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Thanks much Ray and Jim !

A little fun building this for the "Ed Roth - Rat Fink - Weird-Ohs Reunion Contest" . It's built to appear box stock but the only parts not modified or replaced are his hands , the steering wheel , and his helmet . I started by redoing the eyes , moving them closer together and adding a more pronounced brow line . His body was narrowed about 1/2 inch and the arms were molded into the body , then a racing suit was simulated by adding the velcro collar and appropriate stitching with paint . It's finished by modifying his parachute to replicate a WWII pack and harness , along with a release lever . Digger's hot rod was also narrowed , reshaped , and a new cowl/firewall added so it looks like a T-Bucket . The frame is drilled and new front suspension added along with wheels/tires from Acme Diecast . Rear tires are modified Gridiron Grabber parts and the rear wheels from Forward Resin were modified to fit . The engine is from an Eye Gone Wild kit as are the modified headers . Mounting brackets were added to the Moon tank and a "Flying Eyeball" was added to the shifter . Finally the tire smoke and flames were made from sheet plastic and I printed my own decals .

Looks right to me , very nicely done SFD !

Great looking survivor in a classic color !

Great looking car without a vinyl top !

Great save !

Great work ! Wouldn't mind seeing more of all of them !

Very very nice , the look of a stock '29 Roadster can't be beat ! Your color choices are poifekt , great Box Art build !

Interesting but not much automotive stuff there . My favorites are done by Dale Klee , I have several of his prints hanging on my walls . https://dalekleeart.com/collections/canvases

Well look at that ! I'd say you figured out the smoke ! Just wondering . . . how would that look on a smaller scale model ?

Never been into Police vehicles but your's is worth commenting on . . . super detailing and a great job overall !

Love the traditional look and all of your extra details really add to it ! Excellent work !

Excellent work on the conversion and the trailer , plus your added details really make this one stand out ! Great looking model !

My thoughts exactly ! Beautiful model !

Nice job saving your parts car , it turned out great !

Now that is a sharp looking '62 Vette ! Gotta admit the color sounds kind of blah but boy it sure looks good on your Corvette , love it !

NICE !

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Nicest version of this kit I've seen , beautifully done !

Sharp looking Nova , really like that Metallic Black !

WOW ! I sure hope you figure out the smoke and flags , your work so far is outstanding .

Very sharp ! The red white and blue paint job came out great !

Looks great in those classic colors , nicely done !

Beautiful work as usual Jim !

First class build of Monogram's first plastic kit ! Excellent work !