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Great looking Mustang. The resin body looks good also, but to my eye the leading edge of the "C" pillar doesn't have the wright angle. It may be the angle of the picture, but like you said you have the 1:1 in the garage to compare.

Great paint and interior. They go together well. I know what you mean about foil. Anything from the '50s thru the '60s is going to use a lot of foil and try your patience.

Thank you for sharing. Looks like a great turnout. I like how you were able to show the plates showing the year and model of the vehicle. The boats were a special, I love the old wooden boats.

I like your wheel choice. I'm also working on a Del Rio, and like you I have lowered the front end a little. Can you share what you did about the inner fenders for tire clearance ? This is my second '57 Ford and I seem to have a real problem with front tires clearing the inner fenders. I look forward to watching your build. What color or colors are you going to use ?

I like the Tamiya paints for the most part. They have a Matt Black TS-6 that is a little flatter than their Semi Gloss Black. As you my already know , if you're going to use any decals like pin striping or sponsor decals you would want to use gloss black first. Then apply your decals and then use a flat or semi gloss clear over that. This will usually hide the edge of the decals.

You might want to replace the spray tip. I have had it happen when I didn't spray for a moment upside down when I was done, the tip would not spray right the next time I used it.

I have to agree with Steve in the floor treatment. I think it gives a more natural look to the mats. Sometimes what you think is a mistake turns out better than if you planned it.

I have also had this happen on paint that I have had for an extended period of time. Another thing to remember, you just never know how long that paint has been around before you buy it.

There was a lot of talk about a year or two ago about this and some other concept models, even using the Plymouth name among others. What I have seen as a consumer is that the parent company (Fiat) has made many improvements in styling for the Chrysler/Dodge and Ram products. They have also improved the interior design on the passenger lines. Being a concept this design, if and when, it comes to market will probably be toned down a bit. The new issue of Motor Trend magazine has info on the new Alfa Romeo Giulia that would be sharing its basic chassis with this concept. It will offer everything from a basic 1.4 Liter turbo 4 too a 3.0 Liter twin-turbo 6 with 503 H.P. They think it will do 0-60 in 3.9 seconds. I don't know if I could afford it, but my Hemi Charger might be in danger of becoming a trade-in.

I saw this used on a TV show, Detroit something. They did the bumpers and grill of a '50s Packard. On TV it looked as good as any "chrome job" from a chrome shop. But for what you are trying to do is not foil so much as it is paint, if your looking to do the same as the link showed. I've seen many others have good luck with many different spray paints, but for my self I use the Alclad products. They offer many of the same colors shown on your link and are designed for styrene. Check it out.

I must be really old I got 98%. Was off on the year for the Study.

Interesting duel engine build. I noticed in your engine/frame mockup that there is a large gap between the firewall and the rear engine. Have you thought about moving the engines further back on the chassis so that you don't have to add so much to the wheel base ? Maybe mount the blowers on top of the engine to also shorten it up a bit.

Great looking build. Good "wagon" color. This next on my work bench. Any problems on this build that you can share ?

I'm thinking that Hobby Lobby may be doing a little down sizing, at least around here. One larger store that I have been going to for several years is closing and they have a sign posted that they were relocating to a new store in another part of town. There is a second store a few miles away that I had not visited for 6 months or more, when I drove by last week they were closed and the store was cleaned out. I don't know when that happened, but it used to be always busy when I visited in the past. The store that they have at the south end of town is still going, but I think I may try to find this new one they are now opening. I'm afraid that Hobby Lobby like so many other retailers are just forced to reduce their number of retail stores in order to stay open. Not a good sign for our economy.

Looks sharp. Good interior color with the SS stripe.

I watched the first show and enjoyed it to a point. My only problem is with the Discovery "voice". #1 one of the main people that the show is following is a man owning a repair/restore business. He drives a '33 or '34 Ford 3 window. The announcer calls it " a model A ". Later in a race between this car and a '56 Ford Victoria hardtop the Ford is called a Crown Victoria. It may have been at one time but some where along the line it lost it's crown. #2 The put up drama with two son in laws sent to find a part for their families Oldsmobile that needs a bearing for the steering box. They are told to spend no more than $25 and they get a part for $30. The usual complaining about getting taken follows. The only problem I saw was they had a Universal Joint not a steering box bearing. They did show a cruise with members of the Islands car club. Some very nice cars with a lot of effort shown by their owners, they should all be proud. My only fear is that Discovery will follow their standard practice of trying to create unneeded drama for what they think is entertainment. This could be a very good show if Discovery would just learn a little more about the automobile and do away with the drama.

Really like the "Big Dog" and this should be great also. I think John's idea of a lighter shade of green or even a white may look good for your scallops . The slot mags fit well with the time frame of the build.

Look'n good. What style are you going to build? Have you decided on interior color or wheels ? Great color choice.

The frames on most of the trailers I recall were a simi gloss black, but some may have been painted to match the main trailer body. I really like the trailer idea, but you may want to look at some trailer pictures. The frame of the trailer seems very short and would be very hard to turn or backup in real life. Look forward to see what all you do with this. The Del Rio is next up on my work bench.

Autoweek magazine just had an article on this from a writer in South Africa. I'm wondering how someone hasn't been killed.

Thank you for sharing. Looks like a great show with a wide range of different cars. I wonder why the black Mercury is called a Lincolin over and over ?

I also would like to see some more long roofs. We must remember that they model companies must be able to show a profit on the tooling which would mean selling many kits. Also some of the requested models are now available thru several resin casters and this my fill your needs. Still I'll keep my fingers crossed that the new Ford wagon does well for Revell and that may get them to consider some additional wagon models.

You might even try one oblong exhaust opening.

I have not had to get anything from Round 2, but the one time I had to get a body (badly warped) from Revell it was not an issue and they had it to me before the time promised. I think that's as good as anyone can expect from a company.

I personally have liked the '57 (have owned a few) '58 and '59 Fords. The '58's tail lamps are a little strange to me and I hate when someone used to put a '58 hood on a '57. The '59 had a more up scale look than most cars at the time. I would welcome any of these if Revell wants to do that. They used to have a '59 "Flip Top" model. Maybe they could tune up a reissue of that.