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The seats were done with velveteen, the carpet was done with red velour

and so is Bill Geary.

didn't you know that Batman installed a Bat deflector shield just before he left the Bat-garage, rain just slides off. and the afterburner is an early emissions device to clear up any unburnt fuel.

nice effect, thanx for sharing.

a small piece of "terry cloth" or velveteen may also have correct scale look. the seats on my 1/32 scale 34 Ford were done with tan velveteen.

the 66 Riviera engine can probly be used, just tell anyone that asks what it is that it's a 340...they can't really dispute a small hunk of plastic. as long as it's not a nailhead type block no one will be able to tell the difference...except maybe Bill Geary.

I wonder if Harry checked for the Bat-rearview mirror or the Bat-alternator bracket.

the Barris site list this for the engines "Dual 340 cubic inch 1966 Buick engines". something from a wiki: 340 The 340 cu in (5.6 L) 340 was a stroked to 3.85 in (98 mm)) version of the 300. It had a two- or four-barrel carburetor, the two-barrel with compression of 9 to 1 comp. ratio rated at 220 hp (160 kW) at 4000 rpm and 340 lb·ft (460 N·m) at 2400 rpm, and the four barrel with 10.25 to 1 comp ratio, rated at 260 hp (190 kW) @ 4000 rpm and 365 lb·ft (495 N·m) @ 2800 rpm. It replaced the four-barrel 300 for 1966. It was produced only in 1966 and 1967, with the new Buick 350 taking its place after that.

I think Harry is hinting that there is no plainly evident connection between the front steering hardware to the area of the car where the steering column might connect to it. More than likely, it's just real hard to pick out due to camera angles. I'm just guessing here. aside from the above issue, I really like what you've done and how you did it.

I think the driver leans in the direction he wants to go.

I hope you will use a photo of these newly mastered carbs to replace the one you are using currently for the carter/edelbrock carbs listed on your site (they have a photo of holley vacuum secondary carbs).

looks like small block Chevy of just about any cubic inch you care to tell anyone that asks.

I had already seen this incredible scale build so not really a guess for me.

Every five or ten years I dig out my old Car Modeler, Model Car Science and Car Model magazines and visit the past for ideas to try and to read through the readers mail and realize that model building hasn't really changed at all. The technology of building has changed but the builders still complain about most of the same things. I also get to see a few NNL's before they were "nameless".

it's so cute! but I think it really wants side pipes.

a beautiful car no matter what size it is.

I agree, those are vacuum secondary holleys, there is a resin caster that sells those as carter AFB's.

my bad, Agent G has better intel than I do.

I believe what you call a "take down light" is called a "spot light" by us Yanks.

maybe modelhaus or flintstone might have windshields for this body

compared to most Palmer/Pyro/Lindberg/LifeLike 1/32 kits, this buggy has a LOT of detail parts. I have a large stash of 1/32 scale projects just waiting for workbench space...

after having seen real wire wheels (on just about any real car) I just will NOT allow myself to use those kit wire wheels on anything but a space ship model or submarine. when I ever get around to building a Jag or Maserati I will either make my own wire wheels or pay the price for decent looking photo etch wheels.

the edges of the grille seem too thick also, and the cross bar is not shaped like 1:1. you could try to get another grille and possibly make a proper looking grille from parts of two.

if the Bandit top won't work you might be able to find an appropriately sized blister pack to use as a clear top. a low cut wrap around windscreen might work also.

I second that! ^^^^^^^^