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Another commission build, done for the same client that ordered the '48 Ford Convertible. Again, sorry about the cell phone pictures. The four doors do open, the tailgate open, and the engine covers open, but I didn't take pictures of that, sorry. The build itself was a nightmare, as almost all parts had severe flash, and were warped. This kit is not for the faint of heart.

Hello guys, long time no see. I'm battling depression, after some serious house problems, and being persecuted by the government, what caused me to loose almost all my income. Have being building models and fixing old cars for a living. This one is a commission build. The client choose the color of the body (Monsoon Maroon), and interior. Box stock build. Sorry about the cell phone pictures. Hope you guys like it.

Thanks!! That's a cool color combo isn't it? I've got a brochure with this very color combo, and ever since I wanted to build one like it. It's my favorite for 1956. I bough my last new car in 1998, and sold it a few years latter. If car companies depended on me to survive, they would all go out of business. That, or start making 1950s and 1960s cars again, and not look a likes with the modern trash on them, I mean real cars, with bias ply tires (with whitewalls, please), points condeser, carburetors, full frames, and real chrome plated steel. The kind of car a millennial would call a death trap.

Looks great!!! The perfect color for a Mini. Don't know if you will pass the MOT without a front plate lad.

Built two of those, and I know the front end assembly is fiddly to say the least. Great color.

Thanks guys!!!

looks cool. Will try to grab one of those, but I'll build it stock.

Thanks again gentlemen!!!

Thanks guys!!! Hummm. I don't think even nice colors can save modern cars. All butt ugly.

Thanks guys!!! Very appreciated!!

EEEWWW! That's bad. For sure the top coat reacted with the primer. Mixing brands is always a risk, as the manufacturers use different materials. I had something like that to happen when I was using general purpose spray paints to finish my cars. Usually I didn't test the combination of brands before using on the car's bodies, and that was the mistake. Now, if I'm going to use modeling paint in spray form, I only use Tamiya. Usually, I use 1:1 car paint tough. I know what brand of primer will work and what won't, but I do tests every time I get a new can of primer, just in case they changed the formula, and the automotive paint reacts badly with it.

My first completed car in 2019. AMT 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria. Built box stock. All detail is paint, foil and decals. The only parts that didn't come in the box, are the tires, that are also AMT, but from the parts pack. I painted wide whitewalls on the side of the tires where the Firestone name is, and mounted them with the tampo printed whitewalls facing inside. Was going to remove the printed whitewalls, but they look kinda cool there. The colors, are Fiesta Red, and Raven Black, mixed in automotive synthetic enamel. Here are a few pictures, hope you guys like her:

Well done!! I like the purple one better, but both are fantastic builds.

Pretty cool car!!

Awesome job!! Big Daddy would approve.

Most excellent build!! The '58 version of the Belvedere is the only Mopar I would seriously think about buying in 1:1 scale.

Beautiful car. The panel lines are quite shallow tough.

Very nicely done!!

WOW!! Great color combo, and excellent execution.

Awesome car. Always loved the Chaika.

Great build. Color suits the car pretty well. Ford V8 engines were black in 1965 tough.

Great car, and nice rework of a basic model. Love the GAZ 24, it's classy, and mean at the same time. One of the best looking cars ever made.

No, they didn't sold the old stamping tools, as the Bug was made here since 1960, or late 1959, something like that. They just never modified the car with bigger windows. Also, never used the McPherson front suspension on bugs. A modern suspension was used on the Variant II (the same front suspension as the VW Passat, just without the front traction parts). People tened to think the old stamps were used here in Brasil, for multiple cars, but 99% of times, new stamping molds were manufactured for this market. A Good example is our Galaxie, manufactured here from 1966 to 1983. The 1967 model year was the very same as the U.S. '66, but the car had being in development since 1964, and the '66 body was manufactured at the same time here and in the U.S. during a few months. Another example is the Mavrick, that was manufactured with the same body here and in the U.S. at the same time. We never got the huge bumpers tough...

Super nice work on the windows. Always thought the smaller windows looked way better. Here we never had the bigger windows. Even the 1995 Bugs had te small side windows. I had a '73 Beetle, bough with just over 15.000 kms on the clock back in 1994 from the first owner. 1500cc engine, factory stock paint, and a cool black interior with a wood grain dash cover (stock) and more wood grain on the door cards and side panels. The car had zero rust anywhere, and even had the 1973 tires still on with a never used spare. The heat boxes on the exhaust still had the gray paint on. Personally, I didn't like the car a bit. It was noisy, slow, and the carburetor was always giving me trouble. Found a VW nut, that gave me a 1991 Chevrolet Kadett with A/C, and less than 20.000 kms for it. My mother owned a brand new VW Brasilia when I was born, and it had a 1600cc with two carburetors. It was supposed to be a secondary car, as her '75 Maverick GT was thirsty to say the least. That 302 V8 loved some fossil fuels... Never the less, my mom had the Brasilia for 6 months and sold it, saying she would drive the Maverick, thank you very much. I guess my "love" for VWs is genetic, LOL!!!

Super impressive work. To say it looks real is a understatement.