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I recently stumbled into the hobby and decided to give it a shot. As a kid I remember trying to do a mustang kit I had gotten as a gift and it was way too advanced for me at the age.

Picked this one up at Hobby Lobby and gave it my best effort. It was a great kit that went together smooth although I did have a few challenges along the way. Overall very happy with how it turned out and I definitely learned alot on this build that I can carry onto my next.

Paint is testers extreme lacquer “Revving Red” and the interior is Testors enamel Brown.

Thanks for looking! Onto the next..

Done! My final truck I'm building from Moebius. This tenth one might have one too many. It was by far the most difficult and fiddly. I would not recommend for a first build from them. Even with experience. Overall I'm happy with the way it turned out even though I didn't realize the front bumper had a sloppy fit when I added it to the frame. It's permanently crooked with super glue and kicker. The chains, different "cable" for the boom, and wheel dollys really helps the look. Last two pics were my inspiration and only 1972 bump side F-350 4X4 wrecker with this trim on the net. Anyway, thanks for looking.

Goated kit

Body on the AMT Cobra is pretty much done. Chassis is all painted, with interior yet to be started. I saw a photo of a roof spoiler when doing some research, and really liked it, so I made one, but Im not sure I like it on this . Some angles I like it, others, not so much. Im leaning towards just leaving it off. Last 2 photos with it mocked up.

I really liked this kit. I want to buy another. Just a wonderful build. It turned out great too! I've got a plan for audio in the next couple weeks.

Whoever spots the 2 difference will get a sticker mailed to them. Video coming soon.

Alpha Model RB19, driven by Max Verstappen during the 2023 Formula 1 season.

As a Dutch modeller and a big Max Verstappen fan, this was an obvious build.

The body was painted with Gravity Colors RB F1 Pearl Matte Blue (GC-2460) and finished with Mr. Color GX113 Super Clear UV Cut Flat for the matte finish.

The entire build is documented on my social media, link in profile.

What do you think of the finished RB19?

The iconic Porsche 962C in its unmistakable Jägermeister livery!

This is my Tamiya Porsche 962C scale model, featuring the famous orange Jägermeister racing colours. The Porsche 962C was one of the legendary endurance racing cars of the 1980s, known for its impressive performance at events such as Le Mans.

I’m happy to share some photos of this model from my collection.

What do you think of the classic Jägermeister livery?

While Kurt won the 2004 Championship running this car - this one is a little bit of a fantasy build because the car as built here never actually saw a race. But there were just too many gorgeous extra decals included on this sheet to not use all of them that I could! The pre-season preview for this paint scheme included the gold metallic Sharpies on the hood and rear bumper - but those were removed from the design before Daytona. This design just feels so much more complete with them IMHO. Like the 2004 Biffle car I completed, this one also includes a fully painted and decaled driver figure.

I hacked apart the kit dash and made my own space for the ignition modules on this.

This started as a Revell 2004-2005 Taurus kit and was completed with a set of Cartograph printed decals from JWTBM (Just Want to Build a Model). The metallic gold is all decal! I sanded the kit lower grill smooth with the rest of the bumper to better match the look of the 2004 cars on track. Whole thing was shot with 1k Clear once finished. Thanks for looking!

Salvinos 2024 Chevy Camaro Kit, JWTBM (Just Want To Build a Model) decals. I absolutely LOVE how crisp the graphics came out on this one!

Body was primed and painted in Tamiya Gloss White - everything else was on the decals. Great color quality and fitment! Especially the little bonus pieces that went around the seat headrest!

My last Moebius truck (tenth) I'm building this year. I'm glad I've built a bunch, it left me with a lot of extra parts to supplement this build. The 4X4 is pretty easy like all of their chassis. These wheels are not great, but will pass. If you're building or planning to build, pay close attention the the instructions for the wrecker boom assembly. It can be built two ways, but only enough parts to complete one assembly. There are extra tiny parts, but only one each. Also, the big chevron decal for the rear is on the small side, but will stretch a little. It's not perfect, but will have to work for me. I picked up the wheel dollys from Iceman Collections. The cable (thread) was replaced with some more realistic from Michael's, I also have silver chains from Michael's.

I should be finished tomorrow.

Photos are taken by my friend who actually knows how to take photos!

The presence of this model is unmatched, it is so big that it barely fits in the light box. The building experience was quite difficult, but i really like how the end result looks!!

This one has been on my bucket list for a while! Race day photos of this car are near non-existent despite this being the race winner. But a fellow Redditor came through over on the NASCAR history boards with a photo he shot of the passenger side while at the race - which gave me the one character pose I didn't have!

This is a Revell 2004-2005 Ford Taurus kit with decals designed by myself and color laserjet printed. Correct character poses where gathered from A LOT of obscure sources, lol. Only modification to the exterior was shaving the lower front grill smooth to replicate the speedway body style from 2004. Paint fade from yellow to red was done with rattle-can. Whole thing was shot with 1k Clear once finished. Driver figurine inside the car is fully decaled and painted to match Biffle's firesuit from this race. Correct 2004 dashboard with the ignition modules placed on top is a resin part from Jaye's Model Garage. Thanks for looking!

These decals are available from SlipsRacingDesigns through Print-It decals.

Aoshima 720 Datsun. I had a surf board that I painted, but didn’t like how it sat in the bed. Cool little truck. All the parts went together super smooth. I had some body paint problems. Learned some new techniques. The kit had very minimal parts. If you put your mind to it, you could build it in a weekend if you dedicated yourself to it.

I have been working on this one for a couple of weeks and am really happy with the progress so far. Just laid down the body color today and like all the small details on the interior.

Just wrapped up this build earlier this week. The car with all the eyes on it from 24H Nürburgring 2026. Such a beautiful livery, just had to do it. Base kit is the Tamiya AMG GT3, with the LB Productions Evo transkit. Also LB decals and a few little extra details I added. Wonderful kit, wonderful decals. My first Tamiya kit - I get the hype now. Looking forward to another one of these in the future.