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I love a good '34. If you use that '37 frame, how 'bout that funky grille?

Thanks, Bill, but nope- I wouldn't have cut that door if I had spotted the discrepancy of the interior door panel/door jamb/windshield dogleg. The door "card" was not fully nor correctly represented and I cut before I realized this was the case. Lack of experience is the culprit. Never trust the tooling! I am a fan of these Mopars of the '50s having lived with a couple of them as daily drivers when I was young and foolish. I wish Moebius would take advantage of the work that went into that kit and expand the yield as they did for their much-loved Hudson lineup ?. Just think what they could produce! Who wouldn't want to build a few of these visually stunning examples?

It's just gray card stock that I "commandeered " from Wifey. Her glue too ( ? ). I got the dash done yesterday and I'm not really happy with it but if you don't zoom in too much it's ok. I wanna wrap this one up but it's an airbrush job (Alclad II gloss black base lacquer ) and I need the right day. I got ideas backing up in my head and I want to start on them but juggling any more than 4 gets a bit confusing . Thanks for your support, David.

I LOVE IT ! It is so off the wall and weird that it's beautiful ?! I was so inspired by this build that, at one point, I was on the edge of grabbing one of these body's from JF. Long story short I ended up with the '53 Ford Country Squire body ( I've got 2 donors sitting on the shelf). Let's get this puppy painted! Very cool, Joe ?

Yeah, my wife must have been driving it ☺️

Just be sure not to try this with a can that says "spray any way" on the label. ?

It's those snorkels that make me envious ?

It's kinda like "this A-Bone is sanitary...just look at my wheel wells!" . I can dig that . Honestly, I never thought to do it but hey, first time for everything. It could set a new trend! ?

This one caused me some respiratory discomfort, Bill. Had to hit the albuterol a few times.. And it was not the build/mock-up that got me going....it was the text. ? You probably forgot all about this.

Love that color, Chuck. On my Tab A, it looks more like a dark yellow (maybe my display setting. ) I also enjoyed re-living my frantic, vulgarity-laced (for the neighbors' benefit) decal application experiences. Thank you very much. It's good to know that it's not just me. Will you be leaving those wheel wells white? I kinda like it ?. Hey, they paint firewalls white, don't they? It's kinda cool.

Nope. No good. Gotta do it again. And added a little detail to the trunk lid. It's rough but some clean-up and paint and It'll be fine ?.

Those wheels are the cat's pajamas, Bil. Nailed! Love the dented rim. Is it my imagination or is the dust cover dented? Very real.

I really like your interior ideas. I think I'll go evergreen shopping. I reeeeeeeealy like those window cranks. I'll bet there's a big market for those ?. Good progress, Jim!

I should not have made light of dementia and, for the record,, I apologize to anyone who may have found it offensive. If anyone found it funny, SHAME ON YOU! ?. As far as building better models goes, I wish you the best. After I had mine done 5 or 6 years ago, I didn't notice any difference. I still build crappy models. I still have trouble driving at night. My floaters are much worse and my eyes are always filmy. I still need a lot of light and magnification to work on said crappy models. I hope you have better luck with yours. ?

Thanks, kraM! May as well post these while I'm here, there's not a lot of progress. I need a good day to shoot this puppy and then I can bring it home. Nothing fancy inside but it wish I could remember what kit the seats came from. ?

Yes it does, yes it does...? today: gotta make trunk mat. Gonna snake some of the old woman's expensive paper stock, and her fancy glue and sticky stuff. ? That's all folks! ?

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Very little progress on this one, I'm at a point where I just don't have a clear path. The dash is half-way painted. It requires 3 different paints and the foiling is extremely difficult to apply. There's a ton of detail but it's not completely accurate, leaving me with the slack to take up. If I had not cut the door, I wouldn't sweat the dash so much but with an opening door, I want it to look right. The work around the jamb is done as much as I can do it. It's not accurate because the interior panels were not. The front jamb lines were non-existent. I gaffed it as much as I care to. I'm. Considering cutting the trunk but the inside of this trunk is pretty bland. But... it is what it is. see what I mean? This is what I'm dealing with; trying to make it look half-way legit.

Can shuffleboard be played sitting down??

I don't use it much so it spends most of its life on the charger waiting for me to do something. When I do, I've never run it down and I have left it "off the hook" from time to time without any sign of losing power. I dearly love this tool and if it quits on me I will certainly buy another just like it (and bury the dead one with a memorial service ?)

YAY! ?.

I'm seeing that a lot these days. Could it be that Rustoleum brands have cut back on an important ingredient? You know, to cut cost? ? I seem to remember Krylon as a very fast drying paint. Maybe it's me, I dunno. ?

Tried to keep it "in era". Thanks, Riley. Is that Krylon "Pistachio"? ?

The first time I tried applying decals on tires the pessimism was almost overwhelming. But it worked quite well. It surprised me. ?. Yours look perfect, Jim, the whole thing is coming together really well.

I agree with Steve. I'm loving that quartet of 97s. Can't wait to see it in paint.