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Great job!

No polish on the grille. The only chrome parts I stripped were the lake pipes, valve covers, and air cleaners. The remaining chrome pieces are courtesy of Revell. I used Spaz Stix to rechrome the stripped parts.

Thanks for your approvals (especially Harry's thumbs up... he's never afraid to point out stuff that was missed)! There are a number of "warts" on this build but overall I felt I did a good job also. During this build I did alot of Google Image research on custom mercs and decided to get the Carson-top resin merc from Jimmy Flintstone and give it a shot. I love the coving and roof on it....

I'll begin by saying this was the first Revell 49' Merc I've built and I was extremely happy with the build of the kit. Everything fit great and the kit almost just fell together on its' own. The paint began with Tamiya gray primer followed by Createx Pearl Magenta, finished with a few coats of Krylon Crystal Clear. The Createx paints shoot beautifully with my Paasche VL at 40psi thinned a bit on the heavy side with their own reducer. I experimented with spoons with Tamiya primers, both gray and white, and also a spoon with Rustoleum Flat Black. The white primer made the paint almost pink, while the black gave it a really purple look (like one of the overhead attached photos... that pic turned out like that because of the lighting I think). The interior (what you can see of it) is both the pearl magenta and Createx Pearl White. The decals were lifted from a '59 Impala kit. Now that they're dry I'm not as crazy about them, but they aren't going anywhere now

Was wondering if anyone would catch that

I ordered these.... "SUNKEE 100pcs 1N4148 IN4148 DO-35 switching signal Doide" from Amazon earlier this year. At the time they were like $5 or so for a 100 pack. Clipped the pic from Amazon... not the clearest tho.

I would often have trouble dealing with airbrushing (or rattle spray) smaller parts and then putting them down to paint additional parts. I found a couple of plastic tube-type containers that I cut off to about a 7-8" height and then filled them about halfway with plain ol' sand. I use long wooden skewers with alligator clips attached securely to hold the parts. Placing them in the sand is a snap, and the sand holds them really steady so they don't touch each other when you move the container. Another nice thing is that sand doesn't stick to the skewers when you remove them. The pix aren't the greatest, but you probably get the idea.

Nice and clean! Great job!

Welcome Nola!

Sweet build! Love the bongos too....

Stunning! Great work!

Great job!

Creative for sure! Great job!

Try this link. I think it's what you need. Scroll down to the '68s. http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/amt-instructions/automotive-cars--pi/chevrolet/1961-1970/

Best wishes Harry!

Wow! A beauty for sure!

I'll be making the two hour drive down to attend for sure. Looking forward to it!

I'll agree with the problems of getting rid of the yellow (usually heavy) undercoat. Many solutions for the chrome plating, but the undercoat can be a bugger. And, unfortunately, that's where the part detail can get covered up. Depending on what I'm removing the plating from, I'll spend alot, or a little, time with the undercoating. Easy Off appears to be the only way to minimize the work in getting rid of it, but even then there are times when even that's not enough.

I think most of us "cold weather" modelers will admit to having used rattle cans during the winter in garages, or similar places. Is it ideal? Absolutely not, but if you don't have a dedicated booth w/exhaust, then you'd be dealing with laquer or enamel fumes inside, which for many just isn't an option. Personally, not having a booth, I switch to craft acrylics during cold weather to be able to shoot inside, but still occasionally will run to the garage with a rattle can. I just be sure to have the body (or whatever) warm and clean, shoot, then bring indoors shortly after. Granted, it'll still have to gas off, but the worst will remain in the garage. It works....

I'll join the choir.... my problem isn't that I don't KNOW what to do, or HOW to do it, it's my aging eyes, fingers and joints don't always allow things to happen as I plan for. Unfortunately, frustration with my physical limitations sometimes ruins my enjoyment of building. What I need to do is scale back my goals for my builds to include less added detail and kitbashing. Catch 22 though..., that's what keeps me motivated for most of my builds. I'll make it through this transition period and get used to building more out-of-the-box, with a bit less detailing and things will be as fun as they always have been. I can't be as tough on myself as I have been. One thing I'm NOT short on is time... retirement is great for that

Great start on your build and great info on the class for those wanting to stay as close to "real world" as possible. Following this for both the build and gasser info...

Great job!

Great job and I agree with you on your color choices!

Nice and clean!

Nice review! Thanks!