Six97s

It's not easy to create convincing crash damage, and as good as impossible without replacing the kit parts and panels with thinner, easily deformable materials. I would have pointed you to the pinned thread at the top of this section, but the original photos are gone and the link to the SA article is dead following the demise of that forum, so the thread no longer serves any purpose... If I were you, I would either (a) keep them as a reference for how far you've progressed with later models, or (b) dismantle, strip paint and attempt to do a better job second time around (as some of us do buying old built ups from Ebay and elsewhere).

The Aurora one was updated to a Shelby GT350 (bonnet scoop added) for release as a slot car kit. Monogram reissued the static version as a Shelby in the late '70s. It looks a bit clunky in comparison with the AMT kit, which has the more accurate body. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/monogram-2000-ford-mustang--267013

I've been hankering for one of those for a while, but when I was looking they were going for silly money. Fujimi kits confuse me as well, so that makes me wary - I know Enthusiast kits have engines, but I'm not au fait with all the other variants and reissues.

2022? I see there are other GBs in progress, but I don't understand why this should be contingent on those finishing first?

The 300 used Carter WCFB carbs. New/restored, the main body is a very light gold; the top a dull aluminium alloy. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=carter+wcfb&atb=v227-1&iax=images&ia=images

I had a Fujimi Enthusiast Daytona at the same time. The Fujimi wheels and tyres were much better and probably soured me on the Italeri parts, which IIRC looked a bit clunky in comparison.

I think that's a rebox of the old Italeri kit. Not a bad kit, but let down a bit by the wheels and tyres. I felt the stance was a bit off too, but hadn't got far enough to think about correcting it. Mine is languishing in the loft, alongside the Maserati...

That's coming on nicely. I have one of these part built in the loft somewhere. With all the corrections listed in this thread and @cmatthewbacon's, I'm not sure I'm brave enough to resurrect it!

Not quite - there are a few pages on the web that get this wrong. Street Hemi orange was reserved for Hemis prior to the 1969 model year; 383 and 440 engines were turquoise. From 1969 - 71, the high performance 383 and 440 were Street Hemi Orange; standard 383 and 440 still turquoise in 1969, blue in 1970 - 71. From 1972, all engines were blue.

Late to the party here... I was going to post a link to the rear sway bar setup, but I see you already sorted it. Nice fabrication work.

I think I have a few unbuilt Mustangs, so I'm interested.

I've used a variety of Alclad finishes and I like some of them, but I'm old school and my go-to for cast aluminium remains a mix of Humbrol matt white with a few drops of silver. Similarly, for cast magnesium, a mix of matt black and silver works for me.

Not hardtops though, police would use sedans and more likely the lower trim level Biscayne or Bel Air models. The sedan roofline is quite different - taller and squarer, along with the doors having window frames vs. the pillarless hardtops.

I saw a D-reg Capri today - coming towards me, so didn't have time to take it in. Sunday, a navy blue TR6 near the Fosse Way, as well as a rally style Triumph 2500(?) - white with a black bonnet, lights, decals etc. Later today, an F-reg '67/68 BSA. Don't ask me which model, I'm not good on bikes. Edit - 99% sure this was the Triumph I saw:

Good workaround, especially getting the pivot points far enough outboard. I've seen too many models with "posed" steering where they've used the kit's suspension as-is, instead of thinking about where the kingpin/ball joint is on the real thing.

Yes, a 1962 F100. I can't wait for this "patina" fad to be over...

That's a bummer. Yes, it was. Since it wasn't possible to save it, I thought about trying to turn it into something like the Cliff Inman Chrysler: https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Clif_Inman's_1957_Chrysler I chopped it and glued in the rear window to align and reinforce the structure. The Inman car had the wraparound rear window filled and replaced by a smaller '61 Mercury Comet window, so that makes life easier. I filled it with Milliput, but haven't cut the new opening yet. I never liked the 300 grille anyway, so the plan was always to rework the bonnet/hood to the lower series' shape, That was three years ago, so another one I should probably resurrect.

I'm trying not to add to the stash because I already have more than I'll ever be able to build, but I've bought a Johan '64 Dodge to make amends for the one I built and ruined as a teen. Curiously, this one is slightly different in that it has M/T (Mickey Thompson) valve covers. I'm sure my first had the standard stamped steel valve covers. Everything else appears to be the same; the only minor differences are that the tyres are a harder, shinier PVC than my other Johan kits and it's moulded in red instead of orange. Still, with Johan, nothing was ever set in stone...

Weird. If it was packed properly and apparently OK when it reached you, it must have been damaged when he had it? Were there photos of the contents or was it sealed? I had a similar experience, but with mine it was clear the box had suffered in transit and the internal packaging was insufficient.

No pics, but I've seen a '51 Buick Super parked on a drive nearby, so presumably a new acquisition. Looked like he was doing some work on the brakes the other day.

This was originally a Monogram kit, released in the mid '80s. Most of those Monogram models are fairly simple and practically fall together, nothing like the ultra fiddly Revell kits from the '60s. I can't recall any problems with this one other than the stance being a bit too high.

That looks really good, especially with everything being brush painted. I still avoid stripes and fiddly decals after 40 years building cars.

That's the one that's been reissued to death (and the only Lincoln to be reissued). The most recent version has the custom station wagon artwork. I think '65 was the last year AMT made the convertible, so the tooling survived rather than being hacked up for the next year's "annual". This is the original '64 hardtop - deep pockets required: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMT-1964-Lincoln-Continental-1-25-6424-150-Model-Kit-/233654915308 That isn't a live listing, so I figure it's OK, but if linking to Ebay isn't the done thing, let me know and I'll remove it.

AMT did... in 1964. They had the promo contract, so they also made Lincoln kits every year from 1958 to 1968. The '65 convertible has been reissued numerous times and is in the current line, but the hardtops were only produced as annual kits. I picked up this '63 to restore a while back.

I saw a restored '67 (E-reg) Karmann Ghia last weekend, turquoise and possibly with Fuchs wheels, but I was driving so couldn't take it all in. This week, a TVR 3000M and what looked like a '67 - '68 Dodge Polara or Monaco. The Dodge was parked on a drive, so I'll try to get a better look next time I'm in the area.