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Very nice save on the hood, and the Red color looks great also. Is this the old AMT Ventura from years ago ? It would have shared separate fenders and hood just like the Nova SS kit of that era. I personally like the grill area better on the Ventura than the Nova.

Ford RancheroClass of 2016: '57 Chevrolet 150 '57 Chevrolet PU '57 Ford Del Rio Ford Ranchero '66 Impala SS My '67 El Camino

Getting a paint finish wright is almost the most difficult part of modeling. A couple of suggestions, and there will be many others with additional suggestions . Since your in Wisconsin, not sure how far north but I spent a year one winter in Eagle River, ambient temperature and humidity play a heavy roll in the paint finish. The pebbly finish you mentioned sounds as if you might have been holding the spray to far from what you were painting allowing the paint to start drying before it reached what you were spraying. This can become worse if it is cold also. Tamiya primer can usually be sanded very shortly after spraying. Many have different ideas on this, but I have had good luck spraying primer go have lunch and then start sanding. Besides better finish paint adhesion the primer will show you any other body imperfections you need to work on before using your final color coat.

You might want to look in the After Market section on this forum. There is bound to be more than one Resin Caster there that would have what your looking for. I have gotten parts from Harts Parts and if his MoPar hoods are anything like the parts I got for my '67 El Camino project you will be happy with his product.

I have picked up two spray cans of glitter paint by Model Master. #2983 is Multi color and #2984 is Silver glitter. They are very small flakes suspended in clear. With a little experimentation there would be many uses. There are some other "glitter" type paints out there and I think that Model Master might be one of the suppliers that you may want to avoid. These paints have a very ruff finish and would require many coats of clear to get smooth and by that time all trim detail would be long gone. I lucked out when I bought these at HL as they were in the close out area at $2.26 each.

Very sleek looking. I really like the stance.

Beautiful builds. Only six months you say ?

The Mustang suspension and engine is a great idea. The front track should be very close to the '40's. Do you have the rear suspension to use also ? Staying with the custom idea it would be great if you could include some of the interior parts.

Outstanding engineering on this build. I like the old 409 engine idea.

Almost disappointed that the roof feature will be removed. I think it would give it more of a factory look. But that's just my opinion, I'm still going to get one. Thank you for the heads up on the Flintstone connection. Any idea yet when they might be offering this body ?

The swip you are thinking of was a thin aluminum sheet that had a gold anodized finish on the 1:1 car. The kits decal sheet provides a decal but it isn't very accurate. Bruce did a great job in replicating the OEM look and it might be nice if he could share with use how he did that. I have tried Gold Bare-Metal foil, but it is on the thick side. I have also foiled the area and then painted it with Tamiya clear orange paint and got close.

Beautiful looking builds. I remember when you were working on the Hudson. Would love to have a cruiser like that.

Both very nice builds. I wouldn't worry to much about the paint it looks fine.

You are almost as good a story teller as you are a model builder. Sound like something from Lake Wobegone. Great builds.

Could that be one of the Hurtz Rent A Racer from back in the day? Notice the H in the nomenclature in the white stripe. Really nice clean build.

Bad to the bone. These cars were only afraid of each other at the strip. You really captured the appearance on this one.

Beautiful build. The color is outstanding and the scallop painting really sets it off.

Unbelievable detailing on these builds. I hope your health continues to improve for 2017.

Beautiful builds. The GTO is a personal favorite, and having owned two of the square Chevrolet trucks I can say you nailed that "short step".

Really like the roof paint treatment and the interior.

Beautiful looking build. I would never have thought of using that color on that year model build, but really makes it standout.

I think you nailed that sedan. The color is perfect and it looks like the box art was based on your build. That kit was about the second or third model I ever built and have always liked it.

Great looking builds. Got to love the Hudson and the unusual tutone '57 Ford wagon.

Great idea on the chassis switch. The '64s were a beautiful car. I had two coworkers who ordered identical Galaxy 500 hard tops with the 390 and 4-speed. Both were the medium blue metallic with white bucket seat interiors. When ever one did something wrong the other would get blamed for it. From the picture it looks like your father may of had extended shackles or air shocks on the rear suspension.

That is a great looking kit. Like so many others I covet a BMW but unless I win the Lottery it's just not going to happen. Have you considered getting some touch up paint at the dealer so you could get the color your looking for ? Most BMW 5's seem to be either black or gray or silver. It would be nice to see something with a little personality.