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I like the engine choice, Bob, and that's a really nice chop on a 5W. Will this build be an era-accurate example?

Thanks James. A little truth, now....after several attempts to paint the hood with the green paint, I stopped trying because something weird kept happening (probably human error), so I opted for the "new fiberglas hood" scenario. Gotta find some PE hood pins.

Just a few p-i-t-a things. At this point, I've moved beyond, mentally. I don't remember what's glued and what isn't. It's been a weird couple of weeks, C-19 included. ?. Now we play catch-up with the Gen 2&3 brats. Thanks for your interest, I do appreciate it.

Well you got my attention, Bil. From where did you "lift" that '40 X member? It's a beauty. I know it wasn't an AMT.

The dash was the give-away for me. I've got this kit somewhere ?

I did a quick investigation (looked at pictures) and I didn't see snaps on mid-size GMs until '68. Weird, huh? I wonder if it was an option because I did see one but figured it was a custom installation because almost all I saw had no boots at all except some that appeared just laying on the down roof but not snapped down. Who knew? Just the full size cars had snap-down boots. I'm surprised ?.

Plenty of room on the other side of the radiator ?

You're moving too fast, Bob, I can't keep up ?

How's your firewall clearance? I had to make room with this swap but, of course, it may have been just me ?.

That's a really nice shade of blue.?. What is it?

Finally got my dash guage faces. The USPS sent them on a tour of Virginia postal facilities. I see a pattern forming. Anyway the interior is done and I decided I like this shade of gray. Tomorrow looks like a good day to spray a coat of clear over the gray primer. The wheels will be gray also; from what I can tell, the rims should be body color. Please correct me if I'm wrong on this. The black rims look fine with the light gray body but I want to be correct. Thanks for checking in.

I sense a little frustration....let's all give Bob some space.....?

I'm sorry Bob, it must have been great to have a partner to share your interest. My first wife certainly didn't ?. I figured the track rules differed from place to place. The frame looks great.

Sometimes what you have to do is say "_ _ _ _ it" and start cutting ? (but I don't recommend it ?.)

That's awesome, you and Wifey! Well, I'm watching this build for some insight on the way these critters are built, Bob. You got me thinking about using the '41 Plymouth or maybe the AMT '40 coupe for a '50s, early '60s Sportsman. The Ford with the flathead would make more sense but who knows. I don't have a clue about the rules. Need to research it.

I really like what you did with the radiator support. And the chassis mods. Did you build 1:1s?

Yeah, Bob, this is an interesting project. It looks to me that Jesus had it nailed. I sure would like to see more of the construction details but there's enough here to point the way for me. This sort of work is what I enjoy the most. I am aware of the "pancaking" technique, but making that happen in styrene is a real "learn-as-you -go" thing. I think I understand how he did it from the photos, but I sure would like to see more details. On a Fleetline the trick is getting it all to flow correctly and the trunk becomes the focus of that. Sam Barris had it down cold.

I guess this is a Ghost from Christmas Past ?. Maybe we can wake him up. The work on this is really nice. The work on the trunk lid is of particular interest to me. I am considering a custom Fleetline with a chop. The trunk is the big problem. So I ask myself "what would Jesus do ?" I think the answer may be here in these photos. ?

It's on the shelf in an acrylic display box, guys. I'm done with it; as for being finished, probably not. I think it's missing the right, outside door handle (I never did find it). Ferbz, it looks like you got the chop down to perfection. I didn't go that low but I plan to the next time. Thanks for dredging this one back up.

Thank you, Bill.

These items were included in an open box purchase on Ebay. The fenders were one of my reasons for bidding for this kit. They will eventually find their way to a couple of '50s style hot rods I want to build. I'm just curious as to what kit(s) they may have wandered away from. I think the wheels may have been removed from a die-cast model, probably an exotic sports car. They appear to be a white metal casting and the tires seem to be bonded to the rims. The "axles" seem to have screw threads. Maybe someone out there can satisfy my curiosity ?. Thanks for your interest.

This is where it stands today. I still have to actually glue it all together but I still have all those annoying little details to clean up but in case that doesn't happen for a while, here's a few quick shots. Thanks for your interest.

Wow! It looks absolutely real. Fantastic! I think it's alien technology ?. The truth is out there.

Thanks, Bob. I like it a lot too. I remember building one of these in 1:32nd scale when I was a yung-un. I think it was a Lindberg kit.

Thanks, Jim. Gotta decide on paint now. Maybe hit it with clear and rub through it in a few places to expose the red primer below.....oh...wait....I didn't use the red primer....$h1t! ?