Monty

I'm as surprised as you are that no model company other than Gunze-Sangyo has offered it in one of the more common scales (1/24 or 1/25), considering its popularity and rarity (both in plastic and 1:1) I'd think Tamiya would make a killing if they kitted this car since it's only real competition is the $100.00+ Gunze Sangyo kit which, despite all its other niceties, doesn't even include an engine.

Looks like you guys are getting some fantastic results. I'd like to know a couple other things. 1) Does this paint require a primer, and if so, what did you use? 2) Draggon, do the metallics require a gold/silver/copper undercoat like a candy paint or are they fairly opaque? 3) I'm curious about drying time and how soon I could mask this stuff for a two-tone paint job.

There used to be a "rule'' that when we asked for pics of cars painted with certain shades/brands/whatever the post was supposed to go in Under Glass since it usually featured other people's completed models. Didn't make much sense to me either, but I went along with it.

They're acrylics, and the pictures I've seen are intriguing, but I haven't purchased any yet. I'm hoping some of you have used the pearls, opaques or translucent paints and have pics as well as your experiences with the paint (good or bad) you could share.

Looks like you did a great job! That Tamiya paint is very close to Ford's Acapulco Blue, a 1962 Thunderbird color, and it looks like your painting ability matches your assembly skills. Couple questions: 1) Can you elaborate on what you did to create poseable steering? 2) Any particular reason you left the engine bay bracing white? Nice work overall, but you'd better add a driver's side mirror before Harry notices.

I agree. I can look at C3 'Vettes all day, and this is going to be a nice one. It seems like we're starting to see more people get sharp results with these FolkArt paints. I may have to check them out for myself.

That's got to be one of the best builds of that kit that I've seen on here, and your photography skills complement your modeling abilities. Nicely done!

Thanks, Captain Obvious. As I said, these are basically 1/64 non-motorized diecast cars. What is keeping them moving along?

I had quite a few of these cars as a kid, but they weren't motorized. What is propelling these cars? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI9zyhs7u8s

Great subject, great color, great wheels & great stance. Well done!

The '67 Ford is one of my favorite 1:1 full-size cars, and although they seem to be rare, it's always nice to see a model of one built this nicely. Al, I love the paint color choice. Do you happen to have Testors' part number for that? I don't see it in their listings.

Tommy, will you be offering these headlight and tail light decals on your site? Unless I missed them, I don't think they were on the link another member provided.

I actually stripped the wheels, painted them, and used foil on the rims. Brian, one more question if you don't mind. What specific paint did you use on the wheels? It looks like it matches the stripes perfectly.

I'm familiar with the flaws and shortcomings of that old AMT kit, which, to me, makes your build even more remarkable. I assumed by now I'd seen just about every paint/interior combination out there, but yours, with its sinister black on red scheme enhanced by AMT's new tampo-printed tires, really stands out. I don't think anyone's ever been satisfied with this kit's tail lights, so your decal tail light trick seems to be an upgrade as well. One question: did you replace or use some other technique to enhance the look of the headlights? Yours look better than the chromed pieces that come as part of the grille assembly.

Some time ago I came across two cans of Testors' old (early '80s) Car Colors in a discount bin. The labels have them listed as #1809 Gray Fern Metallic and #1811 Sand Gray Metallic, but the only indicator as to the true color is the little paper label on the top of the can. Does anyone have pics of anything built with these colors? I'd like to see what they look like on an actual kit body before opening them. Thanks!

Sorry, I think this setup inhales vigorously. Anybody really buying that "It's to attract younger members" noise? If they're interested in models, they'll find the sites. They're good at stuff like that. I'm running Google Chrome and, among other annoyances, can't see any place to click for new content.

As others have said, great build and great pictures. This was my favorite just because of the weathering, especially the wavy chrome trim along the side I hope we'll see more of your work soon

The only thing that should be banned is politicizing a model because of its decals. To the wicked, everything serves as pretext. - Voltaire.

Better start keeping a closer eye on the race cars, Harry. Some use products made by these guys, and I wouldn't want the perpetually-aggrieved pitchfork and torch gang to get the wrong idea.

Maybe that's because Political Correctness is nothing short of prior restraint on free speech, and some of us intend to push back. Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. - Voltaire

It's disgusting and disheartening to see what passes for rational thought anymore. Somehow we've gotten to the point where, in the minds of some, a particular kit's decals either equate the manufacturer and/or the builder with advocacy for the policies of a certain government or represent an insurmountable burden of offense that can only be eradicated by a literary and pictorial "cleansing". In the case of the DoH Charger, is anyone really convinced that MPC designed it to show solidarity with the antebellum South? Or that building King Tiger and T-34 tank kits indicates support for the Nazi German and Communist Russian regimes? If you still want to play the "offended" card, the USSR's Red Star might be considered the most "offensive" symbol ever, given the millions who were invaded and subjugated under it during the decades of the Cold War. Yet, to the best of my knowledge, no one's calling for it to be taken out of any kits As regards the DoH Charger, it's interesting that variations of this flag flew over the entire slave-owning US for decades, implying at least tacit approval for slavery while variants of this flag only flew over the "slave states" for roughly 4 years, yet current "thinking" says the Confederate flag and its variants must be eradicated at all costs. I'm sure it won't be long before the cultural Marxists notice this and go after the Stars and Stripes too. There's precedence for all this: does anyone else remember drag racing cars kits that eliminated beer or tobacco contingency decals? Or decals for WWII German planes etc that eliminated the swastika? The point of models is to represent the 1:1 item as realistically as possible, including significant emblems, yet a world-wide epidemic of "hypersensitive butt-hurt" has subordinated rational thought to the PC "groupthink" that Orwell warned us about. How 'bout this: Let the model companies make accurate kits, including relevant decals, and let the interested builders decide if they want to buy them or not. James, that's an incredible build, and I'm sorry you can't just post something like that and have your fellow builders appreciate it for what it is.

Holy cow! This makes their Camaro look like a masterpiece! I don't know if they ever gave this project a name, but I thought I'd offer a few suggestions that came to mind after seeing the pictures, 1) Shamouflage 2) A not-rod 3) Krylon pile-on 4) Stevie Blunder 5) No-Par (hokey, imitation billboards) 6) Yellow flub-machine (Beatles reference) 7) Budget Rend-A-Car 8) A rattle-can also-ran 9) Lemon-zine 10) Quitsubishi And what's with the tiny wheels and tires? Is someone's lawn tractor up on blocks now?

I like this definition of PC: A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t*rd by the clean end.