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john, I just today glued my frame together, lm still undecided as to how im going to lengthen it. not sure if I want to make a box extension, or try doing a tube type triangulated extension. will be my first attempt at actually making something, so not sure how I want to try it.

wow, great looking build. now, take it apart and make a kit out of it........, i'll take two please......

I have been remiss in my attitude towards tires I need to start scuffing them to atleast remove the mold lines. the wheels were molded in white, and I primed and painted them. from what I hear, easy off or the degreaser [purple power and the like] will strip chrome as well as paint. I dull coated the engine and it knocked the sheen down considerably, I like it way better now. trans is painted now as well, did a color experiment, will post pic's when it's dry if I like the result. and again, thanks for the kind words and suggestions.

slowly [very slowly] i'm making progress. almost no bench time last week, but I am getting some work done today needs some touch up, but progress. also started on the engine assm. today and have it in color. I've looked at a bunch of photo's and they all look like one complete color for the most part, but as this progresses, i'm going to throw in my own colors here and there to suit my tastes of how I think it should look. but, here is the start, going to 'flat coat' it to take the shine of it as well,stay tuned...........

not really rare I guess, but I now have three of these, [two in this release, and one original release] and two of these,

did a deal with Mr Mopar [ Doug Spencer], smooth and great communication, very pleased. [12/7/13] just completed a trade with Brinx, will do so again in the future, good communication, well packed, great trade all around. traded some tires with Casey awhile ago, great guy, was just gonna send him the tires I had, he wouldn't hear of it, sent me twice the number of tires I sent him and some wheel backs to boot. Bowtienutz was kind enough to send me some impala parts for free to complete a kit I had, great guy and hope I can return the favor some day.

nothing picture worthy, but hobby lobby had a ton of paint on clearance, and i got some other model related tools.....to the tune of $186!!! gotta brush up on my math it seems, or, atleast while i'm in the clearance isle........

great looking build!

I just recently did my first putty job on plastic, and much like you, couldn't really tell by feel how I was doing, so I sanded then primed and went from there. looks can be deceiving on these things and sometimes the area is so small it's hard to really 'feel' whats there. i'm also a gear head and hate body work, but, with some patience, it'll work out. this cab has a lower section that glues in, this was my first shot at body work, this is the inside, and this is what I ended up with on the outside, hang in there, if I can do it, so can you.

well, on a lighter note, in the past week and a half I have had to replace a water pump on two buicks, one being a 68 riv, and the other a 62 electra 225 rag top. I mean really, what are the chances of these two cars showing up in my area in the same week, and both needing the same repair.....[ ya, I know, apparently pretty good from my little story, haha, but I found it funny]

thanks Don. painting the cab and hood was an experience, got to have my first go at paint stripping, haha. it was a good kit to get back into the swing of things. as you can see, the first paint job had to go

nice, that is on my current wish list....

nicely done so far, that's looking great!

the color is testors arctic blue metallic, over white primer. and thanks for the kind words.

I gotta admit, I was kind of just thinking out loud when I posted this, and didn't think it would generate much interest, but it has become pretty interesting. I work in a new car dealership, and I see the mark up on parts [ridiculous some times], so it got me to thinking about cost/mark up/ profit margin on kits. I wonder as well what the 'normal' mark up is on a kit, cause we all know that the vendors aren't selling them at cost, and there are differences in 'our cost' across the board depending on where you shop. just more thinking out loud I guess.

I've often wondered, what kind of cash does it take to produce a model kit? I don't mean a re-hash of a kit from the 60's, but something like the 'new' stuff, like a pro star or a new lone star, and the new 53 foot refer trailer. above and beyond getting permission to use the 'name', you have a ton of time in making the prototype, man hours and man hours to make it 'right', then you gotta hope the public will like it/buy it[add in a bunch of research/test subjects to the mix]. what do ya figure it takes? i'm like everyone else, I want it all, and I want it now [and then I want to complain about how it doesn't meet my expectations]. in real time, what do you figure it takes??

what a show! fan-freakin-tastic! I tried to take some pic's, but with a cell phone, and stage lighting, nothing came out good. all I can say is it was terrific! see him if ya can, great show!!!!!

[in a Scooby do voice] rut ro shaggy....

funny thing is, before last years show, the last time I saw him was in like 1987! talk about a time gap, lol. after seeing him again last year, I knew I had to go again when he came around. so tomorrow around 8pm I will be takin in the tunes.

as titled, going to go see Robert Cray tomorrow night at the local casino. saw him there last year, was a great show, and it's a small 'room', about 900 seats, so not a bad one in the place. bought the tickets what seems like forever ago, can't wait!

every kit I have bought there I've used the 40% coupon. had a couple times when my poor wife couldn't find anything to buy, so she took one of my items and checked out behind me

holy moly that's a lot of truck. killer stripe job on that. our reconditioning dept at work had some silver stripe, so I gave it a shot. like the color contrast, but my technique needs refining, lol. here is my attempt, don't really have a transition to the cab, so not 100% sure if it'll stay, but by itself, I like the way it looks.

haha, that is kinda funny, I can just 'hear' that phone call....hehe..

lookin good so far, nice headache rack too.

that is looking great, and I too love the fender treatment. how will the interior tub be effected by the channel job? a lot or? just asking as I have no idea. keep plugging away, looks great.