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Bob, I have become a big fan of epoxy especially the clear kind that comes in dropper bottles that you can use over and over again. Such a wonderful substance.

Another unbelievably awesome build from your bench, Pierre. Your mastery of weathering is better than I've seen anywhere else and so realistic and not overdone to the point of not being believable. It truly looks like you went back in time and obtained the real winning car and shrunk it down to 1/24 scale. And you always pick subject matter that is so interesting to learn and marvel at how back in 1955 such complex high-powered machinery was already in use and could take the high-speed beating that they took and still finish after 10 hours and a few minutes of utter machine breaking abuse by the super talented and brave drivers of the time. Thank you so much for building this project and sharing it with us mere mortals.

Mere words are not enough to express the level of excellence this model possess. This might be the best build I have ever witnessed on a forum. Thank you very much for posting it.

Superlative in every way. The cleanliness of build and quality of the finish is through the roof remarkable. Thanks for posting it.

Thanks guys. Like they say, it's tough getting old, but I'm not about to throw in the towel yet. If this build takes more than a year, so be it. It will get done eventually.

Thanks Donato. I've never not finished a build and I don't think this one will be the first. But I have noticed my skills are not what they used to be. I started this thing last September and I'm hoping I can get it done at least in less than a whole year.

Looks amazing, Pierre. The wheels are the icing on the cake. Let us know when final presentation is ready to be viewed in the under-glass section.

It's always great to finish a build. Especially when it turns out as great as this one did. Lots of nice eye-catching details and very clean work.

Had to start over on the shifter. the putty deal did not work out at all. Also started on the fire extinguisher. After those pieces are done, I can add the bars to the engine compartment and flip the chassis over and start on the underside which will be a lot of stuff to do. At least I finally found some pretty good reference pictures of the underside. Turns out it has a quick-change rear axle assembly. That's going to be a mind-numbing transformation that won't be close at all. I'm going to keep the detail to a bare minimum. Just want to finish this one and move on.

My bad, I thought you had the wheels when you posted what they looked like. Must be coming on an old steamship that barely floats.

Pierre, everything okay? Waiting patiently for more on this one. Well not so patiently, I guess.

Lots of nice detailing going on here. Looking forward to completion.

Very interesting, Shawn. So, this was a really real stock car racer from the 60's. Excellent job replicating it. Surprised it actually ran as good as it did against the competition the owner chose to race against.

Yes, you may need another set. Sometimes you get lucky, and they cover well.

Man, I'm getting tired of working on this thing. And I see no end in sight. Just keep plugging along till I can finish it. Definitely bit off more than I can chew.