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I made one today 😇. I used some .040 X .188 strip and grafted it to some .100 rod. I added a bit of 1/16" for the knob. Slicing it up can be somewhat challenging for a cranky old man but it's totally do-able, even for a space cadet. 😏

She's a beauty, Bob!

Thanks, guys, I appreciate the info.

OK, now it's getting weird 😕

But I love old beam axles, Greg. Is there something wrong with me??? 🤪

I just wish they would do something about it. I'm not holding my breath.

Thank you all for helping me ! I appreciate it !

You may have something there, Dave. I'm leaning toward a solid color but pearl yellow is on the list. Oranges and light blue, too.

Yeah, I'm a sucker for a set of Keystones 🥴.

Thanks, Elliot, the Keystones are from the AMT '40 coupe, Coke version.

Did some tweaking and primed it again. The wheel change is me changing things around due to a new color choice. I'm wanting bright. Light-ish maybe. Orange? Metallic light blue? Bronze?

A light coat of clear first to seal the mask? Edit: .....only because I keep forgetting to do that 😔

Paint looks fantastic, Bob. How do you plan to handle the roof situation?

Thanks, Greg, it still needs some adjustments but I'm pretty happy with it so far. Thanks, Rick, I'm happy you noticed the red paint. My first chop on a '40 was pretty tame so I wanted to take more out this time but still keep it "simple" I think there's enough slope on the backlight to look chopped but not butchered. I might have gone that way but I didn't want to get lost.

Some time ago I bought a rattle can of Tamiya white pearl paint. Today I located that can and noticed it was for polycarbonate plastic. My question: is there any reason why I can't use it on a styrene project? What's different about it?

Yes they do, David 😉! And if not placed precisely, the good they may do could be lost. With bare plastic and Bondo sharing space on the roof, it's a bit tricky attaching the "gutter". Some CA must be used in spots. It's hard to get both sides identical. I couldn't 😔.

Well....I decided to replace the rain gutter. I think it looks more professional and it hides some questionable work on the door seams 🙂. I'll allow subsequent coats of paint to fill them on top and I will likely sand them down a bit. I'll give it a day or two and then wet-sand this body, fill the low spots , rinse, repeat. A quick mock-up for your somewhat morbid curiosity 🥴.

Sometimes I get an urge. Yesterday the urge to whack the Revell coupe got the best of me. I'm not gonna pretend I know what I'm doing and I don't recommend using my methods to anyone. I removed the rain gutter completely and may not replace it, I'm undecided. I removed the backlight section, it stays un-chopped. I took about 3/16" out of the A and B , nothing too unmanageable. The B pillar gets aligned and sets the new height. Then I filled the front gap with evergreen scrap material. This joinery is held together mostly with CA but some of it is welded with Mr. Hobby thin cement. The C pillars needed some help landing so I added some .020 sheet scrap. CA slinging everywhere, the smell of kicker wafting about. A piece was removed to allow the backlight section to be positioned farther to the rear which allows it to lay down a bit more. Incidently, I have employed nail silk on the inside of the pillars and coated with CA as an experiment. Something I learned about on this very forum. 😉 Time for BONDO! I love that smell. Now it's time for getting all the scribe lines straight. I hate this part. Thanks for stopping in 🖐🤓

That's looking real nice, Bob. I've always liked the '35.

Yep. I like it, Dennis. The Poncho grille is good balance for the Merc tail lights. By any chance, will you be "crowning" this Victoria?

Ron, that body does look like new! What brand of purple are you using?

Looks like you already have this well in hand, Dennis! (Mine's not RA but it may as well be.) I like the mild custom idea for this body style. In my mind, it needs very little to improve it. It's all about the paint after that, right? It's a great body style. Nice paint and some lowering, that's all.

Not much room for that Firedome, huh? Nice job on the doors, Jon, and the exhaust routing! Thanks for sharing, it's a beauty. Super nice detailing. I'd love to see the build thread on it.

That color combo looks great, Bob. Using a later flathead is a cool idea too.

Got the boards painted, and the gas tank. Windshield is in, dash installed. Almost there, thanks for looking.