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Well I hope so because I wasn't too sure how any of this would have any value 🥴.

What's the difference now that we have Carfax to rat you out?🤷‍♂️

Yeah, I thought about that, Lenny. I tried to get a job there once 50 years ago so I don't feel bad. But here's a scenario: it gets banged up during the qualifying heat and they pull it out as best they can in the pit and now it's time for the feature. It's embarrassing, but at least it's still able to finish the night. Right? Or...there's the irony aspect. Yeah 🤔. It's explainable.

Twas no big deal. 🥴 It was just the usual stuff with an AMT chassis and some simple scratch stuff. Nothing you haven't seen before, Greg. The mesh was from a tea ball. Tires from the stash. Heads are MCG. Just having fun with left-over parts and Evergreen. There was something inspired by Lenny, though. The "hood" hinges. I noticed some of the cars I researched used flat sheet metal or cut-down hoods and fastened them with outside hinges. I made some functional gate hinges. I figured it would be an easy way for the 1:1 builder to slap a hood on and use readily available items that could be welded on to hinge it. Gate hinges! 🙂

As you may know, the tudor is a combination of three kits....well, two kits and a rebuilder from fleabay. What to do with all that extra '40 ford material? Well, the Revell coupe, you may recall, was married to the fresh AMT chassis and is currently in the paint prep process and will be getting a bit more attention soon. That left me with a fresh AMT coupe body but a sorry-a55 chassis that I removed the rear end from (for another project). Long story short: I built a vintage nostalgia short track stocker. It was a fun project and I documented the build but I don't feel it's worth an entire build thread. It's not fancy. I used wheels from a NASCAR kit as well as a few other items. It does not depict any particular classification of vehicle but rather a cross-section of various cars I found on the web. It leans more toward 1/4 - 1/2 mile banked oval tracks in the early to late '50s with more modern wheels and tires. It's not accurate, I know that. And it's not 100% yet but it's close enough for now. It was just fun. Thanks for looking and your restrained criticism is always welcome 🙂.

Ooooooo......I love it! I wish I had thought of it, Greg. Maybe if you had just not thought about it a bit longer........naaaah 😔.

I can't say I blame you, Ron, for discarding a spray-can of Testor's. I'm surprised it hadn't already leaked out the bottom. The bubbles are kind of a mystery, though. I ran into bubble trouble (see what I did there?) a while back. Was the can full and cold?

Not a single word of it, Len. Not a single one. 😉.....🤣 You've been at the gummies again, haven't you!

Yeah, Greg, I've actually been working on a third '40 to keep me busy while waiting for paint removal and such; just using up all the stuff from the other two. I haven't posted it, it's just for fun. Wifey has some double sided tape that I'm going to appropriate to bond some paper to small shapes like you have there. I'm serious about the Sonicare 😁.

I was thinking maybe buying just the replacement heads and attaching them to my used Sonicare brush heads and using the Sonicare. I would just need to turn it on every two minutes 😏...... a small price to pay.

Thanks Carl, maroon is classic. It still needs a rub-out, though.

Thanks Rooster. I must say there is a significant up-side to the AMT kit and that is when it comes to the post paint sanding/polishing operation due to the fenders being separate, whereas the Revell is more difficult to perform that operation with fenders in the way. I've been thinking about a sanding "pen", and I'm entertaining recommendations 🤓

Back from oblivion! No more Krylon for me. Tamiya TS-11 Maroon found it's way into my hand on my last trip to the LHS. Much better. This is the raw color coat and it's pretty smooth but will be micro-polished. Does anyone understand Tamiya paint color designations? Spray cans and bottles of the same color have different numbers. Weird 🤔. OK, a quick mock-up 👇 Thanks for your undying interest! 😉

I always liked the '35. I've got to see this.

It looks like you have the skill! Looks great 👍🏻

It's not the straight lines that are difficult.

Matt, I don't know how skillful you are at that sort of detail painting but if I had a good paint job on my Packard, I, personally, would not chance it. If you can pull it off, cleanly, it would be a big hit at the next show, for sure. That roadster is a show-stopper.

Find any money under the back seat? There's always money. And French fries. 🥴

Yup. What they said. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻!

I'm told they're waiting for me on the other side 😌

The "normally closed" type are the worst. I don't even bother looking for those rockets. 🚀

And I'm thinking I you're having way too much fun with this one, Lenny. Party on!

I suppose that only worked for a short time anyway. Most of that stuff is just folk lore.

For a moonshine runner, wouldn't the radiator be in the trunk too?🥴

Good choice, Jeff. Basic black. I did one in satin black just to be different. I didn't have a hood so I just went without. A '40 is good any way you do it. 🥴