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Coming along really nice, John. Interiors from this era give us plenty to do to detail them. That's a big part of the fun. With the black exterior, your interior will stand out beautifully. That's a real fine 409!

Man..... it's hard to keep up with you, John! Wicked nice black finish, great interior scheme. Keeping it stock? These Impalas have really nice wheel covers and beg for fender skirts and dual aerials on the rear fenders.

Thanks, Dave, it's the only way to get a decent polish-out. It's a street custom after all. I figure it's a given that this sort of 1:1 would have solenoid door latches and shaving the big badges is common. The color would also be normal for a street custom too. I had to leave the side trim because it's integral to the whole design. I'm planning a few totally stock builds and the paint will necessarily suffer around the handles and such but that's just the way it is. I'm going to try a few "box stock" builds according to local contest rules for a gig next year.....maybe. I attended one this morning and came away with two kits I've been chasing for years; the Tasca T-Bolt ($20) and the Revell '48 Ford coupe ($15)....I'm a happy camper. Prices on ebay for these two are prohibitive when the shipping is added. I did not see one Revell chopped '49 Merc kit but I got there a half hour late. ? But what I did see was a whole bunch of kits that Ollie's has been selling ?. I didn't stay for all the contest stuff because my back gave up on me. I wish I could have, there were lots of quality builds on the tables. Sorry, didn't mean to run on......

Thanks, friend...I learned my lesson with flock, Steve. I rushed the final on this and I think it would look better black, like the dash. Too late now. Trying to make room in my workspace and other stuff around here making me crazy. Might be a little A.D.D., I dunno.

Wow! Great shade of purple! Love it!

Yeah, I shoulda painted the package shelf black......?.

This is the final on this one. It turned out better than I was anticipating. It's the paint. It's always the paint. As I write this, Amazon is breathlessly rushing my new IWATA ECLIPSE to me and they tell ne it will be arriving on Monday. I hope I can get two more bodies painted before it gets cold here in southeastern Virginia. My two door Dodge Magnum and my '58 Belvedere downgrade to a Savoy are ready to shoot (and have been for months now). Gotta get 'em done. BTW, the next time I do a rear antenna, remind me to run the '39 Ford tail light across the sanding block a few times to flatten out the bottom.. and a big thanks to Mr. G for the info on the hypodermic tubing.. Thanks for hanging!

G E N I U S ! The wires we are able to use ( .020 ish ) are too large for any tube that would look "correct" so Greg has the solution. Greg, I will try this when it comes around. Excellent idea!

I got curious and did a search to find out just how much C-C sponsored auto racing and I was taken aback by what I found. Instead of covering that, they do this (scratching head) ?

Yup. The windshield/dash/interior door panels issue is such a common problem it's one of the first things I look for now. Gotta catch it early and make the mods while it's easy. Looks great, John, all the way around!

I would like to add to this by saying hot rod sedans and phaetons, in my opinion, look better with the fenders on them. But roadsters and coupes seem to be more traditional without. That's my two pennies. ?. Oh, and colors A and B1...absolutely!

I like these tri-fives with skirts. Great interior work and paint!

Don't mind my rant, Jim, I was just venting. I wasn't disparaging you. I can see maybe one or two models that would be appropriate for having Coca-Cola plastered all over it but I just feel like "enough, already with the Coke nonsense!". I'm just tired of it. I have a copy of the Revell '37 Ford panel truck that I can use some of those (admittedly, nice) Coke decals on. Then I'm totally done with it.

Yes, I'm well aware of the Coke collectibles. I don't collect it but I guess I don't have a choice if I want the kit. I bought a few at Ollie's. I was horrified when I opened the box and had a bright yellow '40 coupe staring me in the face.

Coke collectors. OK, I know they're out there. And I suppose a small percentage of buyers only buy them for the brand identity, but my guess is that most actual kit builders would much rather have drag racing or automotive equipment brand decals in the kits and not have to deal with the problems associated with red or yellow plastic. Maybe I should sell my empty boxes on Ebay to those who appreciate the Coke logo a lot more than I do.

What I wanna know is what's with this obsession with Coca-Cola? I've got a growing collection of Coke decals that I will never use. And then there's the vending machines, the bottle cases, hand truck, all that nonsense. And then...the yellow styrene. ? it's a sickness, but not my sickness. I don't even like Coke. ? .....it rots your teeth. OK, I'm done. ?

Yeah, an odd-ball. All great cars, though. Thanks, Steve.

Great job resurrecting this old annual, Steve. I wonder if AMT did an annual of the '70.

There was an "Olds engine blue" in the now defunct Model Master line Maybe try ebay for that (I may paint a whole car that color) That is a super sweet W30 and that's a real nice Christmas gift for your B-I-L. I built a '67 for a friend some years ago and it was not a real 442 but an F85 post 2 door he "phantomed" into a 442. Long story short, it took 3 kits to replicate it. You can probably find a close silver in a rattle can but it's hard to match photos. I would look at Duplicolor for that, there are a lot of silver shades in that line. In your photos it looks more like a light gray (cloudy day). MCW can put your color in a rattle can. I would check their site. You may find you do your very best work when building it for somebody as a gift. Good luck with it, Steve, and please post your progress. I will definitely follow it because I have this kit waiting for me to clear my bench of too many other projects.

Thanks, Steve, Boyd's colors are the best. Got a few bottles left.

Well, I got it just about completed now, just some minor details to take care of and some touch-up to do but basically it's done. Thanks for hangin' y'all!

Great work on the upholstery, John. Wrap it up!

Yeah, I remember now, the wedge.... because the hemi in the moebius kit is first rate.. too bad. I need to find a dodge or desoto like this one you got. I drove a 55 dodge for a year or two....

60-62 Ford Galaxy dash is in the ball park shapewise. It's an avenue.....also, what about the Moebius 300 kits for mechanicals? The interior wouldn't help too much.

Yeah, I get it. These cars are such classics...funny how you couldn't give e 'em away back in the 70s.