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Retired early, I was 62, in 2005. My wife is younger than I and was a partner in her company and we thought we were in good shape with 401k's and money in the bank and the home almost paid for. Then "The great recession" changed a lot of that. Not crying the blues but things are not as planned now. I get to spend more time with my models, something that I hardly ever got to do much of when I was working. It is almost a full time job with the house upkeep both inside and the yard. I also take care of the mother-in-laws yard and home repairs. I think we will look for a smaller home a little further out of town next year so my wife can retire and we can live comfortably.

I really like the way you built your '66 Mustang. The Mustang GT should look great, unusual plastic color on this kit.

I have bought bodies from Steve when he comes to the Hartland Show at Overland Park Ks. in June every year. His display usually takes up an entire end of the swap meet area He's a great guy and is always helpful in getting you what you need.

Check with Pegasus wheels & tires. That would be a start but I'm sure that there are many others. Checkout the After Market section on this site, there are many very good suppliers there and you would be amazed at what you can find.

The beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think that there may be more people that like the '65 GTO than don't. Those wheels would complement almost any vehicle, but then I am prejudice on the wheels and the GTO. Pegasus offers similar wheels, but are used with only very low profile tires. While have used them and really like how they look, they don't always work with say a '60s thru '70s type build. So to have something like this with say a 60 or 70 series aspect ratio tire would be great in my humble opinion

Beautiful build. Great looking go any where over anything type truck.

Great looking Blazer. Your dad may be a hard act to follow.

With the few that I have done, the caster usually will tell you what to use for a donor kit. They usually have modified a basic kit into a model that has not been kitted. The donor kit will give you an interior and chassis that can be easily modified to create what ever the resin caster is offering. The windows are almost always a problem if the kits "glass" is different. Some casters will include a formed windshield and or rear window. Many here have used various clear plastics with great success. I tend to use the plastic that dress shirt makers use to keep a shirt collars shape in packaging. The plastic is very thin with no distortion and easily bent to match the curvature of a window. Follow the instructions on cleaning the casting before an work begins. When sanding, and there will be some sanding, you might want to do this away from you building area, The resin dust can interfere with painting as you move thru the build. It is also a good idea to wear a small dust mask if you have any respiratory issues with dust, this stuff can be very irritating. It really doesn't take that much extra effort to use a casting and if someone has an offering that you like then you should do one and just see how much fun they can be. Hope this will help.

Nice clean build. I didn't even know that that car was ever kited.

Beautiful build. A car like this looks perfect in black.

Three beautiful builds. It does take time to build at this level.

They all look amazing, The interesting thing is the different body styles you built.

Beautiful build. That's the way a "step" should look.

The others are correct about the engine design. The reason I mentioned the intake swap is because I used the Chrysler manifold for another project several years ago and I really didn't remember that the Chrysler engine was a Hemi, I'm not as knowledgeable as so many others on the Forum when it involves Chrysler products. I had used the intake and carbs. on a '58 Plymouth build years ago and it worked perfect in that application. I thought it might help you with what you were trying to accomplish. Good luck with your search.

Great color combo, different than what you usually see.

I'll have to look for the scriber, The Tamiya glue has become hard to use since the applicator fell off the cap.

Wow, unbelievable detailing.

Nice looking build. Very clean interior, like the nail shifter.

Great looking color. I like the way you did the chassis and engine detailing.

Turned out beautifully, I had watched your engine build. Have to agree with posing in front of the garage looks great.

Like the headlights. How did the kits door hinges work?

Great start. The chopped top almost looks factory. Can't wait to see what comes next.

Nice color. What did you use for the interior tuck n roll ?

Nice chop, what's next ?

Very real looking. I'll bet you could get some bikini wearers to join you in that.