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Wow Mark....this is nice. the fact that you were able to graft the different components from three different kits to come up with this....well...it fooled me into thinking that it was a resin aftermarket kit. Beautiful work!

Nice build Emmanuel! You've captured a look of a '59 Dodge that's been around for a little while. Faded chrome, a little chrome coming off the bumpers! It looks like it's sitting on a used car lot in the '70's.

Pretty cool build James! The weathering and patina are great!

Great save Bob! Very nicely done!

Nice looking Jag Jason!

Beautiful Firebird Michel!

Nice looking '41 Steve.

Awesome build Jim! By far...one of the best you've done! Not to say that the rest haven't been great, but this one.....beautiful! I love the color, love the bucket seats, and really love the wheels! Great car!

Fantastic custom Peter! The line of this build is beautiful! Adding the continental was a great idea! Awesome job!

Awesome Altered Curt! Truly well presented! I love the front wheels!

Really nice save Al. It's nice to see restorations on these types of kits, rather then their being tossed out. Nice job!

A few years ago a friend of mine approached me after church one Sunday and said, "hey I've got something for you that I found out in the garage...I thought that you might like it". So he hands me one of AMT's 1964 Mustang convertible kits. I opened the box and there lies a metalic green, with a candy apple red chasis (?). "Thanks" I said. Took it home and tossed it on the closet shelf. A year or so later I'm buying a couple of "Studio 81" sets of wheels from "BNA" hobbies out of Australia, and when they arrived I thought, "what am I going to do with these five spokes?" Ahhh...that Mustang. So out of the closet it came. Got a bath in "Blue Magic" (this stuff works great), and went to town on removing the cast on trim and scripts. All except the Mustang logo in the coves. In a slight "nod" to the Cobra, I scratchbuilt, and added very shallow cove scoops. Added some Fox body style mirrors from Modelhaus. Gutted the interior and added four matching bucket seats. In fact if built stock, including the tub, the interior is comprised of six pieces. I used fifty three pieces. I like the old "tuck 'n' roll" interior style so I had to add that. The door handles have been recessed into the doors. I pulled the 4.6 liter engine, radiator, exhaust, and Mustang logo (between the rear seats) from the Revell '06 Mustang GT kit. Seeing as how most modern cars are sans chrome. I went with kind of a monochromatic scheme. I kind of liked this gold color from Dupli-color, and the combination with the Wimbeldon white interior appealed to me as well. Except for the hand painted metalic green, and the fact that it was a fifty year old kit. The overall fit was pretty good. Nothing had warped, and no tire burn. That was a definite plus. If it wasn't for the orphan set of wheels and tires this kit would have remained on the shelf as a lost cause. So here is the finished product. I hope you like. Oh....that's "Mustang Sally" on the front license plate.

Pretty cool dio Manny! Definitely different!

Wow! Some great looking models posted here! I have to agree with Rob...."don't get PO'd" if you get overlooked. I took like a 36 year hiatus from building model cars and got back into it in 2008. Entered a contest in 2011 with the second model I built in 2010 and beat out about 20 other street rods to take first place with a '32 chopped Ford! I was actually walking away when it was announced. As I turned around I actually said, "you gotta be kidding". Now granted it was an NNL, and it was not a judged event, but it was chosen by other builders, and that in itself was a huge plus. To be picked by your peers, and I don't know any of these guys, well.....a very good feeling. The same car did take a second at a judged event. As well as a Memorial award, but to be honest. Praise from your own carries a lot of weight. On the other hand. The pictures here are of an original AMT '64 Mustang that a friend had found in his garage and gave it to me. Painted a "god awful", christmas ornament metallic green. With a paint brush no less, and a candy apple chasis (?). Luckily it had not been built. "Thanks" ( I think). It promptly went back in the box and onto the shelf. I bought a set of Studio 81 wheels for stock and thought that they would look good on the Mustang. So I stripped the paint, and went to town. Too many things to list, but to give you an idea.The stock kit interior has six pieces including the tub. I used fifty-three pieces to create what you see here. Took it to a judged event......not even a look from the judges. No big deal......build for yourself, and if you take it to a contest, and it wins....that's a plus. What matters most is....do you like it?

Gotta tell ya James. You may have hated the paint, but it sure looks good on this car! Nice build!

Very COOL build Curt! It goes to prove that anything can be a "Hot-Rod"! I wouldn't mind having it in my driveway!

Absolutely a beautiful car Harry. Your woodwork is incredible for the scale that it's built in. I envy your skill and craftsmanship. Thanks for the inspiration!

Great looking build Jim! Great interior work! And the choice of the T-Bird wheel covers looks great! Nice!

Beautiful build Steve! Very...Very classy! I love the color.

"Snap-Kit" or not.....this turned out very cool Steve!

Beautiful save Al! I've got one of these to do as well. I hope that it turns out as nice as yours did!

Beautiful build Ray! Great interior/exterior color combo!

Very COOL! Not what I expected it to look like! Great interior work, and twin turbos.....nice!

Nice job Wilson! Love the vanity plate with your wife's name! Great touch!

This is pretty cool Steve! Love the wheels, and stance!