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They wont let me shoot them here, Len.

Thank you, sir. I try not to photograph the bad stuff. 😉

It was a smooth finish, Carl, but only on the driver side. I had to wet-sand the whole thing and I need to give it more coats with some decanted paint through my ancient Wren. Hopefully it will be smooth on both sides. 😎

I can see where your mind is, Greg. 🙂

I don't mind the squirrels so much, it's the ground hogs that cause the most trouble.

....and I would like to get comfortably numb 😏

"No matter how he tried he could not break free; and the worms ate into his brain" 🤯 Sorry, couldn't help it. 🥴

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This is it until I can figure out what to do next. Thanks for looking. Probably a wash job on the floor pan and running boards after the repaint to dirty it up some. Big problem now is the dash. The AMT dash is not molded in such a way that's conducive to proper detailing. The dash is about the only part of the interior that is half-way interesting and I want to do a decent job with it but it just plain sucks. I can't use the Revell dash, it's not even close for a fit. 😞

OK, now you're bragging 🙄

Thanks, Robert, but I cheated. The fenders are new. In fact it's just the body proper and the interior that are from the "built" tudor. I had this bash, using the Revell chassis, on my mind a long time. I don't recommend it unless a narrower front axle is used. There are other issues too but be aware of that one.

That's pretty sad, Len. You'll find a home for it 😌

Yeah, it's peaceful in the wee hours but I gotta find a good dark roast decaf. 😳

Now THAT'S REALLY SLUMMING ! 💩

Thanks, Len. I think it has a nice "swing jazz" look. Very "Glen Miller" I thought Wifey would approve. That was a disappointment. ☹

That makes three of us, Dave! Thank you! I wouldn't call it khaki, though. It's more like "coffee with heavy cream and four sugars".

You've got a lot on the bench, Bil. One could wonder 🙁. At 3:30 this morning I gave up and decided to try it. I ended up with this 👇 but it eventually worked. It has a nice shadetree look to it, don't you think? The 1/16" rod seems too thin but in scale its equal to 1 1/2" pipe. Just about right for this application. The paint passed the fingerprint test this afternoon so it got wet-sanded. I think maybe I should decant and add some leveling thinner and hit it on the next good day. The driver side was A-1 for a rattle can enamel but the other side was like a Sunkist navel. I get an F in "Paint 101". Wifey hated the color. No surprise there. There would have been some great ironic symbolism if I had gone with orange. Maybe next time. 😅

Oh thank goodness! There's three coats on it 🥲. Luckily, there's enough left in the can for about twelve more. I might need 'em. Thanks, Bil. It was a gamble. Do you go to the bench when you can't sleep?

Today the temperature climbed to 62f with 30% RH. 😃! I grabbed my tudor, taped up the hood hinges( the devining rods, Len), got it all mounted for painting and hobbled out to the garage. I was still undecided on color. My top 3 choices were orange...no....hunter green....mmmm...nah....and khaki 🤔 ...okay! So where's the right side shot, you say? Well, you certainly figured that out, didn't you? This one will be sitting on the "rack of respite" (not to be confused with the "shelf of shame") for a couple of weeks when hopefully the Krylon enamel will be hard enough to wet-sand. Funny, it looked okay while I was spraying it. I've gotta get more light out there. 😔

A very cool idea, and it looks like it's going to work.

Actually, Bil, I ended up with "Uptown Girl" playing for a while. I tried to force some Pink Floyd but eventually I ended up with some annoying tune you get when you're on hold for 45 minutes on some customer service line. I'm taking the brake line down. I tried installing the other side and that convinced me it was a fools errand. I have done brake lines on other builds but it's just not practical for this one. If I had planned it, maybe; I can't make it look good now. It draws attention to how bad it looks with straps holding it to the wish-bone. The vacuum lines are strapped to the torque tube on the 1:1 so that's legit and it looks okay to me so I'll settle for that.

I enjoyed creating the problems, John. Solving them is kinda hit-or-miss but thanks for the encouragement, I do appreciate it.

Well, I figure after one of my horrid paint jobs or a chop that looks like it was done with a chain saw, y'all can point to my brake lines and hit the heart button. Edit: no one thinks you are crazy, Bil, but now I'm stuck with that gee dee song in my head. Thanks a lot! 😟

Well, I suspect there's a few Ph.D.s here. I can't even get a good paint job, so I'm trying to compensate 😕. You don't need brake lines, Bil.