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Nice work so far.

You're amazing Jesse! I had this kit in the stash for awhile and sold it. It would take a fair bit of work to make it look like the 1:1 starting with some appropriate wheels and tires.

I'll be watching this one Dale.

Looks good Joe. I assume you've test fit the engine with valve covers, etc in place. The 429 is a massive engine. I built Benny Parsons' '71 Mercury Cyclone awhile back and just barely squeezed the 429 between the front shock mounts.

Fireball's Minilites finally arrived and they were definitely worth the wait! Here is a quick mockup.

Fotki works well for me.

Very nice Ron. You sure are good at finding and restoring these diamonds in the rough.

I love it. I have the similar AMT kit. This really makes me want to build it.

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=98284&hl=belkits

Would love to see more of this build Rickard, any progress?

Love it so far.

Thank again Jonas but it will be a rally car.

Yes, I have both versions. However I don't think the stripes line up very well over the wheel arches.

More interior bits.

With bright green wheels and and orange interior.

Thanks Jonas. I dread painting so maybe I can just leave it bare plastic.

Bravo!

This condition is called "silvering". The decal has not fully bond to the surface underneath. Decals need a very smooth surface. Any texture of roughness will cause this condition. Decal Setting and/or Decal Softening solutions help here but your paint or clear coat needs to be smooth before you apply the decals. Also while the decal is still wet go over it with a wetted paint brush (water) to work out any trapped water or air under the decal. There have been some good articles written (in the model magazines) and I assume videos about tips & tricks for applying decals. Search some of these out.

I'm kinda' fond of the pink ones myself.

Thanks Joe, James. Yea no interior junk, only what needs to be there. I'm making a lug wrench and a First Aid kit right now.

Thanks Art. I have should have the Minilite wheels this week. Can't wait to see what they look like on this build!

Very cool!

And how would you know what the bottom of a shot glass looks like?

Thanks Gene. Yep I made the whole flashlight assembly. Everything in the pictures shown in white plastic, except the headphones and helmets, has been scratch built. I only modified the helmets.

Thanks Martin. I have easily looked at over 100 photos and have only found the (2) I mentioned that show the headphones in the car. I found several photos that show the connecting cables hanging down from the roof both when being serviced and during stages. Therefore I have mounted the intercom box to the underside of roll hoop and will stow the headphones hooked around the kicker bar – sorry Shay. I will make the coiled connecting cables and they will drape down to the headphones.