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Haven't been able to get much bench time in with a hectic work schedule but she's coming along... Finished the included engine stand, engine and attached the fabricated aluminum wheel houses and firewall to the chassis. I had to sand the ends of the wheel houses on the firewall side to fit properly as they were sticking out at the front of the frame rails. I dechromed the intake manifold and plenum and painted them and I think it looks better than the chrome they were finished in. Still need to pick up an airbrush for a better finish but so far I am happy with the progress so far.

Got the body painted and I have to say that the Tamiya spray paints go on as nicely as everyone here has said. I still need to polish it out to remove some of the orange peel.

Looks good. Great work on the panel lines.

Flawless build David! Your paint work is incredible.

Great looking Nova Bryan! John, I opted for Tamiya Mica Blue for this build. I am restricted to rattle cans for now but have been researching airbrushes. I am leaning towards the Paasche VL or Paasche Talon right now.

I finished sanding the mold lines down and put down 2 coats of Tamiya primer sanding with 600 between each coat. The 2 halves of the hood scoop were cemented together, sanded to remove glue residue then I filled the seams with Tamiya putty and sanded again. Overall, I am happy so far with how well things are turning out. I have definitely learned a lot going over the tricks and tips forum and through the great tutorials many of you have taken the time to document. I am hoping to be able to sand and apply one more coat of primer before tomorrow so that I can start the paint since the weather will be in the 60's here in Chicago tomorrow.

Grabbed this at a flea market for $4.00 Also picked up the 2 models that were at my local Hobby Lobby in the clearance isle and used the 40% off coupon for the Nova.

Hello all, I am getting ready to begin my 2nd model in the 20 year span since I last completed a model. The first which I began 20 years ago (Ferrari Testarossa) and completed this month with my 10 year old son has been completed and although it did not come out nearly as good as some of the examples here, it was special as we completed it together. Needless to say we both have the modeling bug and we are now beginning our separate models. I chose this kit over the others that I have because these are widely available at the Hobby Lobby and LHS's around me. The body has some serious mold lines on the front fenders. I should be able to clean up the body, sand, and apply the first coat of primer today. Thanks for looking, Sam

Picked up a few more yesterday and today - Bought the Tamiya BMW M635CSI and Tamiya Porsche 959 kits from ebay for $16.00 plus shipping. The boxes on both kits have some wear on them but the parts bags are all sealed. The 959 is missing the tires which was noted on the ebay listing so i'll have to find some replacements. Found this lot on craigslist..seller was looking for $10 a piece. I offered $35 and he accepted. All of them are sealed with the exception of the Z28 but the parts bags are sealed. Found these 2 on Craigslist as well, open boxes but parts bags sealed. $10 for the Mercedes and $15.00 for the Porsche -

The weather was nice today so my son and I ended up at a local flea market and picked these up for $5 a piece. The Viper is sealed and the El Camino and Roadrunner were open but the parts were sealed in the bags.

Great build..the color combo looks great.

Nice build..can't wait to see the next update.

Hello all. I recently signed up to this great forum last week after recently getting back into modeling. I last worked on model cars when I was 16 or so (40 now). Last month my 10 year old son expressed interest in the hobby when he found my last unbuilt model (Monogram Ferrari Testarossa) and we started working on it together. This site has a wealth of information and I have been searching the forums on tips and tutorials trying to learn as much as we can together. We have already found some good local deals on kits on Craigslist and can't wait to start on them. I look forward to becoming a member on this site.