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Thanks, John.

Yes sir! Now you got it, Greg. Great fun, huh? What kind of primer is that? It's the color of "silly putty". ?

No interior yet, folks, but the exterior is mostly done now. I just need to clean up some minor details like the rear wiper and such. Thanks for stopping by. ?

YES INDEED! Your interior is awesome. Details well beyond the typical. Well done, old man!

I'm headed for a tea party right now with Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Alice should be along shortly. You're doing great, Len!

I think it's a bit odd the way the factory painted the two-tones at the tail light area. Maybe it had to do with the assembly sequence ?....yeah, that makes sense....I think.

My work in this thread is sophomoric compared to the others here so you must have mistaken theirs for mine. ? And yeah, I don't miss it either but it's a fact of life and it's hard to ignore it. So we embrace it! ?. I dragged this back up because one of us is working on his first weathered project. I thought it may help him with some ideas.

This car has very prominent trim and you have got to figure out how to deal with it. If it was a 1:1, you could leave it alone, remove it, or paint over it. In the case of a roach like the one pictured above(the Road Kill Chevy), each panel tells a different story. I like the way that looks because I've seen a lot of cars like that. They will have, say, a door off a junker and a different color hood, missing trim, cracked quarter glass, etc. If you're going to do this, maybe look at the "RUST" thread. Know what? I'll drag it out. Look for it in "cars" in "under glass"

I'm dragging this thread out for a member to study. And anyone who may be interested ?

James, a good way to get started might be to remove one or two trim pieces and drill the holes. It's simple and it says a lot. A single edge razor blade or a 1/2" chisel-point xacto blade will do the trick. Band-aids optional.

All's well that ends well! ? it looks fabulous, John. Super nice foiling!

Oh yeah ?....solder..flux core solder? The dimple was there waiting for you to make a dimmer switch, Steve! (I gotta remember that ?)

Yeah, I just looked at some '68s. I remember ours, a 2 door, white/ black vinyl top, red vinyl inside. 302/auto (and no a/c).

Oh...my nose is a horror ?. I just opened up the bottom of the car nose a little for a little different look. I think the grille came from the Revell custom '48. Good luck on your Maggie quest. You may need to travel to find a good one but that could be fun. Go down 66 ?

Yeah....bummer. I won't bore you with the details. Isn't the car in the box art an LTD? Hidden headlights?

Seriously? It's probably the fast-back roof, right?

I think you DO have 20 projects going now. ? Let me know if you run across a '68 Galaxie.

I gotta say the detailing going on here is quite amazing. That dimmer switch looks exactly like a dimmer switch down to the dimple in the center. Amazing ! ?

That's a great base for whatever you plan to do next. Now you've got me wanting to do another one. ?

Jeff, I think turning this street rod back into a stocker is a terrific idea! I wish I had thought of it ?.

Thanks, Steve and Noah. This was a kit I bought about a decade ago at Hobby Town on clearance along with a couple of other very good kits that day. I agree; it's a real nice kit. Steve, the kit wheels have been rendered in chrome but I believe the stock 1:1 wheels are not. They are probably painted or powder coated alloy. Since this is a mild custom / phantom, I am willing to allow the chrome ?. I have a severe aversion to spending the price of a whole kit just for different wheels that may or may not make a substantial difference to me.

Thanks, John, I plan to keep a fairly stock-ish looking grays / black for the interior scheme. This build is a sort of "proof-of-concept" so I'm keeping things simple. The stock wheels are a done deal mainly because I just don't like the custom rims from the kit. Too blingey

I really enjoyed the first story. I was buying it ( we are all writers here ?) . The second one... ehhh......not so much, but I'm glad you're spending more time in the attic, Len. I'm following this one for sure. I'm going to have Wifey hide my razor saws now before I get any ideas ?

Hello long-roof lovers! This long-roof is finally on its way to completion after a long furlough. You may recall I expressed my opinion that the Dodge Magnum should have been available as a two door. After removing the unwanted doors I got a little frisky and added some side trim to break up the slab-like sheet metal. And then I played around with a different grille treatment, which may or may not been a good idea (you decide.) Well, I got it painted, using Testor's Extreme lacquer followed by some clear gloss enamel, both from the can, and polished it out and here's a quick mock-up. Thanks for tuning in! ? Now I gotta slap some BMF on it and figure out how to put it together

I, personally, would not use the white glue thing based on a video I watched. I think the salt method works quite well. The salt is just acting as a making device. And you can do it over and over till you are happy with it. Layering different colors and using real rust (Sophisticated Finishes) gets you a pretty convincing patina. This is real fun, James. These attempts of mine below are not the greatest but I was experimenting. OK, they're a bit over the top but your first one is an experiment and a learning experience. Watch some videos! Have fun with it!