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From an Ultra-Detail 1:24 scale Metal Model Testor's kit, this Dodge Charger Police Cruiser model was a fun build. Of the one hundred parts count, what I personally like is the window glass in all the windows as well as the interior details, like the computer monitor. The exterior body is quite...

This is one of two AMT 1/25 scale 1959 Cadillac Ambulance kits that was scored a number of months ago at Ollies. Wanted to tint the windows after the interior had been detailed and it seemed a waste to do that. On the next and different version, perhaps, tinted windows will happen. The...

Mercury Police Car #54 is from a MPC "Super Snap" 1/25 scale kit. Was a little leery about this kit being too simple and maybe not in scale, but after getting started on it and using up the custom parts included in the kit, I kinda like it, especially the tall antenna! It's a Mercury, man.*...

Built in the early 1960s, the result of a collaboration between my older brother and me, this plastic AMT 3in1 kit of a 1932 Ford was a real joy to construct. Both of us thought the "futuristic" rear end of a 1959 Chevrolet would look pretty darn cool molded to the hot rod's rear end. The fins...

This vintage SMP model of a 1961 Corvette convertible was in my "junk" model collection of very, very old parts from the late 50s and early 60s kits. Some of this material was from friends who gave them up to me as glue bombs. This Corvette was a disassembled glue bomb from that era. Its badly...

Three Tridents Of all the 1:18 scale models that are in my collection, these three older made-in-Italy Bburagos are among my all-time favorites. Maybe it is because they are older models and are quite well executed models of an automobile that was not allowed into the US at the time, 1998...

All three models are roughly 1/24 scale or thereabout. The 1961 Ford Thunderbird is an old AMT plastic promo kit car that needed much work. The busted windshield and partially missing passenger-side support post nearly caused me to forget the project and leave the parts in the parts bin...

All three models are roughly 1/24 scale or thereabout. The 1961 Ford Thunderbird is an old AMT plastic promo kit car that needed much work. The busted windshield and partially missing passenger-side support post nearly caused me to forget the project and leave the parts in the parts bin...

It actually doesn't look that gross in hand. Perhaps I will try and hide it with a black trim line. I originally thought of not having a windshield at all.

An Aurora 1/32 scale 1962 Corvette that was a glue bomb from the 1960s. It needed wheels, tires, axles, windshield, steering wheels, gear shift lever none of which are from the original kit. The interior was glued solidly to the body so it couldn't be detached for detailing thoroughly. Wheels...

An Aurora 1/32 scale 1962 Corvette that was a glue bomb from the 1960s. It needed wheels, tires, axles, windshield, steering wheels, gear shift lever none of which are from the original kit. The interior was glued solidly to the body so it couldn't be detached for detailing thoroughly. Wheels...

The original AMT 1960 Ford F-100 pickup kit contained a trailer which was painted Sage to match the Ford pickup truck. The originally-applied decals, "The Smasher", on the sides were saved. Custom taillights and license plate ala Maisto. The 1961 Ford Ranchero had plenty of glue...

The original AMT 1960 Ford F-100 pickup kit contained a trailer which was painted Sage to match the Ford pickup truck. The originally-applied decals, "The Smasher", on the sides were saved. Custom taillights and license plate ala Maisto. The 1961 Ford Ranchero had plenty of...

These are all original 1960s-issued kit models that I had inherited from friends back in the early 1960s as glue bombs. Finally got around to getting them up and running. First up is an Aurora 1/32 scale 1962 Corvette. It needed wheels, tires, axles, windshield, steering wheels, gear shift...