Only one finished in 2016....

[peekay]

...but I spent quite a bit of time preparing pieces to be re-chromed for future projects. And I've got a Jag XK120 and a 64 Tempest coming along nicely (touch wood). 

Seasons Greetings to you all and a special hello to Harry P.

[Lowlife ! !]

If your only going to finish one, make it a good un' !!  That 55 is immaculate, lovely job. How much was rechromed, I assume the bumpers, how bout the wheel covers etc ??

 PS, get some more pics of it please !

Edited December 9, 2016 by Lowlife ! !

[Jantrix]

If your only going to finish one, make it a good un' !!  That 55 is immaculate, lovely job.

That goes double for me. Outstanding build.

[peekay]

Thanks a lot Martin and Rob. Only the bumpers were re-chromed - and here's a link to my original post with more photos:

[Miatatom]

Beautifully done. The BMF work is great!

[maltsr]

Gorgeous build, Peter!

[bbowser]

Well done!  You're models are always outstanding and this one is no different.

[cedarsales]

Very nice great color combo

[donb]

Well done!  You're models are always outstanding and this one is no different.

Agree!

[slusher]

Outstanding model Peter!

[StevenGuthmiller]

And a beautiful one it is Peter!

I'm not doing a whole lot better than you!

I looked back & found that I only finished 3 this year!

I was thoroughly depressed!

I am holding out hope for one more before the end of the year so I can at least say I finished one every 3 months!

 

Steve

[ChrisR]

Looks great and nice colours!

[58 Impala]

Beautiful job!

 

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Whit a model like this I would be happy to call it a great building year. 

Perfection all around. 

The chrome is out of this world, and the colors... 

Like you Americans like to say, this one was knocked out of the park. 

Like i'm Brazilian, I'll leave you with:

Espetacular, perfeito!!!

[Hubert Rollins]

Beautiful...

[Cpt Tuttle]

Feels like a stock 55 Nomad is seldom built up, and even rarer to see one done this nice. Lovely!

[DumpyDan]

What a beautiful looking Nomad, so crisp

[Ron Hamilton]

That one looks so good!!!

[Zoom]

Nice, looking very good.

[PARTSMARTY]

This is absolutely amazing Peter-WOW !!!

[Tom99]

Very nice!

[peekay]

 

I looked back & found that I only finished 3 this year!

 

Steve

...but those three were absolutely beautiful and among my favourites of the year. Don't hurry that 300H!

Perfection all around. 

Like you Americans like to say, this one was knocked out of the park. 

 

Tulio, thanks a lot - means a lot coming from you. (But I'm not American.)

Thanks so much for all your comments guys, very much appreciated. All the best for the coming year.

[Mr Stock]

That is by far the best Ive ever seen that old AMT kit built, stunning paint and very crisp foil work, I always look forward to your build Peter and this one is just perfect.

[TooOld]

She's a real beauty Peter !  One is just fine with me , great job !

[peekay]

Thanks so much Gary and Bob.

A couple of mods I didn't mention in my original post:

The tailgate window and its chrome-plated frame were never going to do. I ditched the poorly molded glass entirely and spent a lot of time filing and sanding the frame until it fit nicely. I glued it in place (it would open and close if built as intended), foiled it and made new glass from clear acetate.

The red plastic tail-lights, although accurately detailed, just wouldn't sit properly in their chrome frames. But there were custom red lenses also included in the kit and I altered these to fit the frames. I then added a small strip of foil at the bottom of each lens to represent the backing lights.

I probably spent over half the build time on these mods and getting the interior and side glass to fit nicely.