat bodies ??

I remember seeing a personal profile of Aaron when he was leaving GM and as I recall it was said that he was in a very good place financially. I'm not sure but I think the story mentioned that he had a shop of his own already that was dong builds. Even on GM he was more of then planer and director on a build. He would jump in and get his hands dirty and you could tell he know what he was doing but for the most part he was a supervisor.

I have only bought one so far. I'm not sure if I will build it or just mine the parts. I can see in a few months if any are on close out at HL I would get a couple for the parts alone.

After seeing this and your Camaro build I can see you pay a lot of attention to detailing with very clean paint techniques and it sure pays off. Very nice in deed.

Nice looking build and the interior is well detailed, other than the shift leaver being a little out of scale.

Really a sharp looking build. I don't think I have ever seen that kit built before. I like your paint job on this.

Very nice looking body and the paint looks perfect. The caster really got the trim details done right on the body. Is this a curbside or is the hood removable ?

Beautiful paint job. The interior and chassis look very clean and well done.

I think it would be a great idea. You might want to move the engine back closer to the firewall as there is no room left for the radiator in the present position. You can always reconfigure the air intake after you get the engine set in place where everything clears.

You might consider a utility trailer if your loads are going to be around 1,000 lbs. or less. You would need a vehicle that could tow it, but this could even be a mid size or larger car. I went this way a few years ago when I realized that my truck was just a car with a big trunk. I purchased a 4' x 8' trailer with 4' sides and a tailgate that can turn into a ramp for loading our riding mower. Most of the time it just sits, but when I need to haul stuff I just hook it up to our Jeep and do what ever needs to be done. Just a thought since it is a lot less expensive than a truck. I guess I should get off my soap box also.

While the price of new cars and trucks has gone up partly for new devices to compensate for the lack of the operators basic inability to safely operate a motor vehicle. There has been an increased cost of the materials used to build them and pay and other compensations for the labor force. On a personal side we are at a point were we are considering replacing one or two of our cars. The first is an '09 Jeep Sahara at 98K miles with all of the suspension and wheel and tire upgrades that we have done thru the years. New the basic Jeep, with everything you could get at that time on a Sahara was about $30k. The new '18 JL Jeep Rubicon that we want is now closing in on $50k, not going to happen just now. The second car is a '10 Dodge Charger RT with AWD with 89K miles. This also was just over $30K in 2010. This has a two fold problem for us in that the AWD feature that we would really like to have can now only be had with the 6 Cylinder engine and I'm just not going there as we want at least another RT that even with no AWD is looking like $45K. Also to compare my Wife's '14 Dodge Avenger RT with all the bells and whistles cost as much as the '10 Charger when it was new. It would seem that automobiles along with all other products that are needed for day to day life keep going up and all to often the quality seems to be lacking and our incomes ? Well I hope you all are doing better than most people I know, my self included.

I'm fine with your questions and agree with your price statements. You may or may not find this post being moved to the Off Topic Section of the Forum. But I wouldn't let that discourage you. There seems to be a very real problem with operator error with these devises. You make an interesting suggestion about GM and pricing. I spent over 25 years in the retail auto business and most of it in GM stores. In the '80's GM stride the pricing strategy that you suggested in the California Market. They didn't change the dealer invoice they just lowered the MSRP on the window sticker and told dealers that they were doing them a favor so that they would no longer have to negotiate the selling price. GM ran TV ads telling everyone about the good news and they should hurry done to buy their new cars and trucks. The problem was that people still thought somehow dealers were still making thousands of dollars on this cars and still insisted in "Horse Trading" just like always. Dealers profits suffered and customer relations went in the toilet. GM stopped the sales campaign but never returned the dealer markup to what it once was.

This type of "expression" is not uncommon. Years ago we used to attend the Mendocino Whale Watch and Wine Festival, now that was a low key week end drunk. There was a local who would drive an older Cadillac convertible that was covered in sea shells. I think he even had a simulated Fish Tail on the trunk. Sorry I can't find any pictures at this time.

That's a proper Model A build.

I also would enjoy seeing more of this.

Very sorry for your unimaginable lose. Our hobby has a way of letting our minds drift to more pleasant thoughts and I hope it works the same for you. You '57 Bel Air looks great and I like the darker red color than what you usually see.

Great looking build. I have never seen that paint color before, will have to consider it in the future. The interior details look well with the exterior, and you just can't go wrong with the Olds Fiesta Hub Caps. Oldsmobile owners could not keep them on their cars back in the day. They would just disappear over night, thus the name "Midnight Auto Supply" was born.

Very interesting idea. This should be fun to watch.

I think that the stance combined with the wheels and tires make all the difference in the world on how your build looks. I think the body looks best without the large hood scoop. The Road Racer look is enhanced with the front and rear spoilers.

I like the '58 Impala addition, it gives the rear quarters a rather voluptuous look.

That is a real pale Blue interior. On the exterior, are you going with a solid color Blue or have you thought about a two tone or one of Edsels wild tri tone exteriors ?

I have to agree with the others on the Headlights, I don't recall ever seeing tis done before and I think it adds a curtain degree of realism to that area of the model.

I think that any production date or "run" information would be included in the Bar Code on the box. I have had to have two bodies replaced by Revell and both went well. I had purchased a '56 Chevrolet Nomad, after sitting in my to do pile for a couple of years I found the body sides were bowed way out when I got around to opening it. I made my claim on line and with the Bar Code and kits box number they replaced it. The other time was the Foose Cadillac because of the broken Windshield. Same processes and no problem. I think on the Caddy Revell was aware of a packaging problem and I know of several others that had to have the bodies replaced. I'm still a little surprised that they wanted the old body for verification of a problem.

Did anyone have some pictures to share for those of us who couldn't make it this year ?