MarkJ

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.

Excellent build as always, Steve. Everything is top notch in your execution of the build, especially knowing that you were working with a resin body. Thank you for posting it.

I haven't had too much luck with the Molotow stuff. It doesn't seem to ever dry and if you touch it after you are done it dulls terribly. You are right about the AlcladII , you almost have to be perfect with the application of it or it doesn't look anything like chrome.

Thanks for the reply Jason. You have done a wonderful job so far fixing the glaring errors this model has. I'm sure the final build will be spectacular.

Sorry, Ken. It appears that you have been hijacked. Doesn't matter. I know your build will be superior in every way, just looking at your engine photos is proof of that. Still can't wait to see YOUR final photos.

Great job with the Krylon. Not that easy to get that stuff to look good. Are the white areas on the car decals or do you have to paint them on? If it is paint you might have wanted to do that part first and mask before putting down the red.

Thanks for the reply. Maybe someday it will be more readily available over here in the states. I guess I will have to just keep on trying to find it. I did some recent wheels lately with Alclad II chrome but it just doesn't have the superior chrome look about it that the Revell Chrome does. The wheels on your build look amazing.

Man, that's really looking good Jason. Never worked in 1/18 before. What's the main thing different you notice about it pro and con wise?

I tried to get some of that Revell Chrome. Where did you get yours from? Everybody I found was out of stock. Very popular stuff.