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Received my copy a couple of weeks ago and finally had a chance to sit down and really read it cover to cover . . . great job to everyone involved ! I enjoyed all of the articles and really appreciated the history of MPC's Streaker Vette , one of my favorites !

Just finishing up some little details before getting ready for paint , first item was to replace the molded on windshield wipers . Here's the ones I'll be using along with the tools needed to remove the molded on wipers . Using the pencil grinder I removed the wiper arms and then drilled mounting holes for the new wipers . Next I used the flat file to remove the wiper blades . Finally a small rolled up piece of sandpaper was used to clean up the cowl . Total time for the entire process was maybe 5 minutes , very simple . For the door handles I'm using the Mopar Late B Handles from Fireball Modelworks , they have a similar square shape as Ford handles . After cutting a pair loose I drilled and pinned them with some brass rod . I'll be adding a driver's side mirror from the AMT '67 Mustang GT kit , it was also drilled and pinned . The last item is an antenna . I used some hypodermic tubing and a #000 stainless insect pin to make one . I bought a 36" length of tubing several years ago and since then found a pack of 100 pins for $11.00 , should last me a life time . And here's the new parts installed on the body . Thanks again for looking !

Great looking trio ! I always liked the Surf Hearse version the best and it looks great in that light purple , but I have to agree that they do look better without the fenders .

Great looking Deuce Coupe , love the colors !

Beautifully done ! Well worth the effort getting all the little details right !

Well done Ray ! Those are some great colors !

That looks pretty cool , and easy ! Looking forward to seeing some test photos of a model using it .

Beautiful Mustang Ray ! Great color and it looks better without the Boss decals .

Well done Randy ! Great looking Dart in black and those wheels/tires look awesome !

Well done John ! Love the colors and those wheels look perfect on it !

Thanks much Carl !

Thanks Andy !

Thanks David ! Yes the lamps are on the small side but they do stand out if you look at photos , like you said they are easy to make .

I like the "shorty" van idea , I did the same thing to one of these as a kid ! I'd leave the rear doors , it gets hot in those vans when parked .

Thanks everyone for the comments ! As for casting . . . I don't think so . With the way people nit pick bodies to death it's not even close to being good enough . UPDATE . I've finished the B-Pillar trim and added the drip rails , a small Ranchero emblem will be added later with a decal . Also added the gas cap and side marker lamps , and wheel opening molding . The wheel center "GT" emblems are also decals , the wheels will get painted a light Argent color . I spent a lot of time trying to get the bumper shape right , finally deciding to quit while I was ahead . It still needs license plate lamps added but I think it will look okay once it's finished and chromed . I also tried printing decals for the taillight lenses , much easier than painting them ! That's all for now , comments and suggestions are always welcome !

It's hard to say anything that hasn't already been said , absolutely gorgeous ! I do have one obvious question that hasn't been asked yet . . . what scale is it ?

Great looking Manx Bill ! I don't have any problem with the chrome engine , it looks good like that . And that color is really nice , what is it ?

Great photos of some great looking cars ! I'm really impressed that the owners allowed all those vinyl stickers to be applied to their cars , I like that !

Great stuff Steve and some excellent paint work ! I'd really love to see a full pic of your tribute display . You should check out the forum linked in my signature , lot's of Ed Roth and Weird-Oh builds there .

Still not getting a lot of bench time but I managed to get the shape of the tailgate blended into the taillight areas and scribed the tailgate opening . The taillights were made with Evergreen strip , it's hard to see but there's clear lenses in them that will be painted later . I worked on the bumper so that it fits properly but it still needs some work before it can be chromed . As for the F-O-R-D letters on the tailgate they'll come from the ModelCarGarage PE set for the Moebius pickups . After finishing the bumper I still need to add the side marker lamps and gas cap , then add the B-pillar molding and drip rails to the side windows . Hopefully it won't take another two weeks to get that done .

It was worth all of the extra effort , it looks awesome ! Personally I don't read those 1000 word essays describing what was done to a model (sorry guys) so the extra photos are much appreciated , they do show the work you've done much better . And your decals look great too !

Nice one Ray ! I've always liked this kit but they really missed the boat with those decals .

Wow I really like that color , beautiful Impala Jim !

Looks great Ray ! Depending on the type of racing those tires sticking out may not be to far off . We had a customer that built one for racing with Corvette suspension/wheels & tires and they stuck out just like that .

$1400 sounds about right , mine barely ran and smoked like a locomotive but the engine swap really brought it back to life ! Never should have sold it .