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Great timing. a 63 Impala is on my radar at the moment. As I just picked up a really clean 62 convertible annual. And what's one more. Looking at the pics Steve posted I think I'll look for an AMT. Preferably a convertible. I have a 62 Bel air I can use for parts, although I'm not against just gluing the hood shut and live with it either

99% of everything I own is fair game to build. The only kit I have that will remain mint in box is a sealed MPC Barry Setzer Vega funnycar. I built one as a kid and wanted a mint one for today. Ive also got a few builtups of the car on hand as well . So I am good. I've also got a mint unbuilt 60 Edsel kit....i bought it to build not collect dust. Unless someone offers me stupid money for it

I think of Harry every time I attach a mirror. And will for the rest of my days

Last few Ive done I just use Future

Thanks all. I see the paint reference sheet I posted shows 1960 Falcon ( its from Auto Color Library .com ) Maybe the names changed due to body style referenced . But looking at these sheets I 'm pretty confident its code F . In my pics of the 1/1 its looks really washed out,,an almost white due to the sun that day ,,, but it was most definitely a really light blue. Thanks again.

I have a few of the old ones from old annuals you can have

I don't. I don't even glue the 2 pieces tires together

Black on argent grill. Chrome on body color grill

May he rest in peace. Not going to be the same around here without him though.

Thanks all. I'm humbled. It's become one of my favorites for sure.

Use the display cases upside down,,,they'll stack quite nicely. Wrap the car in toilet paper best you can then put the base back on ( now top ) and stack the next one on top and so on and so on . Be careful putting them in the trunk ( heat kills ) None of mine are in those plastic display cases. So I just bought 100 cardboard 3x4x10 tuck boxes for when we make the move to AZ. And mine will be inside the car ( or truck ) in the A/C http://www.ebay.com/itm/300741361321?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT. After I got them , I realized I think I may need at least another 50 to pack everything up

The Cincinnati Challenge is next weekend. Owensville Ohio. Next saturday... Anyone going.? I'll have 2 tables of goodies for sale http://cincinnatiautoreplicas.org/id25.html

Thanks Bill. I really really wanted this one with the top up. But after I ruined an original AMT 61 Ford up top.(don't ask ..its kind of a sore spot still ) I'm done with that idea. I've got one more top and it's reserved for my Amt 61 Sunliner

Well done. Never did care for how monogram did the valance on this one or the challenger

Love it. My stash stops at 62 I think. I might have to rethink maybe grabbing some newer model years

a few more of the 1/1 ,,,maybe it was actually diamond blue as John suggested ? But my gutt tells me its the Surf Foam blue. The mirror closeup probably shows the color the best Ir-regardless ,,, Im not a ford guy but I really liked this car.

This car didn't have any green tint to it at all It was definitely a REALLLLLY light blue .Per the spec sheet I think it was called Surf Foam Blue maybe . The sun was really bright that day and In my pictures the car almost looks white . Where as my kit build isnt as blue as my pictures make it out to be in person. At least how I see them all on my monitor .

Thanks all for the kind words. Since these pics were taken I took a yellow sharpie to the fender and deck lid nameplates to give them the gold look like on the 1/1 . Its now in the case and I'm lookign around the stash for the next victim . Thinking i need to get back to my 59 Ford Galaxie build. A final parting shot of the 1/1 that was my inspiration. Even in this picture the true color looks a little to white compared to what I remember the actual car was . My phone camera doesn't capture colors as well as I would like .

Sounds like a good idea. And I have to agree with her. I am 'semi-retired ' meaning I work from home in the winter. Currently doing a full blown ground up restoration on a 1968 Charger RT for a client . Summers I work at CVG Airport here locally. Airfield and grounds maintenance, We take care of the entire grounds which is 7000 acres ( not a typo ) includes landscaping , grass, trees, fencing , etc etc etc . We are planning a cross country move to southern AZ in the next 16-18 months. So I got a pretty good idea what your dealing with . We are actually looking for acreage and/or investment property out there now. My wife's sister moved there 15 years ago, and her mom out there last summer . I certainly wish you the best on your forthcoming adventure .

Wow, LOVE the color combination Someday when I grow up ( not likely at this point ) I hope I can make mine look this good. So what about this move. Downsizing and to a warmer climate maybe ?

Sure do. But its been some time. I dont follow any kind of open wheel races. And have never done a model of one. But I would surely think about one of these in my case

Thanks, But yes. its the original kits molded in one piece chassis . The over spray effect was done with a quick pass with a rattle can . Primer 1st, then over spray body color then hand paint the details

One I've been messing with off and on for about the past six months. We were at a local cruise in last year and this car was there. I knew I had my color combination for the builtup I had stashed away Painted it with Krylon shortcuts Bonnet blue, then 3 coats wet look clear. And hand rubbed with nothing but rubbing compound . The Interior was done last fall, so I'm not real sure where the blue is from. I had originally did the white 1st then taped it up to spray the blue , but had so much bleed under I ended up practically redoing it all by hand with Tamiya white acrylic ( not fun btw ) . Added a shifter and turn signal lever to the column. Carpet is dark blue embossing powder. I bought a bunch of old annuals top boots at a swap meet a little while back and this is one of them. And Ive no idea where its from or how close it is to the correct one. I had initially tried to adapt an up top from the old amt 61 Ford annual but failed miserably,,,,,. so top down it is. Wire wheels and wide whites are from the 1962 Thunderbird kit. The mirror and front fender indicators are from the current Starliner kit Well , there it is. Its far from flawless. But after seeing the 1/1 I had to see how close I could get. Thanks for looking , Comments or criticisms more than welcome. I'm a big boy

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Good idea. but the cars I see . Most of them will struggle to get $450